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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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Jamboard is going away; Are you ready?

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Jamboard is going away and Lucidspark is here to help. Import all of your Jamboard files into Lucidspark before October 1st, 2024 to ensure that your Jams remain editable.   Read how to here. Step 1: Login to Lucid via…
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Canvas Module and Assignment Differentiation

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Did you know?   As of July 20th, we now have the ability to assign modules, pages, and ungraded discussions to sections and students!  Please see the resources below for all of the details on these robust new Canvas features: Canvas…
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Canvas Updates–Discussions Redesign

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This enhancement aims to improve teachers’ and students’ experiences by offering new customizations and interactive components, including @mentions, anonymous posting, post logging, and enhanced searching and sorting capabilities. This…
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