Tech Bytes

Columbus City Schools eLearning K-12 Monthly Bulletin

Tech Bytes Columbus City Schools eLearning K-12 Monthly Bulletin

It's NOT about DOING Technology. Its about finding and using essential TOOLS that SUPPORT teaching and LEARNING.

Fall 2018

In this edition:
  • Meet the 2018-19 eLearning Committee
  • Upcoming Instructional Technology Professional Development
  • CCS Library & Media Services Technology Resources
  • Control Alt Achieve: 2018 Google Classroom Updates
  • Have You Seen INFOhio's New Look?
  • INFOhio Expands Storia to Include 5th Grade

  • Cincinnati Summit featuring Google for Education, October 6 & 7

  • ELearning on Demand: Self-Paced Google and Technology Integration Training

  • #Must Have -Make Magic with the All New Free FlipGrid

Meet the 2018-19 eLearning Committee

The eLearning Committee is a collaborative project of CCS Innovation & Improvement, Professional Learning & Licensure, and Teaching & Learning.


The mission of the eLearning Committee is to create quality, engaging online learning for all stakeholders of the Columbus City Schools community, using the latest industry tools, current resources, human capital, and in-house expertise to build a sustainable network of learning. Visit the eLearning website www.ccsoh.us/elearning for instructional technology updates.


The eLearning Committee Members:

Heather Allen - Elementary Curriculum Liaison

Ashley Beasley - Secondary Curriculum Liaison

Matt Doran - Web Editor & Email Support

Karen Fiedler - Committee Chair

Jesse Ireland - Teaching & Learning Liaison

Karmen McCaslin - Professional Learning & Licensure Liaison

Lynda Ray Library Services & Technology Liaison

Tim Wangler - Literacy Resources Liaison

Upcoming Professional Development

Introduction to Google Classroom – Grades 6-12 - September 18, 2018


Introduction to Google Classroom – Grades K-5 - September 25, 2018


SMART Notebook 101–Grades K-5 - October 18, 2018


SMART Notebook 101–Grades 6-12 - October 31, 2018


Getting Started with Google Expeditions–Grades K-12–November 29, 2018


Click here for the flyer with the locations and times of the sessions.

CCS Library Media Services

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The Library Media Services department provides professional development, instructional resources, and support for educators to help them successfully integrate technology into a standards-based curriculum. Below are the resources supported by the department.


Ask your Library Media Specialist or visit the Libary Services website for more information at https://www.ccsoh.us/Library

9 Updates for Google Classroom

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Google has been very busy over the summer for the start of the new 2018 school year. Classroom has received nine updates, and has three more to come in the near future. Check out Eric Curts blog post and take a look at each of these updates, how they work, and what impact they will have on teaching and learning.

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2018/08/classroom-updates-2018.html


Update #1 - New Classwork Page

Update #2 - Streamlined Stream Page

Update #3 - New People Page

Update #4 - New Settings Page

Update #5 - Deprecated About Page

Update #6 - Quick Switch when Grading

Update #7 - Feedback Options when Grading

Update #8 - Copy a Class

Update #9 - Disable Notifications for an Entire Class

Have You Seen INFOhio's New Look?

During the last few months, the INFOhio website has been quietly undergoing a transformation behind the scenes. Visit www.infohio.org to see for yourself!


With special thanks to the Ohio Department of Education and the Libraries Connect Ohio partnership, INFOhio is able to continue delivering essential digital resources to all Ohio PreK-12 schools ensuring equity of access for all students once again. This school year, INFOhio has more digital content than ever before that all PreK-12 students, their parents, and educators can use for free!


Find these new resources from Libraries Connect Ohio on the INFOhio Resources page:


And INFOhio will continue to provide favorite resources teachers rely on to support literacy and STEM:


If you have any questions about the new and improved INFOhio website, contact INFOhio at support.infohio.org.

INFOhio Expands Storia to Include 5th Grade

For the 2018-2019 school year, INFOhio is expanding Storia to Ohio's 5th-grade students. Ohio's 4th and 5th-grade students can use Storia: Ohio's 4th & 5th Grade eBook Collection, which now includes more than 350 titles.


Any 4th or 5th-grade teacher who wants to use Storia in the 2018-2019 school year can request a new Storia: Ohio's 4th & 5th Grade eBook Collection code from INFOhio beginning. Even those teachers who used Storia in previous years will need to request a new code.


Looking for ways to integrate Storia into your classroom? INFOhio's Teach With INFOhio blog can help you achieve Literary Success with Storia in the Classroom. If you have questions about requesting your new access code, contact INFOhio at support.infohio.org.

ELearning on Demand: Self-Paced Google and Technology Integration Training

The eLearning on Demand portal has been developed by the CCS eLearning Committee to provide teachers with self-paced learning modules to support purposeful technology integration in the classroom. Watch the video to learn more about how to sharpen your digital skills and earn CCS tech badges.
https://youtu.be/0fJW2toeCII
Sign-in to your CCS Google Account and visit the portal (you will receive an error message if you are not signed into your Google Account)

Cincinnati 2018 Summit

Cincinnati Summit featuring Google for Education @ Loveland High School will feature cutting-edge best practices in educational technology and great teaching. Choose from compelling sessions about all the Apps in the G Suite for Education (Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Drawings, YouTube, Classroom, Maps and more) as well as sessions that go beyond the tools that feature cutting-edge best practices in educational technology and great teaching. For more information visit edtech.team/cincinnati2018

Make Magic with the All New Free Flipgrid

Now that Flipgrid is 100% free for every educator on the planet, there is no limit to the communities you can amplify!


Flipgrid is a website that allows teachers to create "grids" of short discussion-style questions that students respond to through recorded videos. Each grid is effectively a message board where teachers can pose a question and their students can post 90-second video responses that appear in a tiled "grid" display.


Visit https://flipgrid.com/ to get started.

Check out the eLearning Committee website for more information on technology integration in classroom instruction.