Find support videos, guides, printables, webinars, rollover information and more on this very useful site!

Immersive Reader is part of the Learning Tools included in Microsoft Office 365 and Office 2016 applications. How to find Immersive reader in popular apps like OneNote Online, 2016 and iOS iPad, and Word Online.

Great free reading tool for Dyslexic / SEND / EAL Students in Office 365

Are you NEW to Nearpod and don’t know where to start? This workshop will help you get started. Learn how to navigate the Nearpod platform with lots of time to practice and ask questions.

By the end of this webinar, you’ll know how to:
-Log in to your Nearpod Account
-Navigate the Nearpod Home Page
-Search Lessons
-Launch Lessons
-Share Lessons
-Access Reports
-Find Help

Before viewing the recorded webinar, you will need to have a Nearpod account set up. Sign up for free at https://nearpod.com/signup/?oc=LogInTopNav

Check out other Nearpod resources in the Resource Bank:
- https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/3364-nearpod-for-teachers-webinar-resources
- https://resourcebank.ca/courses/student-engagement-platform-nearpod
- https://resourcebank.ca/courses/calm-kids-nearpod

Nearpod is an award-winning student engagement platform with ready-to-run interactive lessons for K-12 teachers. Explore interactive lessons and interactive lessons. You are able to subscribe for more lessons, but there are many excellent ones for free available. You can also make your own using PowerPoint presentations!

These resources will help you get started using this excellent engagement tool for distance learning!

Find tutorials for:
*Social Media
*Computer/Device Use
*Library E-Resources
*Microsoft
*Google
*Academic Resources

This includes - GALE research database, NoveList Plus, Tumble Books

"Pearson School eText is an easy-to-use database of content available to you anytime and anywhere that you have internet access. Students and teachers log in using unique information to access all of their content."

There are books available for Math, ELA, Science & Social Studies.

This user guide is a personal safety resource for anyone who is concerned about or experiencing technology-enabled abuse, stalking, or harassment. It can help you sever digital ties with those you no longer want to be connected to and outlines the personal safety features that are built into Apple devices.
Use the guide to learn about ways to review and change what you’re sharing and secure your device when someone else may have had physical access.
Also learn about the features built into Apple devices to support your personal safety and privacy.
Included are checklists that will help you quickly learn how to control who you want to have access.
The guide is both web-based or available as a downloadable PDF.

This resource will walk you through step by step as to how to set up your Polar Heart Rate monitor for individual use using Polar Beat, Polar Flow and Polar Coach

This is an end-to-end tutorial of Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams. This is a Microsoft Teams new feature for education that improves student reading fluency, saves time and tracks insights and progress. Reading Progress is one of the new features in Microsoft Teams for Education. Teams Reading Progress is a FREE tool that supports students in building reading fluency through independent reading practice, educator review, and educator insights. Reading Progress allows educators to assign reading fluency passages that students can independently record themselves reading out loud. Educators can review the audio and video, and gather insights automatically on student progress. The program automatically detects the student's reading fluency and accuracy. Teachers can get fluency/accuracy data on individual students and for the whole class.

Check out Microsoft Teams Reading Progress blog: https://aka.ms/ReadingProgressMay2021​ to see even more of what this great tool can do for you!

The document below is quick access to important PD links that will support you with your use of Seesaw as an assessment tool. 

"Learn the ins and outs of Seesaw in just 5 steps.
Join us live, watch a recording, or work through slides at your own pace."

This short webinar explains how to set up and use OneNote to create student portfolios.

This is a recording of a Lunch & Learn Session for teachers on how to use Ocean School.

This guide was created to support teachers with using Seesaw (free or paid accounts) at Sun West.Topics covered include: What is Seesaw?Where to start if you are new to SeesawAdministrator Must Do ListTeacher Must Do ListSetting up new classesClass codesEmail sign in Adding Co-teachersAdding familiesCheck-list

Please find the following supports for schools using Raz-Kids:overviewguided help and supporthow to rosterhow to get startedhow to sue digital running records

Create a web story or interactive story. You could use this to create a choose your own adventure book - you have branching options!

"You don't need to write any code to create a simple story with Twine, but you can extend your stories with variables, conditional logic, images, CSS, and JavaScript when you're ready.

Twine publishes directly to HTML, so you can post your work nearly anywhere. Anything you create with it is completely free to use any way you like, including for commercial purposes."

This webinar can help you get started (start at about 10 minutes in). Copy and paste this url into your browser - https://zoom.us/rec/play/7JAlJL2h_zM3H9eWtwSDC6R-W9ToeKis0SUa_vUEyx28BXRQYwLwMOZBZOOrxYNiFo0SI36nYddl4WRz

Supporting handouts (pass DLSUM2020) https://rise.articulate.com/share/xpvOFHYuevKVJBJ6cQXNjd0RvGDgDE4K#/

CommonLit is a free digital tool that helps students in grades 3-12 make measurable gains in reading and writing. Teachers can go to CommonLit.org, create a free account, and access our free library of high-interest lessons.

This resources features a collection of resources and a webinar to get you using CommonLit effectively for distance learning.

Mathletics is a powerful tool or weapon of “mass instruction”. This session will show you how to use Mathletics to identify which outcomes your students are currently meeting, and where there are gaps in their learning.  This outcome specific information can be provided for the class overall and each individual student by using the assessments available in Mathletics.  Mathletics can also be used to help fill those learning gaps by using differentiation, and using the information from student activities to group students for small group instruction based on their results from activities.  Come and learn how to put this amazing tool to work for you and your students this year.

This webinar will help you get started using this excellent tool remotely.
-set up classes
-easily enroll students
-troubleshooting log in issues
-create and share first assignment for students