WSD Tech News
January 18, 2016
Important Reminders & News - Please Read!
Related to that, we've also noticed that some students with Chromebooks are not logging out at the end of the day. Clicking on the shelf on the bottom right corner of the screen brings up some choices, one of which is an icon that looks like a power button. Clicking on that not only logs out the user, but also shuts down the Chromebook. Students need to log out every day. Fortunately, the Chromebooks start up quickly!
We just pushed out a new extension to student Chromebooks and the Chrome browser (for students using laptops), called Tab Resize. Use this extension to simultaneously browse two websites or documents without having to toggle between tabs (example: an assigned reading resource on one half of the screen with the assigned questions on the other). This might resemble some SBAC tasks too. Adults might want to add this extension as well. Need a refresher about anything Chromebook related? Here's our WSD Chromebook site, also found at the top of the Daily Pop-Up.
Above video: Digital Citizenship- Kaleidoscope
What I Learned About Internet Safety
Image credit: http://goo.gl/JYJGDc
Too Late
Wishing that Copyright was Black/White?
New Resources and Graphic Organizers
Introducing Kiddle - a new visual search engine for younger students.
Movie Shorts and Reading Strategies (this one looks highly motivating!)
How to Play YouTube Videos Safely in School (in addition to safeshare.tv)
Students Self and Peer Assess using Goobric and Doctopus - a slide show with very clear directions.
The New York Public Library just uploaded nearly 200,000 images you can use for free.
Using Thinglink for Students to Demonstrate Mastery
Creating Digital Notebooks (the example illustrates doing this for science notebooks)
Get Organized
Design a Newsletter with Google Slides
Posts about Education, Teaching, and Technology
How Technology Has Changed My Teaching Philosophy
5 Mistakes I Made with Educational Technology
Top 5 Reasons to Jump Into a Twitter Chat
6 Ways the New National Education Technology Plan Could Help Close the Achievement Gap
Pernille Ripp, a teacher who also created the Global Read Aloud, has shared this post with details on how and why her students blog. She's a very reliable source!
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