The Monday Memo
September 14, 2020
"It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness." Herbie Hancock
This must be why we're all so happy lately :)
Happiest of birthdays to:
September 14--Ms. Seaborn
September 19--Ms. Johnson
Don't forget!
Employees with children at home
can get a free lunch for them!
Requests must be in by 11:00
and picked up by 1:15
(we leave at 2:00).
Carry-out meals must be consumed
or refrigerated within two hours.
Tech Tips
Want to try something fun AND helpful this weekend? Try connecting Alexa with your child's Canvas account! Hey, Alexa...!
PD Pointers
Did you know that you can poll your students in the Team Chat?
- At the bottom of the large chat window, you’ll see a row of icons. Click on the 3 dots and choose "More apps". Add the Forms app.
- Click on that Forms icon to see the “Create a new poll” pop-up window.
- In the poll window, you can type in a brief question and type in the optional responses. TIP: Since polls have to be created in-the-moment during your session, here’s a way to make this more efficient: Plan ahead by placing the question and its possible answers (up to 6 options) on a Powerpoint slide that you can display to the class in the meeting. Then, when you make your on-the-fly poll, enter a simplified question, like a keyword, and list the answer options that students will see simply as “A, B, C…” (or 1-6 if you prefer). Students will be looking at the slide to read the answer options and they can click the corresponding letter in the poll, in the chat window, for their answer.
- To view poll data after class:
- Open a browser and type “office.com” into the address bar.
- Select Microsoft Login.
- Use your login and password.
- Click on “Forms” in the list of applications.
- Click on the Form you wish to view.
What's Up, WMS?
Have something interesting going on or just a lesson that has been very successful? Get the recognition you deserve! Send a pic and summary to Amy Rogers--one sentence is all she needs to tweet or FB your success. Three or more sentences with a pic could land you on the homepage!