The October 16th District Staff Development will follow an asynchronous format. All instructional staff will visit the DSD landing page to access the materials: bit.ly/AISDDSD. The due date for completions will be no later than 4pm on October 16th. Campus instructional staff will also need to complete the TEA required trainings (also accessible from the same landing page) by November 3rd.

Per Katy Roede: The training is for all campus-based staff including teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, and clerical.

REMINDER:

As you take the quizzes in Schoology, it will only display your best score from all of your attempts. Therefore, if you take it again and score lower, it will still display your "best" score.

You will receive your certificate for the PowerSchool trainings once you complete the survey. The survey will be available after the courses close on October 16th and November 3rd.

Beginning next week tech services will begin delivering student iPads. Every primary (EC-K) student will be receiving an iPad that will be signed out to them. If you would like to learn more about the devices your students will have, join Apple Professional Learning for virtual conferences throughout the month of October. They will cover a range of topics, all designed to provide educators time-saving tips and features to support teaching and learning.

The conferences will last one hour and will be held twice daily Monday through Thursday, to support educators after school. Visit apple.co/apl to register for these helpful hands-on sessions.

Next week, October 19th - October 23rd is Digital Citizenship Week. This year has shown us the importance of being a good digital citizen in all aspects of our digital lives.

Check out Common Sense Education has some of the best resources around with lessons and activities broken down by elementary, middle and high school.

Planet Nutshell NetSafe series of eighteen videos for K-12 students. There are videos specifically for elementary school and specifically for middle school and high school students. The videos cover topics like preventing cyberbullying, digital privacy, and the dangers of distracted driving.

Bri Stauffer with Applied Educational Systems has complied a suggested day to day ideas for the week , including understanding digital footprint and information literacy for middle and high schoolers.

Don't forget to our wonderful BrainPOP Digital Citizenship Unit and BrainPOP Jr. resources.

TCCA Virtual Conference

The Technology and Curriculum Conference of Aldine (TCCA) is approaching quickly!

The conference will be virtual this year. This event will take place over an entire day (October 24, 2020).

Although open to everyone, you will need to sign up at www.tccaconference.com

We are planning for a keynote to open the conference, and there will be 20-30 sessions taking place each hour. Invite all your educator friends to this wonderful, free event!

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.

Office Staff...if you would like to have a Phone Message Form in your Google Mail templates use the directions HERE to add the template to your Google Mail. If you have any issues let us know!

Did you know that Google Meet Closed Captioning has a translate feature? While in Meet, turn on Closed Captioning by clicking “Turn on Captions” in the bottom right corner. ​Once captions are turned on, right click on the caption icon and choose “Translate to English.” If you or the student need to translate to a different language you can go to the top of the Meet screen and click the Google Translate icon in the omni bar/address bar to choose another language.

Click here for detailed instructions.

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