Blog
Thanks for checking out my blog. Here I post about various topics. Sometimes it is a new educational technology that I have found useful or sometimes it is discussing my implementation of Power Apps. I try to keep my posts informative and what I hope is a resource to other educators / tech directors.
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Developing a PowerApp for Our Maintenance Department
This blog post outlines the development of a PowerApp to improve maintenance logging and tracking for a rural district’s maintenance team. The app addresses inefficiencies of traditional methods, featuring a user-friendly design, offline capabilities, and real-time updates. It aims to enhance accuracy and streamline operations, promising ongoing improvements based on user feedback.
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How PowerApps Copilot Can Help Educators Create Custom Apps
As an educator, you may have faced situations where you wished you had a custom app that could help you with your tasks, such as managing inventory, tracking volunteers, conducting surveys, etc. However, creating an app from scratch can be daunting, especially if you don’t have any coding or app development skills. That’s where PowerApps…
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How to Check If a Record Exists in a Database for Power Apps
One of the common tasks when developing power apps that interact with data sources is to check if a record exists in a database. This can be useful for various purposes, such as validating user input, preventing duplicate entries, or displaying conditional content. In this blog post, I will show you my method of checking…
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Inventory Scanner – A Companion App for My Inventory Management PowerApp
Inventory Scanner – A Companion App for My Inventory Management PowerAppnagement PowerApp that allows administrative staff in my district to manage inventory records. In a previous post, I described how I added a feature of the PowerApp to delete records, that also created an approval process. The delete button also streamlined a process for decommissioning…
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Implementing a New System to Track Deletions in Our School District’s Inventory Management System
As a power app developer, I am always looking for ways to improve the efficiency and accuracy of our school district’s inventory management system. One of the challenges we faced was how to allow schools to clean up the records in the system without losing oversight and accountability. In this blog post, I will share…
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PowerApps: A Powerful Solution for Rural Education
PowerApps is a platform that allows almost anyone to create custom apps that increase efficiency. Learn about how I am taking utilizing this platform to solve problems in my rural school district.
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Using Microsoft Teams for Parent Teacher Conferences
As you prepare to reopen, you may need to organize a grade level meeting with parents. Teams allows for guests to join a scheduled meeting although it requires sharing the meeting link. While scheduling a meeting you can enter the e-mail of all participants, however if you are doing a grade level meeting this could…