CPP Technology Newsletter

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2020-2021 Issues:

2019-2020 Issues:

2018-2019 Issues:

  • June 2019 - What's happening around the district-Graduation links, Amazon educator information you might not know about, August Days, A little something to make you smile

  • May 2019 - BITS, What's Happening Around the District-CUS, This Month's Websites-SYNC audiobooks, Pear deck, wakelet. BOCES Digital Citizenship Newsletter for May 2019, videos for a little end of the year inspiration

  • April 2019 - BITS, What's Happening Around the District-Severn, Gregg, This Month's Websites - Smithsonian Learning Lab, Socrative, BOCES Digital Citizenship Newsletter for April 2019, The Field Trip Grinch

  • March 2019 - BITS, What's Happening Around the District? Middle school update, Severn, This month's websites, BOCES Digital Citizenship newsletter for March, Video: I'm a Teacher

  • February 2019 - District Technology Committee Update, What Principals do on Snow Days, Technology resolutions for the new year, Subscription site for teachers: Britannica, BOCES digital citizenship & information

  • January 2019 - BITS calendar, Brainpop, Digital citizenship

  • December 2018 - coding, drawing with a mouse, district happenings, Enchanted Learning

  • November 2018 - CBT resources, Google Forms, math apps

  • October 2018 -BITS calendar, link for the district technology website, Spooky reads, Tumblebooks

2017-2018 Issues:

  • March 20, 2018 - Pdp update, Library update, resource spotlight-making a poster out of Google Slides & Quizizz,

  • November 7, 2017 - Google for POL at CPPMS, T.H.I.N.K. Like a Digital Citizen, Elementary Tech Update, Reading with Technology

  • October 10, 2017 - Gregg Virtual Field Trip, Google Sites as Digital Journal, Google "Shared with Me," Digital Citizenship, File Management, Technology Webpage

  • September 19, 2017 - TouchIt TVs, Chromebooks, BITS updates, Digital Citizenship Intro, Adding Your Google Account to Your Desktop, New Technology Website

2016-2017 Issues:

  • April 25, 2017: Google Docs Add-Ons, TouchIT TVs Introduction, Library Makerspaces

  • April 4, 2017 - Research Literacy Issue - Creating a Google Custom Search, Library Databases, Noodle Tools, Researching Inside a Google Doc, CPP Information Seeking Technology Standards

  • March 21, 2017 - Google Apps Access Issue - Access Your @cppasd.com Google Account from an icon on your desktop, download your Google Drive, Synch Google Classroom with Typing Club, Use Vizia with your Google Apps Account to Create Interactive Video Lessons​

  • February 7, 2017 - Tech updates at Smith School, Using Smore in the Classroom, Google Forms for Assessment, Tech Skills

  • January 24, 2017 - Tech Tuesdays at Carder Elementary, Blendspace, Tech Literacy at Winfield Library, Google Sites, Tech Skills Scope & Sequence

  • January 10, 2017 - Technology at Smith School, Managing Sharing in Google Apps, Research and Tech Skills in the K-5 Libraries, Master Plan Goal 5

  • ​December 20, 2016 - Hour of Code, Computer Science Education Week, Whooo's Reading, YouTube, 1:1 at CPPHS, Master Plan Goal 4

  • December 6, 2016 - Hour of Code, Slide Share, "My Drive and "Shared with Me" in Google Drive, Typing Club, Master Plan Goal 3

  • November 15, 2016 - Typing Club Teacher Accounts, Interactive Sites for Education, Professional Development Updates, Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts, CBT Resources, Master Plan Goal 2

  • November 1, 2016 - #CPPowerUp!, Fun and Facts page added to Technology Website, Professional Development updates, Typing Club Integration with

  • Google Apps, Chrome search tips, Master Plan Technology Goal 1 - The Technology Committee

  • October 18, 2016 - Technology Request Process, Typing Club active!, Google Docs Sharing FAQs, Master Plan Year 2 Goals

  • ​​October 4, 2016 - Website Redesign, Computer-Based Testing Resources, Typing Club, BrightBytes, Using Google Docs

  • September 20, 2016 - Chromebooks, Google Apps, Google Drive, BrightBytes


2015-2016 Issues:

  • May 10, 2016 - Google Classroom for Collaboration, Sharing with Google Docs, Tech Environment, Turnkey Trainers

  • April 12, 2016 - Glogster, Google Chrome, National Poetry Month, Typing Club Trial Extended, BrightBytes: Access, K-5 Tech Skills Integration

  • March 18, 2016 - Middle School Discovery of Music, Google Chrome, Typing Club Trial, BrightBytes CASE Score

  • February 19, 2016 - VoiceThread in MS Foreign Language, Blogger, Typing Club Trial, Creating Book Trailers Through Movie Maker, LitPick, BrightBytes

  • February 5, 2016 - Google Forms, Nearpod, K-5 Tech Skills Integration

  • January 22, 2016 - Weebly, Google Classroom, Google Drive, ProdigyGame, BrightBytes

  • January 8, 2016 - Elementary Students as Tech Trainers, iXL at CPPMS, Symbaloo, Google Apps, BrightBytes

  • December 8, 2015 - Tech Committee, Instructional Support Staff, Powtoons, EasyBib, Scary Reads, Smart Schools, Master Plan Tech Goals