Signing In
Schoology is the backbone of digital workflow in our classrooms at Bellevue Public Schools. It provides a one stop shop for teachers to share content and check for understanding while at the same time allowing students to share work and collaborate. As you are getting up and running this year, here is a document explaining how students log in to Schoology through a web browser or using an iPad.
Updates Feature
Use Course Updates to create announcements in your courses. Students see the announcements when they login to Schoology in the Updates section and on their homepage. Here are some ideas on how to use Updates.
List the daily agenda and/or objectives
Have students take a quick poll
Put your “Do Now” or “Starter” activity here (you can add links and files)
Updates and Social Media
Schoology makes it simple to streamline communication by connecting your social media accounts. Send an update to your class while sending a Tweet or Facebook post at the same time. Click HERE for directions on how to connect your accounts.
Once your accounts are connected, type an update and then click the arrow at the bottom of the update box and check if you would also like to send to Twitter or FB.
#iPadAcademy Chat
Last year we started our own #ipadacademy Twitter chat. The chat allows our teachers to have an online conversation, share ideas, and be inspired. Our #ipadacademy chats are held on Tuesday nights at 8:00 PM CST. The first chat this year will be Tuesday, September 11. All are welcome so feel free to join the conversation. We are incredibly proud of the #ipadacademy teachers who have stepped up to lead each month’s chat this semester and how they generously share their innovative ideas with others. The archived chats can be found here.
Hashtags Telling Our Story
One of the most powerful parts of Twitter is the hashtag! It connects people, ideas, and creates communities within Twitter. It is a unique way for our teachers and administrators to share the amazing things happening in our schools, classrooms, clubs, teams and organizations. Our district hashtag, #bpsne, continues to grow and is becoming a powerful tool that we can leverage as a district to connect all of our teachers, students, parents, and community members. We encourage you to continue sharing the great things happening in your classrooms. Here is a list of all of the Bellevue Public School educators on Twitter. Let's create the 2018-2019 Bellevue Public Schools story together!
Our Blog is on the Move!
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