Using Choiceworks in the Classroom
Choiceworks is a digital learning tool that allows users to create and access visual schedules for daily routines.
READ MOREScreen Recording on an iDevice
Recording a screen on your iDevice can be helpful, whether you want to create video tutorials for your team or students, provide video feedback for students, or record a video of students working through the problem to completion.
READ MOREChat Editor Essentials
This course is intended as a guide to Chat Editor essentials for those supporting students using TouchChat or Nova Chat devices. Chat Editor is a Windows PC only program for customizing Chat vocabulary for AAC users.
READ MORECan’t Catch Me! Storytelling and Coding with Ozobots
Bustling with creative Grade 1 and 2 students, Joy Fast’s class at Pinewood Elementary is part of the Delta School District. There is a strong sense of storytelling in the school and Ms. Fast’s class is no exception.
READ MOREMath Inquiry at Killarney Secondary
Tanya Noble’s Foundations of Mathematics 11 class is full of questions. Sometimes the questions are about quadratic equations and sometimes the questions are about mental health in adolescents, rising ocean levels and the economic impact of invasive species.
READ MOREMagnilink S Premium Classroom Implementation
The Magnilink is a portable video magnifier useful for distance and near viewing.
READ MOREDeveloping Eye Gaze Skills with Gaze Point
This resource is designed to familiarize users with Gaze Point eye tracking software.
READ MORESupporting Diverse Learners through Technology
Carolyn Gudmunseth teaches grades 4 and 5 at Tansor Elementary in the Cowichan School District. This is her fourth year in the district. This year her goal was to gain more knowledge on using assistive technology in her classroom with her diverse learners. She applied to SET-BC to receive iPads…
READ MOREDeveloping Switch Skills on the iPad
This resource will demonstrate how to how to configure the Ipad to enable single-switch access in different kinds of apps.
READ MOREAssistive Technology in the Classroom
This self-directed course will provide you with an overview of how specialized and common technologies can be used to support students who have participation, communication, and learning challenges in the classroom setting.
READ MOREUsing Toontastic in the Classroom
Toontastic 3D is a storytelling app that allows students and educators to draw, animate, and narrate cartoons to express a story, an idea, or an experiment.
READ MOREUsing Chatterpix in the Classroom
ChatterPix is an app-based tool that makes images come to life. Simply take a photo of an object, draw a line to make a mouth, and record your voice.
READ MOREUsing Popplet in the Classroom
Popplet is a web-based and app-based tool. Popplet Lite is also available as an iOS app.
READ MOREUsing Book Creator in the Classroom
Book Creator is a versatile web-based and app-based tool that can be used to create books, comics, or projects.
READ MOREUsing Green Screen by Do Ink in the Classroom
Green Screen by Do Ink allows you to create images and/or video using a green screen effect.
READ MOREUsing Explain Everything in the Classroom
Explain Everything is an (app and web-based) interactive whiteboard.
READ MOREVideo Production in the Classroom (2020)
If you’d like students to start producing videos at a high level in your classroom, then this professional learning opportunity will provide you with the tools to do this.
READ MOREAAC Implementation in the Classroom
There are many types of Augmentative Alternative Communication systems. This presentation looks at no, low, and high tech examples of AAC.
READ MOREUsing Flipgrid in the Classroom
Flipgrid is video discussion platform that allows teachers to post a discussion prompt or question, and for students to respond and interact through short videos.
READ MORELes applications pour l’apprentissage du français (Literacy Apps in French for French Language Learners)
This resource helps to address the difficulty that language teachers have in finding educational materials in French.
READ MOREDigital Tools to Support Project Based Learning
Welcome to this self-directed course exploring Project Based Learning (PBL). This web-based course will highlight the evidence-based framework for PBL, and will also include implementation strategies and technology tools that can help support PBL in the classroom.
READ MORENavigating Through the Digital World
This online course will provide an overview of digital literacy and how to navigate through the dynamic digital world.
READ MOREUsing Post-It (iOS) in the Classroom
Post-it allows you to capture your notes, organize them, and save and share them.
READ MOREClicker Apps to Support Learning
This resource is designed to provide an overview of the Clicker Suite apps for the iPad and how to implement these tools in the classroom setting to support literacy development in early and struggling literacy learners.
READ MOREDeveloping Switch Skills with HelpKidzLearn
This resource is best when used with the Keys to Developing Switch Skills
READ MOREConversations with Chase
Chase is a master of switch technology and is adept at using eye gaze technology. He is a smart, determined and inspiring 17 year old with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 1).
READ MOREDecisive Dacian
Dacian is an accessibility activist and is passionate about raising awareness about this topic. He is involved in a Youth Leadership group through Community Living Victoria.
READ MOREDigital Storytelling- First Nations Legends
Since 2003, the Heritage Fair has been an annual event across the province bringing together 4,000 students and 700 volunteers to demonstrate their knowledge about Canadian history.
