Tuesday Techbytes
October 25, 2016
News from the Office
Virtual Desktop Session Coming: Due to the multitude of questions about the virtual desktop, there will be an informational after-school session in Room 206(HS) on Tuesday, Nov 1st at 3:30. Come and get your questions answered!
S.W.A.T Team: Our new student technology help desk is called the S.W.A.T (Students Willing to Assist with Technology) Team and they are ready to help! You can find them most periods in the Library and at extension 2525. We hope you start utilizing their services.
Teacher Pages: Please be sure your teacher page is on the school's main website and is displaying your Google calendar. You must make your calendar PUBLIC in order for people to see it. Please contact Michele if you need help.
Sign out for Room 111 (HS): There is a sign-out process for Room 111 that should be followed if you desire to use the room. Please contact Carole or Cheryl in the library and they will set you up! Also, only water is allowed in that room. Thanks.
News from Beyond
Writing Resources: Writing a story can be a fantastic way to assess a student's understanding of a subject. Too bad not all students like to write. So instead of writing, how about making a comic strip, mixing together videos and text, or getting a physical picture book of their story? Perhaps engagement - as well as creativity - will soar.
- Kaizena - Give your students fast feedback directly on their work with voice comments.
- Pixton - Create comics by clicking and dragging pictures around.
- Storybird - Put together picture books that you can sell digitally or in print.
- Adobe Spark - Craft visual multimedia stories of images, text, and videos.
"Samr-ized" Lesson for Grades 2-4:
Build your student's computer skills with a classic picture book. This Common Sense Media lesson plan was developed for young students in an effort to increase collaboration and increase digital creation.
Set an Expiration Date on Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides:
Although extremely convenient, sharing documents and other items comes with security concerns. Read this brief article that discusses how Google is adding an expiration date feature to its most popular Drive apps.
Upcoming My Learning Plan Events:
TODAY @ 3:30 - Guided Practice Session: Calendar, Classroom, and Sites (HS111)
October 27th @ 3:30 - The Ins and Outs of Newsela (MS218)
November 1st @3:30 - Kindergarten Science Experiment Swap (BC)
November 3rd @ 3:30 - Graduation Requirements/Updates (HS111)
November 7th @ 3:15 - Book Study - Lost at School by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D (MS110)
November 7th @ 3:15 - Temple Grandin- A Look at Autism (KRSLib)
November 16th @ 3:15 - Monthly meeting for MS/HS Special Education PLC (HS111)
November 21st @ 3:15 - Suicide Intervention and High-Risk Behaviors (MSLGI)
November 30th @ 4:00 - Patterns in Art and Science - Sixfold Symmetry (Skidmore)
SAMR SECTION - Transforming lessons with SAMR
Lesson: Volcanos - Geology and Design
Lesson: Geology and Design
Taken from: https://edofict.wikispaces.com/SAMR+Examples and modified.
Original Assignment: Research earthquake and present your information.
- Substitution: Write a report on earthquakes using paper and pen
- Augmentation: Write the report using online dictionaries, study guides, history sites, to supplement reading. Also use Google Docs for the report.
- Modification: Use multimedia resources like text, audio, and video tools to jointly construct knowledge, learning, and understanding.
- Redefinition: Design, using a program like SketchUp, a structure and submit for comment and discussion to a panel of valid sources (consider using a Google Hangout)