Spring refresh to your Think-Pair-Share!

 

Give a spring refresh to your collaboration prompts with these 10 variations from TCEA. 

Link to article is here. 

No more Flip/Flipgrid. 😢 Try an Adobe Express Gallery instead!

Nothing will really ever replace Flip/Flipgrid - but an Adobe Gallery gets close. Check out the get started video linked here and get kiddos sharing their work with each other.

*NOTE: if you are wanting students to upload a video, we recommend either of these approaches:

Option 1 - Less complicated - Students record within Adobe Express. 

Students open a new video project in Adobe, outside of the gallery. They go to Add content --> Media --> Videos --> Record yourself. Once students record their video WITHIN Adobe Express, they can then go back to the Adobe Express Gallery, click on Add Files -->  Your Stuff --> And select the video as a recent project. 

Option 2 - Brand new! Easiest option! - Student ensure they download the innate screen recorded file as an mp4 (instead of a webm)

When students open the Chromebook camera, they should now see the option to adjust the resulting video file to an mp4. 

They can record their video, make sure to adjust the format to MP4, then download. Then, they can just upload the resulting file from their Drive to the Adobe Gallery.

We love our Assistant Principals!

 

Happy Assistant Principal Appreciation Week!

Our schools couldn't run without you.

Shout out an Assistant Principal that you appreciate with a comment below!

Google Classroom makes interactive YouTube Videos as easy as 1-2-3

Interactive videos - at a Google Classroom near you! Multiple choice, open-ended questions, and checkbox question styles available. Explore the option via Google Classroom under "Classwork"

 

Screen-free, after testing activity ideas!

TCEA has got you covered with collaborative, fun, non-screen activities to give your students a break after CMAS testing. Check out the article linked here. 

#TCEA #NonScreenActivities #RedSoloCups #CMAS #ECSDEdTech

 

Middle School Social and Emotional Learning Video Library

NEW resource from Common Sense media. Curated YouTube playlist with videos on a variety of topics - from exploring careers, relationships, responsible decision making, and being in tune with your emotions. 

Audio clips now on Snorkl 🤿

 A one-of-a-kind AI tool just keeps getting better! Let us know how you might use the new Audio Clips feature on Snorkl in the comments below.

#ECSDEdTech #Snorkll #AudioClips #NewFeature

AI Literacy Day is March 27th!

 Are you making plans to celebrate AI Literacy Day on Friday? TCEA has a lot of great resources to highlight the importance of AI Literacy. Check out the variety of resources linked below!

TCEA Article

AI in ECSD

AI Literacy - How AI Works Playlist

AI Snapshots - Short discussions around the ethical use of AI

AI edu curriculum request form