Puppet Pals
Simple screen-casting video creator that can be used to visually and verbally show learning.
Socrative
Digital assessment creator that grades and records student achievement.
Vancouver Public Schools’ leadership team to participate in Future Ready Regional Summit
Vancouver Public Schools will welcome school district leaders from across the country to Vancouver, Washington, Feb. 17-18, to participate in the second of 12 Future Ready Regional Summits. The summits are designed to help district leaders improve teaching and learning through the effective use of technology. The summit is being hosted by the U.S. Department [...]
Tween Tribune
Safe place to read and discuss/comment on Lexile appropriate news articles.
Thinglink
Add text and video links to images to create rich content for primary documents.
Superintendent Steve Webb attends ConnectED to the Future summit
The White House selected VPS Superintendent Steve Webb as one of 100 school district leaders in the country to participate in the U.S. Department of Education’s “ConnectED to the Future” summit meeting on Nov. 19, 2014.
Librarians’ role as digital learning leaders highlighted in national case study
As part of its ongoing efforts to document the work of innovative school districts around the country, Digital Promise has published a multimedia case study spotlighting how teacher-librarians at Vancouver Public Schools in Washington state are helping to lead the district through its digital transformation. “The New Librarian: Leaders in the Digital Age” is the [...]
Flipped out
Original source: Metro Parent Education Guide 2014 The flipped classroom model subverts the idea that homework must be done outside of school time. Instead, students in flipped classrooms learn new material at home, outside of school hours, and complete their homework while they're at school. A recent article in the Metro Parent Education Guide explores this concept further [...]
Students across Clark County get new high-tech tools
Original source: The Columbian, Oct. 12, 2014 Tiffany McCormick picked up a student's world history textbook and flipped to the publication date: 2001. By now, the book itself seems like ancient history. Read the full story on The Columbian.
Leading and learning for a successful digital transformation
Original source: Edutopia, Oct. 9, 2014 Education, like so many other aspects of our society, has been undergoing a digital transformation. Accepting this reality is inevitable. Embracing it would be wise. But my district has chosen to go a step beyond that as we strive to lead the transformation. Read the full story on Edutopia.