I have had several "aha" moments with teachers this week when they caught me in the hall to ask a quick question or when I shared what another teacher was doing. Here are some of them...
1. When you access My Big Campus with your iPad, you need to turn the device sideways to be able to see all of your menu choices.
2. All of the things you created in MBC last year (bundles, schoolwork, docs, etc.) are in "drive" instead of "my stuff." When you open Drive, you will have to open the individual folders to find your files. YES, you can create your own folders as well. Check out this video for more details: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l87Ca1va44
3. Teacher's who don't want their test questions online in My Big Campus will sometimes create the quiz with only the question number in the question box. They then type in A, B, C, D for each of the multiple choice answers, and then select the right answer. When kids are ready to take the quiz, they look at a paper copy of the test, enter their answers online, then submit.
4. Some teachers are putting a weekly assignment list on the homepage of their groups in My Big Campus. An easy way to do that is to open your group, click on pages, and then add a new page. You can then title the page with the dates for that week and type (or copy and paste) that week's assignments in the word processing box. Below the box it will let you select "make this page the homepage." The next week you can add another page, make it the homepage, and the page for the week before will still be listed under "pages" for those kids who were absent.
5. Don't forget that the MBC library has many resources and bundles for you to use. Find a bundle you like? Branch it and make it yours! Then you can add/delete materials to fit your classroom needs.
If you have any questions about any of these ideas or others, please let me know!
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