January 22' Instructional Tech Updates

Wow, January went quick! I don't know about you, but this year seems to be flying by.  Maybe it's because I have a junior and we are another step closer to him making some college decisions, or maybe it's because the older I get, the faster the years go.  Either way, I can't believe it's we are the end of January 2022!  

Take a look at the January 22' Instructional Tech Updates.  There is information on Nearpod, Book Creator, Black History Month and YOUR STAFF LAPTOP!   

Turn Off YouTube Ads!

Looking for an easy way to share a YouTube video without advertisements and related videos?  Watch the video below to learn about what you can add to the URL to do that very thing!

Book Creator

Book Creator is an easy to use, SOPPA compliant, tool allowing your students to combine text, images, audio, and video to create digital books.  Students can create interactive stories, portfolios, reports, comics and much more.  Brook creator's free version provides you 1 shareable library to store up to 40 student books that can be published to the web or downloaded.  When you are ready for your next project, simply archive those stories to free up space in your library.  Watch this video to see what Book Creator has to offer.

We recently added Book Creator to Clever allowing easy access for students.  Want to see some examples of a final product?  Click here to search for examples by grade level!

To help get you up and running, check out these short and easy to follow tutorials: Getting Started and Library Settings.

When you are ready to introduce Book Creator to your students, this wonderful tutorial, How to Use Book Creator will walk them through the many features available to them!