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Penney Matos
Penney Matos
Centennial HS's Digital Learning Coach
Penney Matos taught for 13 years before transitioning to instructional technology classroom support at Centennial HS.
Status Dashboards
Status Dashboards
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Clever Status (you can subscribe)
Kami Status (you can subscribe)
Lightspeed Status (you can subscribe)
Nearpod Status (you can subscribe)
For Everyone
For Everyone
Data Privacy Week
Data Privacy Week
If you missed it, check out the Technology and Media Services WorkVivo messages this week pertaining to Data Privacy Week. Also celebrate owning your own data and check out the student data privacy tool kit!
Why should you care? ️
Identity Theft: Scammers love loose data. Keep yours secure and avoid becoming a victim!
Targeted Ads: Feeling like ads know you too well? Tightening your privacy settings can help.
Peace of Mind: Knowing your data is safe = less stress and more focus on your studies!
Here's how to be a data security champ:
Password Power: Ditch "password123" and create strong, unique passwords for each account. (Bonus points for two-factor authentication!)
Privacy Patrol: Review your social media and app settings to control who sees your info. Remember, less is often more!
Think Before You Share: Double-check before posting pics or personal details online. Once it's out there, it's out there!
Phishing Foes: Be wary of suspicious emails or texts. Don't click links or give out info unless you're sure it's legit!
Student Password Change
Student Password Change
Last week, students received a Canvas announcement asking them to change their FISD password if it is still their 8-digit birthday or if their friends know their password. Please talk with students about password security and that they should only share their password with parents, not friends. If students have questions or need help, please send them to see me in the Library.
Directions and information: https://fisd.instructure.com/courses/53785/pages/password-change
Cen10 Staff on Remind
Cen10 Staff on Remind
If you joined Cen10 Staff on Remind through your Frisco ISD login and you would like to receive text message notifications, please add your phone number to your account. You can select to receive emails, texts, or both. Directions.
Log into the Remind website or Remind app (sign in with Google).
Account Settings.
Notification preferences. Update your preferences (FISD email, cell number, etc).
AI in Education
AI in Education
CHS AI (and Plagiarism) Protocol
CHS AI (and Plagiarism) Protocol
This CHS AI Protocol document was shared with the CHS Leadership Team on Friday, Jan. 12. Hopefully, they've had an opportunity to share the information with your department. If you have any questions or feedback, please send it our way! This is our first attempt at putting this in writing so any and all feedback is appreciated!
Collaboration Corner
Collaboration Corner
Cold War Lessons and Choice Board
Cold War Lessons and Choice Board
US History (Hayden Blake and Laramie Schmidt) recently collaborated to change the format of a lesson. Information was taken from a multi-paged PDF and turned into several Google Slides assignments with embedded interactive pieces. The lesson is followed with a choice board activity where students select which type of product they want to create to address the summative prompt.
Please reach out if you'd like to collaborate on a coming lesson or assignment!
News and Noteworthy Ed Tech
News and Noteworthy Ed Tech
Feeling the need to ignite your classroom with dynamic, real-world learning experiences? Want to equip your students with the skills they need to thrive in the ever-evolving digital landscape? Look no further than the Digital Learning Coach Newsletter, your guide to navigating the exciting world of education tech and boosting student success! Here's a sneak peek at what awaits you:
🌟 Become a Future-Ready Educator: Dive into engaging articles and resources that explore cutting-edge teaching strategies, innovative tools, and insightful tips to get your students future-ready.
💻 Master Incident IQ: Learn how to leverage this powerful platform to streamline classroom management, personalize learning, and cultivate a positive classroom environment.
⛏🧱 Unleash the Potential of Minecraft EDU: Discover captivating ways to turn this popular game into a powerful learning tool that sparks creativity, boosts collaboration, and ignites critical thinking skills.
💻📱 Canvas Modules Made Easy: Get insider tips and tricks on crafting engaging and effective Canvas modules that promote student autonomy and maximize learning outcomes.
🌍 5 ways AI can help students: From homework help to creative breakthroughs, AI can supercharge your studies in 5 mind-blowing ways.
Check Student View in Canvas
Check Student View in Canvas
If you haven't recently, please check Student View in your S2 Canvas course(s). Check that students have access to the items listed below. Also see what it looks like from their side! Explore all of these:
Home
Coursework (links to Modules)
Teacher Info (is it updated)
Course Resources (it should link to a page or Google doc that you created)
Current Unit (link to current lesson plan page)
Assessment Plan (link to current Assessment Plan)
Navigation on left
Announcements (delete old ones)
Modules (includes links to all lesson plan pages and a "current" marker)
Assignments (only current Assignments published)
Grades
If you have any questions, please reach out!
Strive Goals
Strive Goals
We have been asked to share a gentle reminder to keep working on your goals in Strive.
Canvas Updates
Canvas Updates
Canvas Deploy Notes 1/17/2024 Some notable changes include:
Calendar - You can now type in any time
Grades page for students - There is a new “Submitted” column that shows the date they submitted their assignment
Adding Course links - In the Add tray on the right, you can hover over truncated names to see the full name for long file names
Canvas Release Notes 1/20/2024 Notable change:
New Quiz Item Analysis Report - The Answer Frequency Summary charts display the total number of correct responses, incorrect responses, and no responses for the following question types: Categorization, Matching, Ordering, Hot Spot, Formula. Multiple choice, multiple answer and true/false questions will be in the 2/17 release.
Please reach out with questions!
Canva's Charts App: Easily Design Beautiful Charts and Graphs
Canva's Charts App: Easily Design Beautiful Charts and Graphs
Wish you could easily make beautiful charts? Want to create certificates or graphs from data in a spreadsheet? Check out Canva's Charts App! Read more.
Aware Update
Aware Update
From 1/11/2024 email:
The issue with Eduphoria student passwords has been resolved! They were able to upload a new file recently that corrects the leading 0 issue. At this time, students will resume logging into Eduphoria testing with their ID and 8-digit birthday (not FISD password) INCLUDING the leading 0.
If a new student enrolls and has trouble logging into Eduphoria’s student testing, follow the Aware – Resetting Student Passwords directions.
As a reminder, when students are logging in to test, their login screen has a blue background and can be found through the “Aware Online Testing” tile in the student portal or through a link provided by the teacher (located in Aware). The yellow background login page is for staff.
Please reach out with questions.
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