ECSD Technology Newsletter
New Feature in Google Classroom
Better Integration with Edtech tools- - With our current Google Enterprise subscription teachers will be able to utilize Add-Ons for Google Classroom. This means, no separate logins for apps that we use most (For Example it could be that WeVideo and Peardeck could be accessed and assigned straight from Google Classroom)
Student engagement reports
Track Student Engagement - Teachers will soon be able to see a visual representation of which students are engaged and participating in Google Classroom and those who are not.
Rich Text Formatting - Students and teachers will soon be able to customize classroom assignments by using Bold, Italics, Bullets, and Underlining words
There will also be some changes to the Administrative side of Google Classrooom.
You can read about all the changes HERE
Discovery Education Corner
Discover Education has updated their search features. Within Discovery Education you can search by subject, standard, topic, etc. . . See below the announcement from Discovery Education.
- We’ve updated our search matching logic so that your search terms lead to more targeted search results. What does that mean for you? Search terms with more specificity will yield more tailored results – for example, searching magic school bus will lead to accurate results from the Magic School Bus series, whereas searching magic school bus arctic will result in the Magic School Bus: In the Arctic episode. Spend less time searching and scrolling and more time diving into the content with your students.
- You can now search from the global navigation with one less click. The search bar is now visible by default so that you can easily jump in and find what you’re looking for.
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ECSD Instructional Technology Site
https://www.elbert.k12.ga.us/domain/1039. You can also go to the main district site www.elbert.k12.ga.us and hover over departments and click on instructional technology.
Elbert County School District Technology Department
Joe Dawson - Elbert County Elementary School
Matt Johnson - Elbert County Middle SchoolSherri Rampey -Elbert County Primary 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