NISD- Academic Technology

We’re halfway through our Byte Sized Virtual Professional Learning series and the learning continues! If you haven’t joined yet, each session offers practical takeaways designed to support teaching and learning without a heavy time commitment. Join us Thursday the 19th OR Tuesday the 24th for Game On! Using Canva Code to Bild Engaging Classroom Games. 🔗to register in bio

Week 2 of Byte Sized Virtual Professional Learning is here!
Missed the first session? No problem. Each session stands on its own and is designed to give you practical strategies you can use right away. This week we have two offerings - Tuesday OR Thursday join us for NotebookLM: Turning your Teacher Resources into Ready-to-Use tools for you! On Wednesday we have a session just for high school teachers - A Smarter Study Buddy: Teaching Students to Use NotebookLM.

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📅 This week’s the week!

Our Byte Sized Virtual Professional Learning series kicks off this week, and there’s still time to register. Join us Wednesday morning OR Thursday afternoon for Engage, Create, and Improve with MagicSchool AI! If you're new to MagicSchool, start here.
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We’re excited to launch our Winter Byte Sized Virtual Professional Learning starting next week!

This 5-session virtual PD series is designed for busy teachers - short, focused sessions that deliver practical strategies you can immediately apply in your classroom.

Whether you attend one session or all five, you’ll walk away with tools you can use right away. 👉 Registration is open now 🔗in bio

📢 Calling all Northside ISD Seniors! 🎓✨

We are excited to share a special opportunity for our graduating seniors: The Kelly Smith Memorial Scholarship is officially open for applications.

This scholarship was established to honor the incredible legacy of Kelly Smith, a former NISD teacher and Assistant Superintendent who spent her career championing technology and innovation. We are looking for students who share that same passion for creative problem-solving and academic excellence.

Who can apply? ✅ High school seniors currently enrolled in Northside ISD. ✅ Students in good academic standing. ✅ Those with a history of innovative technology use.

The Details: 💰 Award: $500 (8 winners will be selected!) 🗓️ Deadline: April 4, 2026 📝 How to apply: Applications are hosted on Bold.org.

Kelly Smith believed in the power of education to change lives. Help us keep that spirit alive by sharing this post with your favorite NISD senior!

👉 Apply here: https://bold.org/scholarships/kelly-smith-memorial-scholarship/

If you’re looking for professional learning AND teacher choice this holiday break, has a variety of on-demand sessions! https://ditchthattextbook.com/ditchsummit

Ditch Summit: A free online conference for teachers The Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit gives you hours of amazing professional learning ... when and where you want to watch it. Download free

✨🎁 That’s a wrap on our 12 Magical Days of MagicSchool.AI!

Thank you to everyone who followed along as we highlighted a new MagicSchool tool each day. We loved sharing tips, quick tutorials, and ideas to help make teaching a little more efficient and a lot more magical.

If you missed any of the days, don’t worry—you can still catch the entire series right here on our page, along with the posts on Twitter and Instagram. Each feature is packed with resources you can use as you head into the new year. Don't forget to check out our video tutorials too - 🔗in bio!

From our team to yours, we wish you a wonderful holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year! Here’s to innovation, collaboration, and plenty of magic in 2026! ✨

Day 12 of 12 Magical Days! 🎁 Bring even MORE magic to your classroom by completing certification courses!🎓Click the Helpful Resources (open book) button by your name in your Enterprise account to learn more! 🎁 [bit.ly/atmagic25] 🔗in bio

Day 10 of Unwrap the Magic of MagicSchool.Ai! Discover the Unit Plan Generator 📝✨your shortcut to aligned, resource-rich planning! Upload curriculum docs, request Fundamental 5️⃣ integration, and generate ready-to-use resources (like exit tickets!) in seconds. A little holiday magic for your workflow. 🎁 [bit.ly/atmagic25]🔗in bio

Day 10 of Unwrap the Magic of MagicSchool.Ai! Let your planning sparkle this season! ✨🎄The NISD Blended Learning Choice Board Generator magically streamlines the process, crafting high-quality, standards-aligned boards in seconds. More time for your students—and the joy this season brings. 🎁 [bit.ly/atmagic25]🔗in bio

Day 9 -Unwrap the Magic of MagicSchool.Ai! 🎁 Say goodbye to generic writing feedback and hello to the NISD SCR Writing Feedback Tool! This tool is a game-changer for calibration and feedback. It uses STAAR rubrics to help you calibrate your own scoring, provides student strengths and weaknesses and even generates a feedback script you can use with each student! [bit.ly/atmagic25] 🔗in bio

Day 8 - Unwrap the Magic of MagicSchool.Ai! Add a little holiday magic to reading instruction! ✨The Text Dependent Question generator turns any text into standards-aligned questions. Just paste a passage and get literal, inferential & evidence-based questions in seconds. Short passages + 3–5 TDQs = pure holiday learning glow. 🎁 [bit.ly/atmagic25]🔗in bio