MICROSOFT
All teachers and students have access to Office 365 (aka, "O365"), Microsoft's online hub where users access the web-based Office suite of tools.
Users can work with Word, Powerpoint and Excel docs in their web browser and save locally or to the cloud; perfect for students who don't have the Office suite on their home computers, or are using devices such as a Chromebooks.
SDPBC users can also can download and install the Office suite on their home Mac or Windows machines from the hub using the instructions on the right.
ACCESSING O365 FROM HOME
MICROSOFT OFFICE ONLINE_ O365.pdfMicrosoft O365 & Teams: Remote Learning Resources
To help make the transition to distance learning, Microsoft has created resources, training and how-to guides that will help support IT, educators, staff and students as they adjust to remote teaching and learning.
MINECRAFT FOR EDU RESOURCES
Accessible only from your SDPBC account; you must be logged in through the portal first. Minecraft for EDU now has remote learning resources for teachers and students. They've also ramped up their Global Build Challenges. Teachers and students can join a challenge or create their own!
INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
MINECRAFT_ EDUCATION EDITION instructions (1).pdfMINECRAFT FOR EDU ONLINE TRAINING!
Educators: grab your pickaxe, its game time, education style! Join us for an hour of Minecraft: Education Edition! Learn how to gamify your remote learning classroom and increase student engagement!
Minecraft: Education Edition immerses students in a virtual landscape that fosters collaboration, stimulates problem solving, and inspires creativity while exploring subjects from art to math, history to science.
Session ONE
Introduction to Minecraft: Education Edition: What is games based learning?
Getting started with building and navigation
Homework: My Minecraft Journey modules 1-3
Session TWO
Managing Minecraft in the Remote Classroom: Multiplayer worlds and assessment ideas
Review Monthly Build Challenges
Homework: My Minecraft Journey modules 4-6
Session THREE
Advanced M:EE
Minecraft lesson library; Coding in real time in the Minecraft for EDU environment; 2020 Build Challenge
Homework: My Minecraft Journey modules 7-8
introducing:
Minecraft for EDU
Ed Tech hosts speaker Nic Finelli for an hour long introduction to Minecraft: Education Edition and how it can be used to gamify your distance learning curriculum.
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
TEACHING ONLINENot sure how to use the Google products to create an online learning community? Want to use Adobe Spark with your students? Or are you new to Chromebooks?
The school district has established a resource site for students and teachers that has links to content for all grade levels.
SDPBC's Educational Technology department has a site loaded with resources including ongoing live webinars and help sessions set up to get you familiarized.
Also, the Teaching & Learning department has a site that is packed with resources for teaching online in general as well as specific grade level and subject area resources.