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Mashburn Elementary
Electronic Contracts
EOY Technology Checklist
Please read it carefully because there have been a few changes from last year.
Notes:
· There are a few things that you will need to do inSchool City, Itslearning, and Google Classroom (if you have one).
· Great NEWS: You will be turning in those awful black boxes that connect your phone! We will not need them next year! Yay for less cords!!!
· Labeled Ziploc bags for your room’s technology (remotes, stylus, Chromebook Lock N Charge keys) will be in the media center when you drop them off.
· All IPads will need to be reset and turned in to the Media Center by May 25th but you can return them sooner if you would like.
How to Check Grades in IC
EdSummit
Action Item:
Register for Ed Summit if you are interested.
The Big 20
First through fifth grade teachers will be giving the Big 20 math assessment. To do this, log in to SchoolCity via ClassLink. These assessments can be found under the “district” tab. Below are the names of each grade level’s assessment.
· FCS G1 Big 20 Basic Math Skills Assessment
· FCS G2 Big 20 Basic Math Skills Assessment
· FCS G3 Big 20 Basic Math Skills Assessment
· FCS G4 Big 20 Basic Math Skills Assessment
· FCS G5 Big 20 Basic Math Skills Assessment
Each assessment features 20 items, and should take between 10 and 30 minutes to administer online. Please allow students to use scratch paper.
Action Item:
Give the Big 20 to all first through fifth grade students by May 18th. Please let Andrea or Carol Ann know if you have any questions or need help getting your students on to School City!
Instructional Technology Summer Professional Learning
The Instructional Technology department will offer many training classes this summer. Topics will range from a SchoolCity Deep Dive, to Google Certified Educator Level 1, to Aspiring ITS, and finally Basic Computer Skills. Class dates, times, locations and descriptions can be found at Instructional Technology Summer Professional Learning Opportunities. Please share this link with your staff.
Action Item:
Please sign up for summer trainings if you are interested.
Summer Professional Learning
In an effort to streamline communication and ease of access, we have compiled all of the Teaching and Learning summer sessions in one location. Click here to view the webpage. Sessions with a register button are open to all teachers. Sessions without the register option are intended for specific teachers and are invitation only. If you have questions about a specific session, please contact the T &L staff member listed under the session title.
Action Item:
View the link above to see if you are interested in attending any PL opportunities over the summer.
Attention Classified Staff
To assist office staff and paraprofessionals in their use of Google and Microsoft products, the instructional technology department will be offering both Google and Microsoft Training this summer. The trainings will be two day sessions for two hours each day.
§ The Google training will offer beginning level skills within Google Drive, Docs, Sheets and Forms. Skills will include the basics such as how to share and access files, organizational tips, collaboration with peers, how to survey others and analyze data collected.
§ The Microsoft training will offer beginning level skills for Outlook, Word, and Excel. Skills will include organizing your Outlook folders, finding sent emails, creating contacts, creating appointments, formatting a document, using shortcuts, saving in different formats, creating tables, and much more.
Action Item:
Register for Microsoft and/or Google training during the summer.