Time to Check for Updates

 The start of the new year is a great time to check to see if your Chrome Browser is up-to-date.

Clearing your cache and cookies in Chrome may also same you some aggravation down the road.

Sharp Board Features You Didn't Know Where There

 

Sharp Board Features You Didn't Know Where There

Reminder Sharp Pen Software must be installed on the computer attached to the Sharp Board.  If Sharp Pen Software is not installed, please submit an IT SchoolDude Ticket to get it installed.

Celebrate the 100th Day of School with STEAM & Technology!

 

(1st Week of February)

Try some Techtaffic and STEAMtastic tasks for the 100th Day of School this Year!

EVERFI + Pear Deck

The educational journey includes so much more than traditional academic subjects. When young people learn about real-world skills in school, they’re equipped with the tools they need to navigate life’s daily challenges, such as financial literacy and career readiness.

To help educators support K-12 students in developing life skills, we’ve partnered with EVERFI on a capsule collection of free, real-world lessons powered by Pear Deck.

EVERFI Templates

Templates include:

• Financial Literacy
• Health and Wellness
• Social Emotional Learning
• STEM and Career Readiness
• Early Academic Readiness

 Interactive Questions in Screencastify 

Welcome to an amazing new feature: Interactive Questions! This will give you the ability to create quizzes within your Screencastify videos 🥳

Interactive Questions are a powerful tool for teachers to increase student engagement and understanding when using video as a classroom tool. You can create content that focuses students and requires them to take a more active approach while engaging with the video content.

Additionally, Interactive Questions provide you with the ability to more accurately and comprehensively understand the engagement and quality of your videos. Not only will you know who watched your videos; you will also be able to understand who engaged with the content, who might have had additional questions, or who may have had trouble understanding the material covered in the video lesson.

• How do I access the interactive questions feature?
• How do I create an interactive question?
• How do I assign a video with interactive questions?

From: https://learn.screencastify.com/hc/en-us/articles/4406284471447-Introduction-to-Interactive-Questions- 

O&R's 2022 Stem Classroom Grant

 

                              

Mark your calendars - Orange and Rockland’s STEM Classroom Grants process opens on January 1, 2022.  

 

O&R is offering science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) grants to support classroom projects and initiatives.  O&R’s STEM program will award up to 35 grants at a maximum amount of $1,000 each to educators at schools (pre-K to 12^th grade) and youth groups in communities throughout our service area.  The link to the application is: https://www.oru.com/en/community-affairs/teachers-students.

 

Spread the word and share the link.  Remember that the grant process has been extended to  June 1, 2022.