DO THIS!!!!! Update Your Email Photo and Signature Line
Google Meet Rooms
Setting up office hours or small groups? Direct Instruction through Google Meet? We have a preferred method that will give you better control of when the Meet is open and when you close it! Take a look at the following instruction sheet or watch the video to find out how. This will eliminate students "hanging out" when you aren't in the Meet room, show you how to remove a student, and use the same nickname for your Meets so you don't have to create a new code every time you want your students to meet.
Open and Close a Google Meet using Nicknames
There are MANY ways to insert your Meet Room into Schoology! Reach out to your campus DLS if you need assistance.
Emailing/Messaging Students and Parents
Send Message to Students/Parents through Schoology
If you would like to Message all of your students, and parents that have registered for a Schoology account, you can use the Send Message feature under Course Options for each class.
Emailing Students/Parents through eSchool
If you would like to email all of your students, remember you can use eSchool/TAC to email your students using the directions here.
Required Digital Onboarding
Please join the appropriate Schoology Course below to complete your Required Digital Onboarding Course. If you aren't sure which course to join please let us know!
NEW TO ALDINE STAFF: Teachers, ILS, Skills, etc. (if the link doesn’t work and you’re a new staff member to Aldine please enter the code manually: T65K-8TVZ-J6SQ8)
RETURNING STAFF: Teachers, ILS, Skills, etc.
Principals, Assistant Principals, Counselors: if you need the join code please let us know
Paraprofessionals, Custodians, Child Nutrition - coming soon
Parents and Students - coming soon
Teacher Access Center (TAC) Training
Student Services has released the 2020-2021 Schoology training for Teacher Access Center. CLICK HERE to join and complete the course.
2020-2021 TAC Gradebook User’s Guide
Remember...login to eportal and use the TAC/Gradebook from Home link during virtual learning.
WeVideo.com
Frustrated with using ScreenCastify and running into time limits? Don't want to pay out of pocket for screencasting and editing solutions? Try out WeVideo.com! Aldine ISD has purchased access to this service and it will do everything from screencasting to podcasting for your Return to Learn needs. Join the course, work through the short videos for using the product, and get your license to get started creating!
Schoology Virtual Learning Resources
Click Here to join the Middle School Virtual Learning Group
If you haven't joined already, that is where you can access all the Resources from the training sessions that have been presented (last year during virtual learning and Aldine LIVE sessions in July). We will continue to add materials to this Schoology group for teachers to access.
*This group is for Aldine staff only, please do not share this group code/link with parents or students.
TCCA
The Technology and Curriculum Conference of Aldine (TCCA) traditionally takes place in Aldine and is open to all educators from any school district, public and private. The conference will be virtual this year. This event will take place over an entire day (October 24, 2020). Although open to everyone, you will need to sign up at www.tccaconference.com We are planning for a keynote to open the conference, and there will be 20-30 sessions taking place each hour.
Invite all your educator friends to this wonderful, free event!
Middle School DLS Team
As you navigate this new role as a virtual teacher please know we are here to support you! If you have a question about a digital resource reach out to your designated DLS. You can also request help in ePortal (or click here)!
Chad Cochran--Drew, Garcia, Hoffman, Shotwell
@MrCtechme
Hosea Pipkins, III--Jones, Lewis, Plummer, Stovall, Teague
@HoseaPipkins
Ann Waite--Aldine MS, Grantham, Hambrick, KEC, Mead
@AnnMWaite
