ECSD Technology Newsletter

Happy 2021! It couldn't get here soon enough. I hope that you all had a restful holiday break. I will be again offering Level 1 and Level 2 Google Cohorts throughout the Spring Semester. This is a semester long requirement that meets twice a month for an hour. At the end of the process you should have the training you need to take the Google Level 1 or Google Level 2 examination. HERE is a presentation about the course and HERE is the link to the projected course dates. As of now, all trainings will be virtual. Please let me know if you have any questions. Please sign up HERE if you are interested

Take Care,

Clint

Discovery Education is a HUGE platform that offers everything from instructional strategies, audiobooks, podcasts, current events, to video segments for students. I dove into the "channels" section and have discovered some great resources! The Newsy Channel is a great resource for current events for our students. This channel is broken down by grade bands. The Common Sense Education Channel is a resource for cyber safety and the Virtual Field Trip Channel is a great place for students and teachers to explore virtual field trips. If you subscribe to a channel then you will always see the most up to date resources for that channel. If you would like more information please let me know!

Did you know that Google Classroom has the option for teachers and students to check work for originality? Eric Curts from Ctrl Alt Achieve has created the video below with step by step instructions on how to use Originality Reports. We are fortunate to have this resource in the Elbert County School District!

The Elbert County Instructional Technology Site was designed with Virtual Online Learning in mind! Here you can find tutorials and links for many of the tools and strategies that are being promoted in our district. To access this site please bookmark the link below:

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.

Joe Dawson - Elbert County Elementary School

Matt Johnson - Elbert County Middle School

Sherri 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