Please join us for some virtual professional learning webinars on a variety of topics to support distance learning. Session topics and descriptions for the week can be accessed below. Microsoft Teams will be the platform used to facilitate the virtual learning sessions.
- Click the following link to learn more about how to join the webinars: Joining Webinars with Teams
- Each session will be recorded and the session documentation will be posted to this site.
Session Descriptions:
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1.2: Simplified Login
We will be looking at how to reset passwords using the password reset tool and the process of setting up a simplified login for K to 6 classes. Audience: K-3 |
 or call in: 1-705-482-7613 ID: 747900787# |
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| 11:00 am
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1.3: Clever Portal
This webinar will go over the basic components of the Clever Portal, our K to 3 landing page for Online Learning. Teachers will learn how to use the portal in conjunction with their preferred means of communicating with students and parents about learning activities and student progress. Audience: K-3 |
 or call in: 1-705-482-7613 ID: 747900787# |
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| 1:00 pm
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1.4: Clever Portal
This webinar will go over the basic components of the Clever Portal, our K to 3 landing page for Online Learning. Teachers will learn how to use the portal in conjunction with their preferred means of communicating with students and parents about learning activities and student progress. Audience: K-3 |
or call in: 1-705-482-7613 ID: 747900787# |
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| 2:00 pm
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1.5: Clever Portal
This webinar will go over the basic components of the Clever Portal, our K to 3 landing page for Online Learning. Teachers will learn how to use the portal in conjunction with their preferred means of communicating with students and parents about learning activities and student progress. Audience: K-3 |
or call in: 1-705-482-7613 ID: 747900787# |
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| 9:00 am
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2.1: DreamBox Learning overview for new users
The board is in the process of purchasing licenses for all K-6/8 students in the NNDSB. DBL allows students to engage in lessons that are adapted to their learning needs and allows teachers the opportunity to access real-time data and assign specific lessons to students, which will be particularly useful for the duration of home learning. This session will be geared towards teachers who are new to DreamBox Learning or would like a refresher on the teacher dashboard. Audience: Grades 1-8 |
https://nndsb.clickmeeting.com/k-12-program
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| 10:00 am
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2.2: Introduction to Office 365
This session will provide an introductory tour of Office 365. Familiarize yourself with Outlook, class mailing groups, OneDrive, Calendar and Office productivity applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote) Audience: K-12 |
or call in: Conference ID: 196 154 008#
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| 11:00 am
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2.3 Topic: Clever Portal
This webinar will go over the basic components of the Clever Portal, our K to 3 landing page for Online Learning. Teachers will learn how to use the portal in conjunction with their preferred means of communicating with students and parents about learning activities and student progress. Audience: K-3 |
or call in: Conference ID: 428 059 560#
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| 1:00 pm
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2.4: Edsby Overview
This session will introduce you to the basic tools found in Edsby. Learn how you and your students/parents can access Edsby, explore the Edsby homepage, and learn about communicating through the activity feed. We'll also cover the features available in an Edsby class (class setup, student information, calendar, journal, library). Audience: K-12
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or call in: Conference ID: 395 062 771#
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| 2:00 pm
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2.5: Getting to know the LMS / Communication / Content Management This is an introductory look at the LMS. Learn how to access and organize your LMS classes and communicate information through the activity feed. We'll also discuss content management and explore what content currently exists in this virtual space. Audience: 4-12 Format: Teams Presenter: Justin Hawn - District eLearning Contact
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or call in: Conference ID: 127 499 513#
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| 9:00 am
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3.1: DreamBox Learning for Kindergarten
The board is in the process of purchasing DBL licenses for all Kindergarten students in the NNDSB. DBL allows students to engage in lessons that are adapted to their learning needs and allows teachers the opportunity to access real-time data and assign specific lessons to students, which will be particularly useful for the duration of home learning. This session will be designed specifically for kindergarten teachers, with a focus on making connections to ELK learning philosophy. Audience: Kindergarten |
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| 10:00 am
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3.2 Office 365 Collaboration
This session will explore opportunities for collaboration within the Office 365 platform. We'll discuss setup and use of Class Notebook as well as Microsoft Teams. Audience: K-12 |
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| 11:00 am
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3.3: Support for non-virtual learners
With an expansive geographic region and many rural communities, the NNDSB would like to offer some support for teachers designing lessons/learning activities through a non-virtual platform. This TEAMS discussion is focused around the development of learning activities that can be executed using ‘at-home’ experiences, utilizing familiar capture methods. Audience: K-12 |
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| 1:00 pm
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3.4: Edsby Groups / Gradebook / Portfolio / Evidence of Learning
This session will cover creating, using and joining groups in Edsby to support collaboration. We'll also dive into the gradebook and discuss ways that students can upload evidence of their learning through online submissions, the student portfolio and the evidence of learning system. Audience: K-12
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| 2:00 pm
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3.5: Online Content Development / Management and Sharing Opportunities
There is an abundance of existing content available online, but let's be honest, not even Salman Kahn can explain things the way you do. In this session we'll share tools and strategies focussed around content creation (screen recordings, videos) and where to upload and share the personalized content. Audience: 4-12
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| 9:00 am
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4.1: Mathology Little Books and Mathology.ca for K-3
Mathology is a resource by Pearson that includes a series of “Math First” readers for K-3 students. Our board has purchased this for all kindergarten classes in the NNDSB and a pilot group of 5 schools for grades 1-3. With the current situation, Pearson has made the resources freely available to educators, including digital Mathology readers along with digital and home tasks. This session will familiarize K-3 educators with this resource and will allow for discussion on how to best leverage it for home learning. Audience: K-3 |
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| 10:00 am
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4.2: Planning for math learning at home
This session will be an opportunity for educators to review and discuss quality resources and tasks for planning their weekly lessons for learning at home. We will focus on grades K-8 from 10-10:30 and grades 9-12 from 10:30 – 11. Audience: K-8 and 9-12 |
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| 2:00 pm
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4.5 LMS Discussions / Assessment / Feedback Opportunities
Learn how to setup discussions in the LMS including video post opportunities. We'll also explore assessment and feedback opportunities including Dropbox, Grader App, Online Annotations and Portfolio. Audience: 4-12
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| 9:00 am
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5.1 DreamBox Learning - Assign Focus
Assign Focus is a tool in DBL that allows teachers to select lesson groups that are specifically targeted at Ontario math expectations for their students. This session will review this feature for teachers (K-8) and will provide an opportunity for discussion about how best to use Assign Focus with consideration for home learning. Audience: K-8 |
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| 10:00 am
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5.2: Office 365 Q & A
Ask questions about any of the products in Office 365. Microsoft Forms, One Note, Class Notebook, OneDrive, Outlook, Teams, Sway, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Audience: K-12 |
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| 1:00 pm
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5.4: Edsby Q & A
Join us to ask questions you have about Edsby and share in the discussions that develop. We'll also address some frequently asked questions. Audience: K-12
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| 2:00 pm
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5.5: LMS Q & A
General question and answer session for any wonderings you have about the LMS platform. Audience: 4-12 |
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