Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Schools
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
Richard Byrne, from Free Tech for Teachers, has a great post about a new feature in Google Drive that helps you manage your Word files. Click on the link below. Source: Free Technology for Teachers: Improved Management of Google Drive Continue reading Free Technology for Teachers: Improved Management of Google Drive File Uploads
This model and template will help college, high school, and middle school teachers put together a syllabus that sets you and your students up for a great year. Source: How to Write a Syllabus | Cult of Pedagogy
Hopscotch is a shockingly simple and comprehensive app that allows students to experience writing code and programming on the iPad. Chances are that if you look over a student’s shoulder who is using Hopscotch, you might think they were just playing Continue reading Learn to Program on the iPad using Hopscotch
The robot invasion has come to Bend-La Pine Schools! Simple robots are everywhere and certainly have a place in the modern classroom. Take for instance, these lessons available on the Lightning Labs website linked here. Most of these lessons can Continue reading Learning From Robots
I’m hoping that all Bend-La Pine secondary staff and students are aware of the fantastic SIRS Researcher Database that they have access to. You can reach it by going to the library website for each school located under the Academics tab. Continue reading SIRS Researcher has been Updated
If you are looking for a quick way to record audio and upload it in a QR code, email it, or put it in a Google form, then Vocaroo is something you need to try. I was able to record myself Continue reading Vocaroo | Online voice recorder
Here’s a great article on what’s new with Google Classroom – specifically communication with parents and annotations: Google for Education: Taking learning beyond classroom walls with new features for Back to School