LEISD Digital LEarning
December 4, 2017
Digital Learning News & Updates
Winter Badge Challenge 2017
Does your campus have what it takes to win the Winter badge Challenge?
Digital Learning Services is issuing a challenge to all campuses! The campus with the highest percentage of earned Digital Formative Assessment badges from November 17th until January 3rd will win! (What will you win? Bragging rights for your campus, a group photo in our DL Smore and the district newsletter, and a jeans pass!)
Previously earned Digital Formative Assessment Badges count towards your campus percentage! If you have already earned all six Digital Assessment badges, share your knowledge with your campus!
Enroll in the course and start earning (and learning) today!
BrightBytes Survey - Begins TODAY
Reminder as You Prepare for the Upcoming Holiday Festivities
Please remember that it is not permissible to post photographs of your students on your personal social media accounts (this includes but is not limited to Facebook, Instagram, and, Twitter). The District is allowed to post photographs, with parental consent, to District and School social media. This right, however, does not extend to an employee's personal social media. LEISD School Board Policy FL(LOCAL) states the following:
Directory information for District students has been classified into two separate categories:
1. Items for use only for school-related purposes; and
2. Items for all other purposes.
SCHOOL RELATED PURPOSES: For the following school-related purposes—yearbook, school newspaper, honor roll, athletic programs, recognition in local publications, and other District publications and announcements— directory information shall include student name; address; telephone listing; electronic mail address; photograph/image; date and place of birth; endorsements, honors, and awards received; dates of attendance; grade level; enrollment status; most recent educational institution attended; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; and weight and height of members of athletic teams.
ALL OTHER PURPOSES: The District shall not release any student directory information to third-party requestors.
Information that identifies a student is considered directory information, including photographs. These items are not to be disseminated, except by the District with parental consent and only for school-related purposes.
When Thinking About WHY We Are Using Technology....
- How does it improve or enhance the learning?
- How does it shift the focus to the students, putting them at the center of the learning?
- Does it require curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity?
- Does it allow students to accomplish something they could not without technology?
Digital LEarning Badges
The goal of Little Elm ISD Digital Learning Facilitators is to provide Professional Learning opportunities that are available anywhere, anytime, and personalized to meet YOUR specific needs! You will decide what you want to learn, when you want to learn it, and what learning platform you prefer. #LoboBadges
LEISD Badge Highlights
DL Badge Spotlight: Voicethread
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slideshow that holds images, documents, and videos while letting people leave comments on the slides. Comments can be left in 5 ways; text, audio, video, upload an audio file, and via phone. When creating a VoiceThread, you can import already created items from your Google Drive, PDFs, Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint files, plus images and videos.
VoiceThread can be used as a one-way presentation tool, a collaborative presentation tool, a presentation feedback tool, as a way to provide oral administration of tests, and even as a formative assessment tool.
To learn more about VoiceThread and earn your VoiceThread badge, enroll in the DL Badges: Digital Formative Assessment course today! (This badge counts towards the current Winter Badge Challenge!!)
Canvas Corner
Canvas Commons
Canvas Commons is a learning repository that enables educators to find, import, and share resources. It is essentially a giant digital library full of educational content created by teachers all over the world.
How do I Use Commons?
Begin by exploring the already created items. Search by tag, name, keyword, institution, or outcome. You can also filter your search by grade level and item type. Item types include:
- Full Course
- Single Module
- Quiz
- Assignment
- Discussion
- Page
- Document, Video, Image, or Audio File
Digital Tool of the Week
Discovery Education
Not sure how to get started with Discovery Education? Check out the DL Badge Course for support!
Login information can be found in the LEISD Important Login Information Doc.
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Digital LEarning Services
Email: dlf@littleelmisd.net
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/leisd.ws/resources/
Location: 300 Lobo Lane, Little Elm, TX, United States
Phone: (972)947-9340