The New Tools – Fighting Fake News
This fortnight's edition of The New Tools takes a look at how teachers can support students in separating fact from fiction. We also visit a kindergarten classroom where iPads are being used for the first time. Check out our show page for links to all the resources mentioned in the show Enjoy. Want to listen ...
Young Writers Program – National Novel Writing Month
November is National Novel Writing Month, which is an internet based effort to encourage and support writers in completing a 50000 word novel. The project has been an annual event since 1999 with billions of words written. NaNoWriMo has adapted its program to create a powerful web tool and curriculum for students and teachers to join ...
The New Tools Is Back
Our little podcast The New Tools is back with a new season and the first episode is up now. Check it out below and check out the show page for links and resources mentioned in the show. Enjoy. Want to listen to it on your phone or tablet? Click on the buttons below to open ...
Family Engagement Twitter Chat
Looking for a great opportunity to engage in meaningful discussion with educators from across the country? And do it all from the comfort of your home or your favorite coffee shop? Then you need to check out twitter chats. Twitter chats are discussions held through Twitter by users who decide to meet in the Twitterverse ...
Gamify Your Digital Citizenship
Do your students love to play games? Why not capitalize on their interest and offer some engaging learning about Digital Citizenship. Here are a few options for the classroom. Google's Be Internet Awesome: "Helping kids be safe, confident explorers of the online world." Students take on Interland and explore different worlds: Reality River where they ...
Using OneDrive
OneDrive is a cloud based storage solution offered as part of our Office 365 subscription. It can be a powerful tool for organizing and syncing all of your work and resources. However, users need to set it up properly. Use the guide below to get started using OneDrive.
Office 365
What Is Office 365? Office 365 is Microsoft's subscription based service that gives users access to the familiar, desktop office applications through the web browser, and access to it's cloud storage solution: OneDrive for Business. Issaquah staff and 6-12 students all have Office 365 accounts through Issaquah School District. This means that staff and students ...
Sign-Up for Tech Kick Off Today
On behalf of the Educational Technology Department, we are excited to offer a paid professional development opportunity to all Issaquah staff members! Join us for Tech Kickoff on Friday, September 1st 2017, from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Our conference sessions will cover topics and technologies such as Office 365, OneNote, BreakoutEDU, Google Expeditions, Skype, ...
Sign up for Ed Tech Summer Camp Now
Come to Summer Ed Tech Camp to learn new skills for integrating technology in your classroom! Choose from a variety of teacher-led 3-hour session that feature ed tech tools, such as Kyte Learning, BreakoutEDU, Seesaw, Skype, Office 365, Actively Learn, GradeCam, and podcasting! Morning sessions are from 8:30-11:30am and afternoon sessions are from 12-3pm. All ...