Vol. 4, Issue 4 May 17, 2016
Tech News Tuesday online eNewsletter IN THIS ISSUE
Schoology: End-of-Year Suggestions and Summer Access for Content Development OneNote Tips and Tricks Summer Training Opportunities for All Staff Practice Using Touch with the Surface Sway the new Interactive Microsoft Presentation Creator Askie the Techie: How does my Surface get updated and what OneNote should I be using?
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Schoology page 1
OneNote Avenger page 2
Summer
Training
ONLINE ENEWSLETTER PROVIDING TECHNOLGY RESOURCES AND TIPS
Calendar for All Staff page 3
Going Pro with Your Surface Pro page 4
Schoology: End-of-Year Suggestions and Summer Access for Content Development Until the PowerSchool sections for S1 are unlocked the week before school starts, your PowerSchool-created Schoology courses will not be accessible. You can however quickly make generic courses in Schoology that can be used to create assignments, quizzes and other resources. Once your PowerSchool-created sections are active, you can easily import your work into them. Please check out the video above to see how that can be done. Linked Sections: with our enterprise edition of Schoology we have a nice feature called Linked Sections. For next school year you may be interested in linking your courses together. If you teach multiple sections of the same course and grade level, then this feature will allow you to create materials and setup the gradebook once and it copies automatically to the linked courses for the entire school year. You can switch between each section instantly. Take a look at the step by step guide – click here
Sway & Play page 5
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OneNote Avenger
Start your Summer off right with the OneNote 2016 Tips & Tricks eBook! Find out about handy shortcuts, hidden features, and timesavers. This eBook will have useful information for the Beginner to the Advanced OneNote user. OneNote 2016 Tips and Tricks eBook – click here We also recommend OneNote for Teachers website – www.onenoteforteachers.com featuring ideas how students, teachers, and administers can use OneNote in education
A favorite OneNote resource we like is the blog post on “Top 10 things you didn’t know about OneNote.” In this post you will find amazing tips for using OneNote like tip #5 you can change the paper style and color! Check out the blog post – click here This Summer sit back and relax and watch this tutorial on how to setup a OneNote Class Notebook with Schoology – click here
Summer Training Sessions on how to use OneNote in June and July. Check out our Training Website for signing up for handson or online self-paced lessons at www.mcs4kids.com/training
Great for staff meetings! Admin join us for OneNote Staff Notebook training on Wednesday, June 8th or Thursday, June 9th at the Pearson Computer Lab Room 1 Register – click here About Staff Notebooks – click here
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p Check out our Summer Calendar at: https://its.mcs4kids.com/training/training-calendar 2 Sign up for hands-on or online classes at: https://its.mcs4kids.com/training 8 You may also email Matthew Ketchum and Alexandra Hancock to sign up, click on “Contact Us” link at: https://its.mcs4kids.com/its/about/instructional-technology
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Going Pro with Your Surface Pro
This interactive online tutorial will help with how to use the touchscreen on the Surface. Use the menu on the side of the tutorial to walkthrough different practices. Click the above image to get started!
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Sway & Play Sway is a new tool from Microsoft for creating presentations that are viewable on any device with Internet access. Teachers, staff, and students can find Sway tile waiting for us to use in our Office 365 portal http://portal.office.com.
Sway makes it quick and easy to create and share interactive presentations. Easy drag-anddrop features let you add content and go from start to finish in minutes. Sway is a great tool for collaboration and communication. It is efficient, effective and fun to use. It can give teachers and students a way to create projects and demonstrate learning. Sway gives you a unique web URL for easy sharing and viewing the presentation. You can include interactive content such as photos, videos, charts, documents, and maps. Sway can be used to create presentations, newsletters, reports, and storytelling.
Getting Started with Sway with these video tutorials – click here Project ideas in the classroom using Sway for ELA, math, and science – click here
View a couple samples of Sways created in our District Gregori High School Teachers share strategies for instruction and inspiration compiled by Jamie Fredericksen https://sway.com/QWZitF9kUQxYIQ3g Hanshaw Middle School Teacher Seth Simas had students collaborate and present with Sway on Social Studies topics https://sway.com/GjiS8XdCQMObQS8o Modesto City Schools | Office of Instructional Technology https://its.mcs4kids.com
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Askie Techie the
Dear Askie the Techie,
Dear Askie the Techie,
How does the Surface Pro get updated? – Finding Refresh
How do I know what OneNote I should be using? – OneNote Wanderer Dear OneNote Wanderer,
Dear Finding Refresh, The Surface Pro and all devices get updated 24/7. Meaning you don’t have to sign out and leave it overnight once a week for it to get the updates anymore. Whenever the device is connected to the District Internet it will receive updates now. This includes all Windows 7 and 8.1 devices. Windows 10 updates will be pushed out starting soon the very same way.
You were lost and now you are found. I can help you navigate the correct OneNote to use. We have created this nifty handout that showcases what OneNote to use and how to set it up – click here for handout
~ Askie the Techie
Submit your questions for Askie the Techie – click here
~ Askie the Techie
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