TechBytes
April 29, 2025
Upcoming Dates
- April 7-May 2: Voice Amplification System Rollout
- April 15-May 30: State Testing Window (check with your school site for exact dates)
- April 22: Secondary Grading Window Opens
- May 2: Secondary Grades DUE
- May 31: Physical Fitness Test Scores must be submitted
- Summer/Fall 2025: Student Chromebook Refresh (info coming soon)
ITS/EdTech Updates
Goodbye TeachPoint, Hello KickUp
KickUp Learn provides a better user expereince for registering and searching for professional learning activities in PUSD. Historical PD records will be imported into KickUp Learn from TeachPoint.
If you are a user with permissions to create events in TeachPoint, please contact cipd@pusd.us to schedule a training on entering PD sessions in KickUp Learn.
Access to TeachPoint will end on Friday, May 2, 2025.
LitLab AI Feedback
Are you using LitLab to create decodables for your students? If so, LitLab wants to hear from you. Please fill out this quick three-question survey to provide feedback on the application.
Updated Guidance for Physical Fitness Test (5th grade & PE Teachers)
Please continue to assess the PFT while considering options that are away from the bare dirt. Pacers and mile runs can be done indoors or on grass.
Google for Education App Access
Because of changes to the Google Workspace for Education Terms of Service, and due to California state law, access to different Google Applications including Google Translate, Google Maps, CS First, and YouTube on student accounts has changed and these apps are no longer directly accessed by students.
Staff members will still have access to these apps. For alternatives and workarounds, please see the TechBytes from April 1st or April 15th.
New Cisco Phones Quick Start Guide
Promethean Board Corner
Using Screen Capture
Helpful Promethean Videos & Webinars
Email: EdTech@pusd.us
Website: pusd.us/its
Location: 351 South Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone: 626-396-3699