Tue, May 7, 2024
Tue, May 7, 2024
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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)
End of Year
End of Year
Tech Checkout List: link (due your last contract day)
Staff Leaving FISD: Complete everything on this list before the date on your resignation paperwork. https://bit.ly/staffleavingfisd
For Everyone
For Everyone
TCEA FREE Membership Week!
TCEA FREE Membership Week!
It's Teacher Appreciation Week! From May 6-10, any educator can get a FREE TCEA membership and enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card! Join today! tcea.org/membership
Collaboration Corner
Collaboration Corner
Mastery Paths in Canvas
Mastery Paths in Canvas
AP Calculus BC (YingYing Lu & Bri DelPozzo) created a Mastery Path module to use in August to assess where students are in their understanding on a couple of different topics. Students are then assigned a path of additional items to complete based on their scores for the initial assessments. Differentiation at its finest!
If you would like to investigate Mastery Paths, attend my session at Cultivate this summer or reach out!
News and Noteworthy Ed Tech
News and Noteworthy Ed Tech
Canvas Updates
Canvas Updates
5/8/24 Deploy Notes Includes a couple of updates to “Message Students Who” feature.
5/18/24 Release Notes Includes a new RCE tools called “Find and Replace”
As the end of the school year approaches, I'll share an item for all staff to take care of each week. If you take care of these items along the way, the End-of-Year Technology Checkout List will go much faster on the last days of school!
This week's focuses are Canvas & MasteryConnect! Here's an overview:
Canvas
Canvas
Canvas Access
Canvas Access
S2 courses
Student lose access at 7 PM on Fri, May 17
The Sem2 2024 Term archives at 12:00 AM (Fri 11:59 PM) on Sat, May 18 (moves to Past Enrollments)
Teachers have editing rights through 12:00 AM (Thu 11:59) on Friday, May 24
2024-2025 courses
New 2024-2025 courses will be auto-generated in July/August
Do NOT import anything into these courses until you receive instructions when we return!
Blueprint Users
Blueprint Users
If your Blueprint is "clean", great! Continue updating it through the summer, if needed.
If your Blueprint is full of old, unused stuff, see my email from Tue 4/30 titled "Blueprint Users-- It's NEW Blueprint time!" about creating a new, clean Blueprint for next year.
In July/August, I'll send out a form requesting the URL for your Blueprint course and the S1/S2 courses to associate it with.
Non Blueprint Users (edit only in S1, S2, Yearly)
Non Blueprint Users (edit only in S1, S2, Yearly)
You can make a copy of your S2 course (contains both S1 and S2) to edit over the summer. This will be your "Summer Sandbox".
If you don't make a copy "Summer Sandbox" course, you can still copy from your S2 course (past enrollments) into next year's courses.
Teachers Leaving
Teachers Leaving
Work with your teammates, IC, Content Lead, and/or Digital Learning Coach to figure out the best way to get your current course content to your replacement.
Full document with all the details.
MasteryConnect
MasteryConnect
Clean up your Assessments and Item Banks. Delete unneeded or incomplete assessments & old/incorrect item bank questions. Reach out with questions!
High School DLC BINGO!
High School DLC BINGO!
Don't forget about the exciting Future Ready Bingo challenge, brought to you by your High School Digital Learning Coaches!
Bingo Card: We've curated a bingo card featuring a variety of future-ready ideas to implement with your students. Each square on the card represents a task aimed at fostering crucial skills for their future success.
Future Ready Skills: The bingo card is color-coded to align with the Future Ready Skills outlined in the Future Ready Learner Profile. This will help you identify and focus on specific skill areas as you complete each square.
Submit Your Completed Bingo Card: Once you've completed a row, column, or diagonal on the bingo card, submit your completed card to the Google Form provided in the Digital Learning Today newsletter. Don't forget to include your name and contact information for a chance to win some fantastic DLC prizes!
Multiple BINGOs: Aim to achieve as many BINGOs as you can before the end of the school year! The more BINGOs you achieve, the greater your chances of winning.
We're excited to see how you incorporate these future-ready ideas as we wrap up the year and how they positively impact student learning. If you have any questions or need assistance along the way, feel free to reach out to your Digital Learning Coaches for support.
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