I know that everyone is looking forward to our Thanksgiving weekend. I have lots to be thankful for this year 🙂 I am hoping you will also be thankful for this new resource that we have subscribed to. We joined the National Film Board a few years ago and brought you many all time classics like “The Sweater” and my favourite ,”The Great Toy Robbery”. Now the National Film Board has an Educational Campus that brings us Educator Guides, Lessons, curated playlists (I just found one on Stop-Motion animation) and the ability to search by subject. It also gives you access to more than 5800 English, French and Indigenous language National Film Board productions including documentaries, animation and interactive resources.
Click here or click on the picture to open the instructions and more information about the National Film Board Campus
To find our link to the National Film Board:
1. Visit Learn71.ca
2. Click on Research Databases on the right
3. Click on Videos
4. Click on the National Film Board link
5. After you sign up and sign in for this one, you need to sign in for the Campus. Scroll down on the right and you will find a registration link:
6. After you click on Check Here, type in your school name or Comox and you will find our district name there
7. I think you need to write to them to ask for the code.
I am so happy to have heard from so many people last week and I am so sorry that I neglected to give the instructions for how to get into Canva (oops). Please read on for instructions for how to get in to Canva. Many teachers moved classrooms over the summer or got a new Brightlink (Epson) projector installed in your classroom and some moved into a classroom with a Smartboard. Read on for some support to help you use your projector for interactive projects and engaging activities. If you are new to ePortfolios or have been doing them for years and have knowledge to share, read on for information about our Work and Sharing Session tomorrow afterschool.
How to Get in to Canva:
The easiest way for teachers and students to get in is to:
1. Go to canva.com
2. Click on Log In in the top right
3. Click on Continue in Another Way (Continue with email works too)
4. Choose to log in with your Microsoft Account
5. Now just log in using your school district email address and regular password.
Brightlink/Smartboard Support
If you have an Epson Brightlink projector in your classroom you should have pens that work with it making it interactive. Look for a play button on the side or controls on the bottom that enable you to switch the pen between being a drawing/writing tool and a mouse clicker.
If you have a play button on the left or right side, click here for some instructions to help you.
If you have a very new Brightlink with controls at the bottom, click here for some instructions to help you.
If you are using a Brightlink or a Smartboard, Lumio is fabulous program to use with it.
Visit Learn71.ca, click on Integrating Technology, then click on the Lumio/Brightlink/Smartboard button on the right. to find links to help you get started with Lumio. Also check out all the amazing virtual manipulatives that you can use with your students to teach Math.
I know that I have told you all about the awesomeness of Canva before but this year, it will be even easier for you to use as our whole district, staff and students, have been signed up for accounts. Woo hoo! Canva is a great, easy program to use to help you and your students create amazing info graphics, videos, presentations and more. You can collaborate and share just like you can in Office 365 and there are thousands of visually engaging templates that you can edit to make your own.
Some Features:
- Your education account gives you free access to all the graphics
- Talking Presentations – you can turn your presentations into a video with you in the corner
- Comic Strips – assign your students comic strips in Canva to show their learning. They can even make multimedia comics with animations and music
- Storyboards- have students use the storyboard templates to plan ahead or share learning
- Video projects -you and your students can create easy video projects with templates to help you get started, and photos and video clips that you can add
Resources in Canva:
- Design School – Start here to watch videos or take courses to teach you the skills you need to start using Canva. You can even direct your students here for support for students.
- Educator Resources