ISPP Secondary Technology Support

One purpose of blogging is to connect with others, and in order to connect, we can subscribe to each other's blogs! Once subscribed, we can read and comment on blogs to support and encourage one another. Check out this post on how to write a blog comment! The subscribe button will look differently depending on which template you are using. To add the subscribe / follow gadget, go to your blog settings and choose Layout. In Layout, you can check to see if the gadget is there and hidden. If if is, you can click edit and make it visible. If the gadget is not there, you can choose 'add a gadget' and choose the Follow by Email gadget. Here is a video to help you

This post will guide you through using Google Slides and iMovie to make a movie-book. Step 1: Write your story and gather your media.  You can use images you find in a creative commons image search , or make your own images by taking photographs, sketching and photographing your sketches, or editing images using programs like Piktochart  or Pixlr . Step 2: Use Google Slides to craft your book pages Use right click and 'order' to change the layering of your images and text boxes.  Use the formatting tools to change your font, text size, text colour, and even the colour of your textbox  You can also change the background, theme, and layout  When your pages are ready, choose File--> Download as-->JPEG. You will need to do this for each page.  Here's a video that may help you! Step 3: Make your movie-book! Go to iMovie, make a new movie, import your images, put them in order, add the page turning transition, and recor...

At ISPP, each student uses a blog / online learning portfolio to share learning experiences and connect with others. Want to update your blog? Here are some resources to help you: Change your background photo and theme How to Comment How to edit pages Make your profile appear in your blog Embed media in your blog posts Add a Subscribe! gadget to your blog Edit your Blogger profile Set your blog privacy Want to check out some other student blogs to get ideas? You can see them all here. New to Blogger? Here are some videos to help you get started with your blog! Step One: Create your blog . Go to www.blogger.com and sign in with your school Google account. Notes (if you want to skip the video): if you are under 13, you must create a "Limited Blogger Profile." Your Display Name is the name that will appear on all the blogs you create, and your Blogger Profile. Your first name and the first letter of your last name is a good option. Your Blog Title will a...

Students can add events to their calendars -this can be a great way to plan your time and achieve your goals! Go to ManageBac and click on Calendar: Click 'Add Personal Event' at the top right  Add in the details: You can include links to help you You can include personal tasks that aren't for school but you want to remember Change the date if you are planning ahead Select All day event Click Add Event Here's an example: Your event will appear in a green box on your calendar with the name that you gave it If you click on the event, you can edit or delete, see the buttons on the right  Here's my edited list, do you know how I made the text bold?   To make text bold, use HTML tags. <b>enter text you want to make bold here </b>  Try it out! What else can you do with HTML to make your homework easier to view? Do you have any creative ways of using the ManageBac calendar to support your learning? Share them ...

One of the purposes of creating comments is to connect with others. This helps us to learn together and grow together, each making a difference .  Composing a useful comment can be difficult for all of us, and I hope this will help! Effective comments that make the world a  better place to learn: Help the writer to feel better (stronger, happier, more hopeful, more optimistic) Help you get to know the writer Help you understand the content Inform the writer about things they care about Help the writer see their strengths Give the writer ideas for improving Before you click Publish Read your comment and think about how you would feel if you received that comment. Make sure you are not sharing private information. Not sure? Ask around. We are better when we help each other.