Did You Know? How to Make the Most of Your Learning Management System (Canvas)

Your LMS or Learning Management System is your digital home for your class.  You and your students spend a lot of time here.  What's the best way to make this an efficient and effective home for your class?  Read on!

10 Ways to make the most of your LMS

Remember that you can find previous Did You Know posts on our blog.  Enjoy the rest of your day!

Friday Matinee: Are College Students Comfortable Using Edtech?

 

What do you think?  Are they or aren't they?  A new study shows that about 20% of college students struggle with technology.

Are College Students Comfortable Using Edtech? Maybe Not

What can you do to help ensure that your students are confident in the tech tools you are asking them to use?  Try creating meaningful learning experiences for your students where they are using the tech to show what they know and share their voice.  The ISTE standards for students are a great guide, no matter what age your students are.  

There are also ISTE standards for educators and education leaders.  Check them out.

KATE is also here to help.  Just let us know what you need!

Friday Matinee: 2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition

 

The attached report profiles key trends and emerging technologies and practices shaping the future of teaching and learning and envisions a number of scenarios and implications for that future. It is based on the perspectives and expertise of a global panel of leaders from across the higher education landscape.

The pandemic has and will continue to transform the higher education and technology landscape.  This  report looks and what's on the horizon, key technologies and practices, scenarios, implication, and more.  We hope you'll take a look to see what's important for your classrooms.

2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition

Overview of the report

Did You Know? Gmail Playlist from KATE

 

Here at MSU we use Gmail, also known as RacerMail every day.  If you are a new or experienced user, you may find a video in our new playlist that will help you use Gmail more efficiently.  They are not in any specific order.  My favorite features are scheduling and snoozing.  What are yours?

KATE Gmail Playlist

Want to learn more about Google?  Check out our other videos on our YouTube Channel.  Need to find previous Did You Know posts?  Don't search your email!  Go to the KATE blog.

Friday Matinee: 17 Takeaways on Edtech from Jake Miller

 

Jake Miller was recently a keynote speaker at The Summit in June.  In this episode of the #EduDuctTape Podcast, Jake Miller looks back at some of the amazing things shared "last season" by 17 amazing educators.  Many of the tips and topics are relevant no matter who  or what grade level you are teaching.  I hope you'll listen and reflect on some of their edtech insights.

17 Takeaways from Season 3!

Did You Know? You can create a collaborative playlist in YouTube

 

There may be a time that you might want your students to create a YouTube playlist as a group and turn it in as part of an assignment.  It's really easy to do.  Remember that all of our MSU accounts are Google accounts, which gives us access to a YouTube channel.  Watch the video to find out how to create a playlist with contributions from multiple people.

Friday Matinee: 21 Google Docs Features You Should Know How to Use

Google Docs has a lot of great features that you may not be aware of.  Check out this article and videos to learn how to use features like smart compose, headers and footers, adding text to images, page orientation, publishing and sharing documents, version history, and more.

21 Google Docs Features You Should Know How to Use

If you have questions, feel free to contact someone on the KATE team.  Remember that you can always access previous posts on the KATE blog.