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The Power of Social Presence for Learning

Social presence is key to a successful learning experience. The above resource from EDUCAUSE will give you an overview of the power and...

5 Research-Backed Tips to Improve Your Online Teaching Presence

Are you an educator teaching remotely? Perhaps there are a few back-to-back eLearning days coming up. You should check out these research-backed...

New Quizzes in Canvas

What's the difference between Classic and New Quizzes in Canvas? You may be familiar with Classic Quizzes, the original quiz tool, but New Quizzes...

Using Video to Teach Students Self-Agency

Student-led learning is an increasingly important topic. How often do you promote student-led learning and self-agency? This blog post and...

5 Ways to Incorporate Student Choice in Lessons with Video

How often are your students provided with choices in their learning? Studies have shown that student choice leads to higher engagement. This blog...

Narrating Directions for Self-Paced Learning

Recording your directions for assignment makes them accessible for all—whether that's students who were absent students, those learning at their...

Rolling out the 2020 WIDA Standards: On-Demand Workshop

Adam Pitt, IDOE's Assistant Director of English Learners & Migrant English Learners, provides an overview of the rollout plan for the 2020 Edition of...

Nearpod: Accessing and Downloading Reports

What is Nearpod? Nearpod is an interactive learning tool that allows the teacher to create engaging lessons. This tool will enable you to show...

Google Slides: Speaker Notes

You may have seen in Google Slides the blank box at the bottom that says, "Click to add speaker notes." Who else considers those notes? And how can...

Google Slides: Explore Tool

Join Tim Anderson from Google for Education to learn how to use the Explore feature in Google Slides to add layouts to slides and add links and...

Google Slides: Skip a Slide

Did you know that Google Slides can be hidden and skipped when in presentation mode? Check out this video from GCFLearnFree.org for a short...

Google Slides: Change the Theme, Background, or Layout

You can customize how your presentation looks in Google Slides by changing the theme, background, or layout. Use this source from Google Support to...

Helperbird

Make digital content accessible for your students! Helperbird is a browser extension with features such as dyslexia-friendly fonts, Immersive Reader,...

PrintFriendly

PrintFriendly is a free extension that allows you to clean up and format web pages for a perfect print experience. With this tool, remove...

Business and Entrepreneurship Lessons

Looking to inspire future entrepreneurs and CEOs? These standards-connected lessons and activities from Scholastic and Shark Tank will inspire your...

Canvas Pages - Creation and Management

This video is part of the Canvas Video Guide for instructors.  The video linked here will provide an in-depth tutorial on how to create and...

What Are Your Students Eating? Nourish Your Learners!: On-Demand Workshop

What does high-quality feedback look like for your learners? Are we engaging in teacher-student, student-student, and authentic audience feedback?...

Dig Deep: Digital Citizenship & Professional Responsibilities: On-Demand Workshop

Although most students are comfortable using technology, the myth of the digital native is just that: a myth. Check out this workshop led by Diana...

Employability Skills

Indiana’s Employability Skills Standards allow students to be prepared for the ever-changing needs of today’s workforce. These standards, from...