Mystery Science: New Updates

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Mystery Science is an innovative, standards-aligned, hands-on curriculum that teaches K-5 students how to think like scientists.  Mystery Science offers open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science. The hook, visuals, and activity have all been prepared for teachers!  If you are new to Mystery Science, take a look at the Video Overview below:

 

For teachers that are familiar with Mystery Science, you will find new content for the 2024-2025 school year!

These enhancements include:

  • Vocabulary Supports: Spanish & English vocabulary slides and printouts have been added to our standards-aligned lessons
  • Mini-lesson Extensions: Added mini-lesson extensions that are aligned to a lesson’s Disciplinary Core Idea
  • 3D assessments: All 4th & 5th grade assessments will be 3D assessments
  • Anchor Layer: Added and revised Anchor Layers options for more units
  • Updated Teacher Tools: Revised planning documents; Pacing, Standards Alignment, & other supports here

 

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WeVideo Certifications and Ambassador Programs

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Whether you’re a WeVideo newbie looking to learn the ropes, or a seasoned pro ready to flaunt your skills — jump in! Become a WeVideo aficionado, plus receive a certificate of completion.  Those certifications build upon each other as well.  Continue your learning to become a WeVideo Ambassador.  There are even certification courses for your students!

 

To learn more about WeVideo certifications and ambassador programs please visit:

WeVideo Certifications

WeVideo Ambassador

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Classwize Focus Library Now Live

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We are excited to announce that our newest Classwize feature, “Focus Library,” is now live for all Classwize users! Focus Library will allow teachers to create Focus Plans ahead of time, use the Focus Plan with any class in their Classwize dashboard, and save Focus Plans created in the moment for future use! Please view the video overview & resources below for more information and share them with your teachers!

Classwize Focus Library

Create a Focus Plan

Apply a Focus Plan

Manage a Focus Plan

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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 unfamiliar words, and even researching assignments.

In July 2024, Read&Write added additional features to their product that include:

  • Co:Writer Prediction: This will provide the strongest, and most accurate word prediction available on the market. It includes a simple-to-use word prediction engine, specifically designed to free up ideas so they more naturally flow into writing – helping to overcome writer’s block and word recall issues.
  • Topics: With Topics, students get topic-specific vocabulary at their fingertips – no more struggling with complex terms. Just a few clicks or keystrokes unlock content-specific words, boosting writing efficiency.
  • To ease the transition and cater to individual preferences, Read&Write will offer three different toolbar modes:
    • Horizontal Mode: The familiarity of the current Read&Write toolbar, with a few small changes. Toolbar sits at the top of the screen and is fully customizable.
    • Vertical Mode: Toolbar is docked on the right hand side of the screen. It’s customizable too, so students can add icons from Read&Write toolbar as desired.
    • Writing Mode: Ideal for students who primarily need writing support and may get overwhelmed with a toolbar with many different features.

The Read&Write Feature Tour is a great resource for teachers and students that shows videos of how to use each item on the Read&Write Tool Bar.

To find additional training guides and webinars (live and on-demand), please visit the Texthelp Academy .

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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 Creator assignments in Canvas:

  • Let students turn in Book Creator books directly from Canvas:

  • Read and grade student work from Canvas:

Read all of the details of how to use Book Creator with Canvas here and how to improve your Canvas/Book Creator workflows here.

Also, the video below provides an excellent view of the new integration features as well:

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