Weekly Geekly
March 5, 2019
Blazer Button of the Week- BITMOJI!
Evidence required- create your bitmoji and use it in a Google slides presentation. Submit the link to your slides presentation on the evidence form. (Make sure sharing settings will allow me to see it!)
Why would we add a badge like this?
Using something like Bitmoji can improve your technology dexterity. Just in the process of completing this badge you will be downloading an app, creating an account, personalizing your account, and then transferring something you made on your phone to something in Google. And you will have to do all of that without a click sheet!
There will be some NEW Blazer Buttons after Spring Break!
Chromebook Awarded!
More Badge Action
Mrs. Lueders has earned her first three 5C badges and is really close to finishing earning a Chromebook for herself!
Blazer Buttons
Pear Deck- Google Add on for Formative Assessment
Learn more about what you can do with PearDeck for formative assessments here!
Mirroring 360
The district has purchased some licenses of Mirroring 360 for teachers to use to mirror their device to their computer. Our hope is that this will allow teachers more opportunities to move around the room and interact with students as they are teaching as well as modeling the use of apps.
You can pair iPhone, iPad, Mac, Chromebook, PC and Android device. For some devices you need an app or extension (We will not pay for the app- we are paying only for the licensing of the software).
Android phone or tablet: Get Mirroring360 Sender Basic for Android (free) from the Google Play Store.
iPhone or iPad: No app required. Computer will be listed under AirPlay.
Chromebook or computer with Chrome browser: Get Mirroring360 for Chrome (free) from the Chrome Web Store
Windows computer (alternative to using Chrome browser above): Purchase Mirroring360 Sender for Windows ($6.99)
You can pair up 4 devices to one computer
Teachers can generate new pairing codes to keep students from pairing from a different location.
In settings teachers can turn off the option for people to mirror to their computer
In settings, teachers can set a password on the mirroring
In settings, teachers can save a history of what was mirrored
Need a device? Come talk to me about the 5C badges and how you can earn a Chromebook!
If you are interested in getting this installed on your computer, please put in a HelpDesk ticket.
Windows 10- Coming to Lebanon Trail This Summer
- anything you have saved to your desktop or C drive (including your downloads folder) will be deleted. Be sure you are saving things to a more secure location, like your Google Drive, your H drive, or an external hard drive.
- Adobe CS6 is going away, and the new Adobe CC will replace it. We have limited licensing for this as the licensing works differently. If you have questions about where you will be able to access Adobe CC, please come see me or Victoria.
- CPS software will no longer work- Science folks, I am looking at you.
- Examview software should still work (but you can import Examview tests into Canvas which may be a better option long term!)
Again, this move will happen over the summer. I want to give you plenty of warning about the change!