by Bob Harrison | Oct 2, 2018 | Tech Coach Tip, Transforming Education
As any teacher knows, there’s often a direct correlation between the things we emphasize and the things students find significant. And we often show emphasis by the way we model behaviors. For instance, we speak in complete sentences, use proper punctuation and...
by Amy Gwizdz | Sep 25, 2018 | Moodle, Tech Coach Tip, Transforming Education
Let’s Hear it for the Recording Tool! One of our favorite tools in Moodle (iLearn) is now built right in! The recording feature allows you and your students to record voice and add it right into your Moodle course! Why is this important? Because the...
by Amy Gwizdz | Sep 11, 2018 | Tech Coach Tip
Since we have been talking about feedback, we wanted to share a fun way to provide some feedback to your students. What is a Bitmoji you ask? Well a Bitmoji is an avatar that you can create to look just like you! You can check them out and create your own...
by Bob Harrison | Sep 4, 2018 | Tech Coach Tip
Inspired by the sweltering heat of the past few days of school, I thought I’d share a few shortcut keystrokes. You may (and should) be familiar with some, but others may not be as familiar. Here are a few hotkey combinations that every cool teacher should know:...
by Bob Harrison | Sep 1, 2018 | Tech Coach Tip, Transforming Education, Transforming Learning
As we get started with a new school year, teachers in classrooms across the district are dealing with a few dozen factors every class period that cause them anxiety. One of them is the mere act of signing out and opening up the Chromebook cart. But it doesn’t...
by Amy Gwizdz | Mar 19, 2018 | Mahara, Tech Coach Tip
Getting Your Feet Wet For those who may be unfamiliar, Mahara is our ePortfolio program, and has become very popular among teachers across the district. Mahara is a clean, bright platform used to display videos, pictures, and text. It can fully integrate with Google...
