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. One of my roles in MVSD involves the organization of our divisional video conference schedule. As of 2021 this also includes asynchronous programming. This includes planning with participating schools, communication of schedules, maintenance of required equipment, and professional development for staff. Each of our 6 senior years schools is identified as a subject-specific hub and specializes in… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – Transparent Whiteboard for Virtual Lessons
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. At our most recent MAETL meeting, Andy McKiel shared how you can use Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) to make a transparent whiteboard for use during virtual lessons. OBS is a tool that is new to me this spring and I have been experimenting with it a bit for use during virtual presentations (see BYTE example below): I know that many of our staff could utilize this option for their classes so I started experimenting and… Read More
#WOWWednesday
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 goes out to our HS Admin team who met yesterday to establish our video conference offerings for the 2020/21 school year. Each of our buildings serves as a hub in the division specializing in the VC delivery of particular subject areas. MVSD VC Offerings. (2020). Uploaded by Kirsten Thompson. Available online at: http://fishbowlteaching.blogspot.com/