Category: ISTE Standards
Book Creator: Universal Design for Learning
As part of Universal Design for Learning, we want to highlight the many ways that students can engage with reading and writing. After all, reading also includes text, audio, images, and video (not just printed text) and we want students to have exposure interacting with all of these digital tools. For students where writing is ...
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 ...
Digital Citizenship Week: Coming Soon!
October 17-21 is Digital Citizenship Week! As Common Sense Education reminds us, digital life is real life because our world is connected. This year, the focus of Digital Citizenship Week is on promoting digital well-being. Just as we support social and emotional learning in face-to-face situations, it is equally important that students are equipped with ...
Informational Research: A Curated Approach with Padlet and Book Creator
Are you looking for a simple way to curate research materials for your students and scaffold the process of independent research? Using Padlet to Organize Informational Text Resources Consider using Padlet as a tool to organize resources for your students. By linking to informational databases, videos, articles, and other resources, Padlet offers the right balance ...
Celebrate Hour of Code
It’s Computer Science Education Week! This movement, especially the Hour of Code Event, is a way to introduce students to coding and computer science in a fun and engaging way. What is Hour of Code? Check out this introductory video for more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DxWIxec6yo&t=97s Computational thinking integrates well with social-emotional learning and skills such as ...
Teach Digital Citizenship Creatively
Looking for an engaging way to teach your elementary students about digital citizenship? Look no further! Our friends at Common Sense Education have created three digital books on Book Creator’s platform that brings their curriculum to life. These books can be viewed online by clicking here! No account required. Read on for information about how ...
Celebrate School Library Month!
“The library card is a passport to wonders and miracles, glimpses into other lives, religions, experiences, the hopes and dreams and strivings of ALL human beings, and it is this passport that opens our eyes and hearts to the world beyond our front doors...” - Libba Bray A talented librarian serves as a cornerstone of ...
Teacher Feature: Seesaw Practice Boards with Reyna and Maureen
Looking to cut down on the amount of Seesaw activities you are assigning, collecting, and responding to? Consider creating Seesaw practice boards to streamline your class work and create meaningful independent practice activities for students in a predictable structure. In this teacher feature, we highlight two Issaquah School District elementary teachers who are using Seesaw practice boards to promote student independence, improve teacher workflow, ...
Constructing Knowledge: When Seesaw and Databases Come Together for Research
January is Knowledge Constructor month! It is never too late to start encouraging your students to seek and locate information, evaluate the accuracy of sources, use digital resources to curate resources, and to pursue answers to meaningful questions. Knowledge Constructor works across content, and across grade levels – and the skills of Knowledge Constructor are ...
Canvas, Power of Pages
Pages are the ability to share content with your class and we use them as web pages of information, class pages of content, and landing pages before we get to the assignment. But Pages are powerful, they can become places for student collaboration with the toggle of a drop-down menu. As you are becoming more ...