MCSD ED TECH NEWS
Keeping you up to date on the latest educational technology.
Turtle Diary Anyone?
To all of my elementary teachers (K-5), Turtle Diary allows students to play educational games, computer games, printable worksheets and learning games online. Completely free account allows you to have:
http://www.turtlediary.com/
- Unlimited access to all the games and activities of all grade levels.
- Unlimited fun and colorful practice worksheets.
- Audio Instructions for all games.
- Unlimited access to Interactive Stories with "Read to me" feature.
- E-mail updates on your child's/student's progress.
- Informative assessment tools and detailed reports pointing out successes and weak spots. This makes analyzing performance a breeze.
http://www.turtlediary.com/
Did You Know...
That Discovery Education is a paid content provider for our district. All of our students are in the system, so you can...
- log in with your school credentials
- students can log in with their school credentials
- you can create class lists pulling names from the database
- make class lists that allow you to track student progress
- use the link on our district website under students
- provide them with high quality videos, interactive lessons, skill builders, and much, much, more.
- search through thousands of videos K-12
- download videos, upload them into EDpuzzle to snip the length and create checks for understanding.
High School UPDATE
A larger, more robust content package has been purchased for your use in Compass Odyssey. Your school credentials gain you access to these materials. Some of you may remember trying this years ago, but a lot has changed in the 4 years that we've had this online content.
We went from having,
We went from having,
- English I & II
- AP Biology
- Physics
- US History I & II
- English I, II, III, & IV
- ELA Grade 8
- Algebra 1
- Geometry
- Algebra 2
- Trig
- Pre-Calculus
- Math 1, 2, 3, 4
- Math Grade 8
- Physical Science
- Biology
- Earth Space Science
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Health
- US Government
- History 1 & 2
- World History
- Civics
- World Geography
- Economics/Personal Finance
- Go to: https://www.thelearningodyssey.com/
- Use your regular Username and Password
- Type in Manheim CHS as the school (It IS CASE SENSITIVE and you need the space in between).
- CLICK ON LOGIN (sometimes hitting ENTER gets you an error message because of popups).
- Go to Assignment Builder and start looking through the various tabs on the top at the different levels of curriculum.
Middle School Update
The STAR assessment now has an integration with Compass Odyssey that will be piloted at the Middle School. Students will take the STAR assessment and it will create learning paths based on the results. Look for PD on how this will work and how we can use this most effectively in IE.
Cubing Meets QR Codes
A QR code is a type of bar code designed for use with smart phones and other devices that contain cameras. QR codes can contain much more information than a standard UPC-style bar code, and are therefore useful for directing users to websites and other online information. Any modern smart phone can interpret and use QR codes.
I have used cubing activities for years, either making the cube activity myself or allowing students to take ownership and make their own. In this case the cube is made of QR Codes so that each cube has links/websites that focus on different topics, content, or research. Click HERE to find links to cubing templates.
Check out this article from Fractus Learning, on 5 Ways to use QR Codes in the Classroom.
Keep your eyes posted for a SPECIAL EDITION NEWSLETTER on the Hour of Code and how we will be implementing this district wide!
Liz Lubeskie
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Email: lubeskiem@manheimcentral.org
Website: www.manheimcentral.org
Location: 261 White Oak Road, Manheim, PA, United States
Phone: (717)664-8407
Twitter: @EDULLubeskie