National Accessiblity Week takes place every year the last week of May. In honour of National Accessibility Week, we’re highlighting something many people don’t realize: iPhones, iPad and Windows devices all include powerful accessibility tools built right into the operating system.
Do you struggle with creating Summary of Learning Reports in MyEd. Read below to for more info.
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”.
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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 😅
Interacting with PDFs One of the most frequently asked question we get is how can students interact with PDFs that are provided to them by the teacher. With the right tools, students can listen, highlight, write on them, annotate on them and even use dictate tools for speech to text. Our district supports two tools: OrbitNote […]
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 . . .
If your work computer looks a little different lately, it has probably been updated to Windows 11. This brings a fresh look and a few helpful new features (but yes, the first thing I did was move the Task Bar at the bottom back to the left). Another new update-we have the opportunity to test Microsoft Copilot’s “Study & Learn” for students […]
Canva’s Built‑In Accessibility Tools Are you a power user of Canva, just like me, but worried about creating inclusive and accessible content? Well, worry no more . . . 💡 Did You Know…? Canva has built‑in accessibility tools? You can: ️🖼️ Add alt text to images for screen readers 🎨 Check colour contrast so text is easier to read […]
Welcome back everyone. Hope you all had a relaxing and restorative spring break. Inclusive Ed Technology Handbook Today’s Tech Tip highlights something that has been a true work in progress for over a year! In addition to the Teacher Technology Handbook and the Parent Technology Handbook, we’re excited to introduce the Inclusive Ed Technology Handbook, created […]
We’re all counting down to Spring Break, and whether you’re flying off to a sunny beach or simply catching up on your sleep and exploring the beautiful Comox Valley we are wishing you the best. This Tech Tip is to help you catch up on all those emails that will be waiting when we get back. I am going […]
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 […]