"Parent's Plug-In"
~ March 2016 ~
McKinney ISD Department of Instructional Technology
Save the Date June 21-23
Please mark your calendars for Converge 2016. Converge is MISD's annual digital learning conference. Converge includes keynote speakers, break out sessions, a maker space, music, food trucks and much more. This year we are inviting interested parents to attend and learn more about using digital tools in the classroom. Strands for the conference will include blended learning, digital resources and parents as partners for innovation. Parents are welcome to come and go and attend the sessions you find pertinent. A detailed listing of all of the learning opportunities with location and logistics will be sent out in late spring.
We want YOUR Opinion!
* Apps- What is it & What does it do?
- Vaulty- Vaulty will not only store photos and videos away from spying eyes, but it also will snap a photo of anyone who tries to access the "vault" with the wrong password.
- Whisper - Whisper is an anonymous social networking app. Users post confessions, either fact or fiction, by super imposing text on a picture. Whisper’s unique selling point is that it is completely anonymous, with users issued a random nickname upon joining.
- Voxer- This walkie-talkie PTT (push-to-talk) app allows users to quickly exchange short voice messages. They can have chats going on with multiple people at a time and just have to tap the play button to hear any messages they receive. Although it largely has an adult
*The descriptions here are informational only. This is not an evaluation or endorsement of app choices for students, but a tool for parent involvement.
1:The World- HS Laptop Initiative Meetings
Schools That Work for Kids
Eric Sheninger- Converge Keynote Speaker
McKinney ISD Department of Instructional Technology
Email: llindsey@mckinneyisd.net
Website: sites.google.com/a/mckinneyisd.net/misd-instructional-technology/
Location: 1400 Wilson Creek Parkway, McKinney, TX, United States
Phone: 972-302-4085
Twitter: @laralindsey