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Sunday, December 20, 2020
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Friday, November 20, 2020
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Saturday, November 7, 2020
Monday, November 2, 2020
Family Likes in Seesaw
This is a random little tidbit, but Mrs. Waller, who is teaching remote first grade and is also a mom, mentioned that she couldn't "like" ❤ her son's posts in Seesaw this year. We noticed that by default, that setting is OFF (for both students AND families). If you want your families to be able to like their child's posts, go to your Class Settings 🔧, scroll to "Families", choose "Family Likes, Comments & Shares" and toggle "Enable family likes" ON.
I know a lot of parents like quickly "liking" their student's posts to show them they have seen their work. 😊 Let me know if you have any questions!
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
WriteReader for Remote Learning with First Graders
I loved having the opportunity to write about one of my favorite digital writing tools, WriteReader, for their blog! Check out the post I wrote here, and learn more about how we use WriteReader for writing in remote first grade.
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Friday, October 9, 2020
Share Your iPad to Your MacBook Via Quick Time
I often want to share my iPad to my Mac so I can display what I'm doing on the iPad to my students. There are many ways to do this, including using Reflector (which I love because it's wireless), but the most consistent way I have found is using this QuickTime trick.
1. Plug your iPad into your Mac using the charging cord for your iPad
2. "Trust" the computer from your iPad
3. Open QuickTime on your Mac
4. Click File > New Movie Recording
5. The recording will default to the FaceTime camera on your iPad. You need to click on the teeny tiny little arrow and choose your iPad from the camera list:
6. You are now displaying your iPad to your computer screen so you can project, share your screen via Zoom, etc so your students can see what you are doing on your iPad.
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Saturday, September 19, 2020
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Saturday, September 5, 2020
Sunday, August 30, 2020
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
K-2 Distance Learning
I put together this presentation using information and resources from this blog post by Ben Cogswell, Eric Garcia and Michael Hughes. Also features great ideas from Jessica Twomey, Christine Pinto and Kris Szajner.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Thursday, June 25, 2020
KQED Blog Post: Tips on Surviving Remote Teaching
Friday, June 19, 2020
Seesaw Learning Opportunities
Seesaw is a fantastic digital portfolio tool that is amazing for in-class, distance learning and blended learning. In the wake of COVID-19 school building closures, many teachers & students began using Seesaw and are now anxious to learn more about this incredible tool, to be more prepared for the 2020-21 school year. Here is a list (not comprehensive - I am sure there are many, many more!) of virtual 👩💻👨💻ways to learn about Seesaw in the coming months:
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Online Learning Opportunities
I will update this post with online learning opportunities as I see them! You may want to check out the BINGO board below for tons of FREE learning opportunities. Thanks to Ditch That Textbook for this awesome template of ideas.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Computer Science Workshops this June!
I will be offering Code.org Compute Science workshops this summer. As of now, I plan to hold these workshops virtually. You can find more information and register for free at bit.ly/CSJune17 for CS Fundamentals and bit.ly/DDJune18 for the Deep Dive workshop. These workshops will cover the Code.org Fundamentals curriculum, as well as time to explore PBS Kids Scratch Jr. lessons & app.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
PBS Media Literacy Certified Educator
So proud to announce that I have achieved my PBS Media Literacy Certification through KQED! This was a rigorous, meaningful process that enriched my understanding of media literacy and its purpose in the classroom. It was a fantastic learning opportunity for my TILT Leadership group and I to embark on collaboratively. If you're interested in learning more, visit the PBS Media Literacy Certification website here.
Sunday, April 12, 2020
Friday, April 10, 2020
Seesaw Certified Educator
Woah! So excited about these new developments to the Seesaw Ambassador program. So happy to have been invited to be a Seesaw Certified Educator, to continue to support teachers and students using Seesaw around the globe!
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Thursday, April 2, 2020
How to Check if Your iPad Mic is Turned On
If you're having recording issues, here's how to check and make sure your iPad is turned on. You can also check to be sure you've allowed camera access from these same Privacy settings.
Monday, March 30, 2020
Student Activity Reports in Seesaw for Schools
Woah! Thanks for Michelle Lang asking and Sara Malchow knowing, I just learned about this cool feature in the Seesaw for Schools admin dashboard - Student Activity Reports. Here's what you see:
Find it on the Overview screen of your Admin dashboard. Scroll to the bottom right and select Get Student Activity Report.
