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Smart Search Now Available in Canvas

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Canvas Smart Search The Smart Search feature is now available for teachers to enable in their Canvas courses. Below is how Instructure defines the Smart Search functionality: “Our Smart Search feature relies on an AI-adjacent technology…
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Updates to Read&Write

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Latest Updates for Read&Write are LIVE!  Read&Write is a dynamic Chrome Extension Available for all members of Hall County Schools to support literacy.  The tool can help with everyday tasks such as reading text aloud, understanding…
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Using Book Creator with Canvas

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Did you know Book Creator revamped their Canvas integration early in 2024? Prior to 2024 the Book Creator / Canvas integration was primarily just single-sign-on.  The features below are now included in the new integration: Create Book…
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Don’t Flop over Flip, Try VoiceThread!

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VoiceThread - Group Interaction For All Students Flip is no longer available as a standalone platform. Microsoft, the owner of Flip, has decided to integrate its functionality into Microsoft Teams for Education, leading to the discontinuation…
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Canva Glow-Up for 2024/2025

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Canva Glow Up - Refreshed Look for Canva Homepage and Editor The Canva glow up includes a fresh homepage and editor designed for focused work. Canva made these changes to improve the way you create in Canva, and to make it easier to organize…
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Remind Reminders–Preferred Language

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Communicate with every family in their home language—individually and at scale Preferred language translation lets you effectively reach all families in their home languages—from direct conversations to district-wide notifications. Reach…
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