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 of the Flip website and app. As a result, all Flip content is now in read-only mode, and users have until September 30, 2024, to download any content, including student responses, from Flip.

Voicethread is the closest alternative to Flip that HCSD recommends and supports. It is a multimedia presentation and group interaction tool that accommodates various media types, including images, videos, audio (via microphone or phone), and text annotation. Similar to Flip, Voicethread centers interaction around a central piece of content, and then allows users to “thread” their responses. Importantly, Voicethread integrates seamlessly with Canvas  and allows for connections to the gradebook.

So what exactly is VoiceThread, and how can you get started using it?  Take a look at these videos and the resources below:

 

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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 all of your designs, content, and documentation.

Click here to get to know the ‘glowed up’ editor and homepage, and/or watch the 3 minute video below:

Canva also provided an excellent ‘Back to School Teacher Toolkit‘ in case you missed it earlier in the year.

Finally, we wanted to include the latest edition of ‘Connecting the Dots‘ which is the periodic newsletter from Canva for Education. 

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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 LaunchPoint

Step 2:  Click the blue + New button

Step 3:  Select Import from the dropdown menu

Step 4:  Choose Jamboard

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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:

  1. Canvas Release Notes from July 20th, 2024.
  2. Canvas Guide
  3. Feature Video:

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2024-2025 BLaST Beginning of Year Information

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Below is a list of resources and tools to help you update your staff.

BLaST Back to School Video Chapter Links:

 

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