TEC21 Times
Secondary - October 2018
Happy Fall, Teachers!
We hope you are settled into this school year and moving right along with your students! Please read on for helpful information and ideas on integrating technology into your classroom!
- Students and staff can now update iPads to iOS 12.
- PLEASE NOTE: Once updated to iOS 12 you will pull down from the top right hand corner to access your control panel!
iPad Help in the HUB
If a student needs iPad Help because they have:
- a broken iPad (cracked screen, headphone jack, etc.)
- app issues
- Apple ID issues
- iTunes U/eBackpack/Google Classroom issues
Send them to the HUB. Your iPad assistant will take care of it!
Teachers Use Reflector 2 to Mirror
Watch this quick video tutorial on setting up and using Reflector 2 to mirror your iPad to your desktop computer.
Students Use QuickTime to Mirror
Are you looking for a way for your students to mirror their iPads to your computer? Watch this quick video tutorial to learn how!
Copy Lesson Plans
It is helpful to copy lesson plans from the previous school year, from a shared planner, or from a team planner. Learn how to copy lesson plans HERE.
Don't Forget to...
If you have changed campuses or grade levels, you MUST update your teacher website! If you need your password reset or need help editing your website contact your Instructional Technology Specialist.
Text to Speech on the iPad
Text to Speech
Some of our students require that materials be read aloud to them. You can use the iPad to do this for them. In this quick video you will learn how to enable the Text to Speech feature on an iPad.
Contact Your Technology Specialist!
Edwin Braun
K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist:
Makerspace, Dual Language/ESL, Secondary Electives
Email: ebraun@nbisd.org
Michelle Harwood
K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist:
Seele, County Line, Veramendi, Secondary Science
Email: mharwood@nbisd.org
Twitter: @MichellHarwood
Kelli Long
K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist:
Lone Star ECC, Walnut Springs, Secondary ELA
Email: klong@nbisd.org
Melanie Ochoa
K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist:
Klein Road, Memorial, Secondary Social Studies
Email: maochoa@nbisd.org
Sarah Strom
K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist:
Carl Schurz, Voss Farms, Lamar, Secondary Math
Email: sstrom@nbisd.org
Twitter: @EdTechSarah