Techie Time with Tiffany
Weekly Update 5-29-18 Issue 25
Important Information
- Please make sure when you are composing or forwarding an email that you include "KISD" in the subject box. #notSPAM
- On June 1st your NetStart website will be officially shut down so if you have anything that you want off of it please make sure to save it to your desktop. #yayforsites
END OF YEAR TECHNOLOGY 2017-2018 SLIDE SHOW
Doerre Forever Learners- summer PD with Techie Tiff and Mathie Megan
JUNE 2018
Day of Design - 6/13/18 - Having a hard time coming up with ideas for creative lessons? Or trying to find the time to create your lessons? This PD will give you time and ideas to create engaging lessons with the support of your specialists.
https://klein.schoolobjects.com//wshop/default.aspx?cid=48344
Back to Basics in Schoology 6/14/18 AM - This half-day session will review the basics of Schoology https://klein.schoolobjects.com//wshop/default.aspx?cid=48343
Schoology Tools 6/14/18 PM - In this session you will learn how to use Schoology tools and how to apply them in your courses. You will also learn how to create pathways in Schoology https://klein.schoolobjects.com//wshop/default.aspx?cid=48345
Stride Academy 6/20/18 AM - In this half-day session you will learn how to apply and use Stride Academy with your students
https://klein.schoolobjects.com//wshop/default.aspx?cid=48346
MAP 6/20/18 PM - In this half-day session you will learn how to apply and use MAP assessments and data.
https://klein.schoolobjects.com//wshop/default.aspx?cid=48347If you sign up for these courses you will earn time back in your classroom at the beginning of the year!
Empower Conference
Welcome to our first ever Digital Learning Conference where classroom teachers, specialists, librarians, and administrators will be sharing their innovative instructional practices. On this website you will find all of the information that you need to plan your day. You are welcome to spend the whole day with us or come for just part of the day. This will be a day to build community and reimagine learning with personnel from within the district.
We are excited to have John Spencer, the author of Empower, and Alice Keeler, author and Google Certified Innovator, as our keynote speakers for the day.
Don't forget that you will need to bring your fully charged laptop. Charging stations will be available for you to use throughout the day. Please bring earbuds or headphones as you will need them in some of the sessions.
An app is coming soon that will help you navigate your way through the conference. The app includes a list of all the scheduled sessions and room assignments, links to Twitter and a live chat, and more!
Techie Tips
Schoology End of Course Guide for Teachers
End of Course Checklist for Teachers is now available from the Digital Learning Team. This checklist walks you through the process of prepping your Schoology courses for the end of the year. Keep in mind that all Skyward generated courses will be archived on June 1st. Before you begin the process of saving your course materials to your Resources, use this time to delete any content that you didn't use in the last year (specifically unused older content imported from Blackboard.
NEW KISD SERVICE DESK IS COMING
For a sneak peek, click on the New User Guide or check out the new Schoology course called Service Desk Tutorial in A Beginner's Guide to Digital Resources to view an overview. To join the Schoology group, log into Schoology, then go to Group > Join > and enter the code 2ZQB6-BD5FW.
Note: All other applications (Aware, Facilities & Events, ForeThought, Formspace, Strive, and Workshop) will remain available in Eduphoria.
LEAVING KISD BUT STILL WANT ACCESS TO YOUR GOOGLE FILES??
- Teachers leaving Klein can use Google Takeout to create an archive file of their Klein Google content. Archived content can be stored on an external hard drive or uploaded to a personal online storage location.
- This Google support page provides additional information about the process and results.
- Items which are not included in the export can usually be downloaded and added to saved files. Depending on sharing privileges for the document, teachers may need to make a copy of some items in order to download them.
- Remember that resources created for use in Klein while an individual has been employed in Klein remain property of the district. Teachers should not remove resources that teams have used and continue using.
- Student products and assignments are part of students’ education records and should remain in Klein in accordance with FERPA.
- Staff who plan to use the Google Takeout process to download a copy of their files should not wait until the last contract day to do so. Encourage staff to begin this process early next week so that it can be re-done if an initial attempt does not work.
Tiffany Keiser
Email: tkeiser1@kleinisd.net
Website: https://tkeiser1.youcanbook.me/
Phone: 832.249.5735
Twitter: @MsKeiser1