Ed Tech Newsletter
February 2024
Tech Resource Spotlight
Use this dailies calendar to quickly find ready-to-present and standards-aligned lessons from the Seesaw Resource Library.
📣Upcoming Instructional Technology Training Opportunities
💻Megabyte PD Opportunities
Check out the variety of PD opportunities available through our Region One Megabyte Partnership: https://www.esc1.net/megabyte.
Please make sure to scroll to the bottom of the page for a list of workshops. These workshops are free for all BISD teachers. Several are virtual and others are face-to-face.
Seesaw Connect On-Demand
Connect is a free, dynamic virtual conference designed by educators to ignite, inspire, and grow educators for the beginning of the school year. If you missed it, you can still enjoy on-demand access to select conference content to view at your own pace.
https://connect.seesaw.me/series/connect-2023/landing_page
Wacom Tablet Creativity Camp
Throughout the summer and beyond, Wacom will be hosting a series of activities: webinars, livestreams, draw-alongs, and more. Make sure to register so you don’t miss a thing.
https://community.wacom.com/en-us/wacom-creativity-camp/
Nearpod Updates:
- Teacher-to-student feedback - Provide direct feedback on individual students’ work in drawable activities, such as Draw It, Drag & Drop, and Math Manipulatives* (math manipulatives are exclusive to the Nearpod Math Program).
- New Lesson Builder - Create and build lessons with a streamlined, familiar experience and easier lesson creation functionality—build, edit, and reorder slides and activities
How Nearpod Works - Make any lesson interactive with Nearpod. Follow the link for a quick overview of how Nearpod can help you create engaging lessons.
Join Nearpod Communities - Join a Nearpod community to gain exclusive resources, support for sharing Nearpod, and a network of educators transforming teaching with technology.
Check out these Nearpod Lesson Guides with direct links to K-8 lessons for ELA, Math, Science & Social Studies.
Flocabulary News
Teaching students to use Flocabulary: The new school year is the perfect opportunity to build student choice and voice by helping them learn how to use Flocabulary for student-centered learning. Whether it’s through class discussions in a whole group or having students log in and complete work independently, Flocabulary has hundreds of lessons to keep students engaged, help them connect with characters that represent a diverse student population, and hopefully, learn some academic vocabulary along the way!
Seesaw Updates
Upcoming Events:
Seesaw Library - What's New?
📚 Library: Check out this month's featured collections, including June Special Days and our Classroom Dailies for PK/TK, K-2, and 3-5.
Seesaw Engagement Strategies:
Use the “present to class” option to help with engagement!
Mia Minute playlist (short 2-3 min videos)
February Teacher's Lounge
'Noticing and Wondering': the secret ingredient for engaging students..
