April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse - Are you and your class prepared?

 Did you catch last Friday's memo from Dr. Katie Jenner?  She had a great tribute to STEM and Dr. Mae Jemison including her part in the upcoming eclipse.  Indiana is in a prime location for the solar eclipse scheduled for the afternoon of April 8, 2024.  Have you capitalized on this extraordinary moment in science and history?

Check out the message about the eclipse from Governor Holcomb below.

Want more information?  Check out Indiana's Solar Eclipse 2024 site.

Looking for learning materials?  Indiana Learning Lab has a entire collection broken down for all grade levels.

Login to https://inlearninglab.com and explore the 2024 Solar Eclipse Collection.

Please contact your technology trainer if you'd like assistance navigating Indiana Learning Lab or check out the Indiana Learning Lab Resources Collection.

Blended Learning Tip: Should You Diffit?

Have you heard of the AI program Diffit?  It is an online tool that will adapt a variety of texts to a specific level, create a summary, vocabulary list, and even a variety of comprehension questions all with just a few clicks!  Check out the videos below to learn more.

What is Diffit?

What does Diffit do?

Is Diffit really that easy to use?  Click here for a quick technology trainer tutorial.

Want to explore more of Diffit's YouTube Channel?  Click here.

Click here to explore Diffit on your own!

Blended Learning Tip: Have You Heard about Pear Deck?

Looking for ways to review for ILEARN and IREAD-3?

One way is to use Edulastic/Pear Deck for practice assessments.

Edulastic is now "Pear Assessment".

For those who used Edulastic in the past-
You have still have free accounts by clicking "Sign in With Google".
You can still use the practice assessments you had saved in your Edulastic library. You can also search for new ones using the search bar. If you find great ones you would like to share with your team, you will need to click on the title, then click "CLONE" to make your own copy. 

Once you have your own copy, the title will show in your "Created by Me" folder. Any assessments in your "Created by Me" folder can be shared with your team. Click on the title of the assessment in your "Created by Me" folder, then click on the share symbol next to the title. From here you can change the share settings, copy the shareable link, and paste into Gmail, Canvas, etc.

What else does Pear Deck have to offer? See below.

What is Pear Deck?

Click here to learn how to use Pear Deck Add-On and Templates

Click here for information on Flashcard Factory

Click here to view Pear Deck Playlist from BGPS

Click here for more Pear Deck support

Click here to for more about Pear Deck Assessment (Formerly Edulastic)