Once the school year ends, teachers using Moodle need to prepare their courses for next year. Follow these instructions to save a backup of your courses and then get them ready for next year.
eLearning Alabama Announces Summer Online Offerings
eLearning Alabama has announced its summer offerings. If you’re a teacher who enjoys online learning or would like to give it a try these classes are the best place to start. With new technology initiatives like the Digital Renaissance just around the corner for most high school teachers some of the sessions, especially the ones [...]
Exploring Mount Vernon Virtual Field Trip Added to APT Plus
In February, Alabama Public Television partnered with the Mount Vernon Estate to create a virtual field trip for students in Alabama. As a service for teachers, APT has uploaded the video to the APT Plus website and it’s free for all Alabama teachers to show in their classrooms. The field trip is designed for grades [...]
PicMonkey: Online Photo Editor
PicMonkey is an easy to use online photo editing site that allows you to resize, recolor, adjust lighting, add stamps, add borders, add text, fix red-eye, etc.
Unlike many interactive sites, PicMonkey does not require students to register or login to use the service. They can simply drag an image file into the window to [...]
Summer Technology PD
This summer IT Services will offer a variety of technology professional development opportunities for teachers of all grade levels. In addition to GRITC, our two day summer technology conference, we’ll be offering the following training sessions:
Introduction to iPads in the Classroom
K-12 Teachers and Administrators will be introduced to iPads, their basic functions, and discussion of [...]
iPad Help on the Way
One of the big issues I get asked a lot about is iPads in the classrooms. “How do we set them up?” “How are they managed?” “How do I purchase apps?” “Can I purchase apps personally and set them up on my iPad at school?” The list goes on and on. It can be a [...]
Getting Started with Moodle
Moodle gives teachers a quick and easy way to post resources and activities online for students. With the expansion of the Digital Renaissance, now is the time to start using Moodle with your students.
You can access Moodle by going to learn.bcbe.org.
After logging in, these are the first things you’ll do to start using Moodle:
Request a [...]
Primary Campaign 2012
Help your students understand the presidential election process by focusing on the 2012 race.
Teachervision.com has resources about voting, elections, and the current candidates to help you structure your classroom discussion, lesson plans, and homework assignments.
Candidate Biographies – Encourage your students to learn more about the 2012 Democratic and Republican presidential candidates with these short [...]
GRITC Dates Announced
The dates for this year’s Gulf Regional Instructional Technology Conference have been set. The conference will take place on July 25th and 26th at Robertsdale Elementary School. The times will still be from 8am to 3pm. The past few years have seen great attendance and we hope to see everyone there again this year. In the [...]
The Semester Is Ending: Get Help with INow
With the end of the first semester here, many teachers are finalizing grades and setting up exams. IT Services provides several ways for teachers to get assistance with Inow.
You can get assistance at the INow website where you’ll find video trainings and printable tutorials. You can also email STIHelp@bcbe.org to get assistance with specific questions [...]