The BLENDer: All Question, Comments, and Concerns by Mina Shenouda https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk Please post your questions, comments, and wonderings all things BLEND related. en-us 2016-12-02 19:33:04 UTC 2017-04-14 15:42:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142051119 2016-12-06 15:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142051119 Whole Child. Every Child. Every Day. https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142051260 2016-12-06 15:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142051260 So are Kia, Manny, Lana, Nichole and Shelley! https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142052047 2016-12-06 15:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142052047 Manuel Martinez is awsome https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142054942 2016-12-06 15:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142054942 https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142055412 How are admin rights different than teacher? ]]> 2016-12-06 16:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142055412 Davis/Anderson https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142055879 How has Davis and Anderson used this platform?]]> 2016-12-06 16:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142055879 calendar https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142056520 How do we share our calendars?
Will the district calendar be available?]]> 2016-12-06 16:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142056520 Isn't the Anderson Vertical Team already scheduled for "Innovative Teaching" PD at Pac on Jan. 3? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142056531 2016-12-06 16:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142056531 https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142056970 How to access courses in the canvas app on iOS? ]]> 2016-12-06 16:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142056970 Will you be able to access Benchmark and other TEAMS assessments in Courses? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142058144 2016-12-06 16:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142058144 Synchronization with Google (especially with the calendar) would be super-duper helpful. Right now, we use a grade-level calendar and have it embedded in several web sites. Having those two calendars in communication would be really nice. https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142058422 2016-12-06 16:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142058422 Does BLEND have an app? Not all of our students will be working on laptops. https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142065088 2016-12-06 16:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142065088 https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142068619 How to assure teachers that BLEND doesn't have a five year expiration? Google classroom was pushed, and now... Schoolnet came and went, AIMS came and went... ]]> 2016-12-06 16:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142068619 https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142070357 I heard a rumor that "BLEND was replacing Schoolnet," but I haven't heard anything about student assessment data--benchmarks, staar, teacher assessments, etc. ]]> 2016-12-06 16:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142070357 https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142072701 What will curriculum look like in BLEND? Will it look like a Module? Will there be an ease of extracting content from CRM to Campus/TEAM planning units? 
 ]]> 2016-12-06 16:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142072701 https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142073532 Can we share courses with our teams only rather than completely public? So, share with groups you create rather than public?

]]> 2016-12-06 16:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142073532 How do you delete multiple files at the same time from your sandbox? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142077191 2016-12-06 16:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142077191 Can you change certain students language preferences? Without changing the entire default? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142079374 2016-12-06 17:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142079374 What is the best way to embed a Google Doc? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142079470 2016-12-06 17:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142079470 Who has worked with primary children (k-2) in using Blend as a resource inside the classroom within the last 3 years? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142079760 2016-12-06 17:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142079760 https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142090830 Need big picture WHY before click by click on how to create x is useful. ]]> 2016-12-06 17:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142090830 Comments/peer review https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142093164 Do teachers have ability to moderate or approve comments from students before they are posted on BLEND?]]> 2016-12-06 17:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142093164 Sharing Content girlswhogame https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142114450 Can you share courses and modules with grade-level teammates? 

]]> 2016-12-06 18:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142114450 Can you merge portfolios from BLEND and Google? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142128480 If it is a google doc assignment created within BLEND and is submission through BLEND it can be merged.]]> 2016-12-06 19:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142128480 iS THERE TEXT TO SPEECH IN BLEND? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142128669 2016-12-06 19:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142128669 Can you build courses in BLEND CANVAS App? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142128790 2016-12-06 19:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142128790 Might it be possible to view a course before importing in? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142128935 2016-12-06 19:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142128935 https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142129149 Are there templates for common pages/tasks? I get that BLEND is infinitely flexible, but that scares many of our teachers. They like to start from templates.]]> 2016-12-06 19:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142129149 How will parents access BLEND? How will we ensure they can only access their student? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142130817 2016-12-06 19:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142130817 Is there a place to find buttons that have already been created? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142130931 2016-12-06 19:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142130931 Does importing a course take up storage space? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142131668 Each teacher is given a gig of space. Give feedback during pilot if you need more space. ]]> 2016-12-06 19:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142131668 Because we are in the Pilot, is there something more specific than just exploring and providing feedback? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142132116 Campus by campus decision on what is required]]> 2016-12-06 19:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142132116 will blend go district wide in the fall https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142132984 yes. ]]> 2016-12-06 19:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142132984 Will teachers have to put grades in two places? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142134608 Planning in progress]]> 2016-12-06 19:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142134608 Can you interact collaboratively with Google Docs within BLEND? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142134807 Any changes made within in Google Drive and One Drive should automatically change in BLEND. ]]> 2016-12-06 19:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142134807 There doesn't seem to be much material in the commons for K-2.... https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142137548 2016-12-06 19:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142137548 Will the existing interactive parts of district-adopted curriculum be included within BLEND? (Think Central GO Math and Science Fusion, etc.) https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142138286 2016-12-06 19:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142138286 Could there be a course code given out so students interested in joining could join? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142145805 (example: The librarian could share a course overview on a particular author with several grade levels during their library visit and those students who are interested in exploring this author more could join the course.)]]> 2016-12-06 20:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142145805 MEGA home page? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142146365 Is there is way for a teacher to have a home page that would have a link to each of their other content courses?]]> 2016-12-06 20:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142146365 Is BLEND in Spanish for those parents that need it? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142147237 2016-12-06 20:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142147237 There needs to be an easy way to move content from a sandbox course to an actual course. https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142153135 2016-12-06 20:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142153135 What would it look like for AISD content to be pre-populated into BLEND. girlswhogame https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142157976 2016-12-06 20:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142157976 Would curriculum 2.0 be able to design modules, labeled by weeks, for teachers to follow? girlswhogame https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142158463 2016-12-06 21:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142158463 Using BLEND in Elementary girlswhogame https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142159654 https://community.canvaslms.com/thread/7768]]> 2016-12-06 21:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142159654 Will iStation be linked to BLEND? girlswhogame https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142160697 2016-12-06 21:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142160697 Think Central & Imagine Learning - will these programs be linked to BLEND? girlswhogame https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142160718 2016-12-06 21:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142160718 Pebble, My On, Learning Ally, Social Studies Weekly, Science Fusion/Go Math, will the existing district resources be housed in BLEND? girlswhogame https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142160875 2016-12-06 21:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142160875 How will I get my AP the admin tile? https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142163675 2016-12-06 21:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142163675 Google Docs and Google Classroom... https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142164760 I found a way to link a Google Doc into BLEND and have it remain LIVE, it is not easy or direct, but it works! You have to create an assignment and then you can add a link to the live document and it will stay that way.

]]> 2016-12-06 21:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/142164760 Lanier Test heidi_stevenson2 https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/166382826 We got this! ]]> 2017-04-14 15:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/girlswhogame/vddnglbmc8jk/wish/166382826