Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Schools
It’s been a couple of weeks now that our computers are requiring us to enter our passwords in order to wake up our computers. While requiring our passwords is actually a good thing, some of us are finding this to Continue reading Is Your Computer Falling Asleep on You?
Occasionally, I get asked how to create a screen recording that can be shared with students or staff. It’s really easy with your laptop using QuickTime. Here’s a quick video tutorial:
Many around our school district are using digital tools and strategies for meaningful formative assessment. Kahoot!, Quizizz, and Socrative are examples of such tools that fulfil this important role in our classrooms. Quizlet.live might do the same before a summative assessment. At Continue reading Ready for a content review? Try Quizlet.live!
The school year is now in full swing. Over the summer, many of your students may have forgotten the basics for fundamental tools on their iPad. Likewise, as a teacher, things change so rapidly with technology, it can be Continue reading Video Tutorials for Common Tools
“Teaching in the 21-century is an altogether different phenomenon; never before could learning be happening the way it is now — everywhere, all the time, on any possible topic, supporting any possible learning style or preference. But what does being a Continue reading 15 Characteristics of a 21st-Century Teacher | Edutopia
I follow a few blogs, much like this one, where I can learn about new tools and ideas. One that I recently stumbled upon is called Wizer. I decided to check it out because it talked about creating a quick quiz Continue reading Wizer: a Great Tool for Creating Interactive Assignments
I recently started subscribing to Untangled, a newsletter by Darren Hudgins, full of resources curated for people like us. One of his links led me to the video below. In this video, the inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, Ernő Rubik, Continue reading Are You Ready to Change the World?
Here is a great article by Joyce Valenza talking about the benefits of using CommonLit. Rather than try to reiterate what she says, I’ll let you read it for yourself. CommonLit for content discovery and curricular connections — @joycevalenza NeverEndingSearch