LCS Tech & Media Updates
March 2021
"I alone can not change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples." - Mother Teresa
Celebrate Women's History Month
For the first time in American history we have a female Vice President! Women throughout history have paved the way for so many other women today who continue to dream big and accomplish much.
Try exploring some of these resources for ideas and inspiration for classroom lessons and activities that recognize and celebrate women!
The Educator Hive Don't forget to visit The Educator Hive when looking for Professional Development opportunities and CEUs. From the district site, go to Employees and click The Educator Hive under Employee Resource. Choose the NCDPI Professional Learning tab for pre-approved PD you can attend now! | Learning Hub Looking for "How To's" to help you make the most of the tools and resources you have? Head over to the Learning Hub where you can find self-help guides and the most up to date information regarding everything technology. Simply log into your IAM dashboard and click on Canvas. The Learning Hub will be one of your courses. | Apple Teacher Learning Center Have you visited the Apple Teacher Learning Center? Looking into this website is definitely worth your time. In the Learning Center you will find Learning Resources for Teachers, 30 More Creative Activities for Kids, Augmented Reality, Support for Remote Learning, and more. CLICK HERE to get started and log in with your Apple ID credentials. |
The Educator Hive
Don't forget to visit The Educator Hive when looking for Professional Development opportunities and CEUs. From the district site, go to Employees and click The Educator Hive under Employee Resource. Choose the NCDPI Professional Learning tab for pre-approved PD you can attend now!
Learning Hub
Looking for "How To's" to help you make the most of the tools and resources you have? Head over to the Learning Hub where you can find self-help guides and the most up to date information regarding everything technology. Simply log into your IAM dashboard and click on Canvas. The Learning Hub will be one of your courses.
Apple Teacher Learning Center
Have you visited the Apple Teacher Learning Center? Looking into this website is definitely worth your time. In the Learning Center you will find Learning Resources for Teachers, 30 More Creative Activities for Kids, Augmented Reality, Support for Remote Learning, and more. CLICK HERE to get started and log in with your Apple ID credentials.
i3 "In-House" Support Interested in fresh ideas in the area of instructional technology? Each school has several i3 members that serve as in house digital learning support. Reach out to these members if you need resources or ideas. Check with your Media Coordinator if you are not sure who the i3 members are in your building. They are here to support YOU! | Back to the Core PD The i3 Team will be leading professional development during the month of March in each school. The first PD session will focus on iPad basics. This is a great time to revisit skills you have learned but may have forgotten...as well as learn some new ones along the way. Additional district wide PD will be posted in The Educator Hive, so stay tuned for more opportunities. | Open Education Textbooks OER is a digital library of educational resources for teachers. Here you can find standards aligned textbooks, lesson plans, assessments, games and more that focus on real world engagement and creativity. CLICK HERE for FREE resources Pre-K - 12th grade. |
i3 "In-House" Support
Interested in fresh ideas in the area of instructional technology? Each school has several i3 members that serve as in house digital learning support. Reach out to these members if you need resources or ideas. Check with your Media Coordinator if you are not sure who the i3 members are in your building. They are here to support YOU!
Back to the Core PD
The i3 Team will be leading professional development during the month of March in each school. The first PD session will focus on iPad basics. This is a great time to revisit skills you have learned but may have forgotten...as well as learn some new ones along the way.
Additional district wide PD will be posted in The Educator Hive, so stay tuned for more opportunities.
Open Education Textbooks
OER is a digital library of educational resources for teachers. Here you can find standards aligned textbooks, lesson plans, assessments, games and more that focus on real world engagement and creativity.
CLICK HERE for FREE resources Pre-K - 12th grade.
Did You Know?
In just the last two weeks since students returned, they have checked out almost 5,000 books!!
And they have checked out over 12,000 this school year!!
Great job media coordinators, teachers and students!