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Tech Bytes
October 27, 2020
Google Meet Video Sharing
Something that may help in the meantime is to delete all Google Meet related extensions installed in your browser. To do this, click on the three more options dots in the top right corner of your browser. Select More Tools > Extensions. Click on Remove for any extension related to Google Meet, such as Attendance, Grid View, etc. as these extensions are now not needed due to updates within Google Meet.
Webex Updates (Version 40.10)
Webex recently released a new update. Some of the features now available include:
- Hide the Control Bar
- Dark Theme
- Video Thumbnail Improvements - For users who don’t have video turned on, it will now show their full name.
- Allow All Users to Be Cohosts
- Hard mute feature where participants cannot unmute themselves. When you are in your meeting, you can decide if you want Attendees to be able to unmute themselves by checking the "Allow attendees to unmute themselves" in the Participants menu or the Participants pane. When you want students to unmute themselves, you can request they do so by clicking on Unmute. An alert will show up on the attendee's screen asking them to unmute themselves.
Curbside Tech Support
If you make an appointment with Curbside Tech Support, please be aware of the following temporary change.
Due to Franklin Elementary being used as a Polling Place for the next week and a half, Curbside Tech Support will be moving temporarily to the Jefferson Elementary campus. We'll return to Franklin ES once polling is completed.
1500 E Villa St, Pasadena, CA 91106
Aeries & Canvas Grades
Secondary
At this time, grade passback from Canvas to Aeries is working as expected for secondary teachers/courses. If you are having issues with grade passback, please check the following because they can all be causes of grades not transferring:- If using weighted grading, weights must match between groups in Canvas and categories in Aeries
- Due dates of assignments have not transpired in Canvas
- Manually added students in Canvas course
Elementary
Grade passback is not working for elementary at this time, but it is something we are actively working on. In the meantime, teachers will have to input grades into Aeries Gradebook manually to transfer them over to the report card.
To hide final grades in Aeries or Canvas to avoid confusion with students and parents, please click on the link below for tutorials.
Canvas Instructional Design & Course Flow Ideas for Elementary Teachers
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Paper Tutoring for 6th - 12th grades
PTA Grant
For more information, click on the image.
Webex
Webex Troubleshooting
- If you are having trouble with your Webex meetings, please make sure you are using the Desktop App after starting the meeting from Canvas. To check, click on the three dots at the bottom of your screen when in the meeting. If it says Switch to Desktop App, you are using the more limited browser version. Switch to the Desktop App for more options.
- When sharing audio/video, see this video for the settings.
- If your audio or video isn't connecting properly, make sure your computer is selecting the correct source. Watch this video for how to check.
- To set preferences and privileges for students in a Webex meeting, please refer to this video.
- To create Breakout Sessions in your Webex Meeting, please refer to this document or watch this (non-PUSD created) tutorial.
Scholastic Update
If you are having issues with Scholastic, please contact Rene Saldivar.
Innovative Technology Services
Email: helpdesk@pusd.us
Website: gopusd.com/helpdesk
Location: 351 South Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone: 626-396-3699