Canvas Happenings Check-in
DCDS has been using Canvas across all campuses for the last year and a half. Launched in September of 2018 , after a 2 year pilot program, the Canvas Learning…
3D Printing is Helping Develop Complex Technical Skills on Every Campus
This year, DCDS has increased the amount of 3D printers in all buildings to offer increased opportunity to integrate 3D printing across the curriculum. Over the past couple of years,…
12 Holiday Tips to Start the New Year With a More Organized Google Drive
Your Google Drive is the heart of your ability to teach in a smooth organized fashion. Access to the files in a quick efficient manner allows you to focus your…
Why Parent’s Should Encourage their Student’s to Learn Coding
Learning to code and program is a great way in which you can prepare your child for the future and support their current learning at school.It’s not just the educational…
BenQ Boards Supercharge Instructional Flexibility in the Classrooms
Last year the Hillview Campus opened with the new generation of interactive whiteboards for the Classroom. This year the Upper School students and teachers returned from the summer to find…
A Wakelet stuffed with Halloween Ideas for your Classroom
Halloween is a great time for kids of all ages! Browsing a variety of sites seeking some ideas for your classroom, I came across this Wakelet that is a treasure…
15 Ways to Manage Your Family Digital Landscape
15 Ways to Manage Your Family Digital Landscape These days, children are "growing up digital," it's important to help them learn healthy concepts of digital use and citizenship. Parents play…
Librarian Kelly Hincks uses Flipgrid to propel Student Engagement in the JS/LS
March was Reading Month. LS Librarian Kelly Hincks coordinated with JS Librarian Erica DiClemente, and Reading Specialist Kim McDermid in using a great technology tool called Flipgrid to drive student…
Connect with a Partner Classroom
When I was young, my family participated in student exchange programs from Central America for my older siblings. For several years, during the summer, my brother or sisters were away…
Managing Your Digital Footprint
Managing Your Digital Footprint In a recent blog, we explained what a Digital Footprint was. We learned that your digital footprint begins before you are born and expands continually. It…