Tech Talk Tuesday
March 2, 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.
March 13 - Alabama Wildlife Federation Grant Due (Click HERE)
April 1 - STEDTRAIN Grant Due (See below)
April 30 - Self-Paced Free Schoology Course for Educators Expires (See below)
Self-paced Schoology Course for Educators
Schoology will be our online learning platform next school year.
Export Content From Canvas
The short tutorial below shows how to export your course content from Canvas and import it into Schoology. As a reminder, your Canvas content will not be available after June 30, 2021.
Thank you to Jeremy Ebert at MCCTC for creating this video for us!
Congratulations, Buckhorn High School!
Buckhorn High School won the Free 2 Teach 5K School Challenge! They competed against all of the schools in Madison County, Madison City, and Huntsville City. BHS won $1,500 for library/technology enhancement. The Buckhorn HS Band had many participants. Their volunteer service organization is raising funds for Free 2 Teach - hosting fundraisers and working VBC events with all earnings going to the charity.
Thanks to all employees and community members who participated in this event! Way to represent Madison County Schools!
Several teachers from Madison County Elementary School participated in the Free 2 Teach 5K on Saturday in memory of their former librarian, Mrs. Pam Berry.
Alabama Cooperative Extension - STEM Day
Thank you to Mr. Michael Romine, Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Administrator, for sharing this information!
Huntsville Utilities - Virtual Field Trip
As COVID-19 upended our daily routines, it also caused the cancellation of the annual 4th grade Education Days at Huntsville Utilities field trip. While nothing can replace the in-person visit to our facilities by students, we have developed some educational videos about electricity, natural gas and water. Although these videos were designed specifically for 4th graders, the information is easily relatable to other youth age groups.
Thank you to Mr. Tim Hall, Director of Public Relations, for sharing this information!
Virtual Field Trips - ALSDE
Interested in virtual field trips for your students? Please use this link or the link below each description on the flyer to sign up for the sessions. The signup link will always forward to the signup form for the current month and all schedules from January 2021 forward may be found HERE. The direct link to this schedule flyer may be found HERE.
They will continue to use the ZOOM format to broadcast the Virtual Field Trips. Create a free account and download the ZOOM app from the Apple Store or GooglePlay to your computer. Each session has an individual Meeting ID and a Passcode, so that they can avoid issues with others trying to disrupt the session.
If you have questions, feel free to contact Nuncy Rembert (nrembert@alsde.edu), or Mark Coleman (mcoleman@alsde.edu), 334-694-4641.
Thank you to Mrs. Sara McClendon, Assessment Specialist, for sharing this information!
STEDTRAIN Grant Application is Now Open!
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.
SchoolsPLP Resources
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
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Email: revans@mcssk12.org
Website: www.mcssk12.org
Location: 1275 Jordan Road, Huntsville, AL, USA
Phone: (256) 852-2557
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