PFISD Elementary Tech Tips
December 2023 Newsletter
Elementary Integration Specialists
What can we do for you?
- Collaborate with campus admin. & facilitate campus PD on technology integration
- Facilitate team or individual technology PD
- Teach/Co-Teach classroom lessons
- Assist with lesson planning
- Model/Teach how to use software/technology
Contact Info:
- Rita Aleman - (512) 594-9222
- Hoda Mohamed - (512) 594-0224
- Angela Matthews- (512) 594-9225
Website: https://sites.google.com/pfisd.net/thehub/integrations-hub?authuser=0
Twitter: @pfisdit
Instagram: @pfisdit
Jingle and Mingle ⛄🎄
Jingle & Mingle--December 4th, 2024
- Jingle and Mingle is coming on December 4th 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Rock Gym. Elementary 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wear your holiday festive clothes and join us for: Free Refreshments, Photo Booth, Festive Fun, Prizes/Giveaways and just in time PD from peers on Technology Integration Tips and Tricks! Here is a short video with highlights from past Jingle and Mingle Events!
Learning.com
Digital Citizenship Winners!
Congratulations to our top 4 schools that were over 90% CIPA compliant! You've won a banner for your school and a snack bar!
1. Pflugerville Elementary
2. Wieland Elementary
3. Mott Elementary
4. Murchison Elementary
Skyward
Skyward News
- 2NW Grading Period: 9 weeks ends on 12/19/24. Grade snapshot will take place at 4:30 p.m. on 1/6/25 and report cards will be available to parents on 1/14/2025.
- Bookmark the Skyward Teacher Training Website and check it often for updates!
December 20th Seesaw Professional Development
I’m excited to invite you to a Seesaw training designed specifically for Kinder and 1st-grade teachers!
When: December 20 (PD/Staff Development Day)
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Where: Webinar
During this session, a trainer from Seesaw will walk us through ways to enhance your classroom experience with Seesaw. You'll learn about new features like auto-grading lessons and other powerful assessment tools.
If you’re already using Seesaw, this is a great opportunity to take your skills to the next level. Let’s come together and learn how to make the most of this amazing tool!
Please sign up here:
Sign-Up Form
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Technology Integrations
December Reading Menus
Dive into reading with these techie reading menus for the month of December! Available in both English and Spanish!
Bilinugal Menu (English and Spanish Stories)
Our Holiday Traditions Digital Book
This collaborative Holiday Traditions presentation in Google Slides is a great way to get your students engaged in creative writing. The final slideshow can be turned into a digital book that you can embed on your class blog/website and/or emailed to parents. The slides are set for you to print and bind together if you would rather have a hard copy.
Flipgrid Winter Traditions
Click here to download a Flipgrid Holiday Traditions Organizer. Thanks to Traci Piltz for the fantastic resources!
Winter Holiday Menu
Learn about the different ways people around the world celebrate the holidays using this amazing resource!
Reindeer Camera
Tune into the Reindeer Cam and check in on Santa and his reindeer!
Build a Snowman with Google Slides
Incorporate some tech fun into your holiday activities with these Snowman Templates! Eric Curts provides a ready to use template for you to share with your students.
Winter Holiday Activities
Christmas Roll A Story
Holidays Around the World
Learn and explore about how different countries around the world celebrate winter holiday traditions.
Dashing Through a Good Book Graphic Organizer
Deck the Shelves with a Good Book
Wintertime Magnetic Poetry
Our Holiday Choice Boards Collection
12 Days of Making with Capstone
Holiday Themed Sight Word Mat
Wintertime Rebus Story
Create your own winter Rebus story using this fun Google Docs template!
Break into Santa's Workshop
Give a Shout Out!
Check Out Tech. Tools!
The Hub
AR/VR Reservations
Our department has two kits available for checkout. To learn more click here.
BlueBots & Osmo Reservations
The Instructional Technology team has 3 Bee-Bot kits and 3 Osmo kits that will be available for checkout starting in the beginning of September. To learn more about these amazing devices, simply follow the link below!
Beebots and Osmo: https://youtu.be/XUTgELrykcY