ESC 18 - Taco Tech Tuesday

What a fun way to bring any inanimate object to life. You can use Chatterpix to take any picture and then animate the image by drawing a mouth and recording your voice to bring everyday things to life! What a fun way to bring classroom and lesson objects to life for your students. Take the animated movie and drop it in a presentation or in google classroom or put it on youtube. The sky is the limit! To learn more about Chatterpix click here. Watch a video I made with Chatterpix Kids for our Spring Clean-Up Day at Region 18 at the link below.

This chrome extension gets rave reviews for its ease of use in creating How-To Guides, providing documentation, and easy-to-follow instructions. Simply download the chrome extension, turn it on, and begin clicking or following a process while Tango documents and records the rest. Turn any clicks, typing, and steps into an easy-to-follow and easy-to-make How To Guide using Tango. To learn more about Tango and how it can benefit you click here.

History Maps truly brings History alive by incorporating map locations, videos, and text about historical time periods, wars, and events from major periods in our world history. Follow the history of different dynasties as History Maps shows you locations, text, and videos about the major events that transpired. Follow the Mexican-American war through different years and wars and see what and where the events occurred. Great incorporation of facts, maps, and video to bring learning about History back to life through the art or visual storytelling. Learn more about History Maps or start using it by clicking here.

Have you wanted to learn more about TFAR but are not sure where to start? Watch this recorded training session we held at ESC 18 to learn more. Learn how to make tests, administer them, analyze and even share them with other members of your district. Feel free to share the training weblink with anyone who may need to use TFAR in their classroom.

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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@esc18.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.