Free Press Day is May 3rd

From quick Do Nows to full lesson plans - Checkology from The News Literacy Project has EVERYTHING you need to dive into the complex and vital world of News and Media Literacy. Take some time to honor Freedom of the Press day with their new lesson collection - 

linked here.

Enjoy your Spring Break!

 

Get some sunshine. Smell some flowers. Slow down and enjoy your Spring Break!

Engaging ideas to celebrate 🌎 day

We know everyone will be on break, but that doesn't mean you can't celebrate 🌎 a bit early!

Check out this word puzzles and escape rooms - Earth day themed - from our friends over at TCEA linked here

 

AI Literacy 'Zine

 

Appropriate for students in Grades 3-12 to explore how AI works through engaging puzzles and games. Check out the link here.

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"