Technology Thursday: Frequent Tech Issues

<p> This Thursday, we would like to share a few common tickets we are seeing in FMX and ask for your support in helping teachers understand these issues. We appreciate all you do to help advance teaching and learning at your school. For each commonly reported issue, we will discuss the process and in italics, have a reminder that you can copy/paste to share with staff.</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Google Classroom Teacher Status</h4><div>When a teacher visits classroom.google.com and clicks on the Teacher button, it sends a request to the Digital Learning Team to approve their status as a teacher. This is necessary to prevent students from creating Google Classrooms. Our team checks the approval requests multiple times per school day, however, if a request is made late at night or over the weekend, it may be the next school day before access is granted. This is something that cannot be expanded to give CTA's access to approve requests. </div><div><br /></div><div>Staff Reminder:</div><div><i><b>Access to Google Classroom as a teacher is not instant and that nothing is wrong, no FMX ticket is needed unless it has been over 24 hours during the school week since you clicked on the Teacher button and you still cannot create classes.</b></i></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">New Teacher/Student Access to Instructional Apps</h4><div>All students and staff have to be added to PowerSchool and scheduled for classes in order for instructional apps to generate accounts. For the subject area-specific applications, a specific class that matches the subject area must be assigned to the user. For example, in order for Studies Weekly to appear on a teacher's ClassLink page, they must be assigned as the lead teacher for a K-5 section of Social Studies in PowerSchool. This process can take 48 hours once they are entered into PowerSchool. The first overnight sync updates ClassLink and the second overnight sync updates the instructional app.</div><div><br /></div><div>New students must have an email address listed in PowerSchool in order for instructional apps to generate accounts. The email address field is not "writable" in PowerSchool so our district PowerSchool team has to import student email addresses before their 48-hour window of updates begins.</div><div><br /></div><div>If there is a new student in your school, please allow 3 days after they have been added to PowerSchool for instructional apps to generate ( one day for the email address, one day to update ClassLink, and one day for all instructional apps).</div><div><br /></div><div>Staff Reminder:</div><div><i><b>Once new students/staff are entered in PowerSchool and assigned to classes, please allow 48 hours for staff accounts and 72 hours for student accounts to generate all instructional apps before entering FMX tickets.</b></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Student QR Codes</h4><div>Students in K-2 can use a Quick Card to log in to ClassLink. The Quick Cards can be printed by the teacher of record using the Quick Cards app in ClassLink. Please note that new students will not have quick cards generated until they are in PowerSchool and have an email address listed.</div><div><br /></div><div>The QR code for ClassLink has "QuickCard" in bold letters at the top of it. It cannot be used to log in to NCEdCloud.</div><div><br /></div><div>Students in K-5 can use a QR code to log into the NCEdCloud (Canvas and Amplify for mClass testing). The teacher of record can print QR codes for their class by logging into the NCEdCloud and clicking on the drop-down menu at the top of the screen for "People" and then selecting student QR codes on the left side menu. </div><div><br /></div><div>The QR code for NCEdCloud has "Identity Automation" at the bottom of the QR code and cannot be used to log in to ClassLink.</div><div><br /></div><div>Staff Reminder:</div><div><i><b>K-2 students may have two QR codes to use. The ClassLink QuickCard is only for ClassLink access and has "QuickCard" at the top of it. The NCEdCloud QR Code is only for access to the NCEdCloud (Canvas and Amplify/mClass) and it has "Identity Automation" on the bottom of the QR code.</b></i></div>

Technology Thursday: Frequent Tech Issues

This Thursday, we would like to share a few common tickets we are seeing in FMX and ask for your support in helping teachers understand the...

