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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ySZ-MufKns&feature=youtu.be Written Instructions HAL Scoring: Go to Create > Create a New Assignment Check the Class and the Term Enter the Month and the letters ‘HAL’ in the Title of the assignment Select the HAL Category This should be set up for you but please check the next 2 steps: Select Points for […]
Start the year right with a good breakfast and an energizing MAP testing protocol. Here are some resources to help you. Map Test Instructions Speaking Instructions (Script) Student Instructions Timetable for Testing
Need a clean and easy way to email students by groups. For example, emailing your math 7 students? Google Contacts may be the solution for you. This video explains how to pull students out of PowerSchool and import them into Google Contacts
Currently, PowerSchool Learning creates a separate class for every section you teach. This is true if, for example, even if you teach five sections of Math 9. Instead of five separate sections, you have five separate classes. Each with their own content. Very annoying. We plan to have this fixed next time, but for now, […]
Learn to import content from last year into your current class.
Interested in adding your class schedule to your Google Calendar? This video will help you.
https://youtu.be/zEi21okUU9I https://youtu.be/zEsZyR5eEFo Overview Making a newscast is a fun, interesting and challenging way to communicate information to your audience. Here are some tips and suggestions to make your video production outstanding. Step One Prepare your script to be read by you and your cohost to the audience. You should try to memorize as much of […]
Read/Write is an easy to use and powerful Chrome extension that supports all types of learners in the middle school. Used in conjunction with Google Docs, Read/Write helps students with Speech to text (they talk to the machines) Text to speech (they hear the words spoken at various speeds) Highlighting and organizing study materials Word […]
Hat tip to Chad Bates for this information… We are moving to an online Leave Application system for Certified Staff. This Leave Application System was suggested by the Faculty Association, and is inline with our efforts to better use technology to improve school operations. The system we chose is called ‘Calamari’ (….don’t ask, I […]
YouTube is a rich source for videos and I/we use it all the time for lessons at ISB. Sometimes, though, I will go back later and that video is gone. Or maybe I am giving a presentation and can’t rely on the internet.