April 27, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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Last Friday and today, Ms. Kass and I took the students in her Science classes outside to do a little exploration of our environment. In a scavenger hunt type activity, we made a list of concepts the kids have studied … Continue reading
March 30, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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A few weeks ago I interviewed Ms. Kass and Ms. Krickovic to highlight what was going on in their classrooms. Both teachers told me about projects that let students publish their work based on research using Schoology as a platform … Continue reading
March 23, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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For a few weeks now, I’ve been getting complaints about the Schoology logo on the GCPS homepage linking to the “wrong” Schoology website. The link is not wrong. We linked to the non-Goochland Schooloyg page on purpose. When parents log … Continue reading
March 17, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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At the end of the month, Teacher Dashboard will transition to a new and improved version of itself. You can switch to the new version now, or wait until the change is automatic. Here are the most important changes to … Continue reading
February 24, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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In previous posts I have written about Teacher Dashboard, Google Apps, and how to share documents with students. Here is one more way that lets you share a link to a document in Schoology (or anywhere else) bypassing the Smart … Continue reading
February 11, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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It is funny how sometimes we have to go far away to hear what people nearby are saying. While I was in Ireland last month, I was sitting in a presentation and the following quote was on a slide: Providing … Continue reading
January 20, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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While we hope to be a 1:1 district in the future, at this point in time, we have lots of devices that are shared. When students create a video or audio file, the easiest way for teachers to collect these … Continue reading
January 15, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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What do you do when high school students don’t check their email? Use Schoology messages instead. From any of your classes’ Members section, you can send a private message to your students. The students can send a message back, too, … Continue reading
December 16, 2014
by Bea Leiderman
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Schoology makes it very easy for teachers to assign differentiated work to students in ways that don’t make anyone feel singled out. Students can be assigned to pre-determined groups, or materials can be made visible only to specified students within … Continue reading
November 4, 2014
by Bea Leiderman
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True or false: When I give my students work, they all finish at the same time. Yes, keeping kids on task is one of the most difficult issues faced by teachers. Schoology has a tool that can help. When you … Continue reading
