Tech 4 U
For the Week of August 30, 2016
GoGuardian Replaces Hapara
GoGuardian keeps students safe when they're online, helps teachers engage with their students, and provides schools with better control over how their technology is used. With GoGuardian, educators can harness the power of the internet for learning, without harmful content or distractions getting in the way. To learn more, check out the blog and YouTube Channel. Please contact your tech coach if you need training.
MinecraftEDU
All elementary computer labs now have MinecraftEDU loaded and ready to go. MinecraftEDU World Library offers a variety of downloadable lessons available all across the curriculum. If you are new to Minecraft, start with the Tutorial World. Don't worry if you don't know anything about MinecraftEDU, just begin at the beginning and join your students in the tutorial world by discovering along with them. Contact your tech coach if you would like help getting started.
Around the District Highlights
2. Brandy Sunday from SSC used Seesaw to safely share photos and student work samples with her families. She has received positive feedback from parents.
3. BreakoutEDU - Digital Citizenship is a hit across the elementary schools. Contact your tech coach if you want your class to breakout.
4. BreakoutEDU - Mrs. Dark's 5th Grade Class at Gwin reviewed information students learned during their study of the Earth's Systems unit.
Contact Us!
We would love to come to your room and teach a lesson. Here are just a few of the lessons we are teaching in the classrooms.
- MinecraftEDU
- BreakoutEDU A Bad Case of Stripes (Context Clues) 3-5
- BreakoutEDU Digital Citizenship sessions for grades 2-5
- General BreakoutEDU
- Create a digital post card using Google Slides
- Create a Mystery Number, Person, Place, or Thing with Google Slides
- Lesson on Tour Builder
- Create Student Portfolios using Google Sites
- Pick from a number of Google Projects
- Graph data using Google Sheets
- Research lessons
- Technology Playground Centers
- Code Lessons
- Google Drive lessons with the Do's and Don'ts of creating a Google Slide Presentation
- Read an Augmented Reality Digital Book with a writing extension activity using Google Docs
- Reading Centers with iPad
- Digital Citizenship Lessons
- Research Lessons
We would love to learn from you! Please invite us into your classroom to see all the engaging ways you are using technology in your classroom.
Need Help?
Sara Carpenter's Schedule:
Tuesday- Riverchase
Wednesday- South Shades Crest
Thursday- Shades Mountain
Tuesday - Deer Valley Elementary
Wednesday - Bluff Park Elementary
Thursday - Greystone Elementary
Contact Karen to schedule
Link to Help Form: http://goo.gl/forms/FSrkrKVktU
Melanie Haynes's Schedule:
Contact Melanie to schedule
Jamie Nutter's Schedule:
Tuesday - Gwin
Wednesday - Green Valley
Thursday - Rocky Ridge