Emily Heller of Fredericksburg shares tips on how you can use keyboard shortcuts to add emojis to pretty much any place that you can add text!  Emojis are great for drawing attention to details, making your emails and meetings standout, organizing your LMS, and just having fun! Runtime: 2:48

This video demonstrates how to record on-screen lessons and how to record yourself in Canvas Studio.  Addresses ISTE Standards: 2.1 Learner - Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning., 2.2 Leader - Educators seek out opportunities for leadership to support student empowerment and success and to improve teaching and learning., 2.5 Designer - Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability., 2.6 Facilitator - Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE Standards for Students.

This strategy is an engaging and effective way to get students into reflection practice.  It can be adapted to multiple grade levels and formats.  Reflection is an important strategy for students to acquire as it helps them retain information.  This exit ticket can also serve as an effective formatve assessment.

In order to comply with ADA regulations, teachers should properly code their Canvas content. Here's how!  Addresses ISTE Standards: 2.1 Learner - Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning., 2.5 Designer - Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability., 2.6 Facilitator - Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE Standards for Students.

This video demonstrates how to use Canvas Studio and how to embed those videos into Canvas assignments. This addresses ISTE Standards: 2.1 Learner - Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning., 2.2 Leader - Educators seek out opportunities for leadership to support student empowerment and success and to improve teaching and learning., 2.5 Designer - Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability., 2.6 Facilitator - Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE Standards for Students.

Emily Heller introduced the inaugural monthly 'Visty and Action Demo Slam' webinar, led by the Education Committee with a focus on accessibility. The webinar featured a competition where attendees could demonstrate their own tools and resources. The committee's mission was outlined as producing blog posts and tech reels with quick, useful information for educators. The discussion also highlighted various tech tools used in teaching, including Moote, Remote, and Zip Caption. Later, a Chrome extension called web disability simulator was introduced to help teachers understand the experience of students with various disabilities when using digital tools. The meeting ended with an announcement about an exciting collaboration on a podcast with Vista, the DOE, and Blue Ridge Public Television.

This 3.5 minute video from Patrick Hausamann gives you an overview of how you can use Immersive Reader in Wakelet resources.