PASD LTR for Staff

Other Video Options video shared on 3/19/2020: https://www.wevideo.com/view/1617882812 Update for 3/20/20: I used Screencast-O-Matic today to record my Pandemic @ PASD with great success. If you are using your Chromebook I found it helpful to have the app and the extension on. Here is the app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/screencast-o-matic/ofhomjgaaamjpmjogmkglfojkdlabekg/related Here is the extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/screencast-o-matic-launch/eefedolmcildfckjamddopaplfiiankl If this is something that you want students to use it is on the Web 2.0 list for MS and HS. You would want to share the links with the students so they can add it.

I am going to post the videos that I create on the Blog and share this way. That way if you want to reference an older video you can do it in one place rather than searching the Bazillion (slight exaggeration) emails that I send a day. Please don't hesitate to send in MOJOs or contact any of the Tech Team while we do this. I will be in District on Wednesday mornings while school is closed. This is the video on Meet Settings:

Many teachers a re using IXL in their classrooms, however, what are you doing with the results of what your students are doing?  Did you know that there is a way to drill down and see what your students level is within each domain? Did you know that you can look on your account to see what your students are working on at the moment?  Do you know what the Smartscore really is? Do you know that you can ability group your students and assign certain skills? If this intrigues you, please reach out to me as I’m very willing to share this information with you.  Below is an outline of a meeting I held at the elementary level. I would love to come visit and show you what this program can really do! Continuous Diagnostic What is it? What does it do? How do the students get there? Choose ELA/Math or both What to do with the information when you have it. Real-time Analytics Shows who is logged in Shows if they are actively learning Shows what sk...

Today Tina brought an article that was published in the December 2019/January 2020 copy of Tech & Learning magazine titled "Lateral Phishing: What K-12 Schools Need to Know" It is a really eye opening article and so important that we all know about it and take steps to protect ourselves from it. Not sure what phishing is? Here is a great, short video (less than 4 minutes) that I use with students from Google for Education: Hackers are taking their game one step further and are using applications to embed themselves into other applications that you may want to use. Like a tapeworm, you think you are eating a delicious bite meat and when you swallow it you also swallowing a worm. (sorry for those who just ate) You don't know it's there and it is thriving off of your diet. These programs are attached to another source and when you grant Google access, when you sign up for Google and you just click accept to use this cool tool that you read or heard about, yo...

Chances are if you are focusing on differentiation, problem-based learning or personalized learning that Empowered Learning  is already happening. Studies have proven that more learning happens when the student has the CHOICE in what they are doing. Students who feel empowered will go the extra step and have deeper learning than those that just learn enough to pass the assessment. via GIPHY Differentiation can mean many different things in each classroom, but Learners who feel empowered are immersed in an environment where they have access to resources, can explore relevant to them topics and utilized critical thinking skills. With much of the district going 1:1 this school year our students have access to so many resources. One of the most important resources that we have access to are the library websites. (Though I have a bit of bias here) The elementary  and the middle/high  websites are both organized in similar headings of Reader, Researcher, and Listener. The...

This month the LTR posts will be focused on Empowering Learners. Since this is the first post of the month on it, this post will focus on what standards are included in this heading. EL1-Students leverage digital tools and strategies to take an active role in choosing and achieving their learning goals. Supporting Standards include: EL1.a: Set goals and reflect. EL1.b: Build network to support learning. EL1.c: Create personalized learning environment. EL1.d: Seek and utilize feedback. Some things to reflect on with this standard that many of us already do are: Setting goals and reflecting is something that many of us already do our classrooms and with the district going 1:1 it just makes sense to start modeling and expecting students to utilize digital tools like SeeSaw, Google Docs, Classroom and Gmail to make, reflect upon and modify goals on a regular basis. Show them the benefits and drawbacks of each and let them have the choice on how they choose to reflect.  Personali...

Standard 1 for Digital Citizenship states that " Students recognize the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world." I think that in order for students to recognize this that staff also need to recognize the impact of a Digital Footprint. One resource that I stumbled upon a few years ago was "What Happens in Vegas Stays on Youtube" by Erik Qualman and the more student version of "What Happens on Campus Stays on Youtube." Think of these books as a What if... Chicken Soup for the Digital Soul, where the author shares real life stories of how digital footprints have impacted both adults and students and gives ways to create a positive footprint. Let's face it, we can't not have a digital footprint, unless you are totally disconnected, so we, staff and students, need to focus on making sure what others can see of us online is what we want them to see. Ways you can check what...