Tuesday Tech Tips

January 26, 2021

Tech Updates from Edward

Tuesday Tech Tips is a weekly blog that contains interesting technology tips, articles, and videos.

The Pear Deck Team is offering a special training session for us!

Friday, January 29, 2021 at 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.

How to get started with Pear Deck including:

How to build a Pear Deck lesson using templates and custom question types.

Best practices for remote, hybrid, and in-person learning.

Student & Teacher Views, focusing on feedback, classroom management, and making it accessible to 100% of your students.

How to switch between synchronous and asynchronous learning in a live lesson.

Location: This is a Zoom web conference - Check the Instructional Technology Training Calendar for the Zoom web conference link

You can join this meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

https://zoom.us/j/98261856490?pwd=R3phTCswWnpmTDhVYzFsaWJTMzlMdz09

Password: 645821

BrainPOP Suite is Here!

Compliments of the Curriculum Supervisors - BrainPOP, BrainPOP ELL, and BrainPOP Jr are available to all teachers and students.

Teachers and students can access these programs via Clever.

Sustainable Jersey for Schools New Digital Schools Program

The Digital Schools Program was created In June 2020 to integrate new content into Sustainable Jersey for Schools that strengthens support for schools in meeting the challenges of digital learning and to help bring about a sustainable future for us all. It builds on the legacy of the Future Ready Schools - New Jersey (FRS-NJ) program (which ceased operations in 2019) by integrating FRS-NJ topic areas and content into the Sustainable Jersey for Schools actions (see the Digital Schools History for more detail).

Click to learn more about the program

That's it for now!

Enjoy the Tuesday Tech Tips!

Tips from the Tech Coaches

Amy

Zoom Updates If You Haven't Notices Yet-

If you have not noticed yet - once you update your zoom app to 5.4.6 or greater, co-hosts can now start breakout rooms. Just remember the host and cohost have to have the zoom app update.

Latest Version of Zoom should be 5.4.9

Connie

Integrating SEL In Hybrid Classrooms

SEL is even more important for students during COVID-19--and these 8 strategies can help establish important connections. Learn more.

Myra

New to iReady: Spanish Audio for Mathematics Terms in Lessons

iReady is providing additional support to Spanish speaking students by including audio for Spanish terms and definitions within Mathematics lessons for Grades 1–2.

Ted

CTRL+Y/CMD+Y is a great shortcut to speed up your work. This command allow you to repeat your last action. This is especially helpful for tasks that don’t already have a shortcut built in!