Hofius Hi-Tech Highlights
Tech Tips for a 1:1 Chromebook Campus
September 12, 2018
DyKnow Cloud Chromebook Extension
Great news! It appears that the DyKnow Cloud extension has been pushed to student Chromebooks and I have heard from several teachers who are now able to successfully monitor their students. Remember that you must initiate a monitoring session in order to collect class analytics on your students’ CB use.
Please refer to the DyKnow Cloud Introduction Handout if you are a new teacher or just need a refresher. You can also check out the brief videos for assistance.
DyKnow Cloud 5 Minute Training Part 1
Student Password Resets
Student Chromebooks
Schoology Parent Access Coming Soon
With a Schoology Parent Account, parents will have access to:
The classes in which their child is enrolled
Their child's upcoming assignments
School and class announcements
More information coming from the Digital Learning Department soon!
Personalize your Course Banner in Schoology
Did you read Alysa Cozart's recent article about personalizing your Schoology course in The Exchange? If not, take a moment to read it below. Keep in mind that parents will soon be able to access your Schoology courses through Parent Access starting Friday, September 28. If you haven't changed your course banner yet... don't delay, do it today!
Your course pic in Schoology is the first thing your students will see when clicking on Courses. Whether you have your classes linked altogether or you have your class periods separate, it’s a good idea to personalize your course to welcome students into their blended learning classroom. Plus, it also helps students navigate to the right course!
Here is a template created by Klein Cain’s Caitlyn Cloyd. You can customize your course banner images and make them your own. CLICK HERE to use as a template.
When you are ready to save the images, click on the first slide, go to File > Download As > JPEG Image. Then save it in a folder on your computer (preferably create a folder named Schoology Banners) and name it 1st banner. Repeat these steps for each slide – click on the second slide, file, download, save, name 2nd banner. See the GIF for illustrated directions for saving banner images.
Next, go into each course, hover over the course image, click Edit Picture, and select the appropriate image that you saved.
Social Studies Course Banner
Default Course Banner
ELA Course Banner
Secure Assessments With Schoology
Prior to this year, Schoology didn’t have a password feature for assessments, so we last year we used a feature of Respondus that was really just a workaround--and it was a bit quirky. We still recommend using Respondus for locking down your test, but you should not use it to set the student password—use the new Schoology feature instead.
This is a feature of the Assessment tool--Not the Test/Quiz tool. You can convert Tests/Quizzes in Resources to Assessments using these instructions and considerations.
This year, Schoology has a feature that allows teachers to enable a password requirement for students to enter before beginning a test. Schoology now makes it easier to set passwords and access for your different class periods. Here is a guide that will explain how to secure assessments with Schoology as well as how to provide Oral Accommodations for students.
Skyward Teacher Quick Access Widget
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