Tech Bytes
Carthage ISD Technology Department October 2015
Google Docs
Access, create, and edit your documents wherever you go — from your phone, tablet, or computer — even when there's no connection.
With Google Docs, everyone can work together in the same document at the same time. When someone is editing your document, you can see their cursor as they make changes or highlight text.
All your changes are automatically saved as you type. You can even use revision history to see old versions of the same document, sorted by date and who made the change.
Open, edit, and save Microsoft Word files with the Chrome extension or app. Convert Word files to Google Docs and vice versa. Don't worry about file formats again.
Google Docs are saved directly to your Google Drive. Try Docs today. The perfect way to collaborate.
Digitial Citizenship Week--October 18-24
Teachers, Click here to access the online Common Sense lessons for teaching Digital Citizenship in your class.
Every day, students are tested with each post, search, chat, text message, file download, and profile update. Do they connect with like minds or spill too much information? Do they behave creatively or borrow ideas recklessly? Do they respect relationships or inadvertently damage reputations?
Digital Citizenship Week is a time to engage students, teachers, and families in your community in thinking critically, behaving safely, and participating responsibly online. It's a great time to jump-start, renew, or double down on your school's commitment to engaging students in learning important digital citizenship skills.
FREE TCEA Webinars for October
Get Your Google On Webinars
Oct. 1--Making the Most of Google Classroom
Oct. 7--Hour of Code
Oct. 14--Tips and Best Practices for New BYOD Teachers
Oct. 21--Tips and Tricks for MS Office Users
Oct. 28--Is It Trick or a Treat? Web Tools Can Be Fun, Too!
Other Free Webinars
Oct. 6--4pm--6pm--QR Codes and Augmented Reality in the Classroom
Oct. 14--4pm--5pm--Technology Application TEKS and YouTechnology Department
Email: ajohnson@carthageisd.org
Website: www.carthageisd.org
Location: 424 Hubbard, Carthage, TX, United States
Phone: (903) 694-7550
Twitter: @majohnson4870
Technology Staff
Annette Johnson--Technology Director
Debby Simpson--Administrative Assistant
Richard Sullivan--Network Administrator
Terry Caudle--Systems Administrator
Mark Baisden--Technology Specialist
Martin Martinez--Technology Specialist
Message from the Director
*TxEIS, txGradebook and/or txConnect (parent portal)--use Mozilla Firefox
*Gmail--use Chrome
*For any TEA application such as TREx, TEAL, PEIMS, etc.--use Internet Explorer
*To look up student passwords--use Internet Explorer
*To update your webpages, since we are using our Google logins--use Chrome
Any time you try a website and you have trouble viewing it, try another browser and see if that corrects the problem.
I hope this is helpful to you. Have a great October!
Annette