In the Middle

Please DO NOT use your Promethean Board as a place to mount large (or small) sticky notes. The glue residue from the sticky portion of the paper will stay on the board and ruin the touch surface.

Instead you could have the students create this chart digitally using the Promethean Board. The students could have "digitally written" on the board and the teacher could save the image and use it as a reference in the future.

The same charts could have also been created collaboratively in Google and then shared with all of the students to have access whenever they wanted or needed it.

If you need assistance learning HOW to do this contact your DLS.

We all know that the internet is a wonderful place full of ways to learn more about the things that interest us, but the internet is also a platform that anyone can push their own agendas on, and it's important that students learn how to make sure their sources are valid.

Here is a great lesson idea to use with your students to help them take a closer look at their information sources online!

Did you know you can help keep students focused while they take quizzes and tests on their Chromebooks? When students take a quiz in locked mode, they won’t be able to browse other websites or open any other apps.

Locked mode collects email addresses and limits quizzes to only your domain. When in locked mode:

• Students can’t use other apps.
• Some extensions and keyboard shortcuts are disabled.
• If a student exits the quiz, or opens any other tab, the teacher is notified via email.

If you need assistance getting started with Google Form Quizzes contact your DLS!

Harlem Wizards are coming to Aldine! ONE ALDINE ISD STUDENT IN ATTENDANCE WILL WIN A $2500 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP!

Aldine Education Foundation will host its first Sports Spectacular for Scholars featuring the Harlem Wizards vs. Aldine All-Stars. The Wizards, known for their amazing basketball talent combined with hilarious comedy, will tip off against Aldine ISD teachers, coaches, and community leaders to provide a fun-filled evening of basketball hi-jinx. The event will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at M.O. Campbell Educational Center, 1865 Aldine Bender Rd, 77032. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

Click Here to read more information about the event!

The Aldine ISD film workshop for this semester will take place on February 22nd, 2020, at the Bamberg building. The event will start at 8:00 am and will go until 4:00 pm (Video screening starts at 2:30). The event will conclude at 4:00 PM. Students are responsible for their transportation.

Teachers MUST attend with their team and will be compensated $25.00 per hour for the day of the workshop. For this workshop, we will be focusing on "using what the students have." The focus will be on using the tools the students have available to them. This can be a phone, a digital camera, or anything they have accessible.

The other change in this year's workshop is we will be giving the students a video "challenge" that will be announced that morning. We will provide teams with what must be in the video (a word or a phrase) and a required prop. The prop will be something common but will need to be in the video. We will inform the teams of these items on the morning of the workshop. Link to sign up

Film Workshop - Info

Film Workshop - Media Release Form

Film Workshop - Student Code of Conduct

Film Workshop - Student Permission Slip

Everyone that receives a paycheck from Aldine has a login and an email (yes, even substitutes). Please do not compromise your personal information by giving another person your username and password or logging in for someone else.

Default login for staff members (including subs):

• first initial middle initial last name (ex: kdsmith)
• first initial last initial eight digit birthday # (ex: ks01021999#)

They can use their login to get into the computer, Promethean Board, Chromebook, etc.

If you know a sub who needs help getting logged in contact your DLS for assistance!

In ePortal, complete the DLS request link in the top right yellow section!

Click the button to the right -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> ->

Chad Cochran

@MrCtechme

crcochran@aldineisd.org

Suzy Garcia, DLS team Lead Trainer

@GadgetSGarcia

sgarcia1@aldineisd.org

Bradford Harris, DLS team Lead Trainer

@EdTechTinker

beharris2@aldineisd.org

Hosea Pipkins, III

@HoseaPipkins

hpipkins@aldineisd.org

Ann Waite

@AnnMWaite

amwaite@aldineisd.org