Embrace Possibility

In This Edition:

Check out five simple hacks to include in your teaching! — Review our Tech & Wellness suggestions —
See a map with recommendations from the AISB community.

Good morning, Vampires! Thank you for opening this week’s Tech Bytes newsletter. We continue to share ideas, strategies, and articles to ignite your curiosity and deepen discussions around the use of technology in the classroom. 

Another week to  Embrace Possibility and add a little to your teaching repertoire with Peardeck, a lovely integrated programme that makes your already existing Google Slides interactive-  recommended for grades 3 to 12.
Want to get more out of the 10K+ Google slide presentations you have in your repertoire?

Watch this short video to see how Peardeck can help you make your presentations interactive, formative, and much more engaging. 
    
(Duration: 1:09)
Getting Started

Everything you’ll need to know to adapt preexisting slides into the Peardeck extension:
Getting Started with Pear Deck to Make Your Google Slides Presentations Interactive
Join the AISB Pro Membership with the following link and signing in with Google.

Managebac Basics – geared towards our new Secondary teachers:
– Summative assessments
– Feedback 
– Managebac Calendar 
– Expectations MB vs Google Classroom
– Upcoming reports    

  • Monday, Sept 6 1:30 – 1:55pm   Add to Calendar                              
  • OR Tuesday, Sept 7 1:30 – 1:55pm   Add to Calendar 

Ever get annoyed when you copy and paste text from one document to the next and you have an assortment of formats? Just follow this quick two-key shortcut.