Below you will find a link to the BPS EdTech Team Digital Citizenship Week 2021 newsletter.

• Activities for all elementary grades

• Features lessons and resources from BrainPop, Interland, and Common Sense Media

• Share content and activities via Seesaw, Google Classroom, or Nearpod

We hope you find the resources in this newsletter helpful. Please don't hesitate to reach out to the BPS Digital Learning Coaches if you have any questions. 

Below you will find a link to the first BPS EdTech Team newsletter of the 2021/2022 school year. In this first issue you will find:

• Links to Seesaw and Nearpod lessons

• Two updates to Nearpod

• Slides Mania templates for fall, and more! 

We hope you find the resources in this newsletter helpful. Please don't hesitate to reach out to the BPS Digital Learning Coaches if you have any questions. 

In an effort to support you with your new MacBook Air, the BPS EdTech team has produced a special Back to Mac newsletter filled with extremely helpful and important tutorial videos to get you started with your new device. The tutorials will assist you with basic navigation of your MacBook Air, synching your Google Chrome account, setting Chrome as your default browser, printing from your MacBook, introduction to QuickTime Player, and much more. 

Please take some time to view these tutorials at your earliest convenience. 

The Spring 2021 newsletter is filled with helpful links and resources designed to keep your students, both in person and remote, engaged in their learning through June. 

• 18 Book Creator templates (and a tutorial on how to assign them to students through Seesaw)

• A HUGE collection of Seesaw virtual field trips

• Nearpod Time-to-Climbs and Racial Justice Lessons

• LOTS of interactive games

• Slides Mania Templates (including adorable award/graduation certificates)

• MacBook tips

• Creative activity/mini-project ideas using Google apps

In this month's bulletin you will find the following: 

1. iPad accessibility features to support all learners (video tutorials and links to detailed guides)

2. Updates to Google Meet including Hand Raise and Ask for Help (video tutorial)

3. Twelve EXCELLENT Google Slide templates from Slides Mania that you can fully customize to meet your needs

4. Seesaw activities for winter/holidays and computer science 

5. Hour of Code activities for your students (Grades K-12) 

6. The schedule for the BHS virtual Computer Science Education week (check out their guest speakers for the week, including a panel of BHS alumni!)

Useful technology tips, tricks, and news that will enhance your instruction. 

The bulletin is divided into four sections and covers the following topics: 

1. iOS 14.2 update

2. Setting a sleep schedule on your iPhone (a useful health and wellness tip for teachers!) 

3. Clever Tab Closing Tip 

4. Family Learning Session information 

5. Google Meet Tips- quick access host control, how students can share their screens, how teachers can change the background in a Google Meet

6. Turning on Google Chrome sync - great for using Chrome across multiple devices or a new device

7. Chrome Extensions - custom cursor and web paint

8. Thanksgiving/Fall Seesaw activities

9. Nearpod Tutorials

10. Teacher Made - converts PDFs into digital activities, auto grading, multiple question types, etc.

11. GIPHY - easily add animated GIFs to your slides

12. Text Giraffe - 10 pages of free fonts