I.T.S. a Tech Update
December 2017
New EPISD eMail System
Basic on-line training is available at https://www.atomiclearning.com/login/episd
Use your episd credentials to login to the training. Once signed in, click on El Paso Training on the sidebar and then Outlook for EPISD Employees.
Credit- Technology Services
Santa's Official Reindeer Live Feed
Many of our students have never seen a real reindeer. Use the Reindeer Cam to have your students observe Santa's reindeer live and you might see Santa if you connect on Tuesdays or Fridays at 11 am EST (9 am here).
Sign up for this GREAT free online conference for teachers in December
Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit is an online conference which includes nine video presentations from awesome presenters on topics related to tech and solid teaching and learning. Get your free ticket at: DitchSummit.com.
New presentations are released every day from Dec. 15-23. They will remain available until Dec. 31 so you can re-watch or catch up on any you’ve missed. You will get FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDITS for watching the videos.
The schedule looks like this:
December 15 (Fri) -- Combining Tech and Solid Teaching Effectively (Tanya Avrith and Holly Clark, authors of The Google Infused Classroom)
December 16 (Sat) -- The Science of Happiness (Kim Strobel, happiness coach and educational consultant)
December 17 (Sun) -- Brain-Friendly Learning that Works (Dr. Pooja Agarwal, cognitive scientists and educator)
December 18 (Mon) -- How in the Google Did You Do That? (Eric Curts, Google Certified Trainer and tech blogger)
December 19 (Tue) -- How to Learn from a World of Educators (Sarah Thomas, tech coordinator and uber-connected educator)
December 20 (Wed) -- Plan Smarter, Not Harder with Edu-Protocols (Jon Corippo, interim executive director of CUE)
December 21 (Thur) -- How to Make Learning a Game (Michael Matera, teacher and author of eXPlore Like a PIRATE)
December 22 (Fri) -- Chromebook Crash Course: What You NEED (Matt Miller, Google Certified Innovator, blogger, speaker and author of Ditch That Textbook)
December 23 (Sat) -- What Schools Can Learn from Start-Up Culture (Don Wettrick, teacher and founder of StartEdUp)
Outlook Email is coming to EPISD
Our Email Address is Changing to outlook.com Instead of episd.org
Bloxels App
Clips
Apple Classroom
Classroom turns your iPad into a powerful teaching assistant, helping a teacher guide students through a lesson, see their progress, and keep them on track. Download
Highlighted Events
EPISD Secondary Film Festival
We look forward to the EPISD Elementary Film Festival next semester. This year's theme is the Power of Storytelling.
2017 EPISD Secondary Film Festival Winners
El Paso Proud - EPISD Film Festival Article
Visit the EPISD Film Festival Website for more information.
A Message from our Best in Show Film Maker
Best in Show Film - EPISD Secondary Film Festival
November- https://www.smore.com/4pxd0
October- www.smore.com/6u0xh
Aug./Sept.- www.smore.com/fc7bxMay- www.smore.com/xpxnu
April- www.smore.com/bhkwd
March- www.tackk.com/501ea5
February- www.smore.com/bfja2