The Tech Toolbox
JC ITC Monthly Newsletter - February
Featured Digital Tool: Loom for Education
Loom for Education is a video messaging tool that helps you get your messages or lessons across through instantly shareable videos. With Loom, you can record your camera, microphone, and desktop simultaneously. Your video is then instantly available to share through Loom's platform. Loom for Education is free for verified teachers, increasing their recording time to 45-minutes. This digital tool is a great resource for distance learning. Try it, you just might like it!
📢 Tips & Tutorials
Seesaw Suggestions
Seesaw Classes are easy to access whether the students are at school or at home. If students use their Home Learning Codes to access Seesaw for distance learning, they need to know how to navigate between classes if they are enrolled in more than one. This quick tutorial explains how students can toggle back and forth and complete activities for any Seesaw Classes in which they are enrolled. Navigating More Than One Seesaw Class
Teams Tips
After you have accumulated several activities in Teams Assignments, it can become hard to find particular ones quickly. Adding Categories to your Teams Assignments can be a great organizational tool. Assignments can be tagged as a subject category (such as Reading or Math) or a topic category (such as Unit 1 or Civil War). Take a look at this tutorial to learn how easy it is to add categories to your Teams Assignments.
O365
Oftentimes we access the same OneDrive files every day or several times a week. An easy way to access these files is to put a shortcut on your desktop. This tutorial shows you how to open a OneDrive file then easily create a shortcut on your desktop. Accessing OneDrive Files on Your Desktop
The EdTech Take Out Podcast
The EdTech Take Out is a podcast for teachers who are looking for innovative ways to use technology in the classroom. Hosted by Jonathan Wylie and Mindy Cairney from Grant Wood AEA, these podcasters serve up a buffet of bite-sized technology tips for teachers.
Tech-Savvy Teachers In the Spotlight
Each week the Instructional Technology Coaches will be ‘spotlighting’ two teachers who have been going above and beyond to implement digital tools into their classroom instruction. Spotlight teachers in January included:
- Debra Rozar – 1st Grade Teacher @ WES
- LaMisha Clark – Business Education Teacher @ GSMS
- Amy London – 3rd Grade Teacher @ TWES
- Rachel Terrell – Social Studies Teacher @ JCHS
- Jennifer Yakush – 5th Grade Teacher @ GES
- Shannon Smith – Language Arts Connection Teacher @ CRMS
Nominate a Tech Teacher to be 'In the Spotlight'
Have you noticed a teacher that has been going above and beyond to integrate digital tools into their classroom instruction? Nominate them to be featured in the weekly 'Tech Teacher Spotlight'. Click on the link or scan the QR code to fill out the Tech Teacher nomination Form.
Karen Barnett & Carmen Binford
Instructional Technology Coach
Jones County School System
Jones County School System