DCSD Tech Tidbits 08.22.16
August 22, 2016
Awesome Job!
Mrs. Heim (HMS) and her 6th graders took a tour of ancient lands using Google Earth.
Curriculum Resources
Discovery Education's Spotlight on Strategies
Have Your Heard of TPT?
You can find flipcharts, templates for activities, ISN (Interactive Student Notebook) resources, and so much more! They also send out a weekly newsletter with link to free downloads - many of them are really good. Below you'll find the link to this week's newsletters (they have a different one for PreK-5 and 6-12. From here on out the current week's newsletter link will be included your weekly DCSD Tech Tidbits newsletter.
TPT - Vol 331 Grades PreK-5
TPT - Vol 332 Grades 6-12
Making Connections through Mystery Hangout (or Skype)
Looking for more information?
Click here for the Google+ Mystery Hangout group
Click here for the Mystery Skype website
If you'd like assistance getting started, contact Carla at carla.jefferson@darlington.k12.sc.us.
Elementary Website of the Week: Using GAFE in the Primary Classroom.
Elementary App of the week: Dinosaur Park Math Lite
Junior Paleontologist Pete needs your help to finish the dinosaur exhibits so he can open Dino Park. Use your math skills to chisel out the Dinosaur fossils. You can also play some games or learn some fun Dinosaur Facts.
Dinosaurs included – Allosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Compsognathus, Deinonychus, Diplodocus, Iguanodon, Parasaurolophus, Plesiosaur, Pteranodon, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus rex, Velociraptor
The White House and Michelle Obama Release $250M ‘Open eBooks’ App for Title I and Special Education Teachers
-via EdSurge
To access the app, educators can sign up on the OpeneBooks.net site and receive codes for their students. Using those codes, students can download the free Open eBooks app to mobile devices and access a library of eBooks.
We're a GAFE district!
We've Gone Google!
DCSD is a Google Apps for Education (GAFE) district. All staff and students have Google accounts in the DCSD Google domain to facilitate communication, collaboration and publishing work.
Although Google Drive and other Google tools are accessible, teachers will continue to use MS Outlook for their email.
If you've never accessed it before, your Google login is firstname.lastname@darlington.k12.sc.us. Your temporary password is Password1 and then you will be prompted to change your password.
If you're having trouble logging into your Google account, please see your school wizard or a member of the DCSD Digital Transformation Academy.
Have A Personal Google Account? Learn How to Manage Multiple Google Accounts
Getting Schooled on Schoology
Our Schoology Enterprise (which syncs with PowerSchool) is now ready for use! If you're interested in playing around with it, here is how you log in.
URL: lms.dcsdschools.org
You will need to log in with your Active Directory (AD) credentials.
Username: FirstName.LastName
Password: The same password you use for your Outlook email
Click here for a list of your Schoology Master Trainers
#DCSDtransforms Weekly Podcast
#dcsdtransforms Slow Chat - Every Friday!
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DCSD Digital Transformation Conference
Saturday, Sep 24, 2016, 08:00 AM
Darlington Middle School, Pinedale Drive, Darlington, SC, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Darlington County School District - Technology Department
Diane Sigmon, Director of Technology
Carla Jefferson, Instructional Technology Coordinator
Joshua Bastean, Instructional Technology Coordinator
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/darlington.k12.sc.us/dcsddti/home
Location: 120 E Smith Ave, Darlington, SC, United States
Phone: 843-398-2298
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/129354490748962/
Twitter: @dcsdtransforms