Instructional Technology
April 2015 Newsletter
Where Can I Find Phase II Resources for SchoolNet?
Phase II Goals:
Goal V: How to create and assign a Manual Test
Goal VI: How to create a Shared Classroom Assessment
Goal VII: Scoring a printed test using ScanIT
Are You Looking for Fun Ways To Create An Engaging Learning Environment for EOG Review for Your Students?
Look no further. The Instructional Technology Department will be offering Professional Development courses during April focusing on using Web 2.0 Tools such as: Kahoot!, Thinglink, Storybird, PowToon, Piktochart, LiveBinders, Smore, Voki, and Discovery Education Board Builder/Spotlight on Strategies (SOS) to review students on EOG concepts.
Note: You will need to login to Office 365 to access the training schedule link below.
Logging into Discovery Education
If you are having a problem logging in to Discovery Education, please make sure you:
Are going to gcsnc.discoveryeducation.com (do not add www at the beginning of the link).
Login with your GCS username and password, if this information is asked for.
You give detailed information describing your problem when contacting Pam James. Are you going to the above site? Are you getting an error message and if so what does it say? Are you using your GCS username and password?
Ask new staff members to send Pam James their GCS username and password if they cannot access Discovery Education. It could take up to 30 days for new accounts to be created.
Are You Looking For A Strategy To Help Students Summarize Information That They Read?
Top All Around Users with Discovery Education
1. Oak Ridge Elementary - 2,254*
2. Stokesdale Elementary - 1,038*
3. Erwin Montessori - 631*
*These numbers represent the total number of resources that were accessed in Discovery Education.
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Contact Information
Pamela James
Technology Trainer
Sabrina Jenkins
Coordinator - Technology Integration