TechBytes
October 22, 2024
Beware of Phishing Scams: Contest!
Due to the high number of phishing schemes targeting PUSD recently, ITS is having a contest to see who is best prepared to Catch the Phish!
The school site and department with the highest participation in our Phishing Quiz will win donuts and coffee for the staff. High scores will be entered to win prizes including an ELMO, laptop bags, and more! Contest closes on October 28th.
Click on the banner below to take the quiz
Upcoming Dates
- September 30 - October 25: Kindergarten i-Ready Diagnostic Window open
- October 22: Elementary Grading Window Opens
- October 24: Secondary Grades Due
- November 1: Panorama Survey Closes (see info below)
- November 12: Elementary Grades Due
Updates
Panorama Survey
The Panorama Survey is now open through November 1st. Please have your 3rd -12th grade students take the survey via the link on their Clever Dashboard.
Hapara Updates, Tips & Tricks
It's Ethical Monitoring Week at Hapara! Ethical monitoring using tools like Hāpara Highlights paves the way to true digital citizenship. Ethical monitoring means being open with learners that you are able to see their screens, modeling what responsible browsing behavior looks like, using the visibility for things like guided practice and communication, and only monitoring during instructional time.
Read more and learn best practices for using Hapara at the links and videos below.
Khanmigo Teacher Tools
Khanmigo generates high-quality classroom activities and resources that build on your expertise and help you clear your to-do list faster. What can you do with AI-powered Khanmigo in Canvas LMS?
- Streamline your day-to-day prep: Khanmigo makes planning your week and prepping for substitutes easy with a suite of standards-aligned tools tailored to how you teach.
- Meet the unique needs of your students: Khanmigo creates lesson hooks about Taylor Swift or Roblox and suggests real-world examples for your lesson topics.
- Defeat writer’s block: Khanmigo delivers quick first drafts for anything, from multilingual family emails to grading rubrics to in-class activities and problem sets with correct answers.
- Make grading meaningful: Khanmigo simplifies the creation of rubrics for everything from essays to reviewing projects and problem-solving tasks.
Would you use the Khanmigo Teacher Tools in Canvas?
Email: EdTech@pusd.us
Website: pusd.us/its
Location: 351 South Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone: 626-396-3699