Techie Time with Tiff
Issue 15 - April 30, 2019
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:
May 24th - Chromebook Pick Up
Please be aware of May 24th when lesson planning and preparing for the end of the year. Also, pick up will be done differently than intermediate schools have run it in the past, so please be aware of emails and training that will follow.
Skyward Progress Report 8 Timeline
Summer Staff Development Registration Opens on 5.3.19 at 5:00 PM
Klein ISD EMPOWER Digital Learning Conference on 6.7.19 at Klein Cain HS
Tech Tools for the Classroom
Edu Podcast Tasting
Messages from the Warrior Repair Center
Students should not be bringing their chargers to school. They are supposed to stay at home. Please help encourage our awesome students to leave chargers at home for the following reasons:
- They are easy to lose and mix up with other student’s chargers. If a student turns in another student’s charger at the end of the year, they don’t credit for a charger being turned in. The student who the charger was assigned to gets the credit (and a refund if they already purchased a replacement).
- Chargers are NOT covered by the $35 insurance.
- They are trip hazards in the classroom. There are already enough obstacles in the classrooms, the last thing we need is cables across the floor added to the mix.
Remember students who are carrying their Chromebook without a case you need to pick it up and turn it into the Repair Center.
The Repair Center is seeing a serious issue with unnecessary damage to student Chromebooks.
How can YOU help?
- Discuss proper Chromebook procedures. Remind your students to store their devices INSIDE their Chromebook cases before placing in their backpacks to avoid damage.
- Discourage your students of SHARING/ BORROWING CASES when visiting the repair center. Chromebooks WILL NOT be issued back to students unless they have their cases with them.
- Have students complete Work Orders BEFORE they visit the Repair Center. Students will be sent back to class if this is not done beforehand.
Thanks to everyone who sends students to me with work order tickets and their case. It makes a big difference in helping them prepare for the expectations in high school. Not to mention keeps their device safe in transit (we are kind of short on supply right now…)
Got a New Student?
SHARING IS CARING... SHARE A TEACHING TECH TOOL
We learn best from others, so let's build our network and continue our path to being Forever Learners. Please share your best teaching technology tool with other Doerre teachers on this Sharing is Caring Google Form! Look for your responses to appear in upcoming newsletters!
Tiffany Keiser
Email: tkeiser1@kleinisd.net
Website: https://techietiff.youcanbook.me
Phone: 832.249.5735
Twitter: @MsKeiser1