Technology Thursday (5/26/22): Canvas and Google Classroom Cleanup

Anonymous canvas, Google Classroom, Technology Thursday 9:00 AM

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuovXRALfw9uwM870-5VxG3Q9ibzg9MNMc8KR1lqCja9PNaRlPK-FkN5bPRUwAnsSeox9qz-mF072Z08Yxrf1vzKTocF3vFKCUPuVg4SHaX-4p7-aW4YzyC7BnEmqiu3FCR6iBHxwSynMeAi7M19K1AbdAF-AMkMnxYSX7HVArmwNa5ON-s67-n8sD/s286/e7eb003acf445325f16ff413426787c9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="236" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuovXRALfw9uwM870-5VxG3Q9ibzg9MNMc8KR1lqCja9PNaRlPK-FkN5bPRUwAnsSeox9qz-mF072Z08Yxrf1vzKTocF3vFKCUPuVg4SHaX-4p7-aW4YzyC7BnEmqiu3FCR6iBHxwSynMeAi7M19K1AbdAF-AMkMnxYSX7HVArmwNa5ON-s67-n8sD/s1600/e7eb003acf445325f16ff413426787c9.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Canvas and Google Classroom Cleanup</h2><div style="text-align: center;">It's that time of year! Time to clean up your digital classroom space so you will be ready for a fresh start in 22-23. Follow these tips for Canvas and Google Classroom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Canvas:</h2><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It's a good idea to <a href="https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-export-a-Canvas-course/ta-p/785">export your classes</a> from this semester/year so you will have a copy of the course file.</li><li>If you are changing schools or roles for next year, consider <a href="https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-users-to-a-course/ta-p/1119">adding a colleague</a> to this year's courses as a designer so they will have access to your content and can <a href="https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-copy-content-from-another-Canvas-course-using-the/ta-p/1012">copy the content</a> into their courses for next year.</li><li>At the end of the year, after all, students have finished working, <a href="https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-conclude-a-course-at-the-end-of-a-term-as-an-instructor/ta-p/690">conclude your course</a> so no further submissions can be made.</li><li>Consider <a href="https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-view-my-favorite-courses-in-the-Card-View-Dashboard-as/ta-p/803">organizing your dashboard</a> and favorite courses for quick access next year.</li></ul><h2 style="text-align: left;">Google Classroom:</h2></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Be sure to <a href="https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6149813?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop#zippy=%2Carchive-a-class">archive classes</a> in Google Classroom, this also clears any Lightspeed restrictions/rules you have created for students which are very important to avoid issues next year.</li><li>Clean up calendars from this year's Google Classes by clicking on the three dots next to the calendar and clicking "hide from list" OR you can delete the calendar by clicking on "settings and sharing", then scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and click the delete button.</li><li>Remember that all of your content from every Google Classroom class is saved in your Classroom folder on your Google Drive. You can use these files to easily populate your classes next year.</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We hope these tips help you wrap up the school year and give you an organized start for 22-23!</div></div><br /><p></p>

Technology Thursday (5/26/22): Canvas and Google Classroom Cleanup

Canvas and Google Classroom Cleanup It's that time of year! Time to clean up your digital classroom space so you will be ready for a f...

Technology Thursday (5/5/22): Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Anonymous Technology Thursday 8:30 AM

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0Y0_AnkU6tmE6wmJdpq9y1Y6Yn_ISGzlDRLNG6qYW1Ok_BCW43LU0Z61abgCDPkrripyQf7vYHz10riLa-fW7f5YUDWeSFQyY1pVW01sePc304w7b8EXTSxfU2L-2Lll0mu93pGvLnFqoNZt8nm18bzwqlHzeEzp_WSSZCMGFqIJwEi9NHMJEbL_/s2000/Thank%20you.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2000" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0Y0_AnkU6tmE6wmJdpq9y1Y6Yn_ISGzlDRLNG6qYW1Ok_BCW43LU0Z61abgCDPkrripyQf7vYHz10riLa-fW7f5YUDWeSFQyY1pVW01sePc304w7b8EXTSxfU2L-2Lll0mu93pGvLnFqoNZt8nm18bzwqlHzeEzp_WSSZCMGFqIJwEi9NHMJEbL_/w430-h306/Thank%20you.png" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank You!</h2><div style="text-align: center;">The Digital Learning Team appreciates all that you do every day to help the students and staff of Johnston County Public Schools. We hope you feel appreciated not just this week but every week as you make a difference and our success depends on you!</div><br /><p></p>

Technology Thursday (5/5/22): Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Thank You! The Digital Learning Team appreciates all that you do every day to help the students and staff of Johnston County Public School...

Technology Thursday (4/28/22): NCTest Reminders for Upcoming Testing and End of Year Cleanup Tips

