Lincoln Instructional Technology
Weekly Update 11/14/14
Important Information & Reminders
- I will be out-of-district Monday and Tuesday for the Midwest Google Summit. I am can't wait come back with ideas for our classes!
- The next Tech-Tuesday session will be December 2nd.
- PLEASE REMEMBER: THE LRC IS ONLY CHARGING CHROMEBOOKS 1ST AND 2ND PERIOD
**Acceptable Use Policy
Students are getting into the Task Manager of their Chromebooks and "ending" the tasks for SecURLy (our filtering system), and Hapara, causing them to be disconnected from your Hapara Dashboard and giving them free reign to play on games and sites we have blocked.
Lincoln Tech Team Suggestions:
- Remind students of the policies they agreed to!
- Have students restart their Chromebooks at the beginning of class (this only takes 8 seconds!). If they drop from your Hapara dashboard during class, you can be confident they are ending the Hapara task.
- If you are confident that a student is consistently exiting our systems, please send them to Tim or Tony, as this is a violation of the Acceptable Use Policy and the Chromebook Pledge they signed.
Gmail for Students: December 1st (more information coming soon)
Blocked YouTube Videos
With the "safety mode" that is in place, we are forced to use work arounds to open up videos to kids that are incorrectly blocked. The current work around we have is to use TubeChop to clip the first second of the video and then share out the new "link" to students. It is not ideal for large numbers of videos, but is our best option at this time. Here is how to use it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkUFRLIB0gw
If you need help doing this, please let me know, even if it is to just help you save time!
TACKK
TACKK is a "Google is a single sign in" site, meaning students and staff can use their Google log in as their account. It is a "tack board" that allows teachers and students to collect resources in a collaborative, visual way. This is a great option for formative assessment-- especially in terms of tracking progress over time.
Examples:
Wonderopolis
Looking for "Green Light" activities for when your students finish a task in class? Wonderopolis is a collection of short articles that answer every day "wonders" that cross our minds, but we never find an answer to.
Reminder: New Google Drive Interface COMING!
A new interface for Google Drive (not Gmail or Calendar) is coming. Some teachers and students have already adopted it, whether by Google suggestion or voluntarily switching over. I suggest you try it soon before it is forced.
Contact Megan!
Email: mpreis@d64.org
Website: http://lincolnitc.weebly.com/
Phone: 847-318-4465
Twitter: @meganpreis
Image Sources
Image Sources:
- http://pixabay.com/en/post-it-sticky-note-note-message-303143/
- http://icebreakerels.deviantart.com/art/Rainbow-fun-dots-178766997
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/11529746@N04/9569336371/
- https://openclipart.org/detail/2921/toolkit-by-bogdanco
- http://pixabay.com/en/learn-note-sign-directory-64058/
- http://pixabay.com/p-312464/?no_redirect
- http://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2012/04/01/19/28/keyboard-24186_640.png