Transform, Engage, Collaborate, and Help with Technology: January 2017

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Technology Newsletter for 1/24

Google Tour Builder has pre-made tours you can view or create your own. This Google tool allows students (and teachers) to create their own interactive tours of historical sites and events, travel brochures, and even locations in literature. These tours can be shared out with others for authentic real world audiences.

Jeremiah Veillon and Andrew Smith at PHS have been working on creating differentiated assignments for students using the “Go to section based on answer” feature in Google Forms. Click here to check out their phenomenal work!

Based on your response to each question (right or wrong) you will either advance to new material or you will be redirected to a remediation activity.

If you are interested in making your own differentiated activity in Google Forms you may want to use this template to help you get started.

How can Teachers use Twitter

for their Classroom?

Share pictures of projects and field trips
Connect with other educators by “following” them or a twitter chat
Create lists of international news media
Get parents mentioning or interacting with the class account
Communicate with other classes

Everyone agrees that having students create authentic work is a great way to show mastery of a skill. Sometimes when they create these works, in the form of audio/video presentations, they may borrow work from another artist. There are limits to what can be borrowed and it’s their duty to know. Check out this basic Copyright guide to learn what is free to use and what isn’t.

Mark your calendars!

When: Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 8:00 to 2:00

Where: Rome High School

Cost: Free Registration / Free Food and Coffee / Free T-Shirt

Congratulations to…

Emily Stallings

Brian Worthington

For earning the

Distinguished Service Award!

Thank you for all you do for FCS!

Also, Congratulations to Lee Green, Nathan Medley, Emily Stallings, and Ryan White on getting their Google Trainer Certification! An AWESOME accomplishment!

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Technology Newsletter for 1/10

A snow day doesn’t have to mean no school day. Using Google Classroom teachers can provide assignments and students can move forward with their learning. Access to their teacher is just an email or comment away. Students can work collaboratively with their peers to discuss the assignments. Learning continues.

Congratulations to Glenwood Primary School for being approved as a Common Sense Certified School for Digital Citizenship! Glenwood Primary is being recognized for their continued commitment to helping students become good digital citizens.

Get Certified as a Teacher!

You have a Twitter account...now what?

Using the search bar, look for topics that interest you. So if you’re a middle school science teacher, you might look for “middle school science.” The search results will show you accounts of people who have listed those terms right in their profile—definitely check those people out as possible people to follow.

Also, check out FCS Employees on Twitter

Increasing technology proficiency requires a certain amount of risk. You have to be willing to play around to build the skills so you look like you know what you are doing when it goes live. Cave Spring and Model Elementary are spending time playing so students and stakeholders know what is happening in their schools via YouTube. Check em’ out and find out how you can build your Mad Skills.