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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 ...
Follow-Drive Winner
Sarah Ealey, who teaches science at Beaver Lake Middle School, is the winner of this year's Follow-Drive, and she will receive an iPad for use in her classroom. We're happy to announce that our Follow-Drive was a success, and we're grateful to all of you who signed-up to follow Bits & Pieces. We are excited to ...
edSurge is Coming to Issaquah
EdSurge is an educational technology company dedicated to connecting educators with innovative tools and practices to help create powerful, 21st century learning. Their website is chalk full of great resources, including articles, podcasts, tech product reviews and the excellent EdSurge Product Index which allows users to filter product reviews according to your specific need (e.g.- ...
Cool Bits – Science Wars: An Accapella Parody
Lord Ernest Rutherford, the Nobel prize winning New Zealand physicist, once said there is only two types of science, "Physics" and "Stamp Collecting". YouTubers, asapScience have a unique way of explaining which science genera they think is the best. Enjoy!
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 ...
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 ...
Cool Bits: A Little Perspective
Perspective is always a good thing. YouTuber, Kevin Wisbith, has been creating videos that take large things (like skyscrapers, Space Shuttles, extinct animals, etc.) and placing them in scaled pictures of other things. The results are fascinating and fun. He recently shared some of the images he created on Imgur. Check out a few of ...
Save the Date
We are excited to announce that we will be doing ITP Launch again this year. ITP Launch is a chance for teachers curious about ITP, and about how to make their applications stronger to come and learn about ITP and the application process. Attendees at ITP Launch will learn what ITP is all about, and ...
16-17 Tech Pay Tracker is Live
Check out how much tech pay you've earned in the 2016-2017 school year by using our handy, dandy Tech Pay Tracker. Click here or on the patch to the right to be taken to a spreadsheet that lists all teachers and each of the tech classes or trainings they have taken. We will continue to ...
Cool Bits: Lego Drones
Drones seem to be everywhere these days. The people at Flybrix thought that pairing drone building with Legos a perfect fit to capture creativity and development of engineering principles in kids and adults alike. For about $150, Flybrix sells a kit of Legos and drone parts that can attach to Lego sets. Users can choose ...