ECSD Technology Newsletter

The GYSTC mobile Star Lab is visiting Elbert County Elementary on 2/20 and 2/21. Students are learning about the rising and setting sun, constellations in the night sky, and super novas . GYSTC serves students and teachers in elementary and middle school. Renee Dove helped coordinate this with Will Dodd, GYSTC Coordinator. Will has a wonderful site that is full of STEM Resources for elementary and middle School students! He also has a lending library where teachers can check out STEM materials for your class. Materials such as 3-D printers, coding robots, and more! STEM Materials can be picked up and dropped off at RESA in Winterville. Also you can check out Will's Youtube channel with tutorials and descriptions of what he has to offer. Clint Winter has volunteered and can help transport materials for teachers in ECSD if this is something that interests you.

Digital Learning Day is 2/27/20. Elbert County students are fortunate to have teachers who embed technology in their lessons to help create new experiences that couldn't be possible without technology. Digital Learning Day is not a day to do something extra. Digital learning day celebrates the accomplishments of what already is happening. The district social media and web sites will be highlighting some of the initiatives and the creative things that you are doing in the classroom. If you would like to partake please share on social media or email your media specialist pictures or video and we will use the hashtag #DLDay and #elbertdlday

Edcamp is NEXT Saturday Feb 29th! We have one of if not THE largest contingenets signed up for our RESA. Please let me know if you have questions. There is a wait list so if you can not make it please let Clint Winter know - Clint.Winter@elbert.k12.ga.us

As we begin to use Illuminate more with our students please remember that you have access to the Illuminate Item bank. It may not cover all the items for every student in our district but it is standard aligned. At this time item's from the item bank cannot have grade weight changed. It will be coming at a later date but as of now they cannot be changed. Items from the item bank can be searched by DOK (Depth of knowledge) that can help better prepare our students for EOG and EOC tests.

One of the great things about Chromebooks is that the tech staff does not have to install updates. They update automatically by trying to update every time a Chromebook is powered on. Our Chromebooks are used so much during the day that often they are not powered off. We would like to start #Shutdownfridays. Please have students completely turn off their devices on Friday and turn them back on. The process should only take a minute. Please talk to your technician in your building if you have questions!

Matt Johnson - Elbert County Middle School

Sherri Rampey -Elbert County Primary School

Hector Santiago - Elbert County Comprehensive High School

Bruce Stewart - Technology Director Elbert County School District

Clint Winter - Instructional Technology Coordinator Elbert County School District

Website: elbert.k12.ga.us
Phone: 706.213.4000
Twitter: @elbertcoschools