Educational Technology at IU13

The monthly BrainPOP Bulletin is designed to provide inspiration for your classroom. Each month's bulletin has fresh instructional ideas, classroom swag, and community announcements for classroom teachers. 

This Month's Question - How can multilingual learners get extra support?

The Frayer Model for multilingual learners 

• Give your multilingual learners the support they need with this simple, time-saving strategy. In this month’s tip, we’re combining BrainPOP’s Make-a-Map tool with the Frayer Model to explore how to build academic vocabulary and provide flexibility.  View the video in the monthly bulletin to learn how!

Bonus Tip!

• Make-a-Map projects can be printed or saved in student accounts, so your learners can always return to their models when they need them. Log into BrainPop to try it out!

Also in this month's Bulletin...

• Watch Tim & Moby answer the question - "What is #TeacherMath?" 

If you haven't had a chance to explore the IMS Lending Library recently, now is the perfect time to do so! We are continuously expanding our collection with new tools designed to enhance the student learning experience by nurturing curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.

All IU13 schools and staff now have access to new STEELS standards-aligned videos for every grade level.

ClickView is home to curated, standards-aligned videos for every subject and grade level. The platform makes it easy for teachers to find the perfect video for any lesson in seconds.

ClickView produces original content and licenses videos from the world’s best producers, so teachers and students can access classroom-ready videos in one place. The videos come with high-quality interactive quizzes and learning resources to help teachers create engaging lessons.

IU13 Ed Tech Team Updates

The IU13 Ed Tech Team is excited to share that we have a newly updated website AND new social media handles to share with you. In the past couple of years, our team has been expanding in order to provide the best Educational Technology services we can for our region and beyond. Please feel free to take a moment to review our newly updated resources and subscribe to our social media handles:

Best Sora Updates of 2023

• Sora has published what they believe to be their six most impactful updates of 2023. They are: 
  1. Premium Reviews in Marketplace
  2. New Languages in Sora
  3. Student Dashboard Updates
  4. Shelf Talkers
  5. Metered Access Manager
  6. Sora Notifications
• Check out their recent blog post - Cheers to the 6 best product updates of 2023! - to learn more about these updates.