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Watching the Friendly Skies- Eclipse Safety Tutorial
Get ready to view the solar eclipse with these helpful safety tips. You should never look directly at the sun, even during an eclipse. Many options for indirect viewing are outlined in this video.
Sign-Up for Tech Kick Off Today
On behalf of the Educational Technology Department, we are excited to offer a paid professional development opportunity to all Issaquah staff members! Join us for Tech Kickoff on Friday, September 1st 2017, from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Our conference sessions will cover topics and technologies such as Office 365, OneNote, BreakoutEDU, Google Expeditions, Skype, ...
Keyboarding Resources for Summer
As summer approaches, here are some free keyboarding resources you can pass along to students/families. Keyboarding Resources The following keyboarding programs are designed to introduce keyboarding and to build fluency. Students will want to spend time within the programs to learn the typing basics. Purpose: To develop typing skills https://www.typing.com/ Create a login Includes ...
Sign up for Ed Tech Summer Camp Now
Come to Summer Ed Tech Camp to learn new skills for integrating technology in your classroom! Choose from a variety of teacher-led 3-hour session that feature ed tech tools, such as Kyte Learning, BreakoutEDU, Seesaw, Skype, Office 365, Actively Learn, GradeCam, and podcasting! Morning sessions are from 8:30-11:30am and afternoon sessions are from 12-3pm. All ...
Organizing Text with Labels in Actively Learn
Looking for a quick way to find relevant text in Actively Learn? This 4.13 minute video gives an overview of how to filter, pin and manage labels, saving you time. Adding Labels: Label menu Add label and choose text Create a taxonomy system for labels- grade, content area, unit- to make sharing and finding text ...
Time to Update
Make sure you have access to all of the great Office 2016 features such as Office Mix and One Drive. Ask your Tech Specialist to update your computers ASAP! Tech Kickoff will be a BYOD event and many of the courses offered will utilize features available only in Office 2013 or 2016. If you are ...
Piktochart – Visualize Your Learning
Piktochart is a great tool to make sharing information more visual by creating infographics. It’s great for teachers to share information with their students or for students to use on to summarize their understanding. You can make infographics, reports, posters, and presentations using their ready made templates or start from scratch to create your very ...
Skip YouTube, Insert Your Videos Into Google Slides Directly
How to Insert Videos Into Google Slides video from Free Technology From Teachers You've always been able to insert videos into Google Slides, as long as you were willing to use YouTube. While this is certainly a reasonable option for many, it was a limitation particularly acute in education. Teachers and students are rightfully wary ...
Classkick
Classkick is a free platform for iPads, laptops, and computers where students do their work–and get help right when they need it. What are some of the key benefits of this tool? Teachers create, assign and grade paperless assignments. Teachers can see students working through assignments in real time. Teachers can quickly provide feedback (written, ...
Code.org Workshop 2/4
Saturday, February 4th at Issaquah Valley Elementary from 8:30 am - 3:00 pm there is a FREE workshop for K-5 teachers to learn how to implement Code.org's elementary curriculum into their classrooms. Issaquah teachers are eligible for 6 clock hours and 6 hours of tech compensation. Sign up Here or on PD Place. ...