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As you prepare to turn off your brain for a couple of weeks don't forget about your devices!

• Restart and Power off Staff and Student Computers

• Power off Projectors

• Power off Printers

• Power off Document Cameras

• Restart and Power off NUC (tiny computer behind Promethean board) just like you would shut down your computer

• Power off Promethean Boards (front button)

• Lock/Stow-away Projector Remote, Promethean Board Remote, Chromebooks, Laptops and any other technology items that might sprout legs and walk off.

Click the link below and fill out the form to recognize their contribution as we highlight our awesome learning community! We want to recognize hard work and positive attitudes!

Click here to fill out the form for your nomination.

We have made all of our previous iPad webinars available on-demand until January 8, 2021. You can register for each of them below and start the webinar at your convenience. After you register the webinar will start instantly, but you will also receive an email with the on-demand link to join at your convenience. Any questions you submit during the webinar will be emailed to the organizer and you will receive follow-up to your question via email.

Primary Goes iPad Webinars

Changing Your Workflow: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8625900028898273291

BrainPop on iPads: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5460861250345161227

Flipgrid on iPads: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/562510560324028683

MyOn on iPads: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8859113042219477515

Each webinar will cover important information about our primary iPad rollout and how to use these district resources on the iPads. Every webinar for each topic is the same, so you only need to sign up for one for each topic. Please reach out to your campus DLS if you have any questions or concerns!

We have learning opportunities available for you asynchronously or synchronously, depending on your preference, coming January 5th! Check out the PowerSchool learning platform for additional information. There will be sessions discussing the new Google Meet Enterprise features, best practices for concurrent teaching (virtual + in-person), tool for the Special Services virtual classroom, and much more!

Do you find the speed of videos too fast to comprehend? Slow down the playback speed to your liking! If your students find a video too slow, they can also speed up the playback speed to their liking.

Upload your External Certificates (COVID, Suicide, TCCA, etc.) into PowerSchool and let PowerSchool keep track of all of your PD hours for the year! At the end of the school year simply run a PDF of all of your PD hours and upload that one document into Frontline! Here's a video explaining how to upload your certificates into PowerSchool!

Schoology rostered data will sync with eSchool for the final time for the 2nd 9wks the night of December 7th.

Updates of students and student schedules from eSchool to Schoology (the sync) will be stopped by the district at that time to allow for future schedule changes without students losing access to classes the following day.

During the time that the Schoology syncs are turned off, any new students enrolled in courses will need to be manually added to teacher’s Schoology courses – they will not update from the eSchool schedule. Contact your DLS for assistance with this process. After the sync’s restart, the manually added student will need to be merged by your DLS with the eSchool student record.

Schedules will re-sync with Schoology on the night of January 4th. Students will lose access to Semester 1 courses and gain access to Semester 2 courses at that time.

Look for your campus DLS's Office Hours on your Google Calendar. Pop in if you have any questions or issues, or just to say hi! If the office hours don't work with your schedule, email your DLS and set up a one-on-one. These hours will not be set for a specific day or time. Each DLS will add office hours to their Google calendar and invite their perspective campus.

There’s no need to dig through menus—it’s as easily as a single keyboard shortcut and a few clicks. Here’s how to do it.

First, open “Chrome.” In any window, press the following three-key shortcut combination depending on your platform.

• Windows or Linux: Press Ctrl+Shift+Delete
• Mac: Press Command+Shift+Backspace. (On a Mac, the backspace key is labeled “Delete.” Note that pressing the Delete key beside the Home and Edit keys doesn’t work.)
• Chromebook: Press Ctrl+Shift+Backspace.
• iPhone and iPad (with keyboard connected): Press Command+Y.

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

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.

Make sure to go to eportal if you need a one on one or small group training. Choose the topic or select Other and enter what you need help/training on.

As you navigate this new role as a virtual teacher please know we are here to support you! If you have a question about a digital resource, reach out to your designated DLS.

Don't forget to join our Primary Resource Group!

Click Here to join the Primary DLS Resource Group for Virtual Learning