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Digital Citizenship Week 2024

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Tracy Howk

Digital Citizenship week is October 14-18, an annual campaign to promote healthy, balanced, and positive approach to media and tech use among young people. Here are some handy resources.  Some of these activities are highly engaging and enjoyed by students Continue reading Digital Citizenship Week 2024→

Posted in BLS EdTech Bytes, Elementary School, High School, Middle School

MagicSchool AI

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Tracy Howk

Looking for an instructional tool that can streamline tasks, enhance your hard work, and engage students? Introducing MagicSchool AI. MagicSchool AI has more than 70 tools geared for education, including report card comments, lesson plans, syllabus generator, text leveler, and Continue reading MagicSchool AI→

Posted in Innovation Spotlight

Comparing Apple Classroom and Jamf Teacher

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Tracy Howk

Looking for ways to supervise and manage student devices? We’ve got two great tools for that. Apple Classroom Apple Classroom is familiar to Bend-La Pine teachers, as it has been available and widely used for some time. Common uses include: Continue reading Comparing Apple Classroom and Jamf Teacher→

Posted in BLS EdTech Bytes, Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Uncategorized

Instructional Technology Resources for 25-26

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Robbie Faith

Did you know that the Instructional Technology team has some great resources that are available to use in your classroom? These tools provide hands-on and engaging opportunities for students at any grade level. Whether you are interested in introducing primary Continue reading Instructional Technology Resources for 25-26→

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Moving On – Taking Your Files with You

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Tracy Howk

Whether it be as a graduating senior or a staff moving to another district, there are a few ways to take your files with you. AirDrop – This method requires a personal Apple Device. Moving photos and videos is quick Continue reading Moving On – Taking Your Files with You→

Posted in High School

Canva in the Classroom

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Tracy Howk

Canva for Education is available for all students and staff. Canva is an online design and publishing tool that provides templates for easy-to-create presentations, posters, documents, and other types of visual content. For tutorials and use ideas check out Canva’s Design School. To Continue reading Canva in the Classroom→

Posted in BLS EdTech Bytes, Elementary School, High School, Middle School

New Staff: TeacherHub and Portal

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Tracy Howk

Welcome new Bend-La Pine School District staff! Our Instructional and Information Technology teams are here to support you as you begin the new school year. We’ve got two tech highlights to get you rolling. Check out the brand new TeacherHub Continue reading New Staff: TeacherHub and Portal→

Posted in BLS EdTech Bytes, Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Uncategorized

Student MFA – Student Access from a Personal Device

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Tracy Howk

Bend-La Pine Schools requires students to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) when accessing a BLS provided service from a personal device (not a BLS issued iPad). This is for the safety of our students and their data. A few things to Continue reading Student MFA – Student Access from a Personal Device→

Posted in BLS EdTech Bytes, High School, Middle School, Uncategorized

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