The Media Minute
Info from Technology
Digital Citizenship Lessons
You will teach the lesson then return to Canvas to "Take the Survey". Just initial that you taught the lesson and you are done.
Some other resources you could possible use for this are:
BrainPop Videos
Common Sense Media Education
https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship
GFC Internet Safety for Kids
https://www.gcflearnfree.org/internetsafetyforkids/
Common Sense Media Digital Compass
https://www.digitalcompass.org/
stopbullying.gov
https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/index.html
NetSmartz For Parents
Chromebook Passwords 2nd-5th Grades
Read & Write for Google
Random Chromebook Checks
If you have a preferred day or time let Davenport know.
These monthly checks will hopefully keep us from having a lot of broken devices found at the end of the school year.
ClassDojo
Laptop / Tablet Re-image
If your laptop is working fine Ronnie said to just leave it alone. He was not told a re-image of the Laptop was mandatory so we will not push that yet.
Hour of Code π³
You can visit code.org for some resources your students K-5 can participate in during the week of Dec 4-10. This is a movement to promote computer science to kids as there is a growing demand for workers in this field.
The Hour of Code Event is coming to NCISD on Tuesday, December 5th from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Community Room. This is open to students PK-12 and we usually have a couple hundred students and parents from across the district who attend.
Digital Learning Opportunities
Foundations of Computer Science for Teachers Online Course β Fall Session Open
The Fall session of WeTeach_CS Foundations of Computer Science for Teachers is now open. This self-paced course is designed to prepare teachers to take the TExES 241 Grades 8-12 Computer Science certification exam. Course materials provide instruction, examples and practice on introductory programming topics such as variables, functions, loops and logical expressions to more advanced topics such as data structures, recursion, and object-oriented programming. Basic enrollment is offered at no cost. Participants who wish to receive 40 CPE credit hours from The University of Texas at Austin upon completing the course can upgrade their enrollment. Upgraded participants will also have access to weekly quizzes and the comprehensive final, which mimics the actual 100 question CS certification exam.
More information and registration are available at https://utakeit.stemcenter.utexas.edu/foundations-of-computer-scienc/
CS Certification Incentive Program (CIP)
UT Austinβs WeTeach_CS program is offering a $1,000 stipend to currently certified Texas educators who add a computer science certification to their resumes. Teachers can learn more about the CIP program and apply to participate at http://www.weteachcs.org/certification/
Expeditions AR Pioneer Program
Expeditions AR Pioneer Program: With Expeditions AR, teachers and students can now bring virtual objects into their physical space. Anything from a strand of DNA to a whirling tornado can be brought into the classroom. We recently announced the Expeditions AR Pioneer Program, a free roadshow that showcases the Google Expeditions app and aims to reach as many students and teachers across the United States as possible.