PfISD Secondary Tech Tips

With digital calming rooms, or reflection rooms, in Wakelet, we can better support not only our students but our staff. Curating videos, messages, graphics, and more into one space for students to center and ground themselves can be life-changing for some and even realign the path they are on. With these digital spaces, students are offered something they have control over and a way to manage their emotions.

This blog post shares how the author used Google Forms to gamify problem solving. In her version, students would work to solve geometry problems. As they get a question correct, the New Year's Eve ball drops further down the pole. We can't wait to hear how you will make this your own!

64 growth mindset posters and slides from @tonyvincent via Shapegrams. Some of these are really "punny"! Challenge your students to create their own using Canva or Google Drawings or Google Slides!

This 30-day challenge extra credit assignment is a fun way to incorporate goal setting and writing. The site includes a sample lesson plan to get you started!

Check this site out for more new year activities. Love the New Year Conversation Starters, Growth Mindset activities, and Book Resolutions! Challenge your students to respond to the starters with a jamboard, nearpod, or padlet. Create your own bookmarks in Google Draw. The possibilities are endless!

Cool list of 25 of the strangest New Year's traditions from around the world. Review with students and have them research to verify the information (is it true, when did the tradition start, is it still practiced today, etc.). Create a Wakelet or use Google Sheets to gather what you learn. Have students add their favorite traditions. Use Canva to create a one page flyer explaining the tradition. Hang these up around the school to educate others!

Robot Labs Expeditions (our replacement for Googe Expeditions and Experience Real History are both available for checkout.

Ozobots are tiny robots (~1 cubic inch) that can be guided with simple lines or block coding. There are three kits containing 15 Ozobots and a fourth kit with 9 Ozobots ready for check out. A campus team may request a combined kit with 24 Ozobots.

Cubelets are small blocks that each perform a different function. Snap them together and create something new. Rearrange them to expand creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Check out our Integrations Hub! One-stop access to district technology integration resources! Simply click on the image to visit our page.

Did you see a staff member doing something great with technology? Fill out a TECHknowledgement form to give them a "shout out" for all they're doing with technology. They will receive a copy of the email and praise on the district's Twitter page.

PfISD IT Youtube Channel - Get access to instructional videos for devices and tech tools.