MPS EdTech

Here’s what you need to know about the Canvas end-of-year process:

On May 31st your course(s) will end which means they will be frozen in time forever—students will lose access and you won’t be able to change any content, but YOU CAN always view and create an editable copy of your course(s) whenever you want. See below to find the steps for your situation:

I want to make changes to my course content before the new school year begins:

Since you’ll be unable to make changes to your course after May 31st, you need to make a copy of your course that you can edit. Click the link below to see how to make a copy of your course. You’ll copy your freshly revised course content into your new courses in August. We’ll send those steps out when the time comes.

CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW TO MAKE A COPY OF YOUR COURSE

I like my course exactly how it is; I don’t need to make any changes:

You don’t have to do anything. When your new courses come in at the beginning of next year, you’ll copy the content from your current course into your new course. We’ll send out the steps to do this when the new courses arrive in August. If you change your mind, follow the steps above to make an editable copy of your course.

I want to make some major changes to my course; I’d prefer to start from scratch:

Click the “Start a New Course” button located on the right side of your Canvas dashboard. Give the course a very specific name so you don’t get confused, and begin rebuilding your course. If there are some specific parts of your current course that you want to reuse, watch the short video below that demos how to copy only selected content.

CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW TO COPY SELECTED CONTENT FROM MY CURRENT COURSE

I placed students in a manually created course for a club/organization/project... What do I need to do when this year ends?

1. If you want students to have access to the course throughout the summer, you don’t need to do anything; however, make sure you continue to monitor course activity and unpublish any unmonitored discussion boards or chat rooms.
2. If you want to leave the course open but change the enrollment, you can manually add/remove students in the “People” section.
3. If you’re completely done with the course, go to “Settings” and on right side of the “Course Details” tab you’ll see a button that says “Conclude this Course”(the button may be at the bottom of the page depending on your screen size/settings).

Congratulations to this year's Elementary EdTech Star Teachers! These educators signed up to participated in specialized EdTech PD, Coaching Sessions, and more. This group of classroom innovators have challenged themselves to grow in the area of blended learning through meaningful technology integration that supports both academic and ISTE standards. Many of them will be leading or co-leading EdTech PD's early next school year!

Starting next year, Seesaw will only be available for PreK through 3rd grade. This decision has been made to better align with our instructional goals and resources for these grade levels. We understand that this may require adjustments for those of you teaching higher grades, and we are committed to providing support during this transition.

Additionally, we are excited to announce that the District Seesaw library will undergo a significant refresh. This update will include new resources and materials designed to enhance the learning experience and support our educational objectives. The refreshed library will be more user-friendly and aligned with current curricular standards, providing an even more effective tool for our teachers and students.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we implement these changes. If you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Regularly deleting Personally Identifiable Information (yours and students) you no longer need can help limit costly data breaches and identity theft. Also, please be wary of connecting your devices to public WiFi networks--especially if they contain student data or if you're accessing district programs(all public networks aren't bad, but all aren't safe, either). When possible, using your phone as a hotspot is a safer alternative. If you're traveling outside of the U.S., you will not be able to sign into any MPS platforms. PII includes, but is not limited to:

• Attendance records

• Photographs and videos of students in your classroom

• Confidential correspondences with parents, colleagues, and administrators

• Assessment data

• IEPs, 504 plans, and other documents outlining students' learning needs

• Grades and academic records

• Behavioral records

• Student/parent contact information

• Health and medical information

• Student rosters and seating charts

• Student work samples, projects, and portfolios

• Documents containing username and password information

We're sorry to see you go! Please be aware of the following info as you pack up:

District Email and access are disabled (shut off) as soon as Personnel cuts your last paycheck

• Accounts are disabled around June 15th, give or take a few days either way, plan accordingly
• If you used your school email for personal or professional accounts, please move it to your personal email.
• Employee Portal should be changed to your personal email as well
• If retiring, don’t create your Teacher Retirement System account using your school email, use a personal email

All data is removed from your email/OneDrive/Google Drive PERMANENTLY after 30 days from your account being disabled

• We cannot retrieve once deleted
• Therefore, we recommend you download the content you want to keep BEFORE Personnel cuts your last paycheck.
• Do NOT copy or save any data that contains Personally Identifiable Information (PII) that is not directly tied to you. *See above for examples

Assigned devices

• Please turn in all assigned employee laptops back to technology building at 1504 SE 4th Street.
• A list will be sent to your building administrator to verify at checkout
• You will be held responsible for any devices you have checked out that are not returned.
• If you have classroom devices assigned to you (webcam, document camera, microscopes, iPads/tower, etc.), please be sure to let your building site-tech know that you are leaving. They will need to check that you have accounted for all devices in your classroom.

Curriculum

• Store all curriculum and supplementals (hands on materials, manipulatives, lab equipment, etc...) safely in your classroom/office.

Clever is updating the look and feel of the teacher portal. Preview the new view using the "Enhanced Portal" toggle on the navigation bar. You can switch back and forth between the current and new portal experiences until July 2024 when the Classic Teacher Portal will be retired.

Click here for a tour of the new portal!

Click here for a short video overview!

• Learn & Earn – Earn Seesaw Gear while learning new tips, tricks, and finding inspiration!
• Learn more about Instruction & Insights coming in August 2024.
• Checkout the Seesaw Webinars for upcoming trainings.

There are several steps as well as vendor cooperation required to ensure apps and programs are safe for student use, so it is unlikely that any new requests for apps or programs will be approved before the end of this school year. If there is a new app or program that you want to use with students next year, go to iiQ and use the "Get Approval for New EdTech Tool" option to submit the request. Thank you for helping keep our students safe!

If you don't have the MPS Teacher Passport course on your Canvas dashboard, click the image below to enroll. You'll find tutorials and resources on all things MPS EdTech!

Contact us at edtech@mooreschools.com if you have questions or need anything!