Canva AI Elements Better Than Ever
Canva Droptober showcased several exciting new releases and updates to ...
Canvas, New Quizzes Updates
New Quizzes in Canvas go through waves of updates and the newest ones have hit this September. Some of them are very exciting and we want to make sure to highlight them here. Setting option - Build on last attempt When you are enabling the option for multiple attempts, you can now choose "Enable build ...
Canvas Student Tip – Submitting Handwritten Work Online
As teachers, we love the online submission assignment type since it will automatically assign missing and late statuses. But, we often assign work to our students that includes written work. For example, showing work in math, annotating a map in social studies, creating a storyboard in English, or labeling an image in science. We might ...
Canvas Enhanced Gradebook Filters
Beginning August 19, Canvas is enforcing the Enhanced Gradebook Filters. This was previously a Feature Option that a teacher could choose to enable in their course. There are several benefits to using the enhanced filters, but they will have a slightly different workflow than the classic gradebook filters. There are several highlights in this article ...
Seesaw’s Elementary Summer Resources
The end of the school year will be here before we know it, and you may be getting questions about student access to online resources over the summer. Clever and all connected apps will be available to students until August 3rd, when rostering begins for the next year. Seesaw has put together a great ...
Canvas Integrations & Apps
As our comfort using Canvas increases, we might be ready to explore some of the integrations available either at the district level or school level. You may want to bookmark this post for future reference as it will give you the ABCs of Canvas apps that are available (district or school) and how best to ...
Technology and SEL
As a district, we have focused on socioemotional learning (SEL) for quite some time, and there are several new tools that can support this! Technology is a great way to facilitate emotional check-ins and teach students to track their own emotional regulation. For primary grades, Kahoot has partnered with Microsoft Reflect to create SEL lessons. ...
Laptops Opening Up Worlds
Issaquah School District's Academy for Community Transition (ACT) has been a vital part of helping prepare individuals with disabilities connect to and integrate into the community following their time in school. Now, thanks to the district's 1:1 program, students are getting an even deeper and more authentic experience that connects them to tools and processes ...
Students Designing and Planning Engaging Poetry Lessons
This post was shared by Erika Monroe, who teaches math and is the Ed Tech Lead for Cougar Mountain Middle School These students used Canva to present their teaching. They created a packet for their “students” to go along with their teaching. To check for understanding, the group had students write a free-verse poem. Haley ...
Seesaw PD Pathways
Did you know that Seesaw has many on-demand training opportunities? As one of our core tools, there are many opportunities to leverage Seesaw in your instruction. Live Events Interested in attending a live webinar? There are a few coming up next month! The Power of Making Thinking Visible (April 5th) The Aerodynamics ...
Canvas Submit on Behalf of Student
Starting March 18, 2023, teachers will be able to submit file upload assignments on behalf of a student. By accessing the assignment from the grade book and opening the sidebar Grade Detail Tray teachers will then see the option to submit the assignment. Once the Grade Detail Tray is open, teachers will then see the ...