ESC 18 - Taco Tech Tuesday

Here is a game-changer for collaboration and even making google form quizzes or challenges. Talk and Comment allows you to make voice notes and comments on any site. That means Google Docs, Google Classroom, Google Forms, Youtube, and more. Simply record your voice from the widget inside your browser, and paste the generated voice link anywhere you want. Now you can turn quizzes in Google Forms into oral challenges, hear students speak in different languages or spell out loud or read out loud to check for pronunciation, etc... This brings so many useful possibilities when combined with Google products. To learn more or to download Talk and Comment click here.

Change the way you assign and grade papers. Duck Soup was created to make assigning and grading papers for teachers as easy as, well, Duck Soup. You can take any document, word, google doc, or PDF and easily transform it into an online instantly graded activity. Duck soup creates esheets that allow students to write and answer on the online document and allows quick grading within the Duck Soup interface. Change the way you interact and assess by using old printed paper assignments and easily transforming them into an online experience. To learn more click here.

Add a little fun to your email game. Gif's have become a staple in texts and communication, now add them to your emails for a little fun touch. Easily add GIFs, Stickers, Emojis, and more to your emails with the Giphy for Gmail Extension. Just click "Compose" inside the Gmail web client and then tap the GIPHY icon in the toolbar. Search and browse the entire GIPHY library or create your own custom Test Stickers! Once you've found the perfect GIF just tap it and it's automatically added to your email. To learn more or add the extension click here.

Comfortable with the basics of administering MAP® Growth™? Now get hands-on with your reports. Learn to access, interpret, and apply MAP Growth data. Then plan how to use your data to inform ongoing work, with a particular focus on goal setting with students. Essential Reports for Teachers Essential Reports for Administrators Student Growth and Goal Setting. This session will focus on growth through the End-Of-Year lens as it pertains to the relationship between Growth, Achievement, and Proficiency.

We will focus on:

• Essential reports for administrators at EOY

• TIA focused growth conversations

• Work session time to plan for the 22-23 school year

June 1st, 8:45 am

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Please visit and look at all the great professional development opportunities we are hosting in the summer. Please visit our catalog of sessions here.

Come learn what blended learning actually is and what it isn't! We will discuss different setups and possibilities within a blended learning classroom while focusing on Station Rotation and discussing what blended learning might look like in your classroom. You’ll be immersed in an actual blended learning environment with technology, tools, and techniques you can walk away with and utilize immediately.

7/12/2022 at 9 am click here

7/20/2022 at 9 am click here

7/26/2022 at 9 am click here

In this session, we will go over various applications, extensions, and websites you can use in the classroom tomorrow. Be more efficient, learn new ways to collaborate and share information with students and learn new ways students can show understanding.

6/2/2022 at 9 am click here

6/30/2022 at 9 am click here

7/13/2022 at 9 am click here

7/21/2022 at 9 am click here

This year, ISTELive 22 will be a hybrid event featuring powerful voices and offering a treasure trove of content and resources for attendees in New Orleans and those attending virtually around the world. It’s where educators and education leaders gather to engage in hands-on learning, share best practices and hear from the brightest minds from the world of education and beyond. Learn more about the conference or register here.

Blended Learning is a hot topic, and most districts claim to be utilizing it since COVID, but did you know actual Blended Learning processes rarely get utilized in the COVID virtual or in-person classrooms!?! Learn what Blended Learning actually looks like in the classroom and how to utilize it in your school/district. Blended Learning Made Easy sessions are given throughout the year, please see our PD calendar for info or see our more intensive Blended Learning Package below. Please contact me if you are interested or want to learn more! cenriquez@esc18.net

Google Educator Certification Training or Google Suite training is available. Google Certification ensures teachers are well based and take full advantage of the wide-spread capabilities that the Google Suite offers to make teaching and learning more tech-friendly, accessible, and efficient.

We also offer training in Google Suite applications like Gmail, Drive, Slides, Calendar, and others to increase your staff/campus productivity. Feel free to contact me to learn more. cenriquez@esc18.net

Remember to submit a Technology Help Desk ticket for any technology needs or services. Email Technology at help@edlink18.net or call the Help Desk at (432)-561-4321.

Director of Instructional Technology and Analytics

Email: cenriquez@esc18.net
Location: 2811 La Force Blvd, Midland, TX 79706, USA
Phone: (432)- 567-3249

Chief Technology Officer

Email: critchie@esc18.net
Location: 2811 La Force Boulevard, Midland, TX, USA
Phone: (432)-567-3250

Click on the image below to learn more about becoming certified as a Google Educator Certification Level 1 and Level 2.