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It's not too late to earn a Jeans Pass!

For every TWO badges earned between November 15 - December 15 you will receive a Jeans Pass!

103 Jeans Passes were earned from October 15-November 15! Way to go!!

Jeans passes earned from October/November will be delivered soon via email.

Tazewell County Employees have completed 1,084 courses and earned 401 badges! Join us in learning about all of the great applications Google for Education has to offer!

If you haven't started the Mobile Mind training click below:

Instructions

For every THREE Courses you complete, you will receive 1 hour of Professional Development. This is a great way to earn points for license renewal! Certificates will be emailed at the end of the school year.

MobileMind Badge Leaderboard

(October - November 15)

Administrators

1st Place (Tie): Chandra Ashby & Cynthia Beavers (9)

2nd Place (Tie): Kim Ringstaff & Dr. Chris Stacy (4)

Teachers

1st Place: Virginia Justus (25)

2nd Place (Tie): Rebecca Young & Emily Puckett (14)

We are in the process of transitioning to be a Google for Education Division. Check out the timeline below!

Google Timeline-Click Here

Check out the ITRTs' Top Tech Tools

Where are my Google Education Apps?

Check out this short video on how to find your Google Education Apps and see how they are different from regular Google Apps.

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Why type when you can talk?

Use Windows 10 Dictation Tool

Windows 10 offers a free, user-friendly, effective dictation tool. Follow these steps to use the dictation tool.

Open a program you want to insert text into.
Click Windows Key--H.
The dictation tool bar opens at the top of your screen and is ready to listen to your dictation.
Start and stop dictation by pressing the microphone icon.

For more information, click HERE visit the Microsoft Support page for the dictation tool.

Check out how Cortana can be your personal assistant when searching for files on your computer!

Watch this quick video clip to see how to help speed up your productivity!

Check out a couple of Professional Development resources that TCPS teachers are taking advantage of this year!

Mobile Mind Extension

Mobile Mind

Google Training Tool that teaches you how to use Google on your own time. Mini- Courses range from 5 minutes to 30 minutes based on difficulty level. Earn 1 re-certification point per 3 courses completed. To add the extension to chrome and get started please click the button below the Mobile Mind icon.

PL Catalog - Click Here

PL Catalog

Created and managed by the TCPS Tech Staff. Sign up for classes taught by TCPS employees that give you about a month to complete assignments. Re-certification points range from 5 to 20 based on length of the course.

The Data Mine

October's Data Mine Inquiry

What is one way you use SMART Notebook software in your classroom?

Top responses:

Record lessons for students who are absent or for when the teacher is absent.
I use it to contain each page in every unit in our interactive notebooks. That way I only have to open one document instead of several.
Sorting words by their sound/spelling
I use it instead of trying to write over PowerPoint slides.
The built-in games, like the game show, are fun and educational.

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