Created by Alex King and Jenna Miller If you are starting a research project and would like to control where your students get their resources from then this tool is for you! With just a few simple clicks you can…
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Student Technology Teams
By Meredith Chambers and Kelly Heflin ATTENTION TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS: If you are looking for quick technology support right in your building, look no further than your classrooms! Many schools across the country are utilizing the technology experts in their…
Reflections from NETA 2016
Embrace Your Passion. Passion. Everyone’s passion is unique. Reading through the reflections of Westside’s staff revealed teachers and administrators who are passionate about a great many things. From blended learning to breakoutEDU to online scavenger hunts to sketch noting, each…
Getting Started with Seesaw
WHAT IS SEESAW? Seesaw empowers students of any age to independently document what they are learning at school. Students capture learning with photos and videos of their work, or by adding digital creations. Everything gets organized in one place and…
Green Screen Video
How to do Green Screen Photography on an iPad by Terri Kleinschmit What is Green Screen Photography? It’s a painless process that allows you to replace a solid colored background with a background of your choice. Why use Green Screen…
Ideas for the iPad’s Camera in Your Classroom
In the month of January, the eMerge team would like to give you a few ideas on innovative ways you can use your iPad’s camera to let students learn with video. Using the camera in the primary grades by Ali…
Introduction to Coding: The Hour of Code
It’s December and you all know what that means. It is time for another Hour of Code! Computers are everywhere, but fewer schools teach computer science than 10 years ago. Good news is, we’re on our way to change this.…
Sharing Student’s Work
For the month of November, Carrie Brown, Dustin Carlson and Alli Pontious share different ways that students can share what they know! Notability + PicCollage with Carrie Brown I use Notability for everything! Students enjoy taking notes on their ipads…
Students Creating with iPads
For the month of October, the eMerge theme is ‘Creation’. Below you will find tutorials created by several eMerge members that show quick, easy ways that you can get your students to create content on their iPads. Creating is a…
Collaboration Quick Tips
Introduction Each month, eMerge members will be putting together resources to share with Westside66 staff. Below are the first two, each showing a different way to collaborate with students and staff. Check out how to use iCloud to share documents,…