Tech Talk Tuesday
April 6, 2021
If you'd like to share information to be added to the Tech Talk Tuesday, or if you have any questions, please contact Rachel Evans at revans@mcssk12.org or X61285.
April 5-9 - National School Librarian Week
April 22-23 - Virtual learners take ACAP Summative on campus/ E-Learning Day
April 30 - Self-Paced Free Schoology Course Expires
June 7-10 - 2021 North Alabama Teaching Conference (NATC)
Self-paced Schoology Course for Educators
Expires April 30th!
Schoology will be our online learning platform next school year.
Export Content from Canvas to Schoology
The Canvas contract with Madison County Schools ends on June 30, 2021. If you have content in your Canvas LMS that you'd like to use next school year, be sure to watch THIS VIDEO to learn how to export your content over to Schoology.
Schoology ALSDE Livebinder
North Alabama Teaching Conference (NATC)
The Madison County Schools NATC will take place virtually June 7-10. While we know some of you will be working summer school during the month of June in the morning time, most of our sessions will begin at noon and last into the afternoon to accommodate you. We are currently seeking presenters for the NATC. If you are interested in presenting a session at NATC, please fill out THIS Google Form.
Chrome Browser: Tab Groups
Do you ever get overwhelmed with the number of tabs you have open on your Chrome browser? Now, with a simple right click, you can group your tabs together and label them with a custom name and color. Once the tabs are grouped together, you can move and reorder them on the tab strip. Read more about this new feature HERE.
Thank you to Mrs. Karen Fischer, Supervisor of Instruction, for sharing this information!
Pear Deck: SEL Templates for Google Slides
Helping students gain coping skills, resilience, emotional awareness, and empathy takes regular practice and reinforcement. The good news is, we can practice each day by incorporating questions that promote self-awareness into our regular lessons.
In the Pear Deck Slide Library, you can already find many templates that help students check in with themselves or consider another’s point of view. Pear Deck has released a new set of templates focused specifically on Social Emotional Learning. Here are some examples:
You can read more about this awesome feature for Google Slides HERE.
Thank you to Portia Hines, Mental Health Services Coordinator, for sharing this information!
Chromebook and MiFi Device Return Dates
All Seniors
Return devices/chargers at the conclusion of your last final exam and no later than Monday, May 24th
(Graduations are May 25-26)
Must return devices/pay for lost or damaged devices before graduation
All Remote Students Grades PK-11/HS Students Grades 9-11
Return devices/chargers between May 24-27th
Traditional Students in Middle and Elementary School Grades PK-8
Return devices/chargers by Friday, May 21st
*IT Tickets need to be submitted for broken Chromebooks and missing components as they come in.
*Please keep a checklist of missing components as devices are turned in. This will need to be shared with IT. Original memo can be found HERE.
Official Madison County Schools Podcast!
Mrs. Jen Taylor, Middle School Resource Specialist for Madison County Schools, has become a podcast extraordinaire! She has created a podcast for our school system called Edventure Series. The episodes feature MCSS educators sharing about their schools and their journeys toward high levels of learning for all students. Listen as they describe the path they chose for improvement and growth, the obstacles they faced along the way, and the solutions they found to meet the needs of their students.
Get your collaborative team(s) together and enjoy listening and learning from other educators in our district by clicking on one of the following links.
Some helpful links are below:
- The Schools PLP Video Resource Catalog can be found HERE
- SchoolsPLP support email address: support@schoolsplp.com
SchoolsPLP Knowledge Base: https://schoolsplp.helpscoutdocs.com
Eduzzle
Pear Deck
Screencastify
Google Enterprise
iPads
MiFis
Chromebooks
Swivl Cameras
Teacher Laptops
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Contact Me
Email: revans@mcssk12.org
Website: www.mcssk12.org
Location: 1275 Jordan Road, Huntsville, AL, USA
Phone: (256) 852-2557
Twitter: @RachelEvansEdD