ALL THINGS SEESAW!!
Seesaw is going through a rebranding. Much like we have tried to do here at 4J, Seesaw wants you to forget about the trials and tribulations of online teaching and remember that Seesaw is the Learning Experience Platform. Through interactive lessons, digital portfolios, and two-way communication features, Seesaw keeps everyone in the learning loop by providing continuous visibility into the student's learning experience to support and celebrate their learning.
Haven't used Seesaw this year? No problem Seesaw has created classroom printable materials, resources, and an FAQs to answer questions. These will allow your students and families to get familiar with the new brand logo and icon and reacquainted with the tool. Find these exciting resources below:
https://page.seesaw.me/keeping-you-in-the-learning-loop.html
And to encourage folks who haven't used it, we have another sweet give away. Post an activity during November and be eligible to win some Seesaw Swag with their new logo! I mean who doesn't need a purple Seesaw fanny pack!
New Feature Highlight
Seesaw's infinite clone tool is like a magician's wand for creativity! Whether you're multiplying ideas or cloning fun, it's the ultimate tool for an 'infinite'-ly awesome classroom experience! Try it out here: https://app.seesaw.me/#/activities/library?premium_activity=prompt.31560a83-e69e-403c-adef-318942325d7f&tab=school
News about Newsela!
Not using Newsela? Why not? Did you know that Newsela has organized content to make it easy for teachers to use alongside some of our core ELA curricular materials, including ARC Core and Wit & Wisdom?
1. Open Newsela and click on the Browse ∨ (drop down carrot)
2. Click English Language Arts
3. Under Featured on the left hand side click Curriculum Compliments
4. Under Curriculum Compliments on the right side click see more Curriculum Compliments.
5. Find Arc Core or Wit & Wisdom
6. Start assigning!
Here is a video which highlights Newsela's alignment with ARC Core, but the same navigation holds true for Wit & Wisdom!
New Newsela feature:
Newsela has partnered with Formative. Deliver the same Newsela articles with customized activities!
Ever wanted to edit a quiz, mix and match with your own questions, or interact with your students responses in real time? Now you can! Click the Formative button on dashboard to try it out.
OCTOBER LALILO GIVE AWAY WINNER!
Our October give away winner is Sarah Singleton from Chavez! Go Cheetahs 🐆🐾 She received a nice SWAG bag from Renaissance K12 the parent company of Lalilo. Lalilo lessons are based on a learning progression that takes students through phonics, sight words, word families, grammar and conventions, independent reading, and listening comprehension.
If you are a K-2 teacher who hasn't set up their class and had students complete a placement activity, here are some directions to help you get started!
Israel & Palestine resource guide
K-12 educators, NYC’s Department of Social Studies and Civics developed a resource guide to support teaching about the context and current events in Israel and Palestine. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o06CWtVoQJ2fSqmitjCzuo29aiPvnk1fXj8lErjN9Os/edit?usp=sharing
NEWSELA
Start exploring with our curated monthly content calendars. They suggest timely content for every day of the school week to help your students boost background knowledge and build consistent reading routines.
Canva in the Classroom
Are you looking for ways to use @canva in the Classroom?
Find some examples at the Merrills Edublog post below!
What a powerhouse Team!
50 Years of Hip Hop
Seesaw Dailies!
It's the beginning of a new month, so you know what that means: a brand new Classroom Dailies calendar is ready to go! 📆
With Classroom Dailies, you’ll find engaging and timely activities for special events during the month.
Check out the new calendar and discover ready-to-teach activities for each day in November that teachers and students will love! ➡️ https://bit.ly/49f1YnV
ChatterPix+Seesaw
Check out this great resource by @TraciPiltz
Do your students love to make @ChatterPixIt projects and save them to their @Seesaw journals to share! Traci used @canva
to adapt some posters created by Seesaw to show how to complete the ChatterPix Kids project and share to Seesaw. Download the PDF here https://drive.google.com/file/d/13kSHY2hmiK9pAV21lwgx8QkfhpkSobSa/view?usp=sharing
SO COOL.....
1. Copyleaks AI Content Detector - Copyleaks' free basic AI Content Detector performed perfectly in our tests, flagging all AI content while recognizing the human-created text as such. To gain enhanced functions, such as multiple languages, and more frequent scans, sign up for a free account.
2. Diffit - Diffit is an AI tool that will modify texts at different levels and in different languages. In addition, Diffit will create a summary, key vocabulary words, comprehension questions, and open-ended questions that work really well for class discussions
3. Magic School - MagicSchool helps teachers do the wide range of tasks placed on the shoulders of teachers 10x faster to help fight burnout and help great teachers thrive in the classroom!
4. Brisk Teaching - Brisk Teaching is a free AI Chrome extension that integrates directly with your tools like Google Docs, Classroom, Canvas, and more. You can use it on any webpage to change its reading level or use it in Google Docs to write curriculum, generate feedback, or detect student use of AI.
5. Google Arts and Culture - Google Arts & Culture, as the name suggests, is an online portal to real-world art, culture, and historical collections. This can allow students to access art that might otherwise be geographically difficult to experience.
6. Brush Ninja - is a collection of browser-based creative tools designed with the aim of making them accessible to everyone.
AI in EDU
The AI in EDU Playground: Three weeks of experiments and deep learning
Tailored for YOUR needs, this innovative program bridges the gap between traditional teaching and AI-enhanced learning with your questions and context at the core.
https://camp.shiftingschools.com/c/3-week-course-materials/?mc_cid=6aae15dbc6&mc_eid=ec70fe7702
Book Creator
Join the Book Creator community and shape the future of the platform! Contribute to the development of exciting new features, making content creation in the classroom more accessible and creative. Share your stories, experiences, and ideas in our active community.
Quizizz Certified
Earn your Quizizz Game Changer Certificate and join a growing educator community. Build your profile as an innovative educator and go to Invite-Only Events and Collaboration Opportunities. You will also receive Exclusive Monthly Newsletter and Sneak Peeks.
Apple Professional Learning Specialist
Apple Professional Learning Live Explore helpful resources, practice new skills, and reflect on ways Apple technology can support great learning and teaching. These hands-on virtual sessions run for approximately 60 minutes and are offered twice daily.
- Visit apple.co/apl to learn more and register.
💥NEW!!! 💥- Apple has launched a new professional learning hub for educators called the Apple Education Community, which expands on the resources previously hosted on the Apple Teacher Learning Center and adds a brand new educator Forum, now live in beta.
EUGENE 4J RESOURCES TO HELP YOU GET THE YEAR STARTED!
Curriculum Administrator - Educational Technology
Email: huntley_ju@4j.lane.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/huntley-edtech/justin-huntley
Location: 200 North Monroe Street, Eugene, OR, USA
Phone: 541-790-7587
Twitter: @JustinHuntley
SERVICES: In Class Support, Co-Lesson Design + Delivery, Demonstrations, Individual-Group-School Professional Development, Research, Whatever it takes to support your edtech use!