Media/Tech updates - week of September 25

Helping Students to Keep Safe Online

Classroom 

• Manage your stream by adjusting settings
• Disabling Code

Meets

• Chats
• Students Inviting others - Remind students that only adults should be inviting people to Meets.
• Resetting Link - often!

Resources

Quick Digital Literacy Lessons for Distance Learning

 Security Best Practices for Google Classroom and Meet

Meet Updates

• Change Layout 
• Turn chat on/off

Tips from WCPSS tech services

• To help with connectivity - Remove as many Chrome extensions and apps as possible. Clear out your history and cookies often (every week or two)
• RESTART (not Shut Down) you laptop at least once a day. This will push out any available updates. 

Media/Tech Weekly Update (week of Aug. 17)

Please post the Media Center website on your class website or Classroom - bit.ly/UGTMMediaCenter. Thanks! 

Introducing….Underwood Staff’s Media/Tech Tips blog! Be on the lookout for weekly tips and tricks. All are welcome and encouraged to contribute.

• Google Meet for Underwood staff and students (includes tutorials you can share with families)

• Google Classroom (includes adding students with emails - no more codes to keep up with!)

• This and that from WCPSS Common issues and info from WCPSS; this week - trouble logging onto Google apps, Zscaler, Family Link on Chromebooks

 

WCPSS Guide to Technology for students and families

https://bit.ly/WCPSStechguide

This can't be said too many times or loud enough- this guide has SO MUCH HELPFUL INFORMATION for your students and families! If you have not already, take a peek at the tabs - Getting Started and Digital Resources - to see step by step instructions you can share with families. This resource will save you a ton of time when assisting your students with their technology questions. 

Interested in collaborating on Media lessons? Or, need support with media/tech in your class? Contact me (Andrea) to schedule - I’m here to help!  Possible topics:

• Digital Literacy lessons (will be using Common Sense Media curriculum)

• Getting students started on email, including email expectations

 

Feel free to copy and modify any of these docs to get you and your students started with tech this year:

• WakeID Login Cheat Sheet (for student to keep near computer)

• How to reset Wake ID password - 3-5 students may be prompted to reset password

• I am prepared to learn remotely

• BOY Media/Tech Checklist and Tutorials

 

If this is you….go HERE for all your media/tech questions. Also, I am only an email (atrowell@wcpss.net) or text (919-272-5592) away.