READ MOREFayth Says
Building Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) capacity within a school district is one of the many custom requests that can be made at SET-BC. At Rocky Mountain School in Elkford B.C., School Districts 5 and 6 came together for a three year project designed to build understanding of AAC. District specialists,…
READ MOREMeaningful Inclusion in the Classroom: A Classroom Newspaper Blog Case Study
What is meaningful inclusion? What does it look like in practice? This video series explores aspects of meaningful engagement through a practical classroom case study
READ MORELes centres d’apprentissage avec la technologie
À Vancouver, Trafalgar Elementary est une école à deux voies qui offre un Programme d’immersion française et un Programme anglais.
READ MORESilver Creek at the Heritage Fair
Since 2003, the Heritage Fair has been an annual event across the province bringing together 4,000 students and 700 volunteers to demonstrate their knowledge about Canadian history.
READ MOREStudent Writing Soars with Chromebooks at Macaulay Elementary
Deanna Reid teaches grades 4 and 5 at Macaulay Elementary in the Greater Victoria School District and has been teaching for 6 years. When she applied to SET-BC she wanted to see what effect using assistive technology would have on her class – specifically how it would affect her student’s…
READ MOREMental Health and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Why Technology is SO Important!
SET-BC was honoured to host Theresa Grech on May 17th, 2019 as she presented a workshop titled Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Why Technology is SO Important! The session aimed to assist educators by providing an inclusive lens to support our students with neurodiverse needs. Theresa provided information on the…
READ MORETaking the Technology Leap
Maria King is a grade 4-5 teacher at Queen Mary Elementary in School District 39 who is using iPads in the classroom. She has been teaching 26 years in Taiwan, Illinois, New York and Vancouver. Maria is a beginning teacher to implement technology in her everyday lessons and was excited…
READ MORERuben uses TouchChat for Inclusion
Ruben is currently in Grade 7. He is a very happy and enthusiastic young man who loves stories and enjoys being amongst his peers. His determination and eagerness to learn has increased his stamina in a Grade 7 classroom.
READ MOREComplex Needs Technology Project – Q&A Sessions in April and May
Our Tier 3 team may be enjoying March break right now but they will be ‘springing’ back into action in April and May with a series of virtual Q&A sessions focused on this year’s CNTP bundles.
READ MORESpheros Roll Into Martin Morigeau Elementary
Canal Flats is the perfect location for rolling Spheros – check out how technology is supporting the development of students’ communication, coding, digital storytelling and video production skills in Martin Morigeau Elementary!
READ MORETeam Emerson Scores Big with Clicker 7 and Switch Access!
Emerson, a fiercely independent student in grade1/2 at Blewett Elementary in Nelson, is using Clicker 7 and a variety of access methods to start writing about his favourite things. Check out how the team has created a DIY box for his foot switch!
READ MOREElizabeth Uses her Technology to Explore her Passion for Birds (and Fish)
Elizabeth is exploring Communicator 5 to connect with friends and Clicker 7 to support her classroom learning. Through the technology, she is making new discoveries and finding new passions.
READ MORELet’s Do Lunch! A Design Thinking Challenge at Quadra Elementary
What do you want from a lunch box? Students in Joanna Lake’s Grade 4/5 class at Quadra Elementary took on a design thinking challenge to invent and advertise the ultimate lunch box. Check out their story and videos!
READ MORESET-BC Synergy Projects are AMAZING!
If you haven’t had a chance to check out the amazing work our SET-BC Synergy Projects are doing – grab a cup of coffee and pull up your device because you will be AMAZED!
READ MOREVideo Production in New Media 10 At Sa Hali Secondary
Andrew Gurney at Sa Hali Secondary in Kamloops is adding student video production and digital storytelling in his New Media 10 course. Check out how his plans are unfolding this year!
READ MORESD42 Explores Built in Accessibility in the iPad Operating System (iOS)
Last fall, educators in SD#42 met to explore how the built in accessibility features of the iPad iOS system could be used to support a variety of student needs.
READ MOREInfusing SEL into our Classrooms and Schools – Miriam Miller
On January 25th we will be hosting Miriam Miller at the SET-BC Provincial Centre as she presents “Infusing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into our Classrooms and Schools”. Limited space – register early!
READ MOREClassroom Technologies and First Peoples Principles of Learning: Mentorship Program
On October 31st and November 1st, 2018, SET-BC had the privilege of hosting a 2-day intensive training session for mentors from six BC school districts on the topic of Classroom technologies and First Peoples Principles of Learning.
READ MORESET-BC DP Conference Registration now open!
We are excited to invite all BC K-12 educators and SET-BC District Partners to now register for our February 20th and 21st, 2019 conference. Registration is limited - register quickly! Give yourself a present and register before January 18th to get early bird pricing. Conference and Registration information
READ MORESET-BC Hosts the Children’s Low Vision Clinic
On November 22nd and 23rd, the SET-BC Provincial Centre was honoured to provide space for the Children’s Low Vision Project of B.C. Nineteen students from pre-K to Grade 12 received invaluable support from a dedicated team of professionals.
READ MOREKeeping up with Mac
It is almost impossible to keep up with Mac – a wonderfully capable and intelligent Grade 8 student attending Ballenas Secondary in Parksville. His use of an eye gaze system is truly inspiring!
READ MORESET-BC Events on Provincial Pro D Day
On October 19th, SET-BC consultants were busy around the province facilitating a variety of Professional Learning events. Check out some of these workshops!
