Category: PD

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Have you checked out the PD Calendar?

Have you checked out the PD Calendar? We are curating ISD and other tech trainings on Bits & Pieces' PD Calendar Pages. This is a great place to find trainings and classes to help you with integrating technology to support powerful teaching and learning. Below you'll find a list of trainings coming up in November. Happy ...

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GradeCam Go Help Desk

GradeCam has a new helpdesk feature that will help us troubleshoot various issues teachers encounter while using GradeCam. In order to use this feature, teachers must turn it on within their account.  We are asking that all teachers turn on the helpdesk feature so that we may more quickly resolve issues. Instructions are below.  Please ...

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Elementary Launchpad

Many of our elementary teachers have asked for a simple way to find frequently used resources, so we created the Elementary Launchpad. When you log into Connect you see this starting page: However, what if you could customize the starting page with important resources?     Follow the steps on the Educational Technology Connect Group to change your starting ...

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Tech Tool: Remind

Looking for an effective tool to help communicate with students while protecting their privacy? Give Remind a try. Remind is web tool and app that allows teachers to send text message and email reminders to students and parents, all the while maintaining student privacy. Teachers can use remind to message students about class time ending when they’re working ...

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GradeCam Go on Atomic Learning

There is a new video series on Atomic Learning for Issaquah teachers to learn how to print and scan district common assessments and create their own assignments in the revamped GradeCam Go. The videos include an overview which includes a summary of new features, how to navigate GradeCam Go, printing and scanning forms, and how ...

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App Price Drops by Apple Sliced

Looking to get some apps and don't want to spend any money? Allow me share my favorite way to get the best deal possible! App Price Drops is an app and companion website that  that alerts you when a paid app changes price or becomes FREE. The site values price transparency and tracks app prices over time. They ...

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Read Write Think

Read Write Think is a site brought to you by the International Literacy Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, on the website you will find free evidence based and classroom tested lesson plans that coordinate with the mobile apps, student interactives, and printouts.  You may search for materials based on grade level ...

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Character Lab

Character Lab funds and supports research from academics and educators to build a growing body of evidence for character.  Teachers interested in short videos, free printable classroom posters, and tips for teaching character skills necessary for school success should check out Character Lab. The non-profit is made up of a small team of researchers, designers, and educators and have three ...

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Gamify Civics w/a little help from Justice O’Connor

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor may have retired from the Supreme Court, but she has not withdrawn from public life. In retirement, she started a non-profit called iCivics, that is dedicated to reinvigorating civic learning through interactive and engaging learning resources. Over the last four years, their website has been adding civics related games and resources ...

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Interactive U.S. News Map

  The Georgia Tech Research Institute and University of Georgia's eHistory Initiative have made it easier to search for primary source documents  and to observe news trends over time. Type in a keyword or term and click the play button to see sources populate from the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers archives. Each small dot takes you directly ...