Anonymous EOY cleanup, state testing, Technology Thursday 8:00 AM

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_XogImEs97pQeNlvEfF1O3qp6DXdk7BNOEUjlPP8sKYtslFBfT9NwBWxWpQAmgOaglhJz_9Jh47RORB7Gfrr8YwFBVraY7KSklCjzlFUS6ol_ug8zTElROppeQK0idJIVswD371NedtzVpqvRZIH6FtfE2LQjkji0itVuJ1uZqt8tlhUhD3lDX2W/s300/Testing%20Update!.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_XogImEs97pQeNlvEfF1O3qp6DXdk7BNOEUjlPP8sKYtslFBfT9NwBWxWpQAmgOaglhJz_9Jh47RORB7Gfrr8YwFBVraY7KSklCjzlFUS6ol_ug8zTElROppeQK0idJIVswD371NedtzVpqvRZIH6FtfE2LQjkji0itVuJ1uZqt8tlhUhD3lDX2W/s1600/Testing%20Update!.png" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is that time of year again! Testing will begin in just a few weeks for our end-of-grade exams and at the end of May for end-of-course exams. From the <a href="https://center.ncsu.edu/ncaccount/mod/page/view.php?id=2264" target="_blank">NCTest website</a>, there are no major updates to the testing requirements. Students will use the NCTest kiosk app on Chromebooks. It is a good idea to have students launch the NCTest tutorials in the next few weeks prior to testing. <b>If they can access the tutorial on the Chromebook, they will not have any difficulty testing on that device.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One troubleshooting tip shared on the NCTest website is to check the screen resolution if NCTest does not launch. Powerwashing the Chromebook is another good troubleshooting step if issues arise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2T3liR4UZMJq_wZymkGIOp9d8v2EHB-IzMgy8cUEE1k3lv7U2BLJve5jbKqV3iaRB-LaWcnb9R262-DtIc7KRVEYoanJZU5cmfKpdDAwXXgE4G6Mz9Pj9TtEUklMf3N78iQ9N-ta1BTHBjmx-sZaM-GaNpIfIn5dhkIWMmmM9MVYdDOJQmbqHsKhe/s203/clutter02.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="203" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2T3liR4UZMJq_wZymkGIOp9d8v2EHB-IzMgy8cUEE1k3lv7U2BLJve5jbKqV3iaRB-LaWcnb9R262-DtIc7KRVEYoanJZU5cmfKpdDAwXXgE4G6Mz9Pj9TtEUklMf3N78iQ9N-ta1BTHBjmx-sZaM-GaNpIfIn5dhkIWMmmM9MVYdDOJQmbqHsKhe/w271-h254/clutter02.gif" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">End of Year Cleanup Tips:</h3><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/jcpsdigitalcleanup">Check out this document</a> for tips on end-of-the-year cleanup for students and teachers. Be sure to pass this along to any staff members who are retiring or leaving at the end of the school year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>

Technology Thursday (4/28/22): NCTest Reminders for Upcoming Testing and End of Year Cleanup Tips

It is that time of year again! Testing will begin in just a few weeks for our end-of-grade exams and at the end of May for end-of-course e...

Technology Thursday (4/21/22): Digital Learning Conference and Earth Day!

Anonymous digital learning conference, Earth Day, Technology Thursday 12:52 PM

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPx5LMkwLj0YEyjY428NLi7XCqfvbHzv8bK6hbjkvsVfhaM2PEei7Le2cQp1gBtxOcApgI8MUEIR0KLuT9CtWncybmewd2XJGVZsBf525RrOpuFuWqzYGgegI4SOxbpHtJkpI3UkvcZ0Rny1TXdq6LEZcI6NXa7v_1cZxAAMP6xaJn98D1xrpa_g-/s1280/Purple%20Gradient%20Gaming%20YouTube%20Thumbnail.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPx5LMkwLj0YEyjY428NLi7XCqfvbHzv8bK6hbjkvsVfhaM2PEei7Le2cQp1gBtxOcApgI8MUEIR0KLuT9CtWncybmewd2XJGVZsBf525RrOpuFuWqzYGgegI4SOxbpHtJkpI3UkvcZ0Rny1TXdq6LEZcI6NXa7v_1cZxAAMP6xaJn98D1xrpa_g-/s320/Purple%20Gradient%20Gaming%20YouTube%20Thumbnail.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h3 style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Digital Learning Conference - Thursday, June 9th</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cc8be425-7fff-47b8-43fb-1cc2cb1f6a21"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join us for a FREE day of professional learning on Thursday, June 9th from 8:30 am-3:00 pm with sessions aligned to the Digital Learning Competencies on multiple digital tools and topics. Our theme is to “Level Up Learning”...we will have virtual and in-person sessions at the AG Glenn Building. Registration is now LIVE at </span><a href="https://bit.ly/dlcjune22" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://bit.ly/dlcjune22</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Earth Day</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oB3BbiFjCJVJ7ELzcE59uYJhn4CRaf_Cw5mlZA0fPtys3wrbHDcdu982mDh6V3YDdL5rsqxfu9-Ual_9umcj18gRoyS-5OF36amS8AD-TtfwQZPMVdC6wS5MSzurXsdwMeWpDtUPRYpjhdfTo3UwA2c0k4wcyiuhYzhVM8vxtQDO6_Xnb2_meq--/s600/earth-clip-art-at-clker-com-vector-clip-art-online-royalty-free-aqWY0j-clipart.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="600" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oB3BbiFjCJVJ7ELzcE59uYJhn4CRaf_Cw5mlZA0fPtys3wrbHDcdu982mDh6V3YDdL5rsqxfu9-Ual_9umcj18gRoyS-5OF36amS8AD-TtfwQZPMVdC6wS5MSzurXsdwMeWpDtUPRYpjhdfTo3UwA2c0k4wcyiuhYzhVM8vxtQDO6_Xnb2_meq--/s320/earth-clip-art-at-clker-com-vector-clip-art-online-royalty-free-aqWY0j-clipart.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Earth Day is Friday, April 22. Here are some ideas for digital content to share:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://classlink.discoveryeducation.com/learn/player/50002790-8210-4481-aa96-91f9acad70a9">Discovery Education Earth Day Channel</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://educators.brainpop.com/2019/04/23/earth-day-coding-projects/">BrainPOP Earth Day Coding Projects</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=e860xna&AN=657429&custid=s8455861&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_24">Earth Day eBook by Julie Murray on NCWiseOwl</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><p><br /></p>

