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The 2016 Escondido Youth Media Festival Submission Window opens March 14th!
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EdTech2U - Saturday, January 30th!
The fourth annual EdTech2U Conference, for EUSD teachers created by EUSD teachers will take place on Saturday, January 30! Why is Edtech2U amazing?
Register now! Click here EdTech2U Schedule
(Attend all or just part of the day) Sessions include: Engage Students Using Google Classroom Audio Stories for the Media Festival Photography Projects for the Media Festival The App Exchange Changing Classroom Climate with Growth Mindset Class Dojo for Classroom Management and Parent Communication Using EDpuzzle for Video Assignments Finding Informational Text Online to Support All Leaners Creating and Using Google Sites in the classroom May the Forms be with you! If you have questions, visit our website or contact Krystle Miller: kmiller@eusd.org |
December Technology Professional Development
December Technology Professional Development Monday, December 7th Technology: Diving Deeper into Compass Learning Presenter: Gina Baldwin Are you interested in creating specific Compass Learning assignments that align with units you are teaching your class? Would you like to incorporate a Compass Writer activity in grades 3-8? Join others interested in taking the next step Compass Learning. Prerequisite: Beginning knowledge and use of Compass Learning with your class. Who should attend this session? Teachers interested in utilizing Compass Learning as a tool beyond prebuilt NWEA paths. Materials needed: Teacher laptop, Planbook, Applicable prompts, Websites, Writing Resources you’d like to incorporate. December 7, 3:30-4:30, Location: Oak Hill Computer Lab, SRN: 16306801 Tuesday, December 8th Technology: Creating a Google Website for Your Classroom Presenter: Michele Lopez, Math and Tech TOSA Juniper Elementary Want to create a class website, but don't know where to begin? Please join us to go step by step through the process of creating one and have a few essential elements. Prerequisite: None, acquainted with Google Apps would be helpful. Who should attend this session? Teachers interested learning how to create their own website for sharing information with other teachers, parents, and the public. Materials needed: Teacher laptop. Pre-think what you'd like to share about yourself, your classroom and your school. Bring a draft with ideas and we will work to incorporate those ideas. I will provide samples. December 8, 3:30-4:30, Location: Juniper Computer Lab, SRN: 16306901 Friday, December 11th Technology: Comic Life Presenter: Michele Lopez, Math and Tech TOSA Juniper Elementary We've got it on all our Macs, now let's find out how to use it! Will show you the basics, and share ideas for how to use it with your curriculum across grade levels. Prerequisite: None. Who should attend this session? Teachers wanting to give students some variety in how they represent their thinking and learning, and a creative way to present it to peers. Materials needed: Teacher laptop. I will provide samples. December 11, 3:30-4:30, Location: Juniper Computer Lab, SRN: 16295401 Monday, December 14th Technology: Reflector 2 - Best Practices Presenter: Michele Lopez, Math and Tech TOSA Juniper Elementary With all the updates to operating systems and apps, we now need to purchase and then see what's new with Reflector 2. This downloadable program allows students or anyone else with an iOs device to connect and present from your laptop. This class will be a hands on overview of what is new and improved, and how you can use it in your classroom to amp up student engagement and access to multi-media enhanced curriculum. Prerequisite: Before arriving you should purchase the app using this code and link. RFUPRF2 for a 20% off discount on Reflector 2. http://www.airsquirrels.com/reflector/features/mac/ Who should attend this session? Teachers wanting to use Reflector 2 in their classrooms to connect their iPad and present from their teacher laptop. Materials needed: Teacher laptop and purchase of Reflector 2. December 14, 3:30-4:30, Location: Juniper Computer Lab, SRN: 16307101 Tuesday, December 15th Technology: Twitter for the Beginner Presenter: Michele Lopez, Math and Tech TOSA Juniper Elementary Do you ever wonder "what the heck is a tweet, and why do I care?" If so, please join us. I will help you set up a Twitter account, learn the basics, and give you some time to explore. I use it for PD and to find things to share with my staff regarding CCSS, explaining thinking (our problem of practice) and topics I'm considering teaching students (like coding). Prerequisite: None. Who should attend this session? Teachers who are curious about Twitter! Materials needed: Teacher laptop and an iOS device. December 15, 3:30-4:30, Location: Juniper Computer Lab, SRN: 16307001 Please contact Krystle Miller kmiller@eusd.org if you like to request PD for your site or if you have any questions. |
The Hour of Code is Here!
