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Remote Learning Guide
At Bits & Pieces we understand that our current time of quarantine presents a number of unique challenges for teaching and learning. We now find ourselves in a modality that relies almost entirely on teaching remotely, and for teachers and students alike, you need time, training and support to build your capacity to engage your ...
Your Guide to Bits & Pieces
As all of us are working hard to figure out how to best support learning in the new normal during The Great Disruption, we are reposting our Welcome Guide to Bits & Pieces. We have a ton of resources that can help support your educational technology needs. To help you navigate both The BNP and ...
Supports For Using Seesaw at School And at Home
Seesaw is an Issaquah School District (ISD) supported tool available to teachers and students. Elementary teachers and students at school can access Seesaw for Schools (Seesaw's paid school service) through their Clever accounts or by using the class QR code in the Class App and at web.seesaw.me. Secondary teachers and students can access Seesaw's free ...
Roundup: Actively Learn
Actively Learn is a district-wide tool available to teachers and students. Elementary teachers and students will access Actively Learn through their Clever accounts while secondary teachers and students will access it through Classlink or directly from activelylearn.com As you might be looking for ready-made reading material or a place to upload content, Actively Learn might ...
Flipgrid Roundup: Getting Started
Are you interested in using Flipgrid as a way to communicate and engage students? We've got you covered. This roundup will outline the basics for getting started and offer a curation of links for more information. (For previous BNP posts on Flipgrid, click here). Flipgrid Basics Create a "grid" for your "classroom" Share your classroom ...
Everything You Need to Know About ITP 2020-2021
ITP is a great opportunity for teachers to learn about and bring new technology into their classrooms. Applications for the 2020-2021 ITP cohort will open on February 14 and close on March 30th. Below you will find all the information you need to know about the program and the application process. Additionally, over the next ...
Research Using Digital Tools
The Scenario Your students will need to write a research paper or create a research project that reflects their learning and showcases their research skills. The end product will be a product that includes a variety of cited sources, works cited or bibliography, and their own angle on the topic. Students have a variety of ...
Classroom View – Hour of Code
This week was Hour of Code and there were too many great activities to just pick one photo, so below is a gallery of some of our favorites.
“The View from Here” – Digital Storytelling
The Scenario You’re a teacher that is looking for a way to extend learning and creativity in writing for several of students, particularly those whom you have identified as struggling to express themselves. In addition, you’d like to extend their engagement with the writing process by offering a digital format. This real scenario features first-grade teacher Leah Doyle. Leah’s students have recently finished a ...
It’s Almost November Which Means It’s Almost Time for the Young Writers Program – National Novel Writing Month
Reposting our annual reminder about the great tool created by the folks at NANOWRIMO to support teachers and student writing. Let us know if you and your students are participating. We'd love to come out and see y'all at work. November is National Novel Writing Month, which is an internet based effort to encourage and ...