READ MORENumeracy to Support Diverse Learners – Dr. Jennifer Katz
SET-BC was very pleased to have hosted Dr. Jennifer Katz on November 16th as she presented her session entitled "Numeracy to Support Diverse Learners". This session focused on universally designed numeracy instruction for diverse learners and development of numerate ways of thinking. During the session participants learned how to develop goals and design…
READ MOREKelsey’s Focus on Writing
Kelsey, a bright and enthusiastic primary student in SD38 uses a Focus 40 refreshable braille display to support her literacy development.
READ MOREProject Based Learning in SD75
On October 5th, SD75 educators met to explore Project Based Learning and how it can be used to explore curricular content, teach 21st century skills and meet the diverse needs in their classrooms.
READ MOREExploring Multiple Intelligences with Amy Block
On September 21st we hosted Amy Block as she facilitated a very interactive workshop that explored how to support students’ multiple intelligences in the classroom setting. It was a great start to another year of SET-BC Provincial Workshops!
READ MORELiteracy and Numeracy in SD60
On September 24th, SET-BC has the wonderful opportunity to support SD60 educators as they explored how iOS accessibility features and apps could support the diverse literacy and numeracy needs of their students.
READ MORESeptember 2018 at SET-BC
What a busy start to our school year! SET-BC staff definitely hit the ground running this month with a program-wide meeting, numerous technology shipments, district and team service planning meetings, and facilitation of workshops.
READ MOREA Conversation on Universal Design for Learning and the Meaningful Implementation of Technology
On September 21st, SD#10 educators met at Nakusp Elementary to discuss how technology could be meaningfully implemented within a Universal Design for Learning framework. A great start to a year of exploring how apps can support curricular goals and activities!
READ MORETechnology to Support Executive Functioning
Many educators are looking to identify and support students who have difficulty with executive functioning. Our new self-directed web resource, Technology to Support Executive Functioning, is a great place to get started!
READ MOREEye Gaze Technology
Are you supporting a student who requires eye gaze access to a computer or communication device? Check out our new online course to learn about conducting trials, calibration, and how to set up and use the various eye gaze technology options!
READ MOREBrain Compatible Learning and Understanding the Multiple Intelligences in Classroom Practices
Sept 21, 2018 – Our first provincial workshop of the year features Amy Block in Vancouver (F2F) and virtually (SD93 and 69). Register quickly!
READ MORESET-BC Services 2018-2019
Check out our SET-BC Quick Start Guide now updated for 2018-2019 – one-page guide to all our services and project deadlines! You can view this guide online or download a copy for printing.
READ MOREClassroom Technologies and First Peoples Principles of Learning
We are pleased to present an online resource highlighting how technology can be used to support the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Thanks to the many teams who contributed their Synergy Project work to this wonderful resource.
READ MORESD36 Support Staff Explores iPad Accessibility
On a sunny day in early November 2017, SET-BC Tier 1 consultants, Carmen Cheung and Debby Lee, presented two 2-hour sessions entitled “Using a Range of Technologies as Tools to Teach to Diversity” and “Showing What They Know”.
READ MOREGetting Comfortable with Communicator 5: A Maker Day at SET-BC
On April 9th 2018, dedicated team members who support complex needs students met at SET-BC to make custom resources.
READ MOREWhat Makes Squamish Special?
This past school year, grade 2 teacher Beth Smith and her class at Brackendale Elementary School participated in the SET-BC Synergy Project: Supporting the Communication Competency with Technology.
READ MORELearn Where You Live
At Cowichan Lake School in School District #79, classroom teacher, Lindsay Hartshorn believes in learning by doing, and in using the tools and options in your surrounding community to support educational goals.
READ MOREThe iPad Connection in Dease Lake
It’s minus 17 degrees outside and an impromptu blizzard is blowing in alongside the remaining rays of afternoon sun. But the temperature in Alison Gordon’s kindergarten classroom is far from icy.
READ MOREThe Amazing Asher
Asher is a bright, attentive and social student at View Royal Elementary School in SD #61, Victoria.
READ MOREAn Engaging Conversation on Digital Citizenship with Sea to Sky (SD# 48) Educators
In March, Sumeet, Yik-Wah, and Iren, who are Tier 1 Provincial Teachers, facilitated an important conversation on digital citizenship with elementary school educators in the Sea to Sky School District (SD# 48).
READ MORESupporting UDL in SD81
What can technology do for my students? This is the million-dollar question that educators around the world have been asking themselves, particularly since the advent of mobile technologies.
READ MOREEducational Assistants Click with Clicker in SD36
On the February 16th Professional Development Day, about 20 Educational Assistants from the Surrey School district gathered at Cindrich Elementary to learn about Clicker 7 and how to implement it with the students they support.
READ MORELake Trail Middle School Explores the Path of Technology
Lance Lloyd is a grade 6/7 teacher in School District 71 who is using iPads in the classroom. He has been teaching 18 years, 13 of which have been at Lake Trail Middle School.
READ MOREKeeping their Eye on Communication in Quesnel
Many teams working with students who have significant physical access challenges look to eye gaze technology as a possible solution.
READ MOREQuadra Elementary Collaborates Using Technology
Siobhan Kivell is a grade 4/5 teacher at Quadra Elementary School in Victoria. She has been teaching for 12 years in the Greater Victoria School District.
