Category: Classroom Tech

Technology used to facilitate instruction and learning.

Canva Rostering and SSO in Clever

Posted on November 16, 2023 by in Classroom Tech, Multimedia
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We are excited to share that we will be launching Canva for Education through the FUSD Clever portal on December 1st, 2023!  

All teachers and students will have access to the all-in-one visual communication platform through Clever. All staff will be able to access Canva at canva.com and sign in with their Microsoft account. For teachers, Clever will roster your existing students so you can create Canva assignments for your multimedia projects. Below you will find resources and tutorials for learning more about Canva.

What is Canva? 

Canva is a web-based app that can be used to create stunning multimedia products with ease. This includes posters …

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Reading Progress New Background Noise Suppression

Posted on November 03, 2023 by in Classroom Tech

Reading Progress is an amazing digital tool that can used by students to practice and improve reading fluency. As part of Class Teams assignments, Reading Progress has been growing and developing into a robust tool that can also check for comprehension and reading expression. One of the challenges with using Reading Progress in the classroom has been the background noise that can occur within a student’s reading recording.

To address this, Microsoft has added in a background noise suppression tool. In addition to this exciting new feature, they have added the ability to turn off the auto-detect review tool and …

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Minecraft EDU: Digital Safety and Information Literacy

Posted on October 27, 2023 by in Classroom Tech, Content
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Minecraft Education is more than just a game; it’s a groundbreaking educational tool that blends entertainment with learning. By crafting their virtual worlds and narratives, students develop valuable problem-solving abilities, teamwork, and creativity. And now, Microsoft has announced the addition of new content focused on teaching digital safety and information literacy.

Cyber and Digital Safety:

In today’s interconnected world, cyber safety is non-negotiable. Teachers can now empower students to be safe online with lessons in cybersecurity, online safety, and digital citizenship aligned to Cyber.org and CSTA standards. You will find a full curriculum progression that includes career pathways. Teachers will find that …

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New Promethean Resources

Posted on October 20, 2023 by in Classroom Tech, Hardware
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As you may know, all classroom have now received their Promethean ActivPanel interactive display, which has been provided by the district to ensure baseline, standard display technology. These panels can be used to display computer content, draw with digital ink, and interact with websites and software. In addition to interacting with computer content, Promethean provides additional tools that overlay what is being displayed, including a timer, spinner, annotator, whiteboard canvas, and more.

In order to support the use of the Promethean ActivPanel to it’s full capacity, the EdTech team has created a support page full of tutorials and documentation to help …

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Booking Calendar for Parent Conferences

Posted on October 06, 2023 by in Classroom Tech, Microsoft 365
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It’s that time of year again! Parent/Teacher conferences – a time to review student progress with your families. This is a great opportunity, but it can be a struggle scheduling every meeting in a timely manner without conflicts. That’s where the Bookings app comes to the rescue. And now there is a new and improved Bookings app called “Bookings with Me”, where teachers can setup an online scheduling calendar for families to book time and avoid conflicting events on your Outlook calendar. Try it out this year! It costs you and your families nothing and is easy to setup. To …

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