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Birds of a Feather

Technology Notes from My Nest to Yours | Past Newsletters

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April 13th Edition

  • Choose Your Own Zoom Work Room
  • To Chat or Not to Chat?


  • March 15th Edition

    • Schoology: Using Bulk Edit to Edit Due Dates and Sync to SIS
    • Jamboard Backgrounds on Canva for Educators
    • Seesaw 7.6 Updates


    February 12th Edition

    • Zoom Zoom - Updating Your Zoom Settings πŸ’»
    • Teacher Soundboards 🎢
    • Heads Up for Visual Cues πŸ‘€


    January 25th Edition

    • Creating a Personalized Virtual Background for Your Zoom Meetings
    • Prize Patrol - Creating Digital Scratch-Off Tickets


    12 Days of Christmas: Birds of a Feather Edition

    • Day1 - a YouTube hack for all my students to see
    • Day 2 - a Classroom Screen
    • Day 3 - Whiteboard.fi - A free whiteboard tool for teachers and classrooms
    • Day 4 - 3 Free Google Slides Resources
    • Day 5 - Golden Google Tips
    • Day 6 - the Snipping Tool and a Little More
    • Day 7 - Canva for Education and Creating Your Own Read Alouds
    • Day 8 - Blooklet - Learning Reimagined
    • Day 9 - The Grammarly Chrome Extension
    • Day 10 - Adding Audio to a Google Slide
    • Day 11 - Grokspot for Visible Learning
    • Day 12 - Bit.ly, Confetti Cannon, a Celebration, and a Thank You


    November 16th Edition

    • Using πŸ˜ƒπŸ’»β­πŸ‘ŒπŸ’­πŸŽ to Increase Student Engagement
    • Schoology Tip: Making the Syncing Process Faster
    • 🐢🐱🐭 Using Emojis to Create Seesaw Activities 🐢🐱🐭


    October 25th Edition

    • Whiteboard.fi - An Online Whiteboard for Teachers and Students
    • Breakout Rooms with your Roomies and Zoomies
    • Work Smarter with the Google Slides and Doc Translation Options


    October 16th Edition

    • Folder Organization for the New Grading Cycle
    • New Schoology App Available: Edpuzzle
    • Fall into Learning! Elementary Academic Technology Fall Mini-Summit


    October 12 Edition

    • Accessing a Student Grade Report in Schoology
    • Attendance Matters - Zoom Attendance Reports Can Help


    October 1st Edition

    • Using Grading Columns in Schoology
    • Zoom Scheduler
    • Schoology Assignments and Due Dates


    September 21st Edition

    • Utilizing Grading Groups to Differentiate Instruction
    • Sharing Lesson Resources with your Team via Schoology

    September 14th Edition
    • Reordering Your Schoology Courses Dashboard and the Course Switcher
    • Zoom Anyone?
    • Zoom Reminders
    • Lights, Camera, Action, and a Screencastify Upgrade Just for You!
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    Michelle Fikac (Ms. Peacock)

    Northside ISD: Academic Technology

    Elementary Academic Technology Coach

    Email: michelle.fikac@nisd.net
    Location: 6632 Bandera Road, Building E Leon Valley, TX, USA
    Phone: 210.397.9404
    Facebook: facebook.com/NISDAcadTech
    Twitter: @TechCoachFikac

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