Tiger Tech News

If you need any sort of technology assistance, please fill out the work order request. Having all of the requests in one place allows us to assign the best person for the job and make sure nothing gets missed! Find the form here!

Another great way to get help is checking out the Tiger Tech Tips website. There are tons of resources and tutorials to help with a variety of tech tools, websites, and processes.

Guest speaker Kevin Honeycutt emphasized the importance of teachers telling their own story so we can determine the message. One way of getting the word out about all the great things happening at Princeton Public Schools is using social media! Whether you tweet, post pics on Instagram, or like posts on Facebook, keep sharing those positive stories about our students and teachers. And don't forget to use one of our hashtags: #innovation477 or #isd477 or tag @isd477 in your post!

Did you know that you can add a co-teacher in Google Classroom? In your class, click "About," then "Invite Teacher" to add another teacher.

Frustrated with getting all of your students to the same website during class? Use Google's new feature, "Share to Classroom." This extension makes it easy for teachers to send all of their students to the same website during class. Once the extension is installed, a teacher can simply open a website and “push” it to his or her students, triggering that website to open on the students’ devices as well. (It also works the other way—students can “push” websites to their teachers.) Find the extension here.

Central duplicating has relocated! Marie Bleskachek's new home is at the middle school. Printing jobs can be send to her at centraldup@isd477.org or marie.bleskachek@isd477.org. You can also reach her by phone at extension 6160. Don't forget to include all necessary details in your copying requests!

Email: centraldup@isd477.org
Phone: 763-389-6160

Need to make a QR Code quickly? How about a short URL for people to type in? Google Chrome has an extension (add-on program) called Goo.gl URL Shortener which does both with one click! You will need to be using Google Chrome for your internet browser. Visit the Chrome Web Store to install this extension!

Andrea Halverson is our new tech integration specialist for Princeton Public Schools. She comes to the district with 9 years of K-12 teaching experience. Andrea will be working with teachers and students in all buildings throughout the district. If you'd like help working on a technology project, learning a new tool, or getting help with a class project, fill out a work order and request tech integration help!

Email: andrea.halverson@isd477.org
Website: www.andreahalverson.com
Phone: 612-440-7676
Twitter: @halversonandrea

• Do you show videos in your class from sites like YouTube, Vimeo or other sites?
• Do you want students to be more engaged with the content?
• Do you ever want to show just part of a video clip?
• Do you leave video clips for a substitute teacher but worry they might not pause and ask the right questions?
• Do you assign video clips as homework but worry kids aren't understanding the concepts when you aren't there to check in?

If any of these apply to you, EDPuzzle might be an answer! EDPuzzle allows teachers to crop video clips, add audio commentary, and ask quiz questions throughout the video to check for understanding.

Watch the video below for an overview and visit Tiger Tech Tips for more information!