Creating a Password Protected File In the age of privacy and security, we need to be very careful how we send confidential information – especially if it contains sensitive student information. One way to do so, is to create password protected Word or PDF documents that can be sent with a separate email containing the […]
AI tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and Gemini are becoming everyday helpers for brainstorming and writing, and students (and us as well) need to know how to cite AI properly in our work. Here’s a poster you can share with your classes. These instructions are my first attempt at this so I am hoping that I got it right. While I […]
I don’t know if there are any other crazy excited Winter Olympics fans out there but I can’t wait to start cheering on Cassie Sharpe and watching our other amazing athletes! To help you and your students follow along, we have started putting together some links to the Olympics, with printables and other fun information […]
Happy Tuesday! More and more teachers and students are learning about Canva and using it in their classrooms. This is very exciting. However, those who have used Canva before, know how quickly you can get caught in a rabbit hole . . . waaaay too many options. To avoid this, teachers can go into Canva […]
Happy Tuesday! Anyone who is exploring AI quickly realizes that the quality of what you get from AI directly depends on the quality of your prompt. Say hello to the AI for Education Prompt Library—your new go-to resource for powerful AI prompts designed specifically for education. This incredible library is packed with ready-made prompts that help you use AI […]
Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone got a chance on the weekend to go out and enjoy the sunshine. I sometimes have to remind myself that I like winter and try to embrace the chilly days. I recently found two things that I would like to share with you that may help you enjoy winter. The first was a […]
Welcome back everyone. I hope you all had a restful and fun holiday 🙂 I came back to some exciting news from Microsoft: Math Progress is now released globally so we all have access! I was super excited when Reading Progress came out, a great program to help people improve their reading, and now Math Progress […]
We are excited to share that Book Creator has had some amazing new upgrades. It is now equipped with Background Remover, a tool we use all the time in Canva. Read on to learn about their recent improvements. Next week is National Coding Week—a fantastic chance to enhance problem-solving skills while introducing students to coding, […]
We all have such busy lives, it can be super hard to find time to schedule a meeting with a coworker. To help make this easier, Microsoft has built Scheduling Poll (used to be called Find Time) right into Outlook email. Instead of endlessly writing back and forth to get a perfect time, try this easy solution. Thank you, […]
Happy Tuesday! Ever find yourself working late at night or early in the morning, only to hesitate before hitting “send” on an email because it’s not quite the right time? Or maybe you’ve crafted the perfect message for your students or colleagues, but want it to arrive at just the right moment. This week’s Tech […]