ECSD Technology Newsletter

Students and teachers at Elbert County Primary and Elbert County Elementary school participated in a "Mystery Hangout" with Media Specialists and students in Indiana and New Jersey before Christmas break. Michelle Scarborough and Clint Winter arranged the Mystery Hangout through the Google Community Google Hangouts in Education. In a mystery hangout the students try to guess where the other students are located. It is a great way to learn about other communities and cultures and also share information about our own community. It was so great to hear our students discuss climate, weather, and industry with these students in Indiana. For a hangout to be successful you need a webcam (Like the one on our teacher laptops) and the free google hangout service. If you are interested in learning more about Mystery Hangouts or how to connect your classroom with a speaker or another class in the world reach out to Clint or Michelle.

Elbert County School District currently has 31 educators signed up for Edcamp! We are tied with Barrow County for the most participants for our region. I am so thankful and proud of our hard working teachers for taking part in this event. If we have the most participants then the teachers in our district who attend the event will all receive a 10 dollar coupon to Ted's Most Best Pizza in downtown Athens, GA good for after the event. There are only a few spots left so please register if you are still interested. Please talk to Clint or the Administrators or Media Specialist in your building if you have questions! https://sites.google.com/barrowcountyschools.org/edcamp-ga/home?authuser=0

The Parent Report within Illuminate is a great way to share information on assessments with parents. The report can generate individual student scores, what standards are mastered, and which were not. If you have questions about how to run this report check out this article or talk to the Instructional Coach in your building.

WEvideo is a great resource for students to be able to design, create, collaborate, and share videos or podcasts online with their chromebooks and ECSD accounts. Currently students in Elbert County in grades 2-12 have access to Wevideo. If you are interested in getting started with WeVideo with your class please review the Elbert Co. WeVideo Site and also check your E-mail for a registration link!

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