I added some animated gifs from to create some more visual interest, but those are not part of the background so they can be deleted if you like. Through Winter available on Jamboard for you to copy and use. materials, but currently have S.C.A.M.P.E.R. I am working on revamping all of my S.C.A.M.P.E.R. is a creative thinking tool developed by Bob Eberle, and each letter stands for suggestions to spark innovation: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Another Use, and Rearrange. resources so I could offer it to you for use on Jamboard. I worked on re-designing one of my S.C.A.M.P.E.R. I was excited to find that Google Jamboard updated last week, allowing people to upload our own backgrounds so we don’t have to worry about students accidentally moving our designs.

Next month’s NEO post will be a fun surprise with many entertaining ideas. My previous NEO articles have been: How to Facilitate Meaningful Discussions in Hybrid or Virtual Classrooms, Top Ed Tech Tools for Differentiation, From Normal to Better: Using What We’ve Learned to Improve Education, Applying Universal Design for Learning in Remote Classrooms, How Distance Learning Fosters Global Collaboration, How to Use Design Thinking in the Classroom, and How to S.T.E.A.M. I hope that some of the suggestions are helpful.

In my latest post for the NEO blog, How to Do More With Less Screen Time, I’ve offered some “workarounds” to avoid or combat screen fatigue. I’ve observed a disconnect between the length of time schools and districts are requiring distance learning teachers to be on screen (many expecting it to be the entire school day) and the number of daily hours that parents and teachers believe to be beneficial to virtual learners (definitely not 6-8 hours).

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