Edmodo Presentation

Today 32 teachers attended an Edmodo session led by Doris and Stu Goble.  They shared how Edmodo allows them to distribute assignments, collect assignments from students, and grade assignments – all without paper copies.  They also demonstrated how to use the annotation feature in Edmodo, how to differentiate instruction by creating small groups, and how to hold discussions between different classes.

Additional training will be offered for Edmodo after school in the Junior High media center on January 14th.  Doris and Stu also offered to be resources for anyone who has questions.  If you need a teacher account please use the code for your school (contact the technology office if you need the code).

Thanks Doris and Stu.

Microsoft OneNote Introduction

On Thursday December 12, twelve teachers from the district attended a OneNote session in the Junior High media center. The training focused on orientation to the software, set-up, personal use, classroom use, and settings specifically for the Plaidlet.  We also shared a few tips on saving "pages" as pdf's for students to turn-in to their teacher through student shared.  The last item we demonstrated is feature called "OneNote packing".  This feature will help teachers share a "pre-made" OneNote Notebook, Section, or Page with their students.  If you are interested in OneNote please contact your T.I.S.  Check out the links below to get started now.

Changing your OneNote location (where it saves)
Settings for your Plaidlet (covered in a previous post)

Kwiqpoll and Padlet

Have you ever wanted to ask your students for input?  Or check understanding before or after a lesson?  If yes, Kwiqpoll might help you.  The polling service is very basic and does not require an account on the teacher or student side.  Simply create the poll and share the link with you students.  Watch the results tally on your computer and share with your students.


Do you love Post-It notes?  How about digital post-it notes?  A canvas for notes and comments that you can share on your projector or view later.  Students can share their thoughts anonymously or attach their name. Padlet, formally Wallwisher, is a web tool that does all of this without creating an account.  A wall can be created in seconds and the link shared with your students.  Give it a try!!!  Need help?  Contact your T.I.S.  Want help now?  Watch the video on Richard Byrne's website!!!
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/09/video-how-to-create-padlet-wall-for.html#.UqiyqtJDuSo

"SMART"er Teaching

SMART Board Training:

20 teachers from across the district attended SMART board training this week.  During the training teachers learned about the hardware basics and began to explore the SMART Notebook software.  The training was tailored to meet the needs of the teachers and their board types.  The 7-12 teachers have SB-680 boards and the elementary teachers have SBX-880 boards.  The majority of these boards were acquired last year from the Boren Grant.  Check out the links below for additional training and tips.  You can also request a one-on-one training session by contacting the help desk.

27 SMARTboard tips (pt. 1)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAt7Yl--wQ8

27 SMARTboard tips (pt. 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sHItX0X-tA

SMARTboard Training  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fnJCRynrRc

Advanced Lesson Creation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBN1ZDtx6ZM