READ MOREUsing iPads to Support Collaborative Writing
St. Patrick Elementary is a warm and welcoming school in the heart of Vancouver. You can feel the spirit of community as soon as you step in the front doors.
READ MOREAt Vedder Elementary Students Have Digital Stories to Tell
Digital storytelling is a powerful and engaging educational practice that allows students of all grades to tell their story.
READ MOREA Little Rain Can’t Keep Us from Writing!
The Environmental School Project in Maple Ridge is an initiative supported by place-based, imaginative and ecological education. Students and educators teach and learn in their natural environment, rain or shine!
READ MOREReflection on the Year at Blakeburn Elementary
Ron Morwick is a grade 3 teacher at Blakeburn Elementary in Port Coquitlam, BC. He has been using technology for some time and is a great resource for his school and district.
READ MORESET-BC Provincial Workshop – Physical Access Technologies
On October 13th 2017, district specialists from the Lower Mainland came together to participate in the Physical Access Provincial Workshop.
READ MOREShining a Light on Inclusion in Fort Nelson
As a Provincial Resource Program, SET-BC supports school districts, classrooms, and students in all corners of BC. In the northeastern corner, lies the northernmost classroom to receive services in the 2017-2018 school year – R.L. Angus Elementary, in Fort Nelson.
READ MOREEmbracing Diversity in SD#46
Embracing Diversity: Timmy Technology and Team Toolbox Take Off
READ MOREWhat is a SET-BC Classroom-Based Solution?
Each spring, interested classroom teachers can apply to their district to be one of the classrooms to receive SET-BC service for the upcoming school year. Each district will set their own application deadlines and will decide which classrooms will receive CBS support.
READ MORELa technologie pour la classe française: Essayez-la!
Over the last few years SET-BC has worked with various French Immersion classrooms, partnering with the classroom teacher to integrate technology into teaching practice.
READ MORETechnology for All – SD61 Explores Solutions for All Students
Could you access a computer without using your hands? Do you know how to provide reading and writing supports for your students using available district technology?
READ MOREComplex Needs Technology Project (CNTP) 2017-2018
In its third year, the SET-BC Complex Needs Technology Project, opened its application period on November 1st. This very popular initiative provides district specialist teams with bundles of complex technologies to support student trials and assessments.
READ MORESETdirect 2017-2018
We are pleased to support a second year of our SETdirect initiative. This provincially coordinated project offers simple technology bundles designed to support social inclusion for students with complex needs.
READ MOREAssessment in the New Curriculum workshop – Dr. Jennifer Katz
We are so excited to be welcoming Dr. Jennifer Katz back for another great presentation! Dr. Katz presented Inclusion in the High School last year at our District Partner Conference and many attendees indicated the information shared was important for all educators.
READ MOREA Taste of Technology
SET-BC got off to a busy and early start this September presenting the first SET-BC workshop only six days into the start of the year.
READ MOREresourceSET and ARC-BC Resources for Remembrance Day
Looking for Remembrance Day resources to use with your students? resourceSET has a number of student activities you may find useful. For those accessing ARC-BC, there are also a few accessible books available on the theme.
READ MOREColquitz Middle School’s Excellent Chromebook
Ryan Nast, a grade six teacher and Laura MacLellan, a Learning Resource teacher at Colquitz Middle School are pleased to share the results of their experience with a Classroom-based Solution (CBS) this year.
READ MORETeachers in Two Maple Ridge Schools Collaborate on ‘Everything’
Grade 4/5 students at Harry Hooge Elementary and Blue Mountain Elementary in Maple Ridge found multiple uses for the app Explain Everything.
READ MOREDavidson Road to Success
Barbara Sveistrup and Jolene Olsen’s kindergarten classes at Davidson Road Elementary in SD23 were busy this year introducing new technology to their already robust list of teaching tools and skills.
READ MOREStarting from Scratch
“Scratch for the Classroom” was one of the first applications the Grade 6/7 classroom at Glenbrooke Middle School in New Westminster leapt into with the 15 Chromebooks SET-BC loaned for their Tier 2 Classroom-based Solution.
READ MOREConnecting to Environment and Culture with Place Based Education
On a rainy Friday in early May, SET-BC consultants Danielle Verge and Joti Chahal headed to Port Hardy to facilitate a workshop on Place Based Education (PBE) at Port Hardy Secondary School.
READ MORE“I am Determined!”
Learning to effectively implement technology within the classroom can be a challenge for teachers.
READ MOREForging ahead with Ford
Ford is a bright Grade 1 student who loves to learn. Ford enjoys participating in learning activities in class but has some challenges accessing information because of vision and hearing impairments.
READ MOREMarlborough Students Add to their Technology Toolbelts
Kristina Carley’s Gr. 4/5 class at Marlborough Elementary in Burnaby are not ‘newbies’ when it comes to using technology. Kristina has worked with each student to set up their own e-portfolios connected to the classroom’s blog.
READ MOREFlipping for Science at Magee Secondary
This school year, Norman Jay wanted to revamp his teaching strategy in order to connect and engage all learners in his Science classroom.
