Tech Bytes
March 23, 2021
Paper Challenge
This school year, Pasadena introduced Paper, a tool which gives students unlimited and 24/7 access to tutors for 1-on-1 sessions and writing feedback. To encourage students to make use of this great resource, we will be partnering with Paper to host a Paper Challenge between March 24th-31st.
Prizes will be given to students and staff! Learn more by clicking on the buttons below.
Updates
Hapara
The Hāpara team has recently made changes to protect students who are learning remotely.
Now, when a student is in a Meet preview or waiting to enter, or once they have joined a Meet or Hangout–teachers will no longer be able to see the student’s screen in the Current Screens tab in Highlights. Instead the student tile will look like the image to the right.
With this update, there are some instances where it will take Highlights 2-3 seconds to block the screenshot from Meet or Hangouts.
You should still be able to see the open tabs in the Browser tab view, you just will not be able to see a student's screen view.
If you have any concerns, feedback or suggestions, please feel free to bring them to Hapara at any time.
Check Out Process for Student Hotspots
If you have a student in need of a hotspot, please direct the family to fill out the FORM requesting a hotspot. A ticket will be created and someone will be in contact with the family once the student is approved to check out a hotspot.
The student's teacher, counselor, and other support staff including Instructional Coach, Assistant Principal, Principal, and Community Assistant may also be included in the response to the family to ensure the family is able to obtain the hotspot quickly.
TK-2 Student QR Badges
There have been recent updates with Kami's Canvas integration. If you see a pop up asking if you're the owner of a document, that is expected behavior and it's ok to proceed. If you are having issues with this integration, please contact Kami or Canvas Support.
There was recently an update to the Canvas Teacher iOs app. If you are having issues with this update, please reach out to Canvas for support.
Google Meet Landing Page - Google Meet is getting a new interface and workflow update for creating and joining Meets starting this week. Instead of only having the ability to Join or Start a meeting, users will now be able to plan ahead. Clicking on New Meeting will now give additional options to schedule or start your meeting. When you create your meeting using a nickname, be sure to type in your nickname and then "Join", not New Meeting.
Sharing video in Google Meet is still not working. It is a known issue that Google is working on resolving.
Monday Module: Station Rotation
Register at HERE on Friday, March 26th.
Teacher Resources: All About Jamboard!
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The people who got 100% on the quiz last week are listed below!
Innovative Technology Services
Email: helpdesk@pusd.us
Website: gopusd.com/helpdesk
Location: 351 South Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone: 626-396-3699
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PasadenaUnifiedSchoolDistrict
Twitter: @PasadenaUnified