Hofius Hi-Tech Highlights
Tech Tips for a 1:1 Chromebook Campus
March 4, 2019
Quizalize Training TOMORROW
Just a reminder that Aaron Pankratz from Quizalize will be at Hofius all day tomorrow (Tuesday, March 5) during conference periods in the Makerspace area. Before arriving tomorrow, please make sure that you have already logged into your account based on the emails sent from Quizalize during February and bring your fully-charged tablet.
Quizalize is a great online program that turns boring tests into fun classroom team games. While your students use the program, you will instantly know which students need help and their specific weaknesses. Teachers can then assign follow-up activities to reinforce learning. An amazing aspect of Quizalize is the 120,000 ready-made quizzes aligned to the TEKS in all core content areas and foreign languages. We can't wait to get this FREE pilot for the remainder of this year into the hands of teachers and students to personalize student learning and provide targeted support that is responsive to student needs. Check out the video below for a sneak peak on how to differentiate your teaching.
Writing a Service Desk Ticket to Request White Listing for YouTube Videos
Keep in mind that when you are using YouTub videos during your instruction that you want students to view, you must request the specific video to be white listed in advance. This includes videos that you add to Nearpod Student-Paced Lessons. Follow these steps for assistance with the process.
- Sign in to http://servicedesk.kleinisd.net/
- Click the Request Help button.
- Enter requestor information.
- Under Incident Type, select 2-Software/Web Application.
- Under Software Application, select Website Review.
- Under Course/Application Name, enter YouTube.
- In the Klein ISD Barcode and Computer Serial # or Computer Name field, enter N/A.
- Under Brief Summary, enter something to this extent:
- Please white list The Sid Shuffle - Ice Age: Continental Drift. This YouTube video correlates with Sci 6.10D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMuJxd2Gpxo&t=11s
- Click Submit at the top of the window.
Restroom Sign In/Out Google Form
Teachers - Feel free to make a copy of this electronic Google Form to use with your students as they sign in and out for restroom visits. You will be forced to make a copy when you click on this LINK.
Schoology Workaround for Tests/Quizzes Retakes
As it is currently set up, Schoology doesn’t allow teachers to establish different settings on the same test/quiz for different users at one time (for example, the class has 1 test attempt with a time limit of 40 minutes while Student A has the opportunity for multiple attempts with extra time). There is a workaround to this issue by creating a duplicate Schoology test/quiz with different settings. Please see the attached video for assistance, and let me know if you have any questions.
NearPod
Check out these Nearpod settings that you will likely want to adjust in your account.
Nearpod Collaborate Settings for Student Paced Lessons
Check out this VIDEO for tips on how to adjust the settings in Nearpod so that your students can save students notes, comment on Collaborate boards in student-paced lessons, see quiz results in student-paced lessons, and resubmit answers. Let me know if you have any questions.
Enabling Student Notes During Nearpod Lessons
In order for the student notes feature to work the teacher must enable it. Here are the detailed instructions on how to enable the student notes:
Schoology Nearpod Lesson Links for Each Class
In order to see data reports for each of your classes, you will want to create different Nearpod Lesson links in your Schoology courses. Once the links are created, you can edit the names for each class period. See the example in the picture below.
Classroom Desktop Computers
KISD Employee Access Center Spring Break Maintenance
Please note the Employee Access Center will be undergoing maintenance from March 11th – March 13th (Spring Break). During this time, the Employee Access Center system will be unavailable. The Employee Access Center system will return to normal operations on Thursday, March 14th.
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