Technology Thursday (4/21/22): Digital Learning Conference and Earth Day!

Digital Learning Conference - Thursday, June 9th Join us for a FREE day of professional learning on Thursday, June 9th from 8:30 am-3:00 p...

Technology Thursday (4/7/22): Study Island Science Challenge Results

Anonymous Study Island, Technology Thursday 9:00 AM

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3nlkb250TIesXx-xxf35ADAezpCWa7_b_J-XBLjXA5UL5WBMA_z1vFFx7TTlUlQV5WNmZJFyNh7H61Tegqz-hLoUgqLidrfwXA-owCEkT0G0b3oQ6gDMusZQ89ySQcMw0ml7i_iAIL-HcFf7kUiAJy_L35zkUOe0pEwpICYriC1Gz4eVHUPTW48YN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="344" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3nlkb250TIesXx-xxf35ADAezpCWa7_b_J-XBLjXA5UL5WBMA_z1vFFx7TTlUlQV5WNmZJFyNh7H61Tegqz-hLoUgqLidrfwXA-owCEkT0G0b3oQ6gDMusZQ89ySQcMw0ml7i_iAIL-HcFf7kUiAJy_L35zkUOe0pEwpICYriC1Gz4eVHUPTW48YN" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Study Island Blue Ribbon Challenge for Science</h2><div style="text-align: center;">During the month of March, students in 5th and 8th grade Science and High School Biology participated in a district-wide challenge to earn blue ribbons in Study Island. A blue ribbon is awarded when a student completes a lesson with mastery of the lesson topic or standard. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Over 16,000 Blue Ribbons were earned!</h2><div style="text-align: center;">Congratulations to our individual class winners who earned the most blue ribbons during the challenge:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ms. Rawls, Clayton High School</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ms. Faucett at Smithfield Middle and Mrs. Robbins at Four Oaks Middle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ms. Warlick at Wilson's Mills Elementary</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Thank you to everyone who participated and keep up the great learning!</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>

Technology Thursday (4/7/22): Study Island Science Challenge Results

Study Island Blue Ribbon Challenge for Science During the month of March, students in 5th and 8th grade Science and High School Biology pa...

