Category: Announcements
Canvas Enhanced Rubrics
Canvas Enhanced Rubrics are available in your course as a feature preview. Turning on this feature will provide you early-access to some of the updated rubrics features including importing rubrics, more control when building a rubric from scratch, and some updated usage features in Speedgrader. To turn it on, go to your course, open settings, ...
Canva AI Elements Better Than Ever
Canva Droptober showcased several exciting new releases and updates to some of their AI elements including Dream Lab (Magic Media), Magic Write, and the addition of some new ones like captions for videos, and AI summary for whiteboards. Dream Lab Dream Lab provides more extensive text-to-image creation and is only available to teachers. It is ...
Khanmigo and AI Come to Canvas
AI is everywhere these days, offering lots of promises along with a bevy of questions and anxieties. However, until this month, AI tools were not really accessible inside of Canvas. Now thanks to a partnership with Khan Academy, Khanmigo (Khan Academy's generative AI tool) is available for teachers to use right inside of Canvas. These ...
Securly Classroom Era Begins
Securly Classroom is ISD's new classroom computer management system that allows teachers to monitor, interact with students, control web access and offers some powerful instructional tools such as screen share and screen lock. It replaces DyKnow and we think key new features will make it a tool that supports engaging instruction when using student laptops. ...
Don’t Flip, Out!
In the sad news that you may have missed over the summer, Microsoft announced that it was closing down Flip (formerly known as Flipgrid). Flip's suite of video tools will only be available through Teams from now on. Flip was a versatile tool that made it easy for students and teachers to create video conversations. ...
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 ...