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This Month's Highlights
-Summer 2025This Month's Highlights
Highlighted Tech Tips & More Topics:
Highlighted Tech Tips & More Topics:
1:1 Technology Apps & Resources:
Mosyle Class Manager - What is it and how does it work?
New Terms & New Canvas Courses - Copying content over from previous courses
Apple: iPadOS 18 Updates
Google: Locking Students into a Google Assignments LTI within Canvas by Using Classroom
Tech & Innovation Focused Learning: Mindsets: We Value Curious and Wonder Through Personal Exploration
If you would like to chat through any of these topics or anything else that we might be able to support with, please feel free to reach out to Amanda or Erica. We love supporting you in classrooms, trying out new ideas, being an extra set of hands, problem-solving with you, or exploring different ideas you might have for your classes together!
The possibilities are endless with our collaboration. 🎉
1:1 Technology Apps & Resources
1:1 Technology Apps & Resources
Mosyle Class Manager
Mosyle Class Manager
Mosyle's Class Manager offers teachers a specialized tool to ensure students are focused on learning by providing a core set of functionalities for classroom tasks.
• It also empowers teachers to disable or allow the camera, enable Bluetooth, verify devices are compliant with teacher defined policies, and ensure that Apple Classroom is automatically configured to be used in conjunction.
• Class Manager works across any network, so it's a great tool to use with Apple Classroom when students are face to face.
Mosyle Class Manager Overview.pdfCanvas Courses & Term Changes
Canvas Courses & Term Changes
Canvas Courses & Term Changes
Canvas Courses & Term Changes
Import Existing Content
Import Existing Content
It is strongly recommended when copying a Canvas Course to Select Specific Content instead of copying all content.
Failure to do so, will override course settings, change term/course end dates, allow previous courses to stay on your dashboard instead of concluding, navigation errors, and more.
Step-by-Step Directions are located on the Canvas - Term Changes page.
Tech Tune-Up Cleaning Up Canvas.pdfApple
Apple
“IPadOS 18.” Apple, www.apple.com/ipados/ipados-18/. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
Calculator now on iPad
Calculator now on iPad
Calculator app on iPad
Designed for the unique capabilities of iPad, the Calculator app delivers an entirely new way to use Apple Pencil or a keyboard to solve expressions.
Written math
Write out a basic or scientific expression using Apple Pencil just like you would on a piece of paper, and Math Notes will instantly solve your expressions inline when you write an equals sign.
Math Notes
With a new Math Notes calculator, you can evaluate expressions, assign variables, and even create graphs by simply writing or typing out math.
Updates to Notes
Updates to Notes
Handwriting with Smart Script
Smart Script in Notes uses a powerful, on-device machine learning model to re-create your handwriting style from your notes. Just jot down your thoughts as fast as you have them and Smart Script will refine them as you write to be smoother, straighter, and more legible.1 You can also paste typed text in your handwriting,1 correct spelling inline, touch and drag to reflow text2 for more space, and scratch out writing to remove it.
Live audio transcription
Record audio sessions within your note and generate live audio transcriptions you can search through or combine with other comments, checklists, or documents.
Highlight
Make text stand out with color
Collapsible Sections
Simplify and hide text with collapsible section headers, making it easy to manage your most text-heavy notes.
Customization
Customization
Rearrange apps and widgets
Personalize your Home Screen layout by placing apps and widgets right where you want them on each page to let your wallpaper shine through.
New look for app icons
App icons and widgets appear even sleeker with a new Dark look. Tint them all with any color, or have iPadOS suggest a color that complements your wallpaper. You can also make apps and widgets appear larger.
A big update to Control Center
The redesigned Control Center features new groups of controls, which you can access more fluidly with a single, continuous swipe down on the Home Screen.
Safari
Safari
Quickly pull up a site’s Highlights
Safari will automatically detect relevant information on a page and highlight it as you browse.
A smarter, redesigned Reader
With a table of contents and high-level summary, get the gist of an article before reading on.
Google
Google
Use Classroom to Lock Students into a Google Assignment or Different Links
Use Classroom to Lock Students into a Google Assignment or Different Links
By using the Apple Classroom App, you can open and lock students into the Canvas Student app.
If you are using a Google Assignment LTI 1.3 or different links for students to use this is a great way to help keep them on track!
Google LTI 1.3.pdfDifferences between Modules & Pages in Canvas
Differences between Modules & Pages in Canvas
Modules
Modules
• Accessibility features are much easier to utilize for all users.
• Adding Assignments, Quizzes, Links, etc. allows teachers to lock students within the Canvas Student App when using Classroom.
• For Example: if https://www.nasa.gov is added to a module, students can only navigate on this website.
Pages
Pages
• Depending on formatting, may not be able to utilize accessibility features easily.
• Links within Pages allow students to open Safari fully and navigate to whichever website they want.
• If an assignment or quiz is linked within the page students can still only be within the Canvas Student App if locked in with Apple Classroom.
Classroom Helpful Reminders & Tips
Classroom Helpful Reminders & Tips
Classroom App Overvivew
"Classroom is a powerful app for iPad and Mac that helps you guide learning, share work, and manage student devices. It supports both shared and one-to-one environments.
You can launch a specific app, website, or textbook page on any iPad in the class, share documents between teacher and students, or share student work on a TV, monitor, or projector using Apple TV.
You can even see which apps students are working in, mute student devices, assign a specific shared iPad for each student, and reset a student’s password. And when class ends, you can see a summary of your students’ activities."
Explore the Functionality and Features of Classroom
Classroom Requirements
Students & staff must be signed into their Waukee CSD Apple ID
Bluetooth Turn On
Same WiFi network (WCSD)
Classroom App Overview.pdfRemoving Previous Classes & Renaming Classes
Removing Previous Classes & Renaming Classes
To make your Classroom App more user friendly, it is helpful to re rename the classes in Apple School Manager.
Follow the directions to rename your classes
Waukee CSD Apple ID must be signed in to sync correctly between Apple School Manager and devices.
How to Rename Classes (Classroom).pdfTech & Innovation
Tech & Innovation
Focused Monthly Learning
Focused Monthly Learning
August - Setup for Success
August - Setup for Success
(Previous Year - Will Update for August 2025)
(Previous Year - Will Update for August 2025)
These slides were a part of the Waukee Welcome kickoff this year. This is a great overview of the technology devices and tools that we utilize as a district and for secondary staff.
On Teacher Quality Day, we shared our iPad Roadtrip
TQ Day iPad Roadtrip.pdfPage updated
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