Minor Updates to Windows Apps
Yesterday, Microsoft released some minor updates to a few Windows applications that I figured were worth sharing. Some might be pumped to hear that tabs have arrived to the Notepad ... Read More
Windows “Live Captions”
Closed captions are a great resource to make video and audio content more accessible. Even those with excellent hearing can benefit from the availability of captions in content. Up until ... Read More
Building Accessible Content
There are a lot of tools living in your device’s accessibility settings that can have a profound effect on the way you and your students access content. Continue reading to ... Read More
Quick Tips for Managing Zoom Meetings
As part of conducting a remote class, Zoom provides numerous security and management options. More information about these options can be found below. Meeting Security Settings Every meeting you setup ... Read More
Setting Up Zoom to Teach Remotely
Below you will find directions on how to create a Zoom link so that instruction can take place remotely. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach ... Read More
Assigning Documents to Students (Elementary Teachers)
Seesaw, the platform that is utilized by our six elementary schools, does not have a built in mechanism that allows a teacher to assign files (Ex. Word, PowerPoint, PDF etc.) ... Read More
Canvas Rich Content Editor
Canvas calls their tool to create and edit content the “Rich Content Editor”. Many of the tools found in the “Rich Content Editor” are similar to those found in other ... Read More
Rename Course Sections in Canvas
There are areas of Canvas where a teacher might want to look at a specific section of a course that they teach. Under the current setup, course sections are named ... Read More
Grade Sync – Canvas to SchoolTool
Canvas has the ability to sync student grades to SchoolTool to save teachers time. When enabled, teachers have the ability to pick and choose the assignments they want to sync ... Read More
Submitting a File for Canvas Assignments
Within Canvas, teachers have the ability to create assignments that require a submission of a file (I.e. Word Document, PowerPoint Document, or Excel Document). When this is done, students will ... Read More
Office 365 – Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
Summary Adding a second factor to your online accounts makes it more difficult for a 3rd party to access your account. Two factor authentication (2FA) is a common practice among ... Read More
SchoolTool App for Parents
SchoolTool provides a mobile application that allows parents/guardians easy access to their child's schedule, assignment grades, progress reports and report cards. The SchoolTool app is available on both iOS and ... Read More
Translate Webpages in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge has the ability to translate webpages to and from a variety of world languages. Microsoft Edge will offer to translate a webpage to the user's set language if ... Read More
Technology Supports for ENL Students
Office Document Translation Microsoft Office offers the ability to translate portions of documents or entire documents right within the Office platform. The procedure to translate a document is similar when ... Read More
*New* Microsoft OneDrive External Tool for Canvas
Microsoft has released a new external tool for Canvas that allows teachers to assign Microsoft Office documents to students. This will replace the Office 365 Cloud Assignment external tool that ... Read More
Coming This Summer – Windows 11
This summer the SSCSD I.T. Department will be updating district computers to Windows 11. The update brings numerous usability and accessibility improvements that allow teachers and students to better access ... Read More
Microsoft Whiteboard Update
In the fall Microsoft rolled out an update to Whiteboard and quickly retracted it due to user feedback. After making a few changes, they started rolling out the update beginning ... Read More
Teach in Live Participation mode with Nearpod
Live Participation mode allows teachers to control the pace of the Nearpod lesson, video, or activity while students participate on their devices in class or through video conferencing. Teachers view ... Read More
Launch a Nearpod lesson, video, or activity
Launching a Nearpod lesson, video, or activity allows students to join and engage in an interactive learning experience while teachers collect insights and data on student understanding. Teachers launch Nearpods ... Read More
Adding Nearpod lessons to Canvas via an assignment
When you want students to complete a Nearpod lesson as an assignment and see all of the data in the Speedgrader, you will want to add the Nearpod lesson to ... Read More
How to create a Nearpod
Nearpod allows teachers to create and deliver interactive slides, interactive videos, and gamification & activities to students while collecting data and insights into student understanding - all in one place ... Read More
Nearpod – Create Active Video Experiences
There are a few tools that allow teachers the ability to add questions to videos to ensure student engagement along with the ability to check for understanding. Canvas Studio is ... Read More
Creating a Kami Assignment in Canvas
Canvas provides a variety of options to teachers in how they assign documents for their students to complete. One of those options is to assign documents through Kami, which allows ... Read More
What is Kami?