READ MORETeam-Building with Clicker 7
SET-BC Classroom-Based Solutions rely on the Team-building with Clicker 7 committed and invigorating energy that often occurs when teachers collaborate to support their students.
READ MOREThe Value of Tech – “Useful, Practical, Worthwhile”
Janine Buckley, Grade 4/5 teacher at Ecole Puntledge Park Elementary in Courtenay, BC, challenged herself to take on a SET-BC Classroom-Based Solution for the 2016-17 school year.
READ MOREDistrict- and School-based Synergy Projects
We are very excited to be offering additional Synergy Project support for the 2017-2018 school year! These are district- or school-based projects focusing on four areas. Deadline is June 15th!
READ MOREStart Where You Are
Throughout history the practice of teaching has always brought changing ideas. The ability to embrace change is necessary and sometimes intimidating, though teachers are often at the forefront of finding the courage to grow professionally in order to reach students in an evolving world.
READ MOREAnnouncing the 2017-2018 Synergy Projects!
We are excited to announce that the applications for the 2017-2018 Synergy Projects (formerly known as the Classroom-based Projects) are now available! Check our our Synergy Project area for complete information!
READ MORETime to Teach, Time for Tech
Is there anything more enjoyable than having time to try, to experiment and to explore? In Andrew’s McPhee’s Grade 5 classroom on Salt Spring Island, learning is measured while observing the growth of students’ interest and problem-solving skills when confronted with various technology challenges.
READ MOREJ’ai la Technologie Donc J’Essaie
Enseigner le français langue seconde au huitième niveau demande qu’on cherche toujours de nouvelles façons d’engager les élèves. Jeux, exercices de grammaire, documents authentiques, projets d’art….on essaie tous les trucs pour présenter aux élèves la langue d’une façon intéressante pour qu’on veuille apprendre et qu’on veuille essayer de la parler.
READ MORESpring 30 Minute Online Training Schedule
Our online training schedule for March, April, May and June is now available!
READ MOREImagining Possibilities for All Students
Two schools in Saanich are exploring new ways to help students learn to write a five point paragraph using RW4GC (Read and Write for Google Chrome) and G Suite tools on Chromebooks.
READ MORENorth Saanich Middle School’s Formula for Success
During the 2015-2016 school year, SD 63 Saanich participated in a SET-BC District Project in which classes at North Saanich Middle School and Claremont Secondary piloted Read & Write for Google Chrome.
READ MORESET-BC Provincial Workshop on Eye Gaze
On February 28th, SET-BC will be facilitating a provincial workshop on complex needs technologies that support students accessing AAC and computers through eye gaze.
READ MOREComplex Needs Technology Project Shipping!
We are happy to announce that the CNTP 2016-2017 technologies are starting to ship this week! Boxes should start arriving in districts by mid-week - we look forward to hearing from teams as they receive this important complex needs trial and assessment equipment.
READ MOREHour of Code through a UDL Lens
Only a short time ago the practice of ‘learning to code’ was very inaccessible. A missing semicolon, an uncapitalized letter, or getting the math not quite right meant that a program would simply crash.
READ MOREiPads: Learning to App-ly Ourselves!
Sooke teacher, Melissa Dorran, has excitedly embraced the opportunity to work with a SET-BC Consultant to implement a Tier 2 Classroom Based Solution at Ecole John Stubbs Memorial Elementary.
READ MORESET-BC DP Conference NOT Just for District Partners!
SET-BC is hosting an exciting conference on February 21st and 22nd! The conference, entitled Supporting Diversity in the Secondary School Setting, is an opportunity for educators (and District Partners!) to get together to learn how to support students who may be using technology in their educational programs.
READ MORESET-BC Online Training Schedule – January to March
From January to March, our consultants have a great lineup of online training opportunities that we hope will interest teams using technology with students.
READ MOREA “Toontastic” Start to the School Year!
A morning spent in Andrew McPhee’s classroom in Salt Spring Island’s Fernwood Elementary beautifully illustrates the benefit of integrating technology into the heart of the classroom curriculum.
READ MORE30 Minute Online Training Opportunities
There have been a number of new trainings added to the amazing list of FREE 30 Minute trainings in the on-line calendar for the month of November.
READ MORERemembrance Day Resources
At this time of year, we would like to remind you of some of the Remembrance Day student technology-based resources we have available in our collection.
READ MOREComplex Needs Technology Project 2016-2017
We are excited to announce the second year of our Complex Needs Technology Project! District teams are invited to apply for participation in the project over the next three weeks.
READ MOREInternet Safety for Educators
On December 5th, Darren Laur makes a return visit to SET-BC presenting his very popular Internet Safety for Educators workshop.
READ MORESET-BC Service Delivery Update – October
It has been a very busy October as we approach the October 31st Collaborative Action Plan deadline. SET-BC consultants have been focused this month on completing the planning process with district and school teams for services in all three tiers.
READ MORESET-BC Consultants Facilitate October 21st Pro D Events
While most teachers in BC were enjoying the first Professional Development day of 2016-2017, many SET-BC consultants were busy facilitating Tier 1 and Tier 2 Pro D sessions all over the province.
