February Newsletter

We are excited to share with district teachers our February installment of Tech News for the 2015-16 school year! In this installment we offer information about Chromeboxes, Discovery Education, Moodle, Google Apps, Digital Learning Day, Infinite Campus, and more!

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May Newsletter

We are excited to share with district teachers our final installment of Tech News for the school year! In this installment we offer information about summer learning opportunities and introductions to the new Technology Coordinator and Technology Training Specialists for next year, and more!

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March Newsletter!

The March issue of Tech News is here! In this issue, the focus is on up-coming Professional Development to help teachers grow their technology skills and implementation. Highlights are Coding.org opportunities, summer Moodle Moot conference, and….a SE Idaho Google Summit coming to Pocatello this June!

We also want to remind teachers about setting up their Gradebooks for third trimester – and about the Messenger feature to communicate with parents. Resources for these are in Moodle (in the Technology Training course).

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February Newsletter

The February installment of Tech News is finally ready! In this issue, teachers will find information about Google Apps, keyboard shortcuts, wrapping up this trimester and getting started in the new trimester in Infinite Campus and Moodle, a schedule for March’s technology training for teachers, spotlights on recent uses of technology, and MORE!



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November Newsletter

In this issue, teachers will find information about managing passwords, creating a CampusID for Infinite Campus, turning off email alerts while using a projector, a schedule for November’s technology trainings for teachers, spotlights on recent uses of technology, and MORE!

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Welcome Back!

We are pleased to share with district teachers our second installment of Tech News! In this installment we offer links to Digital Citizenship resources, information about district programs and trainings, a spotlight on middle school uses of technology, and MUCH MORE!
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May 2014 Technology Newsletter

We are excited to share with district teachers our first installment of Tech News!  In this installment we offer links to share with students, information about future professional development and trainings, a spotlight on third graders’ use of technology, and MUCH MORE!
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Teachers, we hope you have a great end of the year with your students and an enjoyable summer!

Mountain Moodle Moot

Would you like to increase your classroom digital presence while hanging with some totally awesome edtech teachers? Mountain Moodle Moot is the place to be! Come learn the ins and outs of using Moodle with your students while enjoying beautiful Helena, Montana with us! Mountain Moodle Moot take place July 9-11 at Carroll College. District teachers have already signed up to go, so car pooling is an option. If you are interested click on the link below for more information.

July 9-11 Helena, MT

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Did you know our district provides support for three online learning platforms for teachers and students to utilize 24/7?  Try one of these tools to efficiently manage student submitted homework, post copies of powerpoints, handouts, and other homework, and extend classroom activities beyond the school day.

1. Moodle, used by sd25 teachers since 2008, is an open-source Learning Management System (LMS) providing an option for teachers to post –and receive-- assignments, assess online, hold discussions, and much more. Idaho State University uses this robust LMS, and so student exposure to Moodle at school can definitely give them a head start at higher ed.

2. MyBigCampus is provided free with our Lightspeed filtering program. MBS touts a safe environment for students. The functionality focus on these aspects: discussion board and chat; posting of resources; and assignments and tests – including online assignment submissions.

3. Edmodo is a more recent addition to the district's options. At Pocatello.Edmodo, teachers and students can expect a very similar environment to MyBigCampus. The same desirable features in both Moodle and MBC are available in Edmodo: student communication, sharing of resources, and student uploading of files.

Not sure where to begin? Find out what other teachers are using. Look for Professional Development courses. Ask your building's Tech Coaches or the Technology Training Specialists. Google or YouTube it.  Get an account and get started!