Eagle Tech Weekly - Issue #16 - Your Teacher Tech Toolkit

Your Teacher Tech Toolkit: 2026-27 Edition

Teachers returned for in-service week (Aug 4-8), and students arrive Tuesday, August 12. Before the first bell, here are three tools to master -- with official how-to videos from each vendor's YouTube channel.

BenQ Board: Unlock What That Screen Can Actually Do

The BenQ Board Pro in your classroom is more than a big display. It's a whiteboard, screen mirror, annotation layer, and AI assistant all in one. These quick videos are from the official BenQ Education channel (youtube.com/@benqeducation2476):

• UI Basics (RP04) -- Dock, sidebar, widgets, and app setup. 2 min 32 sec.
• Floating Tool -- Pen, eraser, spotlight, screen freeze, timer and more -- the toolbar that stays on screen while you teach. 2 min 42 sec.
• RP05 New Features -- Lasso Search, Ask AI, and student data privacy toggle. 1 min overview.

Need a board walkthrough? Submit a ticket and IT will schedule a one-on-one.

Securly Classroom: The Teacher Control Panel You Already Have

Securly Classroom lets you start a class session, view every student screen in real time, push a URL to the whole class, lock devices to one tab, or pause the internet. Your account is already set up.

All videos are from the official Securly channel (youtube.com/@securlyinc):

• Getting Class Started and Views -- Launch a session and switch between thumbnail and list views. 3 min 41 sec.
• Using Teacher Tools -- Full walkthrough: URL push, tab lockdown, attention mode, and muting. 15 min 20 sec -- worth it.
• October 2025 Release Highlights -- What's new in the latest update. 4 min 4 sec.

Microsoft 365: New Features Teachers Actually Wanted

All videos are from the official Microsoft Education channel (youtube.com/@MicrosoftEDU):

• Teams Assignments: 6 New Features -- Rubric improvements, late submission tracking, redesigned grading. June 2026.
• New Learning Activities in M365 -- Interactive vocab cards, reading checks, and collaborative boards. May 2026.
• M365 Copilot Teach Module: 6 New Features -- Lesson drafts, differentiation, and rubric generation from a prompt. April 2026.

Not sure which Microsoft tools your license includes? Submit a ticket and IT will check.

Week in Numbers

• 78 new tickets this week
• 46 resolved
• Hero: Robin Clark -- 21 tickets, unofficial host of Room-by-Room Tech Setup Day

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