Tech this out!

• Student account info
• The new ticket site
• Mobile Device Refresh
• SHOW ME THE VIDEOS!
• Digital Curriculum help
• TK-2 special news
• Sora Reading Library
• HESD COAST

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Hey, wanna know how students sign in to all the things? And how you do? There is a doc for that! We have had this going for a few years and just keep updating it. If there is something I missed, let me know and I'll add it, because I am all for having all the things in one place! Click that button right there and you'll see what I mean!

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I think most of you have figured it out, but a few points---

• If it asks for your staff ID, don't be startled. It is the same as your number in Q, and if you don't know what that is, just choose "I don't know" and move past
• When you get those automated emails from the site telling you if it is in progress, resolved, closed, etc, PLEASE OPEN THOSE! Sometimes, we have questions or instructions and we can leave those in the ticket, which show in the email, so just peek and see.
• You can reply to the email and it will send the person working on your ticket the response.
• Your STUDENTS can create tickets, too, by signing in with their Google Account. If you are going to share this idea with them, please coach them in what to say. "Google Classroom doesn't work" is really hard to support. :) There are videos to help families on ipads (eng and span) and Chromebook versions are coming literally as soon as possible.

What the bottom line? The tl:dr, if you will? Submit tickets when you need help, open the ticket emails to see if there is a personal comment, and reply to those emails at any time. We are nice people in the tech department. We want to help.

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Our intention is for every classroom teacher to have a mobile device. It all started back in 2013... and you know what? We have been trying to refresh for a few years and some people have thought it wasn't necessary. ENTER MARCH 2020--- we realized those devices might be pretty useful....

So, here we are! It is device refresh time. If you fall into one of these three categories, this is for you

• Category 1--- you are new and don't have a mobile device (an iPad or a Chromebook)
• Category 2--- you have an iPad that won't update to iOS 13 and apps aren't working like they should
• Category 3--- your have any iPad, but realize you want to trade it for a staff Chromebook

Listen, it probably won't surprise you that we don't have a stock of these sitting around. We are going to order for this need in a few weeks. If you need a mobile device refresh, take a minute to fill out the form, because we only know to order something for you if you tell us. After that, all bets are off and we will do the best we can, but you might have to wait for the next order.

So, do this before next Monday (Sept. 28) and we will wait for a special ipad and Chromebook delivery to get you all refreshed!

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I know, we have talked about these for so long, and believe me, I have been working on them. Jennifer Tapia has been doing an incredible job taking my slides and making Spanish versions of the videos. You will see, it's a work in progress, but here is a Google Doc with links to all the videos that are done, and rows for the ones that are coming soon.

These are also posted on the Fall 2020 site in the Tech Services section for our families.

There are YouTube links to the English and Spanish videos you can copy and share with students/families. But I also have the links to the screenshot Google Slides there. Maybe you want to make your own Screencastify video, or make a copy of the slides and add something specific to your students.

Y'all, I hope that is helpful. Bookmark this Doc, or add it to your Drive (don't make a copy of it, click the little Drive icon with the + by the name of the Doc when you open it--- that way you will see when I update it with new videos)

Can I just acknowledge, it would have been so awesome to have this done mid August... like so many things you probably have going on that are a work in progress, too. I'm here to encourage you to share your "works in progress" with your students, don't wait until you have things all done and figured out. Thanks for your patience. I'm cheering you on, too!

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Katelyn Budroe made a couple videos in June to show how to get into Wonders and Envision. Check them out and see if they reveal something you hadn't used before. Thanks, Katelyn!!

I know EnVision made some changes over the summer and might look a bit different, we are figuring it out. Remember, those Collaborative Google Classrooms are made for... collaboration. Post your questions in there and together, we can all piece things together. It is true that "the smartest person in the room is the room". The Collaborative Google Classrooms are meant to help piece the puzzle together collaboratively.

If you find you need some training that you haven't gotten before, here are a few webinar options that might interest you.

LEARNING A-Z

Click here for the "Getting Started" webinar this Wed 9/23-- I'll be there, too-- but here is the page of all of the webinars offered. Maybe you want to know more about Foundational skills, or how to reach intermediate learners. There is a webinar for that!

WONDERS

Here is the page of Wonders Webinars. There is one on Wed, 9/23 and Thurs. 10/1 that will show how to use Wonders in the Remote Learning classroom. There is actually a recording of the webinar there if you want to watch at a time convenience for you.

SAVVAS REALIZE (formerly EnVision)

They have a page of on-demand tutorials to view. The Google Classroom offerings at the bottom of the list might be just the thing for 3rd-5th teachers.

I will keep letting you know about webinars. I know the adopted curriculum is a little bit of a learning curve because most of you were using the "face to face" options more than the tech options, of course. But here we are! We will figure it out.

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A couple things for ya:

Seesaw---

I know many of you use Google Slides with links in them, but when you share the slides in Seesaw, the links aren't working as expected. Here is what our Seesaw rep says: "Unfortunately, at this time, Seesaw does not support the ability to preserve hyperlinks when importing files from Google. The suggested workaround:

For a PDF--- have students open the post by clicking "View Original" to access the PDF

For Google Slides--- have students open the post by clicking "View in Google" to visit the slides directly and click links.

Happy Numbers---

This is ready for your as a math asynchronous option. Students should see Happy Numbers in Clever, and when they click it, they will be taken into Safari to get to work, starting with a quick placement questionnaire. You are receiving emails directly from Happy Numbers with more info, but turn to the Collaborative Google Classroom with questions and you can help each other there!

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Have you shown this to your students? It's like a trip to the library! For now, they are just using it to check out and independent reading book. The assigning books part may come later. Enjoy your trips to the library for now!

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If you haven't been into the COAST game, you might not know what it actually even is. So, let me give you some ways the game can help you...

You know how sometimes you learn about a tech strategy you want to use in a lesson, but then don't remember how when it is time to use it? The Instructional Tools mission is here for you!

You know how you know there is a way you could be more efficient if you knew how to use tech tools to make your work easier? The Productivity mission is here for you!

You know how you want to know what the best teaching strategy is--- you want to know the current research and practice, especially when planning for the likely option of students spending part of their learning day at home? The Pedagogy mission is here for you!

You know how you hear things like "SEL" and "Digital Citizenship" and know they should be part of your practice and planning but you just aren't sure what the big idea are, or you want specific lesson ideas? Guess what! Yup, the SEL and Digital Citizenship missions are here for you!

I want you to know... COAST is here for you! You don't have to do all the tasks, and you don't have to do all the missions, but the learning is available!

Sign in and check it out! New tasks are added every week! We all know there's always more to learn! bit.ly/hesdcoast

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Go to lizhoppe.blogspot.com and check it out.

And if you have a great idea (or even a moderately okay one) that has been working for you, let me know! Guest posts make us all better!

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Because I know you are awesome and I am cheering for you!

Email: lhoppe@hueneme.org
Website: www.hueneme.org
Location: The Hueneme Tech Lab
Phone: 805-488-3588 9832
Twitter: @hoppeteacher

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