Lincoln Instructional Technology
Weekly Update 10/30/15
Web Presence Guidelines: Deadline Approaching
By November 1, 2015:
Classroom calendar and/or ongoing updates of classroom events updated at least monthly
Links to academic online resources for easy student access (including, but not limited to online textbooks) (Include link to District Website page with these resources.)
Thank you, Mr. Metz!
8th grade students were fortunate enough to have Mr. Steen Metz, Holocaust survivor, as a guest speaker this week. It was an honor to hear him speak and have the opportunity to ask him questions about his experience. View Mr. Metz's website here.
Backup Files
As our teacher machines age, and with unlimited storage in Google Drive at our fingertips, we really need to be conscious of backing up our files. There are a few methods for doing this:
1) Backup to Google (Instructions here, video here)
2) Backup to an external hard drive/flash drive
3) Backup to other cloud service (iCloud, DropBox, etc.)
Padlet
This week, we've had many questions about Padlet and how to use it in your classroom. Padlet can be used as a way to quickly collect information from students, or as a project collection site for students. Think of it as a digital bulletin board!
Apps/Extensions/Software Process: Deadline Approaching
The first deadline for requesting AES is coming up on November 12th. This deadline is for the FINAL evaluation request, meaning you should have already completed the Trial Request, had a meeting with your ITC (prompted by you), and completed the FINAL request form.
In case you need it, here are some helpful resources:
Contact Megan!
Email: mpreis@d64.org
Website: http://lincolnitc.weebly.com/
Phone: 847-318-4465
Twitter: @meganpreis
Image Sources
Recurring Image Sources:
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/11529746@N04/9569336371/
- https://openclipart.org/detail/2921/toolkit-by-bogdanco
- http://pixabay.com/en/learn-note-sign-directory-64058/
- http://pixabay.com/p-312464/?no_redirect
- http://www.greatleadersserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/HiRes1.jpg
- http://02e73af.netsolhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/green-efficiency.png
- http://thenerdybomb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lego-building-virtual-in-chrome.jpg