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Indianapolis Public School District is excited to continue as a 1:1 school district by providing all students and teachers access to education on either an iPad or Chromebook. We accomplished a fundamental shift where we saw amazing growth and new skills thanks to the dedication of our staff. As a result, the district has made it a strategic priority to continue our transformation of developing 1:1 technology-based learning and increase the support of our teachers in this environment. This initiative continues to allow IPS to become more forward-thinking in meeting the needs of our students in the 21st century, continue to grow our students with continuity across the district, and provide access to high quality education.
In an effort to help support teachers to teach in a 1:1 environment the Digital Strategy team has created this document to set expectations for Schoology usage. Schoology is the only IPS endorsed learning management system that supports teachers in a multitude of ways to provide transformative education for our students.
In order to ease the difficulty of teaching in a 1:1 environment teachers should, at minimum, follow these guidelines:
Organized Layout.mp41. Have a Clear and Appropriately Organized Layout
1. Have a Clear and Appropriately Organized Layout
Benefits
Helps students navigate to materials and announcement quickly
Allows for historical lessons to be accessed without additional directions
Fits in with classroom organization to set routines
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Post Weekly Objective to Schoology.mp42. Post Weekly Objective to Schoology
2. Post Weekly Objective to Schoology
Benefits
Allows students and families to see at-a-glance, the objectives for the week
Students who are absent or quarantined will know exactly what they missed and be able to catch up more easily
Resources
Upload Instructional Resources .mp43. Upload Instructional Resources to Schoology
3. Upload Instructional Resources to Schoology
Benefits
Allows absent or quarantined students to easily access missed materials in real time.
Immediately creates a standard grade location for students to access material in a timely fashion
Allows administrators to engage with class lessons
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Post Weekly Updates.mp44. Post Weekly Schoology Updates
4. Post Weekly Schoology Updates
Benefits
Provides clear documentation of effective communication with students and families
Allows for stakeholders to keep up on important classroom information, upcoming events, due dates, and ongoing assignments
Resources
Complete Assignments Digitally.mp45. Create and Allow Opportunities for Students to Complete Assignments/Assessments Digitally Each Week
5. Create and Allow Opportunities for Students to Complete Assignments/Assessments Digitally Each Week
Benefits
Ensures that students are in compliance with the iPS grading policy
Provides documentation of teacher use of assessment
Provides data to base instructional differentiation on
Creates teachable moments and showcases a teacher's ability to keep their fingers on the pulse of the lesson
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