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Tech Bytes
April 27, 2021
EdTech Support Hotline
To ensure everyone is able to receive immediate support while in the classroom, our Hotline will remain active. For Immediate support, call the support hotline at x88850 between 7:30 am and 3:30 pm Monday through Friday.
Updates
- Aeries Updates
- Gradebook Custom Marks - The Gradebook Custom Marks feature flag was added, allowing districts to define custom marks that can be used by teachers in the gradebook to indicate Missing, Temporarily Excused, Info/Note, or a Percentage of Max Score.
- Gradebook- The student deletion process was improved. See Gradebook - Manage Students
- The Actions dropdown was replaced by buttons. A confirmation dialog box with the student name is now displayed before the action is finalized.
- The deletion process now creates a report of the student scores that is available on View All Reports> Report History.
- Breakout rooms in Google Meet can be set ahead of time in Calendar.
- Headphones have been delivered to elementary sites for in-person students. They will be in soon for secondary in-person students.
- Webex Meetings Update:
- Web Browser
- Grid view now available (up to 6)
- Self-selecting breakout rooms is currently unavailable in the web browser.
- Desktop app
- Zoom in and out of grid view to focus on one person or many using the slider in the top right corner.
- “Locking” the view on a participant is now “Move to Stage”. To see how to lock your students’ view on the teacher, WATCH THIS VIDEO. Also be sure to deselect "Show Active Speaker".
- In preparation for returning to in-person instruction, QR badges for TK-2nd grade students have been uploaded to the PUSD Curriculum 2020-21 Drive. You can find these by navigating to the Curriculum Drive, then to the QR Badges folder.
- Sharing video in Google Meet is still not working. It is a known issue that Google is working on resolving. HERE is how to properly share video in a Google Meet.
District Policy Reminder
Phones should not be moved between classrooms. Requests for extension re-assignment must be submitted by the site Principal, AP, or office manager via a Help Desk ticket.
Only one cable from the phone should be plugged into the wall and the other into a computer. Plugging both into the wall can result in a network outage for the entire site.
Technology Integration
Canvas Corner
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