Google has recently announced that they are shutting down Jamboard by the end of 2024.

Thankfully Figma has partnered with Google to provide their tools absolutely free to educators and students.

One of their tools is FigJam which is an advanced collaborative whiteboarding tool with features including stamps, emotes, stickies, shapes, connectors, drawing tools, plugins, interactive widgets, and much more.

You and your students can use FigJam to:

• Brainstorm ideas for projects and assignments with sticky notes, shapes, and freehand drawing.
• Organize thoughts and research with decision trees, diagrams, and mind maps.
• Collaborate with classmates and teachers in real time with feedback and comments.
• Plan and run group projects, presentations, and more.
• Upload your existing Jamboard files!

ECSD is a Figma for Education District!

friEdTech and Figma have joined forces to bring you the FigJam Design Lab! In this hands-on, one-hour course, you will experience how FigJam, an intuitive online whiteboard, can get you, your students, and your staff ready to ideate, brainstorm, and collaborate all in one easy-to-use digital space. FigJam boasts tools and collaboration features that promote design thinking within innovative, interactive lessons. Let friEdTech guide you on how FigJam can get your students thinking outside the box in one safe and responsible digital space.

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1. Email Sarah Jolley and ask to be added to the game! (sjolley@ecsdnv.net)

2. Watch the Tutorial.

3. I will add you to the assignment in Google Classroom.

4. Complete as many squares as you would like! Then please submit it when it's finished!

​I will send a Professional Learning Hours Certificate when you are complete!

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Four Valentine-themed projects that use Google tools!

• 📊 Hearts and Charts Google Sheets Math Activities
• 😍 Valentine Emoji Rebus Stories in Google Docs
• 🧲 Valentine Magnetic Poetry with Google Drawings
• 💌 Valentine Cards with Google Drawings

Here are some fun and educational February prompts to keep you learning and motivated throughout the month! This book includes interactive and creative activities to challenge and help learn what makes February awesome!

Click Remix to get a copy and then assign to your class!

• Carnival and Mardi Gras (2/13): Showcase of festivals around the world!
• Valentine’s Day (2/14): Explore resources around Valentine's Day, or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is a holiday celebrated around the world on February 14.

• Random Acts of Kindness Day (2/17): Use this social-emotional learning activity to discuss how students can show kindness to their classmates.
  
• National Engineers Week (2/18 – 2/24): This episode describes the architecture, design, and technology behind wooden structures in Singapore and Canada. It then explains the environmental benefits and the potential negative impacts of wood-based buildings.
• President’s Day (2/19): Explore resources that teach about current and past leaders, the role of the executive branch, and the history of the holiday.
• International Polar Bear Day (2/27): Go on a tundra adventure and discover all the things you can learn from a polar bear.

February 15, 2024 1pm ET Grades 6-12: Take a trip overseas with 3-time Olympian, 21-time World Champion, and 10-time Olympic medal-winning swimmer Katie Ledecky as she visits a future-forward region of Japan where sustainable science is being used to transform everyday life for the better. Students will explore ways that exciting innovations in robotics, smart mobility solutions, and renewal energy are being used by STEM experts at Panasonic to help make sustainable smart towns a reality. Register today!

The 3M Young Scientist Challenge invites middle school students to submit a 1-2 minute video explaining their unique solution to an existing problem for the chance to win an exclusive 3M mentorship and $25,000. Beginning December 12, inspire student registration with helpful resources including entry topics, challenge rules, important dates, and more!

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