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• March 2024 -  Be sure to visit our Kami resources page as well as the Kami Academy Page. Kami is a powerful tool designed for both teachers and students.  Kami seamlessly integrates with Infinite Campus. You can assign, assess, and provide feedback with ease. This streamlines the workflow for teachers and ensures a smooth experience for students.
  
  

• January 2024 -  AI Voice coming to i-Ready - i-Ready one of our premier online educational tools available to all of our teaching staff has recently acquired  SoapBox Labs which specializes in  AI voice recognition of young students.   For more information about this exciting new feature of i-Ready and more updates visit their press release page.
  
  

• January 2024 - Google Drive "Home Page" View - Google is introducing some enhancements to the way that you can view and search for files in January.  For a full description of this update be sure to visit their release calendar item.  
  
  

• December 2023 - Reminder About EdPuzzle - We are lucky enough to have a district subscription to Edpuzzle, the tool that allows you to add questions right into videos.   EdPuzzle is a free assessment-centered tool that allows teachers and students to create interactive online videos by embedding either open-ended or multiple-choice questions, audio notes, audio tracks, or comments on a video.  Access to EdPuzzle is easy as you just need to visit https://edpuzzle.com/ and click the login with Google option.
  
  

• November 2023 - Infinite Campus Enhancements - There have been some recent enhancements to the Messenger features in Infinite Campus for the specifics of these enhancements be sure to visit this release information page.   Also within the "New Look" of campus be sure to use the favorites option by clicking on the star on the heading of any tool that you use most often.  This makes finding all of your most frequently used tools easily accessible.
  
  

• November 2023 - Canva AI Tools - As many of you already know you all have access to Canva as well as their latest AI tools.  You can find Canva in the Google app switcher "Waffle" or use the "Login with Google" option on the Canva website.   The next time you create a  presentation in Canva be sure to use their "assistant " or  "Canva Magic" feature by clicking on the star icon on the lower right-hand corner.  The assistance will help you quickly get started on your next project.
  
  

• October 2023 - Google Building Blocks: Google introduced a new feature over the summer of 2023 called building blocks.  This allows you to quickly have access to common custom document elements that you may need often.  For example a table with some column headings that you may use frequently or possibly a custom North Smithfield theme or design element.  For a video explanation of how building blocks work watch this very short video.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r67rfMhHOoA
  
  

• October 2023 - Interactive Questions for YouTube Videos: Another brand new feature of Google Classroom is that you now have the option to add questions directly about a YouTube video as a Google Classroom Assignment.   For a video tutorial please check out this short video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go8qow9I6cM
  
  

• September 2023 - Combine Classrooms in Securly: Securly Classroom now allows teachers to create combined classes from the rosters of two or more existing classes. Combined classes will be accessible to all teachers associated with the combined classes. Teachers also have an option to automatically create student groups within the combined class based on the source classes.
  https://support.securly.com/hc/en-us/articles/17480426281495-What-s-New-in-Classroom-9-2-September-2023

November 2023 Newsletter

November 2023 Newsletter