Subscribe to a BISD Calendar
Adding events from a BISD calendar to your Google calendar takes just a few short steps. Here's a short video to get you started.
Adding events from a BISD calendar to your Google calendar takes just a few short steps. Here's a short video to get you started.
Another Reason to Love Google Forms
If you have equipment or books that you manage, Google Forms can provide a solution for managing the items. Check out Richard Byrne's video on creating a check out system. Some of our innovative teachers at Alkek Elementary are using Google Forms for students to check in/check out of class. What an awesome idea, especially if your students struggle to tell time. Google time stamps the form submission.
If you have equipment or books that you manage, Google Forms can provide a solution for managing the items. Check out Richard Byrne's video on creating a check out system. Some of our innovative teachers at Alkek Elementary are using Google Forms for students to check in/check out of class. What an awesome idea, especially if your students struggle to tell time. Google time stamps the form submission.
Epic Books: 100% Free ebooks
Epic Books offers free accounts for teachers and librarians in the US and Canada. The interface is user friendly and attractive. While I love their fiction ebooks, one of the biggest draws of Epic Books is the extensive nonfiction content. A simple search for "tsunami" turned up a great combination of fiction and nonfiction texts. Some of the books also provide "read to me" support. This is a great site for science, social studies, math, ELAR, and elective teachers, too.
Epic Books offers free accounts for teachers and librarians in the US and Canada. The interface is user friendly and attractive. While I love their fiction ebooks, one of the biggest draws of Epic Books is the extensive nonfiction content. A simple search for "tsunami" turned up a great combination of fiction and nonfiction texts. Some of the books also provide "read to me" support. This is a great site for science, social studies, math, ELAR, and elective teachers, too.
Need to Schedule an Email?
Boomerang for Gmail may be just the tool you need. (Thanks, Ms. Moseley, for sharing this timesaver with me!). By adding Boomerang to your Gmail. account, you will have access to a "send later" button under the regular "send" button. You can select the date and time to send the email. What a time saver for busy people who don't always have the time to sit down at the computer to get that essential email out! Need some help? There are "how to" videos embedded right on the Boomerang website. Gotta love that! (BTW...you are receiving an email with a link to this newsletter today, but I scheduled the email using Boomerang over the weekend!)
Boomerang for Gmail may be just the tool you need. (Thanks, Ms. Moseley, for sharing this timesaver with me!). By adding Boomerang to your Gmail. account, you will have access to a "send later" button under the regular "send" button. You can select the date and time to send the email. What a time saver for busy people who don't always have the time to sit down at the computer to get that essential email out! Need some help? There are "how to" videos embedded right on the Boomerang website. Gotta love that! (BTW...you are receiving an email with a link to this newsletter today, but I scheduled the email using Boomerang over the weekend!)
