MACS Back to School - PD Events
Week of August 3, 2020- Optional PD for all MACS Educators
Supporting You to Support our Students for the 2020-2021 school year
Pear Deck with Dalton Tedder
Audience- MACS K-12 Educators
Description- We will cover the basics of Pear Deck, like how to create using Google Slides, how to find student responses, and how to use the templates Pear Deck provides.
Monday, Aug 3, 2020, 09:00 AM
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Digitizing a PDF Document in Google Slides with Patricia Combs
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Session Description- Need help learning how to use pdfs you already have for digital learning? I have a solution... Learn how to digitize a pdf in Google Slides to create an editable document. The session will also include other tips for using Google Slides to create assignments.
Monday, Aug 3, 2020, 11:00 AM
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PDF to Text & Renaming of Picture Files with Stephanie Hutchinson
Audience- MACS K-12 Educators
Description- We will be using Google Docs to transform materials (for which you have copyright permission) into text to make for ease of assignment formatting. Using Apple Automator, we will learn how to rename groups of picture files quickly.
Monday, Aug 3, 2020, 02:00 PM
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Flipgrid with Maggie Mitchell
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Meeting ID: 781 393 6806
Passcode: Mitchell
Description-New to Flipgrid? Learn how to assign video discussion boards to boost student engagement.
Tuesday, Aug 4, 2020, 09:00 AM
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Let's Reassess Assessments with Dalton Tedder
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Audience- MACS K-12 Educators
Description- Multiple Choice test don't give us the feedback we need to help every child reach their full potential. We will look into alternate assessment tools and having students tell us what they know through creation.
Tuesday, Aug 4, 2020, 11:00 AM
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Using Google Docs for Assignments with Brittany Branch
Google Hangout Link-
Audience- MACS 3rd-12th Grade Educators
Description- Learn how to make fillable google docs for virtual guided notes, worksheets, etc as well as other tricks in Google docs. We will also look at how to assign those Google docs in Schoology.
Tuesday, Aug 4, 2020, 02:00 PM
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Creating Lessons for Remote Learning and Ideas for Video Calls with Students with Kelly Johnson
Audience- MACS K-12 Educators
Description- I will present tips I learned from Matt Miller for creating engaging and fun virtual lessons for your students. Also, I will include ideas for how to use Video Calls with your students. They want to see our faces and I'll give you some ideas that you can use.
Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020, 09:00 AM
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Basic Schoology Functions with Emma Wagoner
Audience- MACS 3rd-12th grade Educators
Description- Schoology - How to make an update an announcement, scheduling things to publish/unpublish, hiding things from student view.
Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020, 11:00 AM
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Create Your Own Interactive Bitmoji Classroom with Brittany Branch
Audience- MACS K-12 Educators
Description- Learn how to make a hyperdoc style Bitmoji interactive classroom.
Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020, 02:00 PM
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How to Create a Hyperdoc with Emma Wagoner
Audience- MACS K-12 Educators
Description- We will learn how to hyperlink sites/activities to a Google Doc for student engagement.
Thursday, Aug 6, 2020, 09:00 AM
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First Impression is Everything! with Alex Tedder
Audience- MACS K-12 Educators
Description- Students are more interested in what they are learning when their materials are visually appealing. I will show teachers multiple ways to enhance their presentations and digital lessons. We will look at tools like Canva and how to create your own designs, but will also look at tools like SlidesMania that will give you a template to work from.
Thursday, Aug 6, 2020, 11:00 AM
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Power Up Seesaw Activities! with Maria Segura
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Meeting ID: 734 0750 6558 Passcode: 9VyQ40
Audience- BHT Educators
Description- I will present different options/features Seesaw has that allow teachers to create more interactive activities. There are many tips and ideas that will be super fun for our students. (Digital Classrooms, Choice Boards, Multiple audio files in one slide, Seesaw for Instruction)
Thursday, Aug 6, 2020, 02:00 PM
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Friday Morning Coffee Chat
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