Seesaw info for Specialists & Co-Teachers
Seesaw has a great article with things specialists should consider when setting up classes or deciding if they should be co-teachers. You can also read more below:
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Friday, March 27, 2020
My Fave Home Learning Apps for K-2
I love PBS Kids Games, PBS Kids Scratch Jr, Duck Duck Moose Moose Math, Khan Academy Kids, Math Learning Center apps, Rivet, Draw & Tell and Epic for home learning. ALL FREE! Find this slide and more at bit.ly/gothedistance20
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Kindergarten Calendar Example from Ben Cogswell
I LOVE this example of a virtual calendar time in kindergarten, shared by teacher Ben Cogswell.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Network Blocking Seesaw
I am not sure why this happens, but I've had reports that a couple of teachers have gotten "locked out" of their Seesaw accounts. They get a message saying that their network is blocking Seesaw, like the one below.
Clearing cache/cookies in Chrome seems to be helping this issue. Click on your Chrome Settings, then Clear Browsing History. Check the boxes for clearing cookies and cache. There's a quick video below:
Clearing cache/cookies in Chrome seems to be helping this issue. Click on your Chrome Settings, then Clear Browsing History. Check the boxes for clearing cookies and cache. There's a quick video below:
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Kris Szajner's Remote Learning Activity Ideas for Seesaw
SO MANY AWESOME IDEAS HERE!
READING
MATH
SCIENCE
READING
MATH
SCIENCE
Epic! Remote Access for Families
Epic has created a helpful resource page for teachers to enable remote access for families. This is a fantastic took to provide access to many books and educational videos for kids. Click here for their full resource page, and click the slides below to see how to enable remote access.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Home Learning Fliprid
I will be posting videos on this Flipgrid to answer questions about home learning. I would LOVE for teachers to post videos if they have questions, and for us to interact and answer each other's questions!
Monday, March 16, 2020
Accessing Seesaw at Home for Our Students and Families
I am getting lots of questions about Clever and Seesaw. :)
Most Seesaw for Schools classes were created using Clever, and kids will see Seesaw in their dashboard. If your class wasn't created using Clever/PowerSchool, Seesaw will NOT be shown as an option in your students' Clever dashboards. We can't add it, I'm sorry! In that case, you'll want your students to either login using Google or using the Remote Learning Codes (if your kids are used to logging in via QR codes).
I have created a couple of quick videos regarding questions I'm seeing frequently regarding Seesaw and remote learning. I will continue to add them to this Flipgrid as I make them. Also, stay tuned as I will be posting "office hours" when teachers will be able to reach me via Google Hangout each day if they need any support or have questions. I believe Sarah, Shelly and the curriculum coaches will be doing the same, we are just waiting for directives from the district about times, etc.
- If you've been using Clever badges to login, you CAN send home the badges (copy and paste each student's badge into a separate Seesaw Family message for each student, or via email, Remind, etc).
- All students can also access Clever using their email address. Even if they don't use their email address in class, you can give parents information so they can help their kids login. Each student's email is firstname.lastname@billingsstudents.org and their password is their student ID number with 000 in front of it. (Most of them know their ID numbers from using iRead or something like that).
- If students will be using iPads at home, they'll probably want the Clever app installed on their iPads (just like at school). They'll also need the ST Math app if they're using ST Math. There is a good printable with parent instructions here.
- ST Math app for iOS
- ST Math app in Google Play Store
- There is more information on using Clever on our website here.
Most Seesaw for Schools classes were created using Clever, and kids will see Seesaw in their dashboard. If your class wasn't created using Clever/PowerSchool, Seesaw will NOT be shown as an option in your students' Clever dashboards. We can't add it, I'm sorry! In that case, you'll want your students to either login using Google or using the Remote Learning Codes (if your kids are used to logging in via QR codes).
I have created a couple of quick videos regarding questions I'm seeing frequently regarding Seesaw and remote learning. I will continue to add them to this Flipgrid as I make them. Also, stay tuned as I will be posting "office hours" when teachers will be able to reach me via Google Hangout each day if they need any support or have questions. I believe Sarah, Shelly and the curriculum coaches will be doing the same, we are just waiting for directives from the district about times, etc.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Weekly Tech-y News March 16th-20th
Click the images to view larger. Visit this Flipgrid for a tutorial on the Stop Motion videos for St. Patrick's Day!