ECSD Technology Newsletter

Some students in grades K-4 are having the opportunity to have keyboarding practice during class while the district is trialing a software called "Type To Learn". This is a research and game based program that teaches our younger students keyboarding skills. The district is collecting feedback from the teachers and students during the trial period to see if this program would be a good fit for our students. Students spend anywhere from 15-30 minutes per lesson.

All classrooms at the Elbert County Primary School will be receiving Promethean Boards in the near future. We are currently evaluating bids and plan to issue a Purchase Order sometime in February. Bruce Stewart will keep you informed as new information is available.

If you are attending EdCamp in a couple of weeks and would like to purchase an Edcamp Shirt please use the form below to purchase a shirt. There are only a FEW spots left to register.

Edcamp GA Shirt/Sweatshirt Order

Using Standard Collections on Assessments

One of my favorite new tech tools in the past year is Wakelet. Wakelet is a FREE digital curation tool that is available to all teachers and students. Teachers can create wakelets and put together video, text, flip grids, etc.. into one place. HERE is an example of a wakelet I created. If you are curious about Wakelet, please contact Clint or check out the Wakelet Surf School.

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

Q. Robinson - Elbert County Elementary 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