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The Brownsville Area School District endorses the following digital tools which teachers may use to engage students:

 

Nearpod— a student engagement platform that enables teachers to create presentations that can contain Quizzes, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and Virtual Field Trips.  Teachers can use Nearpod to support student learning in a variety of ways, including:  

1. Giving students opportunities for interaction and immediate feedback by having them draw on a map or diagram, respond to a poll question, post a note or image to a collaboration board, or take a multiple-choice quiz.  

2. Taking kids on virtual field trips to national parks or different countries.  

3. Helping students review key learning concepts by watching videos, reviewing notes, or taking their own notes.  

4. Letting kids design their own slideshow presentations. 

 

 To learn more about Nearpod, please access the following resources:  

• Parent's Guide: Accessing Nearpod from Home (PDF)

• Additional tutorials

 

 

Flipgrid—a tool that allows teachers to create "grids" to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is like a message board where teachers can pose questions, called "topics," and their students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display. 

 

To learn more about Flipgrid, visit this website:  

https://help.flipgrid.com/hc/en-us/sections/115000629634-Students-Parents 

 

 

 

Whiteboard.fi—an instant formative assessment tool which enables teachers to pose questions to the entire class and obtain live feedback from students.  

 

To learn more about Whiteboard.fi, see this demonstration video:  

https://youtu.be/dNEJrMJPRQQ 

 

 

 

Canvas Resources for Parents

 

The Brownsville Area School District has adopted Canvas as its digital learning management system (LMS). This is the system through which students will access their virtual courses and conduct coursework. 

 

To learn more about the Canvas LMS, access these resources:

https://youtu.be/t-5sWZODhY8

 

Canvas LMS for Parents

Learn about the tools and features available to parents in the Canvas parent app.

https://youtu.be/t-5sWZODhY8

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WHAT IS CANVAS?

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  Canvas is our Learning Management System. Parents can sign up for a free account in order to view the resources and activities posted in their child’s courses that are available on Canvas. You can access our Canvas by using a browser on a computer, or by installing the Canvas Parent app on your mobile device.

  Parent accounts can:

  • Read announcements, view the calendar, and see the course syllabus.

  • Access a list of assignments with due dates.

  • See your child's assignments, but not his/her discussion posts

  • View your child’s scores on assignments in Canvas. Course grades will continue to be published in SIS.

  • Use the Inbox to contact the teacher.

  • Set up notifications to get emails or texts for announcements, assignments, etc.

  • View the instructional content in the course. 

   

• Brownsville Area School District Canvas Website--https://basd.instructure.com/

• Canvas Parent Android App 

• Canvas Parent iOS App 

 

 

Guides for using the Canvas Parent Mobile App

If you do not have a Canvas account, after installing the app you will need a pairing code from your child in order to create your account with the mobile app.

• Canvas Parent App Overview Video

• How does my child generate a pairing code for me to use when creating my account?

• How do I install and set up the Canvas Parent Mobile App?

 

 

If you already have a Canvas account linked to your child and just want to start using the mobile app, after installing the app, tap the Find my School button enter:

Brownsville Area School District (yes, no spaces).

You can then enter your existing credentials to log in.

• Guides on using the Android app

• Guides on using the iOS app