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February 2024

Image provided by DALL-E Contents:  A Note About AI How to activate Siri on your laptop, instant helper! Generative AI Tools for Educators Tool Highlight- RevisionHistory Canvas Ticket Submissions  This month’s edition of the Hadley Herald is brought to you in part by NCCE, the Northwest Conference for Computers in Education with a few tools […]

January 2024

  Hadley Herald: January 2024 Edition Content:  Semester 2 Canvas Information 4J AI Guidance  New Quizzes in Canvas (Updates and Training Options) Other Insights/Tips and Tricks   Semester 2 Canvas Information: Semester 2 Canvas Shells will be released to populate onto Dashboards on Wednesday, January 24th. “Released” means that depending on your individual school’s readiness, […]

Winter 2023

-Image generated with AI using Canva.com- Contents:  Canvas Updates Canva Creative Suite Launch!  Generative AI Guidance and Resources AI Tools for Teachers (Things you can use RIGHT NOW) EdTech In Your Classrooms! Input Welcome!   Canvas Updates-  Temporary Enrollments Beginning in January when we return from winter break, Canvas will release the option to provide temporary […]

October 2023

[Image generated with AI] In this edition:  Oh no, a Podcast! 4J Instructional Tech Hub- Canvas! Canvas Updates!  Third Party Integrations (Curriculum Plugins/LTI)  New Quizzes  New Feature- Build on Last Attempt Gradebook Settings (Show Letter Grade Only) Points-Based Grading Scheme Google Assignments! Updated Canvas-Synergy Sync Info (High Schools)   Now in a Podcast! That’s right! […]

2023-24 Welcome (Back)!

The Hadley Herald Welcome Back Edition is jam-packed with new and noteworthy announcements! Please take a moment to read through as they will impact your workflow, for the better! Contents:  Course Population All-Staff Canvas Course (Instructional Tech Hub) NEW! Course Walkthrough Intentions and Design Canvas Updates and Changes: QuickStart Guide –NEW! GradeGuardian Publish Granularity! –NEW! Past […]

2023 End of Year Wrap Up

Contents:  Canvas Tasks/Reminders:  Canvas Gradebook Incompletes for Student Grades Course Backup (Optional) Digital Services Pause Online Safety Here’s to hoping everyone has a safe and restful summer break. Thank you all for your grace, patience and continued dedication to our students and community.  -Nicholas    Canvas Tasks Canvas Gradebook Be sure that all items you […]

April Updates

  In This Issue: Adobe Firefly (Image Generative AI) and other Tools 🪶 Canva Creation Tools Note* NOT CanvaS  😀 Canvas Updates 📜 Other Tips and Tricks- Pressto Writing Prompts for Teachers 🪄 Google Assignments for Canvas! 🔎 TurnItIn AI Detection Tool! 🤖 All teachers in our district can sign up for Adobe Firefly, a […]

March Updates and T3 Turnover

Trimester 3 is Upon Us! Table of Contents:  End of Term Checklist Setting Up T3 Note: new course templates are now available in multiple languages! Curricular Integration Setups Google Assignment Update Reminder Other Updates: Canvas content editor now supports drag and drop Coming Soon: Teachers able to submit on behalf of student (unique case usage) […]

February Updates: Massive Google Update-Docs in Canvas!!

In this issue:  Google Assignments in Canvas Canvas-Synergy Grade Sync Updates Reminder- MI code is now available! New Integration Information: Cengage/NatGeo(SS) Robots available for checkout! TechArticles to Use in Class Google Assignments in Canvas!🤩 FINALLY!!! A feature teachers have been asking for since the adoption/invention of Canvas. Full Google integrations in Canvas!  That’s right! The […]

Hadley Herald: January Canvas Updates

Hoping the new year brings you joy and prosperity! In this issue: Updates for High School Incompletes! Student Teacher Access Missing Assignment- Gradebook Shortcut!! Canvas-Synergy Gradebook Sync Content Editor Update ChatGPT Resources and Info Incompletes at High School UPDATE: Please Read Previously teachers needed to create a section and set dates manually, and then add […]