The use of AI is rapidly increasing in the world and in our schools. We value your insights and experiences, and invite you to share them with us by filling out this brief survey: AI Awareness Survey Creating engaging and effective prompts for ChatGPT/Bing Copilot can be challenging but once you figure it out you can make […]
Today’s Tech Tip is written by Shannon Hagen 😊 Report cards (learning updates) are coming due quickly. Are you struggling with writing descriptive feedback that doesn’t take up too much time? Some templates have been created that can be referred to when writing your descriptive feedback that will help you with the process. Elementary Secondary For more information […]
Welcome back and all the best to you all in the new year! Am I the only one out there who struggles with using the touch pad on my laptop? I don’t know how many times I have accidentally used two fingers and enlarged my screen so much that I can’t read it (you can press Ctrl +0 to make […]
This Tuesday we are happy to let you know that you have access to Adobe Express! Like Canva, Adobe Express is a fabulous creative program and it is free for educators. Adobe Express is fantastic for multimedia projects. It’s user-friendly, integrates well with other Adobe products, and is great for storytelling, especially with videos. I love the […]
Last week I had the awesome opportunity to listen to two fabulous Coquitlam School District teachers take us through the Minecraft world they designed with Microsoft, and of course, I couldn’t wait to share it with you! In “A Pacific Northwest Coastal Experience” students travel back in time to visit a kʷikʷəƛəm village. Here they meet the Elders in the […]
Just a reminder that if you have any problems with your computer, printer, laptop or other techie equipment, you can email ITHelpdesk@sd71.bc.ca or put the ticket in yourself which is much faster: open this link in your browser- https://ithelpdesk.sd71.bc.ca/ login using your district email address and password, then simply fill out the request form as detailed as you […]
I hope everyone had a fabulous long weekend. Today I am happy to share a site I was introduced to a few weeks ago (thanks Josh for today’s tip 😊). This site is designed to help teachers figure out if “fair dealing” permits classroom use of print materials, works of art, or audiovisual materials without first getting copyright […]
We are super excited that we now have access to Pebble Go and Pebble Go Next. We have purchased four modules for grades K-2: Animals, Science, Social Studies, Health and for Pebble Go Next (Grades 3-5) we have the Science module. Pebble Go is an online resource designed for young students, offering age-appropriate content on various subjects. It features easy-to-read articles, […]
I am super excited to share that Reading Progress now allows you to add comprehension questions that will self-mark to go with the reading passages that you choose. At this point you must make the questions yourself, but this could change in the future. Reading Progress is an excellent tool to use to help your students practice their reading […]
I sure wish I knew this Tech Tip before the Code Quest Arcade last month when our students were frantically searching for images with no background that they could use for their characters in their games. I used to tell people to add “transparent background” in the Google search when they wanted this but I […]