IXL and ILEARN Checkpoints and Study Plans

Wondering how to use IXL study plans to help prepare your students for ILEARN and ILEARN Checkpoints?  Here is a video to share what IXL can...

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Adding an Artifact to SFS

 The end of the year is here, and so is the need to tie up loose ends in our year.  One question we have been hearing is how to add an artifact to SFS (Standard for Success).  There have been some changes to the site, but we have adapted the directions from the previous years.  You will see the corporation directions along with a quick video tutorial of how to complete this task below.  Please contact your technology trainer if you have further questions.

Click here for the complete SFS Directions




Monday, April 25, 2022

Reveal Math: A Short Introduction for Teachers and Students

 Some teachers are interested in taking a closer look at Reveal Math. Official training for Reveal Math will be taking place soon. But in the meantime, here are some key concepts to assist you in your navigation efforts.

Login: https://my.mheducation.com/

Username:K5IndianaReveal    Password: RevealMath4Me

Getting Started Videos:

Teacher Walk Through

Quick Start

Digital Walk Through: Student Edition

How to find your lesson materials online:


If you have trouble printing, open Reveal site in Edge Browser or following these directions.




Monday, April 18, 2022

Earth Day April 22nd!

 Friday April 22nd is Earth Day!
Looking for ideas to incorporate this into your curriculum?

Nearpod is full of pre-made, interactive presentations and videos covering the topics of Earth Day, Recycling, Pollution, Natural Resources, and more! 


Flipgrid can be used to create commercials encouraging others to help take care of the Earth. What slogans and tips can your students come up with???


VR(virtual reality) consider using Nearpod or Google Earth to take your students to parts of the Earth they have never seen before!


Newsela contains articles about popular science topics and current events. These articles have a built in read-a-loud feature as well as the ability to be printed out or projected on the Smart Board. Try this one "Why some flowers greet us each Spring"



Monday, April 4, 2022

IDOE "Summer of Learning" Opportunities

 

Registration is now open for Summer of Learning Conferences!  
 Register for a Summer of Learning conference (or two!here.


Here is one close to home!
July 27 and July 28
Keynote Speakers include Matt Miller and Dr. Buddy Berry





Brought to you by Purdue University Northwest
June20-24 at LCHS (other dates and locations also available)



Have more Summer PD opportunities to share? Email your Tech Trainer and we can share out the info.

Monday, March 28, 2022

Using Nearpod's "Time to Climb" for ILEARN practice

 



Nearpod: Time to Climb has new features that can be used to help with some ILEARN practice

If you have not used Nearpod's Time to Climb before, take a look at how easy this gamified feature is to set up and play! Click here!

  • Brand new teacher dashboard that displays student results in real-time. 

  • Pause between questions. Teachers can choose to have the game automatically pause between questions to facilitate discussion & advance to the next question when they’re ready

  • Multiple correct answers now possible

  • Better volume controls. 

    • Lowered the volume to start

    • Option to play audio on teacher computer or on all student devices

    • Both teachers & students have in-game volume control


Friday, March 11, 2022

Week Before Spring Break!!

 Hi Everyone!  This is a highly anticipated week for teachers... The week before Spring Break!  This week is filled with special days in addition to leading up to one of our favorite times of year!



We start the week with Monday, March 14th ~ Pi Day!!

Here is a free activity from Brainpop!

Pi Day Celebration ideas!

We Are Teachers 3.14 Mathtastic Pi Activities for Classrooms

7 Classroom Pi Day Activities from Edutopia


As the week progresses, we have St. Patrick's Day on Thursday!  Don't forget to wear your green.

Here is a resource from Mystery Science on how a rainbow is made.

Low Prep STEM activities for St. Patrick's Day


Here are Breakout EDU activities to celebrate the week!

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Navigating i-Ready for LCSC Teachers

 This is a follow-up to our PD on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.  Here you will find a video recording of Grades 3 & 4 with Standards Mastery content and a version for K-2 without.  Also, you will find updated slides with directions on questions posed during the PD in green highlight.  Please contact your technology trainer if you need any further support.

 


Click here for presentation slides with live links.

Grades K-2 Discussion with Q&A

Grades 3 & 4 Discussion with Standards Mastery and Q & A