Ed Tech Newsletter

September 2023

Technology Spotlight

The Kids Code Clubs for 4th & 5th grade students are gearing up for a great school year filled with fun activities and challenges. Middle School students will also have the opportunity to obtain in-depth skills related to Computer Science and coding this school year by joining the Girls Can Code Club .

Students participating in these clubs will have the opportunity to learn about different programming languages, code a small robot, participate in Coder Z missions programming a virtual bot, among other skills. We are very excited to be able to offer this opportunity to students in our community.

To learn how you can join the Kids Code Club or the Girls Can Code Club (middle school) at your campus during the school year, ask a member of your office staff, or contact the ISET Department at 956-554-4773.

Upcoming Instructional Technology Training📣

💻Seesaw PD

Thursday, September 7th · Online

12345 807-Delivering High-Impact Instruction in Seesaw (ISET)

Learn to deliver high-quality, standards-aligned instruction that empowers students to show their thinking. Learning objectives include:- Explore standards-aligned supplemental content in the Seesaw Library, including how to integrate lessons into instructional routines. - Learn to modify existing activities and create your own. - Learn how to track student progress with formative assessment tools.

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 PD

Thursday, September 7th · Online

12345 807-Delivering High-Impact Instruction in Seesaw (ISET)

Learn to deliver high-quality, standards-aligned instruction that empowers students to show their thinking. Learning objectives include:- Explore standards-aligned supplemental content in the Seesaw Library, including how to integrate lessons into instructional routines. - Learn to modify existing activities and create your own. - Learn how to track student progress with formative assessment tools.

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:

Seesaw Tips with Kris playlist
Use the “present to class” option to help with engagement!
Integrating Seesaw Lessons into your routine webinar
Mia Minute playlist (short 2-3 min videos)

September Teacher's Lounge

With BrainPOP’s new Insights Reports, shaping tomorrow’s lessons has never been more time-efficient or more impactful. Deliver meaningful learning experiences to students, and get one step closer to going home on time with BrainPOP’s latest data tools.