READ MORESETdirect Social Inclusion Project Launches in October
We were excited to launch our new SETdirect Social Inclusion Project in October. The focus of SETdirect is to support social inclusion for complex needs students by providing district teams with simple technologies that can be used for a variety of activities by complex needs students and their peers.
READ MOREReaching Across the Pacific to Korea
On September 26th, SET-BC was delighted to host a large group of Korean students, support workers, teachers, and Korean education ministry delegates as they visited our program as part of their BC tour.
READ MOREFocus on Vision Technology
On September 30th, eight vision resource teachers and two student support workers came together at the SET-BC Provincial Centre in Vancouver to attend a workshop to learn more about the Focus 40, a refreshable braille display from Scientific Freedom.
READ MORERetired Inventory Program 2016-2017
SET-BC’s Retired Inventory Program 2016-2017 started this week! District Specialists are invited to request specialized equipment that has been retired from our Provincial Loan Bank.
READ MORE2016 Online Training Registration Open
Our SET-BC consultants are providing a large number of online training sessions for teams interested in implementing some of the more commonly used software and apps.
READ MORENonfiction Reading Power Workshop – Adrienne Gear
We are so excited to be welcoming Adrienne Gear back for another great presentation! On November 16th, she will be presenting Nonfiction Reading Power at the SET-BC Provincial Centre with streaming to other locations around the province.
READ MOREAutumn-themed Student Resources
With the cool days of fall coming soon, you may be looking for some technology-based resources to support student learning. Take a moment to check out a few examples of our autumn-themed student resources currently available in pictureSET and curriculumSET!
READ MORESET-BC Quick Start Guide
SET-BC provides three tiers of both core and supplemental services. We’ve created a “Quick Start Guide” for BC educators to use to determine what services are available, how to apply for the services and where to go on our site for more information.
READ MOREWelcome to the 2016-2017 School Year!
We are very excited to be starting the new school year with new staff, new projects, and renewed energy! After enjoying the summer break, our SET-BC consultants are anxious to begin supporting teams using technology to support students.
READ MOREFraserwood FreshGrade: Success in Progress
In Shelly Chandra’s grade 4 classroom at Fraserwood Elementary, students are learning how to identify their own “Success in Progress”. Students select, reflect, and share their learning in FreshGrade using a blend of devices provided by SET-BC, the school, and a new BYOD program at the school.
READ MORELittle School, Big Impact
iPads and Clicker Apps are having a big impact on learning at a little school in northern BC. A few years ago, the highly collaborative staff at Kitwanga Elementary began assembling a bank of iPads and experimenting with apps.
READ MOREEralee – Her Team and Technology Click!
Eralee is a cheerful grade five student living in Kaslo, B.C. She has a wonderful sense of humour and loves to laugh, but she her lack of functional language makes it very difficult for her to express her wants, needs and knowledge to others.
READ MOREStudents All Over BC Engaged in Using Technology to Support Their Learning
In the past month, we’ve been delighted to hear about students all over our province using classroom- and student-based technology solutions to support their learning.
READ MOREMay is Marvelous for Online Training!
Look at all the great learning opportunities available on-line through SET-BC in the month of May.
READ MOREApplications for Innovative Provincial Classroom-based Projects OPEN!
We are excited to announce that the third provincial classroom-based projects – innovative projects – is now available for team application.
READ MOREOne Box, a Set of Wheels, and Eda is Rolling!
Eda is a grade 2/3 student in the Vancouver school district. She is an independent, happy girl and this has allowed her to quickly learn how to use technology to help her participate in class and express her learning.
READ MORESea to Sky Builds Capacity in Project Based Learning
Creating awareness of tools and strategies that help support Universal Design for Learning and Project Based Learning is an important goal for SD #48 (Sea to Sky) this year.
READ MORESave the Date! District Partner Conference – February 2017
We are already planning our events for the 2016-2017 school year and wanted to give everyone an early notice of our scheduled District Partner Conference.
READ MOREBuilding UDL Toolkits with Secondary Students
On April 15, 2016, Prince Charles Secondary School in Creston hosted a SET-BC facilitated student workshop focusing on how to build their individual Universal Design For Learning (UDL) Tool Kit.
READ MORE“Epic” Learning with iPads & Clicker apps
At John Henderson School in Vancouver, Grade 4 students are using iPads and Clicker apps to develop writing fluency. Classroom teacher Joan Jung and resource teacher Kim Grey have been busy implementing a Tier 2 classroom-based solution they received from SET-BC this year.
READ MOREUpdate! Juniper Ridge Grade 1 Students Explore Green Screen Technology
Sherri’s class continues to amaze us with their latest inquiry-based project. The class has produced a short informational video about Green Screen Technology to introduce parents to the technology that they had been using.
READ MORESpring Learning Online!
We have great 30 minute online training opportunities for the end of April and beginning of May. Are you looking for training in Kurzweil 3000, Clicker 6, SOLO 6, Boardmaker, Chrome extensions, Digital Citizenship, Co:Writer app or Sensory apps?
READ MORECaptain Kurzweil to the Rescue!
Brian Ee, a teacher at Lord Selkirk Elementary in Vancouver, embraces all his superhero powers to help his students learn to write.
READ MOREGoing Google in Mountain Elementary!
