Tech 4 U
September 27, 2016
IXL: New Features
IXL now features recommendations for personalized learning. "No more getting stuck on a skill that's too difficult—recommendations at the bottom of the practice screen suggest the perfect skills to help students bridge knowledge gaps." IXL has also updated their reporting features. Be sure to check out the analytics tab in IXL for detailed reports to assist in differentiating your instruction and personalizing learning. As a reminder it was recommended last year to teachers that students should not be asked to achieve a smart score of 100. Consider a smart score of 70 or even lower depending on the skill level of the student.
Digital ReadWorks
Last Call for Free Digital Citizenship iBook Lessons from Common Sense Media
Around the District Highlights
2. Congratulations to Amanda Walker (BPES) for receiving Google Educator I Certification.
Contact Us!
We would love to come to your room and teach a lesson. Here are just a few of the lessons we are teaching in the classrooms.
- Pixel Art
- MinecraftEDU
- BreakoutEDU A Bad Case of Stripes (Context Clues) 3-5
- BreakoutEDU Digital Citizenship sessions for grades 2-5
- General BreakoutEDU
- Create a digital post card using Google Slides
- Create a Mystery Number, Person, Place, or Thing with Google Slides
- Lesson on Tour Builder
- Create Student Portfolios using Google Sites
- Pick from a number of Google Projects
- Graph data using Google Sheets
- Research lessons
- Technology Playground Centers
- Code Lessons
- Google Drive lessons with the Do's and Don'ts of creating a Google Slide Presentation
- Read an Augmented Reality Digital Book with a writing extension activity using Google Docs
- Reading Centers with iPad
- Digital Citizenship Lessons
- Research Lessons
We would love to learn from you! Please invite us into your classroom to see all the engaging ways you are using technology in your classroom.
Need Help?
Sara Carpenter's Schedule:
Tuesday- Riverchase
Wednesday- South Shades Crest
Thursday- Shades Mountain
Tuesday - Deer Valley Elementary
Wednesday - Bluff Park Elementary
Thursday - Greystone Elementary
Contact Karen to schedule
Link to Help Form: http://goo.gl/forms/FSrkrKVktU
Melanie Haynes's Schedule:
Contact Melanie to schedule
Jamie Nutter's Schedule:
Tuesday - Gwin
Wednesday - Green Valley
Thursday - Rocky Ridge
Got an App for That! Word Work Apps
- Little Speller
- Louie's Letter Challenge
- Build a Word Express
- Poplet
All of these are free!