Come Play with AI Tools and Explore the Possibilities
In November of 2022, a company called OpenAI released version 3.0 of its Chatbot called ChatGPT. Within days, claims of seismic change were being declared by thought leaders and TikTokers. There were also cries of alarm about the impact on careers, education, and society. Since that time Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and 1000s of other ...
Laptops Opening Up Worlds
Issaquah School District's Academy for Community Transition (ACT) has been a vital part of helping prepare individuals with disabilities connect to and integrate into the community following their time in school. Now, thanks to the district's 1:1 program, students are getting an even deeper and more authentic experience that connects them to tools and processes ...
Students Designing and Planning Engaging Poetry Lessons
This post was shared by Erika Monroe, who teaches math and is the Ed Tech Lead for Cougar Mountain Middle School These students used Canva to present their teaching. They created a packet for their “students” to go along with their teaching. To check for understanding, the group had students write a free-verse poem. Haley ...
Search Coach in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft recently rolled out a new app in Teams that will help both students and teachers be more effectve and careful in their online queries. When using Search Coach students will get a tip at the top of their results based on the type of query and the information they are seeking. Search Coach also ...
Create Templates in Canva for Students to Use on Assignments in Canvas
Thanks to our recently added Canva integration with Canvas, teachers can now create templates for students to use and then grade those creations through Speed Grader. Similar to how files you create in Office can be used as a template/starter for students, this integration allows you to create something, and then distribute a copy to ...
LockDown Browser is Back
Good news for those of you looking for a way to securely quiz your students using Canvas. ISD is bringing LockDown Browser back. This tool allows teachers to create a quiz in Canvas that will keep the students in the quiz, and prevent them from opening other windows or apps on the computer while taking ...
2022-2023 Building Tech Series for Secondary
We've updated and made some changes to the BTS so read below to get the details. Ed Tech is offering regular opportunities for training on a variety of tech tools this year. These sessions will offer overviews of the tools and the features that support powerful learning. These will take place on Zoom and each ...
Movie Trailers to Help Students Take Ownership
This week, Haley Skavaril has been having students create movie trailers from the book they are reading. Using Adobe Spark, students are showing their learning by planning and creating movie trailers about the book while collaborating with classmates.By allowing students to use a familiar medium, this project allowed students to take ownership of their learning. ...
How To Handle the Semester Transition
Whether it is starting a new school year, or attempting to straddle the transition from one trimester to a new one, there are important administrative and curricular things to consider and pay attention to when starting up a new term. With our switch to Canvas, and the move to a separate course for each term, ...
Canvas Course Checklist
In an effort to help improve the user experience for teachers, students and parents, a committee of teachers and administrators developed the Canvas Course Checklist. You can use this to guide you as you are beginning to set up your Canvas courses. ISD-Canvas-Course-Checklist-21-22Download