View the October PD Calendar!
The Staff Professional Development Course offerings will now be available on the MSD website for your planning purposes. Click on the link below.
***NOTE: Wednesday morning trainings will now be offered from 7:20-8:20am to accommodate those with morning staff meetings*** This time change begins Wednesday, October 20th.
Image Searching: What are Creative Commons and Why Students Need to Know
Google has now made it easier than ever to search for images licensed as Creative Commons. Creative Commons are a set of various licenses that allow people to share their copyrighted work to be copied, edited, built upon, etc., while retaining the copyright to the original work. According to commonsensemedia.org:
- Over half a billion CC-licensed works exist free for teachers and students to use.
- Many of these works are educational resources that have been licensed by teachers, educational organizations, schools, and even the government.
- Common Sense Media encourages teachers to use the TASL acronym when teaching students how to attribute the work when citing their source.
- TASL stands for Title, Author, Source, and License.
See the video below to learn how to use the new Google image search options.
Mary Elizabeth Pearson
We are here when you need us! Don't hesitate to reach out for ideas or suggestions for how to invigorate your classroom through technology. Create a help desk ticket for instructional support and we will connect with you soon.
Melissa Dilling
Melissa just joined MSD this summer, but previously worked for the Everett School District for 17 years teaching elementary technology as well as served as a CTE teacher at the middle school level. She loves learning how technology can work to engage and motivate learners.
