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Tech Bytes
November 8, 2022
Important Dates
- CIPA Compliance forms due now!
- November 7 - Secondary Grading Window Opens
- November 11 - Panorama Survey closes
- November 16 - Secondary Grading Window Closes
✅ CIPA Compliance Forms due now!
A reminder to teachers that your CIPA compliance forms are due now! Please submit the form after teaching your Digital Citizenship lessons.
Panorama Survey Re-Opened!
MOVE FILES TO GOOGLE DRIVE
As we get closer to new devices being rolled out, staff members should start moving files from old desktop and laptop computers to Google Drive to ensure they do not lose anything important.
- How to upload files and folders to Google Drive
- Files you can store in Google Drive
- How to organize your files in Google Drive
KAMI EXTERNAL TOOL IN CANVAS
If you need some of the tools Kami provides and the Canvas Student Annotation assignment option isn't robust enough for you, Innovator Amy Manasarian at Sierra Madre Middle made THIS VIDEO to show how to work around the alert in Canvas saying that your free version of Kami has expired.
CLEVER TEACHER PAGES
Did you know you can customize your Clever Teacher Page with the apps you use most? Check out this VIDEO and SUPPORT ARTICLE for how to do it.
CURBSIDE TECH SUPPORT *NEW HOURS*
Curbside Tech Support at Franklin is now open two days per week:
- Mondays from 8:00-3:30
- Thursdays from 9:30-5:00
SCREENCASTIFY
If you are a current or new Screencastify user, you can upgrade your account to Pro with our District license. The next time you use Screencastify while logged in to your PUSD account, you will be prompted to claim your Pro license. PUSD students are also eligible for Pro accounts. Not a user yet? Learn more about Screencastify and how to use it in your classroom.
Common Sense: News & Media Literacy
From viral trends to breaking news on social media, students must learn to navigate a noisy, biased, and challenging world. But with the right support, they can learn to be critical and not cynical, to practice empathy, and to speak up, not sit back. This collection of Common Sense's free news & media literacy lessons, videos, and classroom activities will help you get started teaching these important and complex ideas in the classroom.
News & Media Literacy 101
News Literacy & Current Events
Get Engaged & Make Change
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