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But wait there's more...In addition to our main systems, CalPac uses smaller programs to support academic integrity and student learning. Please review these programs and how they are used with K-8 students.
But wait there's more...In addition to our main systems, CalPac uses smaller programs to support academic integrity and student learning. Please review these programs and how they are used with K-8 students.
Turnitin (Plagiarism Checker)
Turnitin (Plagiarism Checker)
To support academic honesty extended writing assignments are screened through Turnitin for plagiarism. High school students have strict plagiarism expectations, however. we take a softer approach with our K-8 students as many are still learning the writing process.
Turnitin is optional for elementary students, however, it may be helpful to screen upper grade elementary writing. Middle School and High School student work is screened through Turnitin and student infractions follow CalPac's plagiarism policy starting with the second offense.
If you are unfamiliar with turnitin.com, please consult the resources here and to the right.
There will be a student assembly on plagiarism at the beginning of the year and teachers should review this concept with students as necessary. Again, the goal is to inform students what plagiarism is and support them in avoiding plagiarism in their writing.
Use your best judgment with Turnitin and its relevance to your grade level students. Instructions on using Turnitin are to the right.
School Subscriptions
School Subscriptions
We have access to the following schoolwide subscriptions to supplement live sessions and LMS work. Feel free to use any of these with your students. Almost all are single sign in using school Google accounts.
BrainPOP (BrainPOP Jr., BrainPOP ELL, BrainPOP Espanol, BrainPOP Francais)
BrainPOP (BrainPOP Jr., BrainPOP ELL, BrainPOP Espanol, BrainPOP Francais)
Reading Eggs & MathSeeds - supports TK-2 students.
Reading Eggs & MathSeeds - supports TK-2 students.
Learning A-Z (K-5)
Learning A-Z (K-5)
Mystery Science (K-5)
Mystery Science (K-5)
Additional resources will be shared at the start of the school year.
Tutoring Support
Tutoring Support
The Programs below are optional for staff and students.
Kahn Academy
Kahn Academy
Khan Academy is a great resource to supplement tutoring sessions and concepts students are struggling on. You can assign Khan Academy lessons through Google Classroom and students can access Khan Academy with their school email accounts.
The video below will walk you through setting up a Khan Academy Classroom.
Gale Resource Library
Gale Resource Library
The GALE resource library houses a plethora of nonfiction articles, texts, and other sources to help students with their research projects. You can use the search features in GALE to filter by grade and reading level.
You may want to use GALE for nonfiction reading practice and to support upper grades with any research projects they have in Odysseyware.
Below is an overview of how GALE works from the student view.
Other Helpful Tools
Other Helpful Tools
We asked our teachers for some of their most useful tips, tricks, and programs, and this is what they responded:
Jing
Jing
Download Link: https://www.techsmith.com/jing-tool.html
This is an awesome tool that allows you to easy take screenshots, add text, and record short clips. It is a huge timesaver when sending snapshots of progress to students and parents. It has become a daily tool for many teachers!
Fireshot
Fireshot
Download from the Chrome App Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/take-webpage-screenshots/mcbpblocgmgfnpjjppndjkmgjaogfceg?hl=en
Screen capture tool. Quickly capture whole pages and snippets from your browser window.
Read Aloud
Read Aloud
Download from the Chrome App Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/read-aloud-a-text-to-spee/hdhinadidafjejdhmfkjgnolgimiaplp?hl=en
This tool reads aloud any web page or PDF open in a browser window for students. All students need to do is add the app to their browser and then hit the microphone to read the text on the screen. Encourage students to use it with reading PDFs in their courses.
Screencastify
Screencastify
Download Link: https://www.screencastify.com/
This tool allows you to record video clips, and it is added as a Chrome extension. In fact, we used it several time in this training! If many of your students are struggling with something, like entering activities in their logs, you can do a quick video to send to them. It saves the video in your google drive, and you just have to make it public and share with your students. Very easy!
4K Video Downloader
4K Video Downloader
Download Link: https://www.4kdownload.com/
Ever want to easily download videos from youtube? This is the perfect tool for you! Just copy the link, paste it in the app, and it will download the clip in whatever format you select.
Bitmoji
Bitmoji
Download Link: https://www.bitmoji.com/
We don't know why, but students love seeing these in our emails! It brings a little more of a personal touch. Feel free to create your own character, add the bitmoji to your Google Chrome bar, and use it in your emails to families. It also is a fun way to add a "sticker" to student work.
Pause and Review
Pause and Review
Do I know:
How to use Turnitin to check for plagiarism?
Understand the different types of tutoring supports available?
How can I use these additional tools to be a more effective teacher?
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