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Dear Leaders of Learning, iPad troubleshooting: Clear the Cache! Just as Chromebooks use a cache to load web pages faster, iPad apps do as well. And just like Chromebook, when a service, like Nearpod, updates its code, the old site in the cache can become glitchy. If one of your tech tools isn’t working, try clearing the cache On the iPad, unlike the Chromebook, you clear the cache one application at a time: 1. Open the app you want to clear. 2. Hold the power button on top until the “Slide to power off” screen appears. 3. Hold the “Home” button until the application relaunches. Done. Kahoot Update: Kahoot now shows the questions and answers on the student devices! This makes using Kahoot, whether in-class, but particularly remotely, much easier for students. They will no longer have to have two screens open. Ed Tech March madness has been ongoing. Vote on Twitter. Down to the Final Four. I am, of course, Team Nearpod. Hybrid teaching and iPad questions and concerns: What specific challenges are you having with devices or with the transition to hybrid classes? Please shoot me an email with any specific questions, concerns or tips you have! Tech Tools of the Week: Demos is a free collection of math based digital activities. They have premade activities on everything from numbers sense and geometry to quadratic functions and conics. There are also check-ins, exit tickets and vocabulary builders. It is easy to create an account, classes and push out assignments. Detailed reports help collect data and see where your students are. And of course, there is a lesson builder to create your own custom math, or other subject, lessons. Check out this video. Tech Resource of the Week: The National Parks provide low cost and spectacular recreational opportunities for everyone. They also provide lots of educational opportunities! There are opportunities for real and virtual Field trips, and for completing Junior Ranger activities. While NPS is only allowing downloads of books right now, some individual parks are still sending out physical activity books. See this article for more information and resources for using National Parks in your classroom. Professional Development: Science teachers: The virtual ScIC5 Science is cool unconference is coming up on April 1. This free virtual event has updates on current trends, interesting speakers, networking and teaching ideas and a PD certificate to upload to TeachPoint. Fulbright: Last week for Teachers for Global Classroom application! Maybe too late for this round, but put it on your calendar for next year. The most worthwhile and interesting PD I ever participated in....plus free international travel. Ask for more information.Nearpod is hosting a Social Emotional Learning webinar to give tips on using Nearpod’s SEL content in your classroom. New hardware is arriving to help make the transition to Hybrid learning. Here are the video and written instructions from Carlos Quilis on how to set up your camera, speakers and monitor. If you need any help setting up, or learning how to use these tools, I’m here to help. Reach out through email or visit my Office Hours. Spring is springing! Get out and enjoy!
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AuthorRobert Frye is a retired 33 year veteran Of Holyoke Public Schools Archives
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