Every Wednesday I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Everyday our staff are using tech in new and exciting ways, are learning new skills, and are sharing ways in which ed tech is assisting them in their practice. This week I’d like to highlight the technical vocational staff at Grandview School (GVS). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic we have had to cease cross-transportation between schools in an effort to preserve student cohorts. As such, any students who would previously visit another school building for classes such as Human Ecology, Woodworking, etc are now having… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Chrome Pages
Every Tuesday I share a Tech Tip on our social media pages to assist our staff in their use of technology as it relates to their role. Did you know that you can change your settings in Google Chrome so that your most-used webpages open automatically when you open the web browser? Check out a quick tutorial below by US teacher, Ayanna. @ayannam18 🚨WATCH🚨 ##teachertips ##teachertiptuesday ##teachertechtip ##googlechrome ##teachersoftiktok ##tiktokteacher ##altteacher ##teacher ##virtuallearning ♬ original sound – ayannam18 What do I have as my start-up pages? Email PowerSchool MVSD ICT Resources notebook Xello & Seesaw admin dashboards O365 admin dashboard
Seesaw Ambassador – Lindsay Kuzyk
Its back-to-school in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. As tech integration increases as a strategy to meet our programming needs the teaching staff across MVSD have prepred some of their tips on how to make technology work for you. From August 31 – September 4 our teaching staff are taking over the ICT Social Media accounts sharing their tips, tutorials, words of support and more! Seesaw Ambassador – Lindsay Kuzyk View this post on Instagram Wrapping up our #mvsd_mb social media takeover series is Lindsay Kuzyk. Lindsay is a Seesaw Ambassador & is invaluable when it comes to supporting students, families… Read More
Building an Online Content Database – Jarrett Newton
Its back-to-school in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. As tech integration increases as a strategy to meet our programming needs the teaching staff across MVSD have prepred some of their tips on how to make technology work for you. From August 31 – September 4 our teaching staff are taking over the ICT Social Media accounts sharing their tips, tutorials, words of support and more! YouTube Math – Jarrett Newton View this post on Instagram Jarrett Newton, from GLH, has made video content creation part of his teaching practice for over 4 years! His YouTube channel is a trove of HS… Read More
Health & Connections Online with Nicole Bileski
Its back-to-school in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. As tech integration increases as a strategy to meet our programming needs the teaching staff across MVSD have prepred some of their tips on how to make technology work for you. From August 31 – September 4 our teaching staff are taking over the ICT Social Media accounts sharing their tips, tutorials, words of support and more! Nicole Bileski View this post on Instagram When classes were suspended Nicole recognized that physical & emotional wellness was more important than ever. She moved her phys-ed and yoga classes online which allowed her to connect… Read More
Remote Teaching Tips – Support from Shawna
Its back-to-school in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. As tech integration increases as a strategy to meet our programming needs the teaching staff across MVSD have prepred some of their tips on how to make technology work for you. From August 31 – September 4 our teaching staff are taking over the ICT Social Media accounts sharing their tips, tutorials, words of support and more! Shawna Prokopowich View this post on Instagram New to remote teaching? Feeling anxious about this new routine? Shawna Prokopowich (@nighttime_painting) from Ecole Macneill has you covered with encouragement and introductory tips to get you started on… Read More
Minecraft Education with Chelsea Hockridge
Its back-to-school in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. As tech integration increases as a strategy to meet our programming needs the teaching staff across MVSD have prepred some of their tips on how to make technology work for you. From August 31 – September 4 our teaching staff are taking over the ICT Social Media accounts sharing their tips, tutorials, words of support and more! Minecraft Education with Chelsea Hockridge View this post on Instagram This spring Chelsea @mrshockridge took the lead on implementing a Minecraft Lunch Club at Mackenzie Middle School. This program sees increased extracurricular opportunities for students &… Read More
MVSD MIE Expert – Judith Cooper
Its back-to-school in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. As tech integration increases as a strategy to meet our programming needs the teaching staff across MVSD have prepred some of their tips on how to make technology work for you. From August 31 – September 4 our teaching staff are taking over the ICT Social Media accounts sharing their tips, tutorials, words of support and more! MIE Expert Program – Judith Cooper View this post on Instagram Judith isn’t just using technology with her students, she’s been a leader for her colleagues as well & this summer was recognized as an MIE… Read More
Glide Apps with Jordan Dyck
Its back-to-school in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. As tech integration increases as a strategy to meet our programming needs the teaching staff across MVSD have prepred some of their tips on how to make technology work for you. From August 31 – September 4 our teaching staff are taking over the ICT Social Media accounts sharing their tips, tutorials, words of support and more! Jordan Dyck – Glide Apps View this post on Instagram Looking for a way to get your content easily into the hands of your students & families? Jordan Dyck from @barkergym highlights how he… Read More
Clever Badges
Clever Badges have been implemented as of September 2020 for all MVSD students K-3. These paper badges feature a QR code with the student’s name and, when displayed in front of the webcam of a divisional computer, initiate an automatic login into the device for that student! Check out this video from our IGTV below for more details and a demo of these badges in action! View this post on Instagram In an effort to increase accessibility for our youngest students we’ve implemented Clever Badges for our K-3 students across MVSD! #mvsd_mb #edtech #mbedchat A post shared by Kirsten Thompson – ICT… Read More