Category: Announcements
2023-2024 BTS Starts October 3 & 4
All sessions are on Zoom. Access the link here (you will be asked to sign into ISD Canvas)
Turnitin – New Process for Canvas Integration
For schools that have opted in to using Turnitin and have purchased the access, there is a new way to create assignments using Turnitin within the Canvas system. Please see video and screenshots below for a step by step process. There are two ways to utilize Turnitin with Canvas, both options listed below. Option 1 ...
Welcome Back (Secondary Tech Edition)
At Bits & Pieces we are excited to start another year supporting all of your educational technology needs. To help you navigate both The BNP and the bigger waters of educational technology, we’ve put together this handy guide to all things Bits and Pieces Using Bits & Pieces If this is your first time to ...
Canvas Enhanced Gradebook Filters
Beginning August 19, Canvas is enforcing the Enhanced Gradebook Filters. This was previously a Feature Option that a teacher could choose to enable in their course. There are several benefits to using the enhanced filters, but they will have a slightly different workflow than the classic gradebook filters. There are several highlights in this article ...
Back to School Tech Day (Secondary)
This year's Back to School Tech Day for secondary teachers will be August 18 from 8:30 to 11:30 at the Admin Building. It will be a bit different this year. Read on to find out the details. The start of the 2023-2024 school year is just around the corner, and along with that comes another ...
Summer Camp
Ed Tech Summer Camp is back with lots of opportunities for you to learn and grow with your tech skills. This summer we will be offering a variety of sessions on Tuesdays mornings over zoom. Starting July 11 and running through August 8, you will have the chance to login and learn from home. We ...
Elementary Ed Tech Summer Learning Opportunities
Join us this summer for an online Zoom Ed Tech series! July 18: 9-11am: Creation Tools Deep Dive and/or 1-3pm: Advanced Book Creator July 19: 9-11am: Exploring Databases July 20: 9-11am: Microsoft Teams Register on True North Logic (Course #11757). Not able to attend these live sessions? There are many other online learning ...
Seesaw’s Elementary Summer Resources
The end of the school year will be here before we know it, and you may be getting questions about student access to online resources over the summer. Clever and all connected apps will be available to students until August 3rd, when rostering begins for the next year. Seesaw has put together a great ...
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 ...
Dyknow: Spotlighting Student Learning in the classroom
This school year across the district, many staff and students have been using the DyKnow classroom monitoring software to enhance student learning. This software supports student learning by providing the opportunities for staff to gather data on what applications and websites are being visited by students on a classroom level, as well as create plans ...