Need to know how to create a contact list for Outlook from your MyEd classlist – pretty simple with the steps explained in the video included.
Remembrance Day is just around the corner. Explore some of the K-12 Canadian resources below for classroom use.
No more daylight saving time in BC . . . What does that look like in our calendars, and how do we make changes if needed?
Halloween time once again. Do you have activities ready to go? If not, fear, there is a fresh batch of Halloween activities below.
As we head into the final stretch of the school year, energy is low, and to-do lists are long. The good news is you don’t need to spend all day on your computer to get yourself set up digitally for September. Follow each step below and set yourself up for a smoother school start-up.
10 minutes is all it will take 😆😆😆😆
Thanks to Copilot for helping me with some of the suggestions . . .
Take a quick look at your desktop or main working folders.
💡 Use Kara’s Tech Tip from last week to create a “working” and “teaching” desktop
Take a quick look at your downloads folder.
💡 You don’t need perfection—just reduce the clutter in this location.
No need for “Inbox Zero”—just a quick refresh:
💡 Even a small cleanup can make September feel less overwhelming.
Think of one thing this year that made you pause or say,
“Why is this so hard to find?”
💡 Small fixes now save repeated frustration later.
Make a simple folder for September with:
💡 You don’t have to fill it now—just create the space.
End-of-year is not the time to do everything—it’s the time to do a few small things that make a big difference later.
Have an amazing year-end. 🎉✨🌺🌞
If your computer currently has 17 different windows open and you’re playing a game of “Where did I put that document?”, this tip is for you (yes, that’s me too). I just discovered this icon on my computer and I had to share!
Windows 11 includes a hidden tool called Virtual Desktops, that lets you create separate workspaces for different tasks. Think of it as having multiple desks in your office: one for email, one for planning, and one for meetings ( and one for working on report cards that you can keep hidden in the background).
As we approach June and the weather is beautiful, we sometimes need some quick ideas to regroup our students and shift gears or calm down. Check out Digital Snacks – 150+ Breaks for students’ brains, curated by Tony Vincent to find relaxing break videos, sensory break videos and quick activities like “Do nothing for 2 minutes”.
…and on another note…
If your Outlook inbox feels a bit like a laundry basket full of emails, meetings, reminders, and “I’ll deal with this later” messages… you’re definitely not alone 😅
Have you ever noticed that Outlook sometimes automatically finds and completes email addresses for you? But what do we do when we have “suggested” emails we no longer want.
Explore here to learn how to remove them. Continue reading for the quick tip of dictating in any text box . . .