Seesaw!
If you are looking for some quick PD, that will energize and get you prepared for heading back to school then join me at #Connect2023 August 8th-11th! I will be a panelist for 2 sessions: Emerging Trends in Edtech & Enhancing Family Engagement. Register for at http://connect.seesaw.me join live or on demand!
What a quick way to find out about your students and build relationships, have students share All About Me during the first few weeks of school on Seesaw!
💚Learn about students!
💙Students can practice using Seesaw!
💜No-prep for you!
Grab this template here https://app.seesaw.me/#/activities/library?premium_activity=prompt.ad6d075e-ee47-4ec1-82c7-2eda7f54d867&tab=school
3 Collaborative Strategies to Build Up Students’ Note-Taking Skills
Learning how to take notes can be difficult, so these strategies guide students to work and learn together, easing the way.
Lifting Student Engagement Through Smart Tech Use
As students and teachers return back to the classroom, it's important not to backslide into old habits that don't allow for enough active learning.
Canva
Save a #Canva design to Google Drive and it opens in Google Slides. It takes several clicks to export, and the fonts and formatting might now exactly match the original. Share → More → Google Drive → Choose folder → Change File Type to PPTX → Save.
Canvas Resources
Campus is calling! It’s time to head #backtocampus for a new semester! Check out these resources Instructure put together to help kick off the new school year https://bit.ly/43SjbzI
Read-alouds
The August Novel Effect Read Aloud Calendar and back-to-school book activities are here. You will find it here in this post by @shannonmmiller....with a lot of other amazing read-alouds and resources too. https://buff.ly/45ai4MY
Using Social Media
Get your new families ready to connect with you this year! Download our FREE #BackToSchool social media sheets that explain how to find you & why you'll be using social media in the classroom! Download them!
SO COOL.....
1. Wakelet is a content curation and sharing platform where teachers and students can save and organize links, social media posts, videos, and images. These collections might tell a story, give directions, deliver lessons, gather research, or encourage collaboration.
2. Google Arts & Culture - Google Arts & Culture is both a website and an iOS app that provides free access to art, culture, and historical collections from around the world. The site is well-organized and easy to navigate.
3. Learning for Justice has materials to promote equity and reduce discrimination in schools. Teachers can use the site's classroom resources, professional development materials, and blog, as well as a host of other resources. The site provides film kits and lesson plans on a range of topics, such as school integration, anti-bullying, social justice, and gender equity.
4. Smithsonian Open Access is a free website collecting almost three million digitized items -- as well as archived exhibits and interactives -- from the Smithsonian's collections. Smithsonian Open Access has released these artifacts under a Creative Commons license, so users can download, share, use, and remix the artifacts without requiring the Smithsonian's permission.5. Paper by WeTransfer is a digital sketchbook app full of powerful tools to create beautiful illustrations. Begin with a brief tutorial and get started drawing. There are no buttons, and the emphasis on touch features makes for an intuitive design
NEWSELA
Did you know we had a subscription to NEWSELA? Check out this tutorial about how to use the Pro version. You can access either via Clever or Canvas.
BOOKCREATOR
Back to School with Book Creator
Did you know we had a subscription to Book Creator? We are doing a pilot until Dec. Don't wait till its gone to try it out with your class.
Panda Pros
Check out these live advice presentations on Instructure products! Get expert advice and solutions during these live 60-minute webinar sessions.
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