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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week 2024! Your passion, dedication, and creativity inspire us every day. We'd like to share some words of gratitude from Jordan District's Big 6 Digital Tools. Thank you for all you do to shape our future!


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This month's focus is Global Collaborator. This ISTE standard focuses on students using digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally. Teachers can use Adobe Express to enhance their students' global collaboration skills effectively.

In Adobe Express, teachers empower students to create engaging digital content—such as graphics, web stories, and short videos—that can be shared with peers around the globe. This platform supports real-time collaboration, enabling students to work in teams, both locally and internationally, fostering an environment of shared learning and cultural exchange. Through these collaborative projects, students develop essential skills in digital literacy, critical thinking, and cross-cultural communication, setting the foundation for their future as adept global collaborators.

Check out this article "How Students Can Meet Their Peers All Over the World" from Becki Cohn-Vargas on Edutopia that has a bunch of resources if you want to connect your classroom to the wider world and get your students collaborating!

Once you've connected your students, you can use Adobe Express to create posters to illustrate their learning, or collaborate on get-to-know-you video, or design a webpage to underscore their new understandings of different cultures!

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Navigating Nearpod -June by dtaylor

Nearpod is rolling out some fantastic changes just in time for Back to School 2024! Expect new features to make your classroom more interactive, engaging, and inclusive. Nearpod is poised to make your teaching experience smoother and more impactful. Stay tuned for detailed updates on these exciting features!

Nearpod invites students to express their creativity and understanding of the rich history and culture of Asian and Pacific Americans through a writing contest. It's a wonderful opportunity for students to explore and celebrate diversity while honing their writing skills. Winners will have their script turned into a Nearpod Original video.

Get ready for Camp Engage July 25 - 27! Nearpods online professional development is back.  Register today so you don't miss out on this great learning opportunity.