Category: Announcements
Outlook Add-In’s
Office Add-ins might be one of the most overlooked features of Office. They can be added to any of the office suite (Word, Excel, PPT, and Outlook). We covered some of the add-in options for PowerPoint, but what about Outlook! Outlook add-ins can make your communication more engaging with Emojis or it can add productivity ...
Small Groups and Editing in Actively Learn
Actively Learn is continuing to make their platform more user-friendly for teachers. Just announced this week are the ability to create small groups as well as the ability to edit previously uploaded Google Docs. First is the new small group function. Under "assignment settings" are two options: Reading settings and Small group settings. Both offer ...
Ed Tech Summer Camp
Ed Tech Summer Camp is now open for registration! Are you looking to earn clock hours and tech compensation this summer? If you have a Tuesday or two to spare, consider signing up for our summer tech courses. Courses include Seesaw, Class Notebook, Formative Assessment, O365 Toolkit, STEM courses, and more. Starting July 9 you can earn up to 6 clock hours per day! This ...
New Actively Learn Extra Help and Teacher Features
A beta version of suggested grading is now available. You can opt-in and it will suggest based on historical data of a similar question whether the answer is basic, proficient, etc. Whiteout is now able to block out videos and photos with "White Out Above." An eraser will appear in teacher view while students won't ...
100 Ways Students Use Seesaw
Seesaw is a terrific way for teachers to showcase student academic growth, strengthen the home/school connection, and educate students about digital citizenship in authentic ways. But there is so much more that you can do with Seesaw and the challenge is to continue to find authentic ways that students can ...
A Question About BrainPOP
Dear Instructional Technology TOSAs, I love BrainPOP, but I feel like my kids are just consuming more and more video content these days. Do you have a suggestion for me to engage them in a way that encourages them to create vs just consume media? Thanks, A Very Techie Teacher Dear Techie Teacher, ...
Poetry Month & Actively Learn
April showers bring May flowers and a celebration of poetry Create or appreciate, April poetry month is in full bloom Actively Learn casts rays of sunshine on inspirational poets Questions to ponder, notes to guide, abundant styles Lyric Narrative Descriptive Elegy Epic A poem to appreciate singularly or in a set By grade level ...
Are You Teaching Google Expeditions?
This spring means more social studies-aligned expeditions! Did you know that your ed tech TOSA is available to support the teaching of google expeditions in your classroom? Contact your TOSA today!
Did you know you have a KCLS Teacher Account?
KCLS provides accounts for Issaquah School District staff! Enjoy access to all of KCLS' online information and tools without needing a physical card. The teacher account number is the Issaquah School District's three digit number 411 followed by the letter t (lowercase) and each staff member's Skyward login (uppercase). The Pin number is the last ...
ELL Frontiers Using Tech Book Study
Are you looking for ways to engage your English Language Learners in the classroom? Join us for the ELL Frontiers Using Technology to Enhance Instruction for English Learners book study. The course runs from April 15-June 9 and is open to all teachers K-12. Classroom teachers, ELL teachers, and other educational specialists are all welcome ...