The EdTech Connection
Making the connection between ed and tech: 05 Aug 2019
DATES: Sept 12, Sept 25, Oct 10, Oct 24, and Nov 14.
Updates to Nearpod & Flipgrid
Here are some of the changes made to Nearpod:
- New home page
- New sidebar
- New "Time to Climb" gamification experience to be added
- Check out the full presentation with this student-paced Nearpod presentation
Many of you also use Flipgrid, which is one of my favorites! Here are some of their changes, just released last week:
- Whiteboard mode while recording (see Richard Byrne's how-to HERE)
- New "Shorts" camera
- New Flipgrid AR experience
Password Reminder
Our passwords last a ridiculously long time now in Forsyth, but it's still a good idea to change them every so often. I tend to go with making a change at each "season" of our teacher lives:
- Beginning of Fall Semester
- Beginning of Spring Semester
- Beginning of Summer
Now that we're here at the beginning of August, it's about that time! If you haven't changed your password, now's a good time to do it. Remember that your password should be at least 8 characters and needs to have 3 of the 4 of the following complexity requirements:
- lowercase letter
- CAPITAL LETTER
- number (1, 2, 3, etc.)
- special character (@, &, !, etc.)
Digital Citizenship Tip for August 2019
Here's my #digcitz tip of the month:
Be sure that your digital interactions are a model for students. Some ways to do this are to critically evaluate the online tools you use, use those tools to contribute to POSITIVE social change, and always engage in CIVIL discourse online. Take a critical look at your social media posts: are you positive? are you encouraging? are you civil?
Check out the ALL NEW Forsyth County Digital Citizenship Toolbox for families for lots of other helpful hints!
Angela Burgess
Forsyth County Schools, GA
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Location: 1120 Dahlonega Highway, Cumming, GA, United States
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