Every month, Seesaw makes timely updates to the Seesaw Library! Make sure you check out this month's may collection updates:

• 📚 Library: Check out this month's featured collections, including our Summer Learning Collection to help prevent summer slide with learning moments in everyday life - available in English and Spanish! Share the May Classroom Dailies.
  
• 🧑💻 Seesaw Connect: Seesaw Connect is a free, live virtual conference designed by educators, offering inspiration, fostering professional growth, and energizing teachers and administrators for the school year. Register here.
  
• 🖼️ Frames Update: Students are now unable to edit, resize, or reposition frames on the Creative Canvas that are created by the teacher.
  

• 🎥 Seesaw Webinars: Come learn with Seesaw Experts during Seesaw’s new Webinar Series . April’s theme is SPED and the Power of the Learning Loop. Can’t attend live? Not a problem! Register and receive a recording of the session.

• ☀️ Summer School: Review Seesaw’s Summer Learning Collections to help prevent summer slide and keep students engaged over their break. See how to set up your summer school classes here .

With 👩‍👧‍👦 Mother's Day coming up, you might want to download a Template from Canva or Adobe Express for students to fill out and then share with their Mom via Seesaw. Quick, easy win, with a little edtech creation.

First, create a slide deck on any topic instantly

1. If you haven’t yet, add & pin Brisk to your Chrome browser.
2. Open a blank Slide deck, Google Doc, article, or YouTube video.
3. Click the Brisk icon → click 📝 Create → click Presentation.
4. Add optional specifics → click ✨Brisk It!
5. Watch slides create instantly! Modify & add on, as you like.

Next, provide immediate feedback on student-created slides

1. Open any Google Slide deck.
2. Click the Brisk icon → click 💬 Give Feedback → select feedback style.
3. Click ✨Brisk It!
4. See instant feedback, then share with students.

Check this resource using Book Creator created by @ronnie_shipman - Brisk Teaching

You can now use Diffit to generate readings and questions aligned to specific state Standards and Skills including:

📚State Standards for ELA, History, and Science

📖 General Literacy Skills

📝 Common Core ELA

🧬 NGSS

See how it works: https://youtu.be/ukghj0J1UrI?feature=shared…

Learn more: Diffit Standards Alignment One Pager

Want to explore all the Student Activity Templates available on Diffit? Take a look here: List of Diffit Student Activity Templates

Classroom Hack of the Month! Search the extensive list of Crash Course Videos. Copy the the Youtube address into Diffit and the pic an activity to create an entire lesson in just minutes!

1. Text Blaze is a powerful app used by thousands of teachers across the world that helps teachers provide high-quality feedback in a fraction of the time. It allows you to save smart text templates and insert them anywhere using keyboard shortcuts. Text Blaze makes it easy to write personal and detailed feedback in seconds and free up time.

2. Quizlet provides access to a massive library of study materials and practice tests that are available on any device. You can even create and customize quizzes, flashcards, and other activities to make reviewing a breeze.

3. Wakelet is the perfect tool for this, as it allows you to curate different media sources, such as articles, videos, images, and audio clips, into one place that can be shared with your students or other teachers.

4. Use Quizizz to create quizzes around any topic. Quizizz is easy to use and has lots of features that allow teachers to create multiple choices, true or false, and even short answer questions. It also gives students the option to play in teams, making it a fun way for them to learn.

5. Timetoast: Timetoast is an online timeline creator. It allows users to create interactive timelines to display information and events visually.

6. Teach kids about media bias and find quality information about current events on AllSides! This website presents what multiple news outlets are saying about contemporary issues and news in a way that helps kids get the complete picture.

Apple Professional Learning Live Explore helpful resources, practice new skills, and reflect on ways Apple technology can support great learning and teaching. These hands-on virtual sessions run for approximately 60 minutes and are offered twice daily.

• Visit apple.co/apl to learn more and register.

💥NEW!!! 💥- Apple has launched a new professional learning hub for educators called the Apple Education Community, which expands on the resources previously hosted on the Apple Teacher Learning Center and adds a brand new educator Forum, now live in beta.

🍎 The 4J Instructional Technology Website

🐼 The Canvas Community

🍎 The 4J Elementary Learning Hub

💜 Seesaw Trainings and Resources

✅ Turnitin Articles and Resources

📺 Newsela Resources

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