 The Hour of Code event is working to change this. To date, more than 100 million students have tried an Hour of Code. With the Hour of Code, computer science has been on homepages of Google, MSN, Yahoo! and Disney. Over 100 partners joined together to support this movement. This year, every Apple Store in the world will host an Hour of Code. Join in for Computer Science Education Week, and the Hour of Code 2015. Many of your EUSD colleagues were involved with an Hour of Code the past 2 years and plan to do so again next week, December 7-13. Doing an Hour of Code requires little to no planning, and you don't even need technology access to do it! Follow the Twitter hashtag #HourofCode to see all the excited educators and students coding! Get started at http://hourofcode.com/us |
Google Expeditions at Rincon Middle School!
 Does this sound like your classroom? Probably not. Sadly, field trips to places like Rome or Australia aren’t feasible. But what if you could bring these amazing destinations to your classroom? Google has developed a 3D, virtual field trip platform called Google Expeditions. It is designed to bring the field trip experience to classrooms. Google is traveling to classrooms around the world doing one-day demonstrations of their new virtual field trip. Rincon Middle School was fortunate to be selected for one of these demonstrations. Google Expeditions is built off of the Google Cardboard platform. The Cardboard is a 3D viewer, made of Cardboard (to keep costs down). A phone with the Google Expeditions app running is placed in the cardboard. The teacher uses a tablet to run the expedition. There are over 150 Expeditions ranging from underwater, to historic locations and even the moon! When Google comes to your school, they bring everything you need for a day of exploration. Google brought six classrooms worth of Cardboards, phones, teacher tablets and even their own wi-fi to Rincon. The systems were set up in 7th and 8th grade Social Studies classrooms. Other classes rotated in so that every student at Rincon was able to try an Expedition. The day started with the teachers receiving a quick tutorial on how the Expedition works. The technology is extremely easy to use. Each teacher had a lesson prepared for their destination. Sixth grade visited Rome and Greece. 7th grade explored Aztec ruins and 8th grade toured historic Philadelphia. Each Expedition lasts about 20 minutes. The teacher controls what the students see via the tablet. The teacher’s app also includes a pop-up of historic information that can be read to the students. After each teacher did their lesson, they went on a little journey around the world. The underwater sharks were a favorite!  The response from the students was amazing. The classroom was filled with “Oohs” and “Ahhs.” There were excited discussions between the students as to what they were viewing. Being able to explore far away locations really makes the learning come to life. Google will be rolling out the Expeditions app for educator use later this year. There is currently a Cardboard app that gives you a taste of what the Expeditions app is like. The Cardboards are available now from Amazon or you can make your own. See the link below for directions. Google may also be selling an Expeditions package that includes the Cardboards and devices. Read more about the event in the Coast News Group article. Post by Christine Hansen, organizer of Rincon's Google Expedition Day |
Google Classroom is Here!
About Classroom
Getting Started
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Classroom is available to anyone with EUSD - Google Apps for Education, a free suite of productivity tools including Gmail, Docs, and Drive.
My Big Campus Update
 We recommend you don’t add any new content to My Big Campus and you begin the process of exporting your resources to Google Drive. My Big Campus has export features available and we are in the process of creating How2s to help you. You’ll have the entire 15-16 school year to migrate any content you’d like to save, so there isn't a rush.
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Record your screen using Quicktime Player
Record your computer screen using Quicktime Player You can use QuickTime Player to make a video recording of your screen, or just a region of your screen to save as a movie file for later viewing. This can be helpful for showing others how to perform a task or workflow, or for training. Open Quicktime Player. Choose File > New Screen Recording. To start recording what's occurring on your Mac's screen, click the round record button. You can record some or all of the screen:
Clicking the triangle in this window gives you additional options, such as letting you choose whether to use the built-in microphone on your Mac, or another connected microphone, or no microphone at all. This menu also lets you select whether or not your mouse clicks are shown during the recording (the pointer is highlighted when you click).  To stop recording, click the stop button in the menu bar, or press the Command-Control-Escape key combination (all at once) on the keyboard. You can also choose where to save your screen recording when finished. |
April Technology Professional Development