With a Tier 2 classroom-based technology loan of 15 Chromebooks from SET-BC this year, Shelley Putman is “Going Google” in her grade 5 classroom at Mountain Elementary in SD #34 (Abbotsford).
READ MOREMany Online Training Sessions Available This Spring
Our SET-BC consultants are providing a large number of online training sessions for teams interested in implementing some of the more commonly used software and apps.
READ MORE2016-2017 Provincial Classroom Project Applications Now Available
Each year SET-BC supports a small number of classroom-based technology projects. These are provincially coordinated and different from the Tier 2 classroom-based solutions that are supported through our standard service delivery model.
READ MOREMaker Sessions – Learning, Practicing, Making
Join us for face-to-face sessions at the SET-BC Provincial Centre during April, May and June to explore common technology tools you already have in your classroom!
READ MOREEngage Me and I Will Learn!
At Sir Alexander MacKenzie Elementary School in Vancouver, teacher Sean Martin has taken a thoughtful, logical approach to introducing technology to his students.
READ MOREMaggie – an Arts and Letters Triple Threat
Maggie Wherle, an award winning writer, accomplished musician and innovative artist has been sharing her creative gifts since she started as a Kindergarten student at Margaret Jenkins Elementary 4 years ago.
READ MORESpring and the UDL is Easy!
The students in Christine Lang’s Grade 2 classroom at Lord Roberts Elementary probably have no idea what Universal Design for Learning is but they experience it every day!
READ MOREAdapting to Change
For some district teams, the change to SET-BC’s three-tiered service delivery model had initially necessitated facing some challenges around how the district would meet the needs of those students requiring intensive technology supports who were not going to be brought forward for SET-BC Tier 3 services.
READ MOREGoing Google at North Saanich Middle School
The North Saanich Middle School team is implementing Google Apps for Education (GAFE) and Google Read Write in order to support grade 6/7 students in an inclusive model middle school.
READ MORE“Crafting” with iPads at Livingstone Elementary
Students in Ted Coombs’ Grade 3/4 class at Livingstone Elementary in Vancouver are finding new and innovative ways to connect with each other and their learning.
READ MOREComplex Needs Technology Project – Facilitated Training Opportunities
As you may know, we shipped the Complex Needs Technology Bundles to districts just before spring break.
READ MOREEarth Day Resources
With spring upon us, we naturally think of celebrating our favourite planet – Earth! These resources will help your students participate in Earth Day type activities.
READ MOREDictating a Connection with Family Members
As SET-BC consultants delivering technology training to educators all over the province, we hope we are making a difference for students and building team capacity to use technology to support them in the classroom setting.
READ MOREComplex Needs Technology Project is Shipping!
Our Technical Support Team is very busy this week shipping the many (many!) boxes of equipment for the Complex Needs Technology Project.
READ MORESET-BC Service Delivery 2016-2017
District teams are already meeting to plan for their SET-BC services in the coming school year.
READ MORELynnmour Kindergarten Students Click with iPads Indoors and Out!
With the support of Lynnmour’s Principal Kelly La Roue and help from SET-BC consultant Nedra Post, Kindergarten teacher Tessa Harrington has been incorporating the technology loaned by SET-BC into her daily teaching practice.
READ MOREGrade 1 Students “Explain Everything” in their “Best Part of Me” Books
At Juniper Ridge Elementary in SD#73 (Kamloops), Grade 1 students are using iPads and the “Explain Everything” app to practice reading and to receive self-feedback.
READ MORESharing Visions of Utopian Communities Through Podcasting
Teacher Josh Withrow and the Grade 7 students at John Knox Christian School are creating podcasts with their SET-BC Tier 2 Classroom Based Solution.
READ MOREA Month of Valentine and Lunar New Year Resources!
Educators around BC have created some “love”ly resources for February. Check out these popular activities from curriculumSET and pictureSET.
READ MORESalt Spring Island Students Riding the iPad “Bus”
Salt Spring Island Middle School’s grade 6/7 teacher and students have been learning together this year. Teacher, Kim Moffat, with the support of resource teacher, Tom Langdon, has embarked on the use of iPads as a key tool in her inclusive classroom.
READ MOREStudents in Lac La Hache Discover the “Power” of Writing
This year the Cariboo-Chilcotin school district selected Lac La Hache, a small rural school consisting of 22 students, as a priority for receiving SET-BC Tier 2 classroom-based support.
READ MOREiEngaged with UDL
Allison Bos, a teacher in the Cariboo-Chilcotin school district, explains how supporting Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies with iPad technology has transformed her students’ learning and her own teaching.
READ MOREAnother “Power”ful Presentation by Adrienne Gear
On January 21st, 2016, the SET-BC Provincial team was delighted to welcome Adrienne Gear back for her third presentation.
READ MORESupporting Project Based Learning in a French Immersion Class
Creativity abounds in a Grade 3/4 class at Ecole Sandy Hill Elementary where teacher, Nancy Desormeaux, has embarked on a SET-BC Tier 2 Classroom Based Solution.
READ MOREBuilding District Capacity to Support AAC
Relevant, individualized and evidence-based professional development is an important goal for all school districts in British Columbia.
