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Tech Bytes
January 26, 2021
Canvas Bookmarks
Please visit our Digital Citizenship Canvas Course for videos and activities by grade level in English and Spanish. These activities can be done in the classroom or outside of school time with families.
ASU & SmartSparrow
Attention Biology, Chemistry and ELA 10 teachers! If you are using the ASU Digital Prep materials, there has been a change to the consumer key and shared secret. You will need to change the following information in the app configurations:
- Consumer Key: canvas.pasadena.edu
- Shared Secret: 2fc2330e135a4d78b880d463be297074
This video will walk you through the steps on how to update the credentials in your Canvas course.
Basic Technology Classes for Parents and Non-Teaching Staff
Learn the basics of:
Computers and Chromebooks
Internet Access and Gmail
WebEx Meetings
Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety PUSD’s Parent Portal
Google Documents and Sheets
Google Drive
Canvas observer accounts to monitor students’ assignments
Classes will be offered 2 days per week, 6:00-8:00pm or Saturdays 9:00am-1:00pm. Parents will have the option to choose their group and dates. The course will last 3 weeks. Classes are Free and are available in English and in Spanish. Parents will receive a Certificate of Completion upon completion of the 12 hour course of instruction. There will be new cohorts each month, so if you can't make the February dates, call Elizabeth Palomares to ask about future cohorts. Her number is listed below.
For upcoming dates and to choose your class preference, please click HERE.
If you have questions, please contact Elizabeth Palomares, palomares.elizabeth@pusd.us (626)396-3600 Ext. 88196 familycenter@pusd.us (626)396-3600 Ext. 88191
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Staff who scored 100% last week have been entered into the drawing. See the list below!
Communicating with Students Online
Clever
For more information, Visit the Clever support article on Messages, which also includes turning on notifications and disabling messages.Paper
Paper has a collaboration tool that allows students to chat with others in their class as well as with the instructor. This tool is monitored by Paper and also accessible by the teacher. To use this tool, follow these instructions.
Teacher Tips & Resources
Updates
- Due to a recent Canvas update, secondary teacher may notice multiple versions of their courses appearing when they select the "Copy to" option. We are working with Canvas to resolve this issue.
- Google Meet Landing Page Update - Google Meet is getting a new interface and workflow update for creating and joining Meets starting on January 21st. Instead of only having the ability to Join or Start a meeting, users will now be able to plan ahead. Click on the image for a preview.
- Canvas/Webex Reauthorizing - If you get a message in Canvas that says your Webex authorization has expired, you can fix this by logging out of Canvas (from your Account in the Global Navigation Bar) and then back in.
- Canvas Student View - as a result of an update, Student View is now available on every page in Canvas, just click on the glasses icon in the top right corner.
- Webex Reactions - The host of the Webex Meeting can disable reactions but it must be done in each meeting. Go to your meeting Preferences and uncheck "Reactions" in the Tools tab.
- Hidden Shared Drives - If you no longer see shared drives that you previously had access to, like the PUSD Curriculum folder, the drive may have become hidden. Hidden drives may also occur with employees who are new to the District. To show the drive, follow these instructions or watch this VIDEO.
Click on Shared Drives, then on "Hidden Shared Drives".
You should see a list of your hidden drives.
To "unhide" a drive, right click on it, then select "Unhide shared drive".
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Need help?
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