 April Technology Professional Development All trainings are available for Buy-Back Instructional Unit Planning with Krystle Miller and Chia Grossmann Looking to make unit or lesson plans and use your Buy-Back hours but don’t have your grade level to collaborate? Come to any or all of these sessions alone, or with a partner/team and we’ll create instructional resources with the support and collaboration from Tech TOSAs! The session is listed for 2 hours but you can stay for any amount of time up to 2 hours. Prerequisite: none Who should attend this session? Anyone looking to make instructional units or lesson plans and get support and Buy-Back! Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger April 16th, 3:30-5:30 District Office, Pine Room, SRN: 15302804 April 20th, 3:30-5:30 District Office, Palm Room, SRN: 15302805 Visual Learning - Show. Don’t tell. with Tom Borer Why is it more engaging to show rather than tell? Why talk about the digestive system when we can take a video voyage through the digestive system? Vision dominates over other senses for acquiring perceptual information and we are wired to efficiently handle the large amount of visual information we deal with every day. You will learn how to screen capture, screen record, download videos from YouTube, SchoolTube, TeacherTube and many others, as well as become “Google Images Ninja”. Prerequisite: None required. Who should attend this session? Anyone who wants to have students more engaged in the classroom. Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger April 16th, 3:30-5:30 District Office, Birch Room, SRN: 15303003 Remind for 21st Century Communication with Kyra Bowers and Amanda Peeples Remind is a great tool for 1 way communication where most people need it - right to their cell phones! Keep your personal number safe while letting parents, older students and staff opt-in to receiving up-to-date important information. Keep the Common Core lines of communication open as you partner with parents and Remind. Prerequisite: none, but it’s helpful if you already have a Remind account Who should attend this session? Anyone looking to enhance their existing parent or staff communication. This session is appropriate for teachers and administrators. Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger April 16th, 3:30-4:30 District Office, Maple Room, SRN: 15303501 Intro to your iPad with Scott Soucy You have an iPad, now what? In this session we will go over basic use and setup of the iPad. This sessions is designed to help teachers stay organized in this digital age. This session will focus on built-in settings and apps. Prerequisite: none Who should attend this session? Beginner- Teachers who have one iPad and want an introduction on how to use it in their classroom Materials needed: charged teacher laptop, laptop charger, and charged iPad April 16th, 3:30-4:30 District Office, Palm Room, SRN: 15303601 Math Videos and Student Reasoning with Paul Erickson Learn how to use Engage New York, 30 Hands, and Keynote to teach students to critique the reasoning of others. Prerequisite: none Who should attend this session? Anyone who has access to student iPads and wants to use them for Mathematical reasoning. Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger, charged iPad April 20th 3:30-4:30 District Office, Birch Room, SRN: 15304201 EdTech2U Best of Series - Online ELD Resources with Krystle Miller This is a repeat from EdTech2U. Come learn about web resources to help target the needs of your ELLs in the Common Core. I'll present my favorites then open it up for any resources you'd like to share! Prerequisite: none Who should attend this session? Anyone with English Language Learners looking for resources to support their needs. Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger April 22nd, 3:30-4:30 District Office, Palm Room, SRN: 15303701 EdTech2U Best of Series - Read, Write, Publish with Free Apps with Terri Price This is a repeat from EdTech2U. Using a few free apps, motivate kids to read more closely, write more clearly, record themselves reading and then publish their work to iBooks. Then have them share their books with each other or even their parents. We'll use Subtext, Book Creator, Tellegami, Photowall, and Airdrop, with a little video and photography sprinkled in. Prerequisite: none Who should attend this session? Anyone with access to student iPads. Does not need to be 1:1 Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger, iPads, BookCreator App, Subtext App (both FREE in the App store) April 22nd, 3:30-4:30 District Office, Pine Room, SRN: 15303801 EdTech2U Best of Series - Comic Life - You've Got It, Let's Use It with Michele Lopez This is a repeat from EdTech2U. Basics of using Comic Life on Macs, to create colorful and creative 21st Century work from single to multi-page projects. Prerequisite: none Who should attend this session? Anyone looking to learn Comic Life. Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger April 22nd, 3:30-4:30 Juniper, Room 15, SRN: 15303901 EdTech2U Best of Series - Yes Way!! 22 Amazing Things Google Can Do for You! with Kathy Shirley This is a repeat from EdTech2U. Google is an incredibly powerful 21st century tool. Here are some fun and useful things that you maybe didn’t know you could do with Google search that will make your personal and professional lives a little easier! Prerequisite: none Who should attend this session? Anyone looking to make their life more efficient with Google Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger April 29th, 3:30-4:30 District Office Birch Room, SRN: 15303102 EdTech2U Best of Series - Writing in the 21st Century Classroom with Kyra Bowers This is a repeat from EdTech2U. With the new Common Core Standards and the integration of technology, students are being asked to use various tools during the writing process. Come and find out how I use technology during writing to engage students and improve writing. Prerequisite: none Who should attend this session? Anyone looking for writing strategies and tools. Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger April 29th, 3:30-4:30 District Office Palm Room, SRN: 15304001 EdTech2U Best of Series - Using Programming to Enhance Curriculum with Christy Hansen This is a repeat from EdTech2U. Are you interested in using programming in your Common Core classroom, but not sure how it fits into the curriculum? This session will discuss different programming resources and how to imbed programming into content areas. Prerequisite: none Who should attend this session? Anyone looking to start programming. Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger, and/or iPad April 29th, 3:30-4:30 District Office Pine Room, SRN: 15304101 Introduction to Google Sites with Tom Borer Google Sites is the easiest way to make information available to teachers, students, and parents. You’ll learn how to post links, resources, announcements, and homework. You’ll learn how to use your Google Site to facilitate communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity for your intended audience. https://sites.google.com/a/eusd.org/tborer/ Prerequisite: Know your EUSD Google login Who should attend this session? Anyone wanting to build a website. Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger April 29th, 3:30-5:30 Pioneer, SRN: 15300707 |
March Technology Professional Development
Looking to use your Buy-Back hours to plan lessons and units but your grade level isn't available? Attend Instructional Unit Planning on MBC on March 9th, 11th, or 16th and get Buy-Back hours for your planning! Instructional Unit Planning on MBC with Krystle Miller and Chia Grossmann Looking to make unit or lesson plans and use your Buy-Back hours but don’t have your grade level to collaborate? Need help putting your resources on MBC? Come to any or all of these 1 hour sessions alone, or with a partner/team and we’ll create instructional resources with the support and collaboration from Tech TOSAs! Prerequisite: None Who should attend this session? Anyone looking to make instructional units or lesson plans and get support and Buy-Back! Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger March 9th, 3:30-4:30 District Office Palm Room, SRN: 15302801 March 11th, 3:30-4:30 District Office Maple Room, SRN: 15302802 March 16th, 3:30-4:30 District Office Palm Room, SRN: 15302803 EdTech2U Best of Series - Great Resources for Math K- 5: Ideas for the classroom and home with Brenda Heil This is a repeat from EdTech2U. Join me on a tech journey to locate Common Core math resources. Websites, apps, and downloadable items to support math in the classroom and at home will be shared. Prerequisite: None Who should attend this session? Any K-5 teacher looking to support math with great online Common Core resources! Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger March 9th, 3:30-4:30 District Office Willow Room, SRN: 15302901 Keynote with Tom Borer Why is it more engaging to show rather than tell? Why talk about the digestive system when we can take a video voyage through the digestive system? Vision dominates over other senses for acquiring perceptual information and we are wired to efficiently handle the large amount of visual information we deal with every day. You will learn how to screen capture, download videos from YouTube, SchoolTube, TeacherTube and many others, as well as become “Google Images Ninja.” Now mix it all together in Keynote! Prerequisite: None required. Who should attend this session? Anyone who wants to have students more engaged in the classroom. Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger March 9th, 3:30-5:30 District Office Birch Room, SRN: 15303301 EdTech2U Best of Series - Yes Way!! 22 Amazing Things Google Can Do for You! with Kathy Shirley This is a repeat from EdTech2U. Google is an incredibly powerful 21st century tool. Here are some fun and useful things that you maybe didn’t know you could do with Google search that will make your personal and professional lives a little easier! Prerequisite: none Who should attend this session? Anyone looking to make their life more efficient with Google Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger March 11th, 3:30-4:30 District Office Pine Room, SRN: 15303101 Visual Learning - Show. Don’t tell. with Tom Borer Why is it more engaging to show rather than tell? Why talk about the digestive system when we can take a video voyage through the digestive system? Vision dominates over other senses for acquiring perceptual information and we are wired to efficiently handle the large amount of visual information we deal with every day. You will learn how to screen capture, screen record, download videos from YouTube, SchoolTube, TeacherTube and many others, as well as become “Google Images Ninja”. Prerequisite: None required. Who should attend this session? Anyone who wants to have students more engaged in the classroom. Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger March 11th, 3:30-5:30 District Office Birch Room, SRN: 15303001 March 16th, 3:30-5:30 District Office Birch Room, SRN: 15303002 EdTech2U Best of Series - 30 Hands to Present Student Learning with Jen Zacharias This is a repeat from EdTech2U. Learn how students can use the 30 Hands app to create presentations around any subject area, demonstrating their learning in a fun and engaging way. Social Studies, ELD and Math examples will be shared, and can be adapted to any grade level. 30 Hands is a free app and can be used on iPods and iPads. Prerequisite: Download the 30 hands app on your iPad or iPod. Who should attend this session? Anyone with mobile devices looking for a great way for students to present their learning. Materials needed: charged laptop, laptop charger, iPod or iPad March 11th, 3:30-4:30 Rock Springs Room 56, SRN: 15303201 Click here to view the March flyer. All sessions qualify for Buy-Back. Hope to see you there! |
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