May 19, 2026

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

From The Instructional Technology Department

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May is National Inventors Month!

Explore the National Gallery for America's Young Inventors on the National Museum of Education website and consider sharing it with your students—it could inspire them, and who knows, their name might appear there one day!

FHS will be hosting the Secondary Level Invention Competition on May 27th in the Media Center!

Asynchronous AI PD Opportunities- MODULE 4 Now Available!!!

LEARN ABOUT GOOGLE GEMINI

Direct link can be found here or on our Franklin Township AI Guidelines Webpage.

Please check your school mailbox for your certificate once completed!

Classwize- is a chromebook management tool for teachers, here are some tips for beginners.

ALL Instructional Technology Request- please use this Google Form (This includes, Linkit, Genesis, iReady, Google, Rubicon, Unblock Requests)

FROM THE TECH COACHES

Christine

Classroomscreen Silent Reading Template

Classroomscreen is an online digital whiteboard that gives teachers easy access to tools like timers, instructions, and widgets to keep students focused and organized during lessons. They also have pre-made templates, such as one that can be used for Silent Reading. It provides a ready-made screen with an adjustable timer, directions, video of a digital fireplace, and soft, background music.

Try out the Silent Reading template here

Connie

PBS Learning Media: NOVA Collection

Standards-aligned resources make content meaningful to students by providing opportunities to engage with a broad range of phenomena and connecting STEM. Learn more.

Myra

Virtual Museum Day Out

Click here to step inside virtual galleries from some of the world's top museums and cultural institutions.

Ted

New Google Icons

The new Google icons are out! Click your waffle menu to see them. What do you think? Click here to voice your feedback and I'll pass it up to some Googlers (anonymously of course).