Nanoogo

Nanoogo is an online platform used by kids to write stories, create original artwork, and express their unique talents! It is meant to be fun, but we are serious about its educational value. Teachers are using Nanoogo in many ways to enhance classroom engagement while addressing the core curriculum.

Engage your students.

Address your curriculum in a fun and engaging way: Nanoogo’s digital canvas allows students to have fun while working on assignments.
And it works!

Foster interactive learning.

Thanks to technology, your students can share their knowledge with others and learn from their classmates.

It’s so much more fun to create for friends.

Create a positive mindset in your classroom.

Nanoogo’s fun peer rewarding system keeps students engaged and motivated, and teaches them healthy positive feedback habits.

It’s free, safe and easy!

You can access a private teacher account on which you can manage as many classes as you’d like, and moderate your students’ posts. All you need is a computer and Internet connection, and you’re good to go!

Go to www.nanoogo.com and try it today!

How Do I? Back to School Edition

Welcome back to school, everyone!

The EM-S ISD Instructional Technology Department will use this blog, our monthly INNOVATE newsletters, our Facebook page, and more to share tips, tricks, and tools throughout the year.

From time to time, we will publish a general "How Do I?" post that includes several tips. Today's "Back to School" edition shares things that might be especially helpful at the beginning of the school year.

How do I? Back to School Edition

• Create desktop shortcuts?
• Set up Outlook on my computer?
• Create a new schedule in Forethought?
• Erase last year's schedule from a day in my Lesson Planner?
• Set Default Text for Entry in my Lesson Planner?

What other "quick help" topics would be helpful?  Leave a comment in the comments section or email your district Instructional Technologist!

We're Social!

If you're reading this on our blog, you already know that "we're social!", but did you know you can also get the latest EM-S ISD Instructional Technology news on Facebook and Twitter? 

LIKE us at facebook.com/emsisdits or follow us at twitter.com/emsisdits for announcements, tips, tricks, and tools that will make your life a little easier and your classroom a little more exciting.