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Feb 2/22 - Feb 2/26 If you haven’t already watched the instructional video from the technology department on how to set up/use each new technology you can watch it here or follow the written guide. Timestamps for each technology in the video can be found below. As the high school will be receiving swivels, we will not be getting the logitech webcams. ASUS monitor: 3:23 Bluetooth Speakers: 5:55 Headset: 9:58 ASUS Portable Monitor This lightweight portable monitor makes having two screens a breeze. There are many right ways to use multiple monitors and everyone has their own preference. During a lesson, I like to have one screen that I share with students and one that I use for schoolbrains/attendance/HOWLS grades. To share the screen of one monitor, simply press the share screen button on zoom and select which screen you’d like to share: Bluetooth Speakers If you’ve been relying on your laptop speakers to listen to students speaking you’ve likely had some difficulty hearing them. These speakers will make student voices much easier to hear. If you’re tight on desk space, use the bluetooth option to make a setup that works. The speakers are significantly better at projecting sound than the classroom TV screens. Headset with Microphone Students have reported that a teacher's voice is much clearer when using the headset. Like the speakers, listening to voices becomes much easier as well.
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8 Feb 21 - 12 Feb 21 Jazzing up your Google classroom with Emojis We showed you how to use emojis to draw attention to your emails but did you know you could use them in Google Classroom too? As we head into Semester 2 and everyone is getting a handle on how we are using Google Classroom you can up your organization game and highlight key information. Here are some ways emojis could be used in the Google Classroom:
Adding multiple occurrences of an assignment in Schoolbrains: Particularly useful when you have a weekly assignment like HOWLs or a weekly homework. Here is the step by step tutorial: http://ior.ad/7qEV Copying assignments from one block to the next in Schoolbrains: Particularly useful when you teach multiple sections of the same class. Here is the step by step tutorial: http://ior.ad/7qFh Link to original
2/1 Feb- 2/5 Feb. 2021 The Art of the Bookmark Today we will be expanding on a previous tech tip for creating bookmarks. Bookmarks are links to websites/documents that stay pinned to your chrome browser. They greatly improve organization and ease of access to links and documents.
-HHS Master Academic Calendar -The A/B Schedule Rotation -Teacher Office Hours - 20-21 Inst. Look Fors -The Attendance Buyback Form
Workona- A Tab Managing Add On I don’t have personal experience with this add on but it comes highly recommended from Coach Eric Levine. If you’re looking to take your bookmark game to new levels, consider checking out Workona. Video resource below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO27jzFCuo0&feature=y |
AuthorMike Cotto and Heather Fuller are Science teachers and Building Technology Leads at Holyoke High School North Campus Archives
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