Washington Tech Tidbits

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Here are some of my favorite ideas:

• Have students use Write About to answer thought-provoking writing prompts
• Ask students to create tweets from a famous person (e.g., a scientist, author, politician, historical figure) using this Slides template
• Have students write emoji poetry

The ITC team is generating quick PowerTeacher Pro how-to sheets for you, based on questions we've received thus far.

Some noteworthy topics to explore:

• Renaming classes
• Accessing the PowerTeacher Pro mobile app
• Locking the gradebook on a specific trimester
• Printing a roster with blank columns
• Viewing the mean of student scores
• Setting up categories

If you have any other questions about PTP, please let me know!

Here are a few ideas on how to incorporate pixel art into your classroom:

• Fractions
• Area & Perimeter
• Art - create pixel versions of existing art
• Diagrams - make visual diagrams of a concept the students are learning about in class
• Technology Skills - Great for younger students to practice typing, use the arrow keys and trackpad, and click & drag

• General creativity - Have students be creative and make whatever they like
• Characters - Create characters from a book read in class or for a story that the students are writing
• Retelling - Recreate an event from history or illustrate a scene from a story
• Mapping - Create a map of the neighborhood, state, country, historical event, landforms, etc.