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AT HOME EDITION - 09/08/2020
Preferred way to use Google Meets for Conferencing
Setting up office hours or small groups? Direct Instruction through Google Meet? We have a preferred method that will give you better control of when the Meet is open and when you close it! Take a look at the following instruction sheet or watch the video to find out how. This will eliminate students "hanging out" when you aren't in the Meet room, show you how to remove a student, and use the same nickname for your Meets so you don't have to create a new code every time you want your students to meet.
Need further assistance to insert your Meet Room into Schoology? Reach out to your campus DLS.
DON'T HAVE A WEBCAM? USE YOUR DOCUMENT CAMERA!
Use it as a webcam
Use it as a teaching webcam
Use it to present teaching materials
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR TCCA
We are looking for a couple more volunteers for this year's TCCA virtual conference. This year you will be able to avoid the traffic, the lines, and all of that walking that is usually required.
We are seeking volunteers that will be co-hosting our virtual sessions. You will stay inside the virtual room for the day and help the host gather audience questions and pose them to the presenter.
If you choose to be a YouTube monitor, you will watch the YouTube presentation and let us know if there are audio or video challenges.
We will provide you with a T-shirt and a volunteer certificate. Unfortunately, you will have to provide your own lunch this year. Click Here to register as a volunteer.
LAST CALL FOR TCCA T-SHIRTS
Primary DLS Resource Group
*This group is for Aldine staff only, please do not share this group code/link with parents or students.
ONLINE WHITEBOARD TOOLS
CHROME CANVAS
Chrome Canvas is a simple, digital white board. Content created is automatically saved and synced into your Google Drive.
WHITEBOARD.FI
Whiteboard.fi is a simple tool that can be used instantly. By creating a class and letting your students join, everyone will get a digital whiteboard. You as a teacher see all your students' whiteboards in real time, so you can follow their progress. The students only see their own whiteboard and the teacher's.
SCHOOLOGY WHITEBOARD
Simple interactive, collaborate whiteboard that is built into Schoology Conferences that students and teachers can access.
Instructional Video
WHO DO I CONTACT?
Contact your DLS:
If you have questions, issues, or training requests with DISTRICT SUPPORTED INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE: eSchool, eportal, Employee Self Service (ESS), Eduphoria, Frontline, Service Console, Google Suite, SchoolMessenger, Schoology, ActivInspire, Battelle for Kids, Kurzweil, NearPod, BrainPOP, MyON, Flipgrid, Clever, Screencastify, Google Meet, Schoology Conferences, CK12, Learn360, etc.
Contact Tech Services/Help Desk:
If you need assistance with your staff password reset Or questions or issues with DISTRICT HARDWARE: computers, printers, scanners, document cameras, Promethean Board, iPad, Chromebook, laptop, etc. (They can not help you with personal hardware devices).
281-985-6263, helpdesk@aldineisd.org or Help Desk Support Form
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