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Overlake Glossary
The Overlake School Glossary # The way we tag all our email/Teams/Sharepoint groups here at Overlake. (e.g. #everyone is the group for everyone, #socialstudies is the group for the Social Studies Department). If you see # in front of a name, it indicates that it is for a group, not an individual. Adult Collaboration Time for adults on campus to wor...
5 min reading timeOverlake Class Schedule for Outlook
I live from my Outlook calendar. I know some of you love your paper planners and carry them around, but if it's not on my outlook calendar, then it doesn't happen. If I'm at the doctor's office, I need to see the school schedule to make the appointment, and I need to be able to see it on my phone. If you are an avid Outlook user, or if you want to ...
1 min reading timeAdding Overlake Calendars to Outlook
Thanks the to imitable Chris Hayes, with much support and assistance by David Basham, you can now access all the important calendar events in one place: your Outlook calendar! You will be able to customize as you like, print in multiple ways, and stay up to date by the hour. Here is how to add each kind of calendar: Personal Classes - These should ...
0 min reading timeEssential Elements of a Syllabus
Course Learning Objectives Every syllabus should have a short section delineating the course’s overall learning objectives, enduring understandings, and essential questions. A list of textbooks and other required materials Recommended materials should also be listed. Ideally, required texts/materials should be listed chronologically in the order the...
1 min reading timeTeams Etiquette and Best Practices
Now that we have all jumped enthusiastically into communicating on Teams, we need to set some norms for communicating as a school. This guide will serve to help us all get on the same page (or chat, as it may be) and streamline our Teams communication. Video calls and meetings This toolbar shows up when you hover over the bottom/middle of the video...
2 min reading timeOverlake Canvas Hub
From Instructure: Canvas Instructor Guide What do I need to know to launch my Canvas courses for the new year? Post Announcement in Canvas - How to I import content into a Canvas Course How long does my stuff live in Canvas? How to check if you have Canvas Administrator rights? How do I subscribe to my Canvas Calendar in Outlook? Beginning of th...
0 min reading timeCanvas Events for a Specific Section
Do you need to post an event in Canvas that is only for one section of a course? You can do this! One place this would be very useful is when posting events in the US Info or MS Info Canvas Courses. You can limit events to specific grades so the calendar doesn't get too cluttered. 1) When you create the event in the Canvas Calendar, select "More O...
0 min reading timeOverlake Artificial Intelligence Philosophy
“The Overlake School will exemplify a student-centered education and a collaborative learning environment that connects to the broader world.” ~ Overlake's Vision statement In following with this vision and the mission and values of the school, Overlake acknowledges that artificial intelligence (AI) tools are in use in education, and has developed...
1 min reading timeGuiding Questions for Information Literacy and Technology
The mission of the Information Literacy & Technology department is to provide leadership, resources, and structures to develop multi-literate, adaptable learners. Members of the Overlake community will use technology responsibly by acting in a considerate, safe, and ethical manner in line with the school's mission. We understand that the ethical...
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