-- Original post from https://www.kamiapp.com/blog/what-is-kami/ -- Kami is a digital learning platform that empowers everyone to love learning! In or out of the classroom, Kami provides tools to support any ... Read More
Create Dynamic Learning Experiences with Kami
-- Original post from https://www.kamiapp.com/blog/dynamic-experiences-with-kami/ -- As teachers, you all know that there’s no one perfect instructional resource. We always have a need to modify, change, or improve our teaching ... Read More
Level-up Your Digital Whiteboard
-- Original post from https://www.kamiapp.com/blog/digital-whiteboarding-with-kami/ -- Today is all about learning the many tools of Kami and how they can be used to help change the way you whiteboard in ... Read More
Building an Engaging Kami Classroom
-- Original post from https://www.kamiapp.com/blog/building-engagement/ -- In education, student engagement refers to the degree of attention, interest, and curiosity a student shows when learning. On the surface, it could be ... Read More
GoGuardian – Help Identifying Class Sections
Many have asked for ways to better identify class sections in GoGuardian. While GoGuardian does not allow for the renaming of sections because they are synced from Clever, there is ... Read More
GoGuardian – Getting Started With Scenes
GoGuardian has the ability to restrict the access students have to the internet to ensure students are only working on school assignments. In order to do this, GoGuardian needs to ... Read More
GoGuardian Teacher
GoGuardian is a powerful addition to your classroom, allowing you to monitor student device usage in class to ensure student productivity. GoGuardian also gives you the ability to filter and ... Read More
Using a Website as its Own App in Windows (AKA Progressive Web Apps or PWA)
Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome, based on the same Chromium engine, have the ability to install websites onto the computer, giving the user quick access as well as some features ... Read More
Setting Up Multiple Monitors In Windows
Each teacher laptop (Dell 5310 and 5320) has the ability to connect to additional monitors/displays over a single cable (USB-C). Once the laptop is connected to the dock via USB-C, ... Read More
Become An Observer In Canvas
Canvas Observer Accounts Parents have the ability to create their own Canvas account in order to keep up to date on their child's coursework. In order to view a child's ... Read More
How To Add Printers To Your Teacher Laptop
Click the Start button 2. Hover mouse over Settings button 3. Click Settings 4. Click Devices 5. Click Printers & Scanners 6. Click Add a printer or scanner 7. Wait ... Read More
Combine Courses In Canvas (Cross-Listing)
This year, every course section was given its own course in Canvas. The initial method for combining these sections into one course was time consuming and a little tricky. With ... Read More
Add shortcuts to shared folders in OneDrive
When someone shares a folder in Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, or Teams, you can add a shortcut to the shared folder in your OneDrive to easily find and work with the ... Read More
Setting Up OneDrive In Windows
With OneDrive, you can sync files between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to your files from anywhere - your computer, your mobile device, and even through ... Read More
Seesaw Learning Activities by Subject & Grade
Click here for Seesaw Learning Activities by Subject & Grade ... Read More
Training and PD Provided By Seesaw
Click here for training and PD that Seesaw provides ... Read More
Self-paced training for existing Seesaw teachers
Click here for a self-paced training for existing Seesaw teachers ... Read More
Self-paced training for teachers new to Seesaw
Click here for a self-paced training for teachers new to Seesaw ... Read More
Zoom Auto-Transcriptions (Closed Captions)
Zoom has a feature called "Auto-Transcriptions" that does exactly what you'd expect, transcribe and create closed captions for your Zoom meetings live and on the fly. Once enabled within settings, ... Read More
Google Chrome – New ‘Live Captions’ Feature
Google has added a new feature to chrome that will create and display closed captions for any audio coming from the webpage you are viewing. The content does not have ... Read More
How To Copy Content From Another Canvas Course Using The Course Import Tool
You can copy course content such as assignments, modules, pages, and discussions from previous Canvas courses into existing courses. You only have access to copy content from courses in which ... Read More
Overview of SchoolTool (Parents/Guardians)
This document contains an overview of SchoolTool from the perspective of a parent or guardian. 20-21-c3-schooltool-guidance-full-version-Download ... Read More
Changing Time Zone in Office 365 Calendar
This document shows you how to change the time zone in your Office 365 calendar, which can resolve issues related to having the wrong time zone set. Changing-Time-Zone-in-Microsoft-CalendarDownload ... Read More
Connecting Your School Laptop To A WiFi Network
A laptop is only as good as its internet connection! It sure doesn't do much good without one. This video shows you how to connect a school laptop to a ... Read More
Canvas Notification Settings
Do you receive way too many notifications from Canvas in your email inbox? Maybe you want to be notified every time your teacher posts an announcement or grades an assignment ... Read More
Creating A Zoom Call Link
Instructions: Sign in to the Zoom web portal.Click Meetings, and click Schedule a Meeting.Select the meeting options. Note there are other options displayed that are not necessary to change or ... Read More
Being A Good Digital Citizen
Being a good digital citizen is very similar to being a good citizen in general. What adjectives pop into your head when you think of a ‘good citizen’? Maybe it’s ... Read More
Introduction To Canvas
In this video, I show how to navigate Canvas, specifically how to use and navigate a Student Training course that is available to students in their Canvas accounts. The course ... Read More
Navigating And Using Office 365
This slide show provides an overview of navigating Office 365 within your web browser. It also shows you how to use some of the common applications, and some important tips ... Read More
How To Navigate Windows 10
This slideshow shows you how to navigate Windows 10, as well as learn the common and important terms used to describe areas and buttons on the screen ... Read More
Signing Into Your Computer
This slideshow shows you how to sign into Windows 10 so you can use our district computers ... Read More
Zoom Best Practices
This document contains the best practices for Zoom calls. Best-Teaching-practices-using-Zoom-SSCSDDownload ... Read More
How To Log Into Clever
This document provides instructions on how students login to Clever, our single sign on tool. Clever logs into our other platforms automatically. How-to-get-on-CleverDownload ... Read More
How To Change Name In Zoom
This document provides instructions on how students can change their name that appears within Zoom. How-to-Change-Your-Name-on-ZoomDownload ... Read More
Making a Quiz in Canvas Studio
Teachers have been utilizing and loving putting questions within videos using Canvas Studio. I figured I'd send it out again for people that are interested in learning how to do ... Read More