
March 2025

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Build, Click, and Connect with Tech Content Leadership
A huge thank you to the teachers and instructional coaches who attended the Instructional Technology Content Leadership on Thursday, February 20th. We appreciate your enthusiasm, collaboration, and commitment to enhancing teaching and learning with technology. Your participation made the day a success!
Check out this video to see highlights from the day! Click here ⬇️
Canvas
The Rich Content Editor: What is it and how can I use it?
The Rich Content Editor (RCE) is an online editing tool for creating content. It includes a menubar, toolbar, content space, and other features that allow you to create content containing formatted text, hyperlinks, images, media, mathematical formulas, embedded objects, tables, and more.
You can use the Rich Content Editor in the following Canvas features:
- Announcements
- Assignments
- Discussions
- New Quizzes
- Pages
- Quizzes
- Syllabus
Want to learn more about the RCE (Rich content editor)? Check out the Canvas Community for more information.
Seesaw
Creating Formative Assessments in Seesaw Playlist
Learn how to create formative assessments in Seesaw, combining the time-saving of auto-grading with the power of multimodal tools to gain deeper insights into student learning, enabling educators to provide targeted support and to guide instruction.
Seesaw District Activity Collections
When you are looking for curriculum aligned Seesaw activites, don't forget to check out the CISD District Collections, found in the District Activity Library.
Kindergarten
Students learn how to identify, count, write, and create the numbers 0-20.
Canva for Education
February Newsletter
Check out the Canva for Education monthly newsletter. Be sure to check out the AI powered quiz generator.
AI in the Classroom Certification
Are your students taking STAAR this Spring and need some practice with the digital tools available to them on the STAAR testing platform? Check out the following resources.
Book Creator
New Feature Update: Text to Speech for text and PDFs
Build literacy, language, and confidence by using the text-to-speech feature in edit mode!
Book Creator and Canvas
In this video playlist, learn how to seamlessly create a Canvas LMS assignment using Book Creator's LTI integration! 🎉 Follow along as we show you how to set up an assignment that allows each student to start a new book from scratch, perfect for fostering creativity and personalized learning in your classroom. 📚✨
Adding your school to your Book Creator Account
Important Book Creator Account Tip: Make sure your school is included in your Book Creator account settings. This will ensure that our data reflects all the great learning happening on each individual campus.
Adobe Express
Check out the Educator Resources Tab in Adobe Express to find a variety of ready to go classroom templates and instructional materials. We've shared a couple with you to get started.
Create a snow globe animation that represents a habitat.
Identify geometric shapes that are commonly used in architecture, then demonstrate their understanding in an Adobe Express poster.
Meet the Team!
Mindy Harding
Coordinator of Instructional Technology
Katie Jackson
Instructional Technology Specialist
Katie Beauchene
District Instructional Technology Coach
Crystal Burnett
District Instructional Technology Coach
Daniel Green
District Instructional Technology Coach
Sherrhonda Gregory
Alex Spivey
District Instructional Technology Coach
Jennifer Walton
District Instructional Technology Coach