Tech. TidByte
May 2022 End of Year Edition
From Dr. Melissa Wiliams-Scott
May…Some weeks it seems like August 21 was just last month; others, as Mrs. Voelkel stated Tuesday at an event, May has 1,127 days in it. The growth we have seen from you all in your use of instructional technology is exciting. We know there are many plans for summer professional development and look forward to working with you all as you continue to grow. We will be introducing some great new software this summer to assist in your journey, and we will continue to implement additional security measures to keep all of our information safe.
Tech. for All
Passwords
If your password does expire over the summer, you may change it through ClassLink. Otherwise, you will have to reset it from a campus computer. Due to security issues, we are not able to reset passwords over the phone unless you call from an in district phone line and we can verify your identity.
Computer Backup
Because of this, we highly recommend you back up your files to Google Drive.
Learn more at http://bit.ly/DISDBackup.
Leaving? Google Takeout is Your Friend
Learn more at http://bit.ly/DISDGoogleTakeout.
Tech. for Teachers
Shared Drives
We can always help recover files, but this is a proactive approach so there is no delay in availability of resources.
Save Schoology Activities
If you have never saved activities to your Schoology Resources, here is how to do this.
Summer PD
A few highlights include the THINK! Conference and Schoology Leveled Trainings. Don't forget to register in Eduphoria.
Our PD Suggestions
Recommended sessions at the THINK! Conference will be presented by Clara Snelson, Chelsea Winters, Jazz Kristensen, Ashley Thornton, Jennifer Rushing, Deanna Williams, and Caroline Lightfoot.
- Thursday, June 2nd & Friday, June 3rd THINK! Conference at DHS
Attend a Schoology Leveled Training to up your students Blended Learning experience. We hope you come away from these sessions with ways to not only save time but also to feel more confident in your online learning practices. We will even provide assignable, Graphic Organizers and Lead4Ward Playlist Activities.
We will pare down our offerings due to enrollment numbers to the following dates.
- Wednesday, June 29th Schoology Level 1 at Lobit
- Thursday, June 30th Schoology Level 2 at Lobit
- Wednesday, July 13th Schoology Level 1 at Lobit
- Thursday, July 14th Schoology Level 2 at Lobit
Check back into Eduphoria from time to time. We may be adding half day sessions on TeacherMade, Newsela, Nearpod, and Screencastify for deeper dives into this great DISD programs!
Enjoy your Summer!
What to Expect Next Year
In this session, you will also learn about new programs TeacherMade and Senso. TeacherMade allows you to turn existing PDFs into assignable, gradable, activities in Schoology. Senso is a Classroom Management Systems where you can see and control your students' screens from your teacher device. This will make monitoring easier, so you can focus on teaching.
Our hope is that this is meaningful, useful, and fun time for you to be ready for the start of school!
How to Reach the Technology Department
We also have a dedicated email address: helpdesk@dickinsonisd.org
Email: helpdesk@dickinsonisd.org
Website: https://www.dickinsonisd.org/page/tech.home_original
Phone: 281-229-6028