READ MOREPredicting Success in Port Alberni
Friar William of Occam is often (mis)quoted as stating, “The simplest solution is the best solution.”
READ MORESET-BC Classroom-based Projects Off and Running!
As in past years, we are provincially supporting a number of classroom-based projects this year around the province.
READ MORESave the Date! Virtual DP Conference
SET-BC is pleased to be hosting a second virtual District Partner Conference on February 16th and 17th. For those who attended sessions last year, you will notice some changes!
READ MOREEcole Aubrey Elementary’s Thinking Party
There were are few ‘Aha moments’ at Ecole Aubrey Elementary School recently as classroom teams discovered Clicker 6 resources in SET-BC’s CurriculumSET and the Cricksoft collection.
READ MOREComplex Needs Technology Project 2015-2016
We are very pleased to announce that applications are now available for our Complex Needs Technology Project.
READ MORENeed Help Learning Technology?
SET-BC consultants will be facilitating a wide variety of online sessions between January and March.
READ MORESFU Symposium on Purposeful Use of Technology – February 13, 2016
Happy New Year to everyone! If you’d like to jump into learning in 2016, Dr. Bruce Beairsto is hosting an SFU CSELP Symposium: Purposeful Use of Technology: beginning with the end in mind, and keeping it on February 13, 2016.
READ MOREHappy Holidays from everyone at SET-BC!
We hope you have a wonderful holiday season with family and friends.
READ MOREPebble Hill Elementary Gr. 1 Students Take Off with Clicker Apps!
Over the past couple of months, there has been a different buzz around Lois Scott’s grade one classroom at Pebble Hill Elementary in the Delta School District.
READ MOREWeimen – He Chats with Touch Chat
Weimen is a curious, determined and affectionate teenager attending school in Vancouver.
READ MOREAraina + A Great School Team = Success!!
Araina is a bright little primary student at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School in Vancouver. There is never a day that she is not smiling.
READ MOREChristmas is Coming!
The holiday season has begun. Along with decorations, crafts and sing-alongs, curriculumSET and PictureSET offer great themed activities that are easy to download and start using with students and classes.
READ MOREChrome Extensions and iOS Accessibility Resources
We are pleased to highlight two new areas of our online technology tutorials – Chrome Extensions and iPad Accessibility.
READ MORECaroline Musselwhite and Adrienne Gear Present at SET-BC
We were very pleased last week to host Caroline Musselwhite and Adrienne Gear here at the SET-BC Provincial Centre.
READ MORETechnology in the UDL Classroom
SET-BC will be hosting its first ever “unconference” or Edcamp style day of learning on December 10th in Vancouver.
READ MORESET-BC Team Working Hard to Meet Service Commitments
The SET-BC team passed two milestones in this first year of provincial implementation of the new service delivery model.
READ MOREUpcoming Pro D and Training Opportunities!
Upcoming SET-BC provincial workshops – There is so much going on! Our provincial team is coordinating several upcoming Professional Development events.
READ MORELest We Forget – Remembrance Day 2015
On November 11th, members of the Canadian Armed Forces are commemorated. This day marks the date and time when armies stopped fighting in World War I.
READ MORETrafalgar Middle School Embraces SOLO6 for Reading and Writing Support
On Friday, September 25th, there were no children roaming the halls of Trafalgar Middle School in Nelson, BC. But learning was definitely taking place!
READ MOREWhy Special Education Has to Go
We are very pleased to be hosting Dr. Bruce Beairsto on October 29th – live in Vancouver and streamed to Coquitlam, Quesnel, and Kamloops.
READ MORESET-BC Annual District Request for Services Now In!
BC School Districts around the province have completed the first critical step in acquiring SET-BC services in the 2015-2016 school year.
READ MORESET-BC Consultants Meet at Plenary Session
SET-BC consultants kicked off the 2015-2016 school year at a three day Provincial Plenary Session where they prepared for the coming year, explored effective Professional Development strategies, and reconnected with colleagues and met new team members.
READ MOREBest Wishes to SET-BC’s Departing Consultants
SET-BC will be starting the school year missing some of our long time staff. We wanted to wish the following SET-BC consultants the best of luck in their new personal or professional “adventures”.
READ MORESET-BC Set to Launch its After-Share Program
As we roll into the new school year, there are several new SET-BC initiatives that have been designed to improve our Professional Development and training services.
READ MOREIntroducing our SETconcierge
Taking the concept of the help you receive from a hotel concierge, our SETconcierge can offer you personalized Professional Development and training help designed to meet your individual learning goals, style and schedule.
READ MORECurriculum for All – Shelley Moore
We are so excited to be hosting a newly finished self-directed course called Curriculum for All. This course has been developed by Shelley Moore and it is full of great information and strategies to help educators plan to provide an inclusive learning environment for all students.
READ MORESET-BC Kicks Off its New Service Delivery Model
After a very successful pilot year in 2014-2015, we are excited to be bringing our three-tiered service delivery model to all districts in 2015-2016.
READ MOREPSAP – 10 Years of Great Software Support
It’s hard to believe that PSAP – the Provincial Software Acquisition Plan – is going into its 11th year! The Plan started with a focus on Kurzweil 3000 but, after a couple of years, grew to include many other literacy and communication software programs.
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