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Tech Coach Newsletter

Biweekly Edition 2/12

Tech CoachNewsletterBiweekly Edition 2/12

Check Out The New Tech Coach Corner Website! Check Out The New Tech Coach Corner Website!

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❄️Feeling the Winter Doldrums? Check Out The Resources Below❄️ ❄️Feeling the Winter Doldrums? Check Out The Resources Below❄️

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Creative & Fun Websites for Writing


Tombstone Creator
Students can create a tombstone to summarize a character from a historical fiction book.
Profile Publisher
Students create a character's profile that is similar to a Facebook page.
Twister
Practice summarization skills by creating a fake tweet about an author or famous person.
Toasted Cheese
This site includes a monthly calendar of writing prompts.

Lightning Bug - Helps you write a story from beginning to end!

The New York Times

Every Monday during the 2015-16 school year, The Learning Network offered a post by educator Larry Ferlazzo that included an interactive quiz and writing prompt. These posts and activities are still available.


A search in the New York Times provides several PDFs of educational writing prompts. You are able to view 10 articles a month for free.


What's Going on in this Picture? provides students images that allows to explore visual literacy by analyzing and commenting on them. The actual caption and meaning behind the image is explained several days after the image is posted.

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Comic Strip Templates

Using Google Draw to create Comic Strips.



Thanks to @meredithakers for these shared resources.

Link to copy square comic strip template
Link to copy long comic strip template

Caption This! A fun, deep-thinking Google Drawings activity!

Here's a great idea from Matt Miller, author of Ditch that Text Book.

Check out the entire post here

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By adding a comment to the “Caption This!” activity, students add an extra layer of deeper critical thinking.

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When you add a speech bubble or thought bubble to an image, you let students speak or think for the subject of the photo.

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Using a “Caption This!” activity in math helps students think through their mathematical processes. It also provides a place where they can express what they struggle with, what is easy, and what they don’t understand.

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TextHelp PDF Reader (Read and Write for Google)

Trying to access a PDF from the web and having trouble? Check out this featured extension from Text Help for new interactive options!

Using Google MyMaps In The Classroom Using Google MyMaps In The Classroom

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Adding Text In Google Maps

This is the easiest feature to add to a MyMap, but it’s probably the most useful. Students can gather facts or other data and add it to the text field in a pin (see right). Plus, they can change the title, too.
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Use Google Maps Street View

Allow students to explore destinations virtually using Google Maps Street View. Practice moving the pegman around to different point plots on the map.
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Smarty Pins

Smarty Pins is a Google Maps based geography and trivia game that teachers and students will love!
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Are You Ready for the New Deluxe Bitmoji?

Check out the info here for directions.
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Book An Appointment With Your Tech Coach


Book An Appointment With Corey Lennon

Book An Appointment With Michaela Pantaleo

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Have a Tech Problem/Concern?

Please don't email our IT guys directly, please use sktech@sksd-ri.net. This process will ensure that your needs will be met in an efficient manner. Thank you.
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#UmatteratSK Twitter List

Our hashtag is GROWING! Remember to tweet out the amazing things happening in our district! Don't forget to add the hashtag #UmatteratSK

Here's a link to a Twitter list that we are curating of individuals in the district who are tweeting. Feel free to subscribe. Don't see your name on the list and want it added? Fill out this form.


#UmatteratSK Twitter List

Archived Newsletters

2017-2018 School Year


Edition 1/8 - Ambient Sound, Ways to Use Google for Feedback

Edition 12/15- Clip it Good, Notification Alerts for GClassroom, New GCalendar

Edition 11/26- Google Draw for Infographics

Edition 10/30- Read and Write for Google & Equatio

Edition 10/09 - Info about the New Google Sites

Edition 9/18 - Buncee account set up and information, digital replacements

Welcome Back Newsletter - Google Classroom, Google Forms, Recap and Flipgrid

2016-2017 School Year

Week of 6/5- Review Games
Week of 5/15- Flippity, Sutori, Google Takeout

Week of 5/8 - Google's Team Drive, Google Auto Draw, Keyboarding Shortcuts

Week of 5/1 - Tech Challenge Padlet, Sketch Notes, My Simple Show

Week of 4/10- Tech Challenge Update, Common Lit

Week of 4/3- Interactive Notebooks, Allsides Website for Bias

Week of 3/20 - "I Wish My Teacher Knew"

Week of 3/13- Infographics

Week of 2/13- Screencasting

Week of 1/23- Awesome Chrome Extensions

Week of 1/9- Media Literacy and Flipgrid FREE update

Week of 1/2 - APPY New Year, Managing a Classroom with Tech,

Week of 12/19- Google Classroom Tips

Week of 12/11- HyperDocs, Twitter Challenge, G Suite Updates

Week of 12/5- #Booksnaps, #Mathsnaps & Twitter Challenge

Week of 11/28 -Hour of Code, Google Keep

Week of 11/14- Google Arts & Culture and QUIZIZZ

Week of 10/31- Quizlet Live and #DeviceFreeDinner

Week of 10/24- Formative and Socrative

Week of 10/17- Google Form As A Quiz and Formative

Week of 10/10- Google Guardian Summary and Buncee

Week of 10/3- Dig. Citizenship and FlipGrid

Week of 9/25- Google Classroom and Mentimeter

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