Technology Thursday (3/24/22): New Resources in Discovery Education

Anonymous discovery education, Technology Thursday 8:07 AM

<p> </p><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check Out New Resources in Discovery Education!</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zthNkv-Y0c_ih0Ijq0s6N9qKENRgrMF6zQKWIiPgkApiCYIifrgq6zaYD3PcjWtQnikRCbs9zaFE2AXo_u2b9UROcpv9-ms5JME71u6Tp7BkwnLwaTZ58Y-rZj3PKEZR_Nu1bwo7OOpGBnJ361uA4MUkKOFxDHS4lXWum6DfZi-XLJtgFMIyZD3T/s1200/UWB63XuNTBB8ccvbEgDAxn-1200-80.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zthNkv-Y0c_ih0Ijq0s6N9qKENRgrMF6zQKWIiPgkApiCYIifrgq6zaYD3PcjWtQnikRCbs9zaFE2AXo_u2b9UROcpv9-ms5JME71u6Tp7BkwnLwaTZ58Y-rZj3PKEZR_Nu1bwo7OOpGBnJ361uA4MUkKOFxDHS4lXWum6DfZi-XLJtgFMIyZD3T/s320/UWB63XuNTBB8ccvbEgDAxn-1200-80.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Discovery Education continues to release new content every month. Here are three of our favorites to check out:</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://classlink.discoveryeducation.com/learn/player/7981410f-8d9f-4899-bf9d-0b9461bd5143">DEmystified</a> (Science, Grades K-8): How do caterpillars become butterflies? What is sound, and how do we hear it? What causes geysers to erupt, or canyons to form, or the moon to change shape in the sky? And what in the world do trees have to do with ice cream? In this DE Original Series, join Discovery Education on our endless journey to DEmystify the wonders of our world—you might just be surprised by what you find.</li><li><a href="https://classlink.discoveryeducation.com/learn/player/779a31b7-1a33-4fa4-935c-9ed201142a56">Grammaropolis</a> (ELA, Grades 3-5): Discover the wonders of grammar in this musical series for upper elementary students. Through a combination of music videos and vignettes, Grammaropolis helps students learn about abstract grammar concepts through engaging visuals and storytelling. In this metropolis, punctuation and the parts of speech are personified based on the roles they play in a sentence.</li><li><a href="https://classlink.discoveryeducation.com/learn/search?q=art+with+mati+and+dada&group=video&type_name=Full+Video">Art with Mati and Dada</a> (Art, Grades K-5): This short video series features animated characters Mati and Dada as they meet with famous artists and architects throughout history. The videos are 7 minutes long and most have closed caption support to reinforce literacy skills.</li></ol><div>To access Discovery Education, click on the icon in ClassLink.</div><div><br /></div></div><br /><p></p>

Technology Thursday (3/24/22): New Resources in Discovery Education

Check Out New Resources in Discovery Education! Discovery Education continues to release new content every month. Here are three of our fa...

Technology Thursday: Ideas for Differentiation with Nearpod

Anonymous nearpod, Technology Thursday 8:00 AM

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://nearpod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/How-to-differentiate-for-students-using-Nearpod-Twitter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="800" height="272" src="https://nearpod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/How-to-differentiate-for-students-using-Nearpod-Twitter.jpg" width="519" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tips for Using Nearpod to Differentiate Student Learning</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Check out this <a href="https://nearpod.com/blog/how-to-use-tech-to-differentiate-for-students/?oc=NPNewsletterJan22&utm_source=pardot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NPNewsletterJan22">blog post from Nearpod</a> that has some handy tips to differentiate learning for your students. JCPS has a premium subscription to Nearpod and our educators have access to thousands of pre-built activities including 3D images, virtual reality experiences, collaborative tools, and assessment activities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the tips that spoke to me was the ability to use the self-paced mode of Nearpod. When a student finishes early or needs extra support, consider creating a Nearpod self-paced lesson for the student to complete at their own pace. Designing these resources at the beginning of the unit will help keep your students learning on track as they can seamlessly use the resource as needed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Want to learn more about Nearpod? They offer free monthly live webinars on their <a href="https://nearpod.com/resources/">Teacher Resource</a> page as well as on-demand videos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>

Technology Thursday: Ideas for Differentiation with Nearpod

Tips for Using Nearpod to Differentiate Student Learning Check out this blog post from Nearpod that has some handy tips to differentiate ...

Technology Thursday: Easy Resources for Inclement Weather or Substitutes

Anonymous resources, Technology Thursday 8:00 AM

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://litbitsandpieces.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/peanuts.gif?w=354" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="354" height="191" src="https://litbitsandpieces.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/peanuts.gif?w=354" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tis' the Season for Winter Weather!</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some ideas for resources that could be quickly added to Google Classroom/Canvas or printed for easy use in the Classroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Printable Worksheets from Study Island (5th & 8th Grade Science, HS Biology): In Study Island, click on NC Programs, select your grade level and subject area, and then click on a topic link to view printable worksheets that can be customized.</li><li>Videos and Resources from Discovery Education (all areas, K-12): Click on the Discovery Education icon in ClassLink and browse standards. Use the filters to find videos with related materials or quizzes under the filters for details. Resources from Discovery Education can be downloaded to a student's device for viewing from home without an internet connection.</li><li>Studies Weekly (K-5 Social Studies): Click on the Studies Weekly icon in ClassLink, select your grade level, and click on the page icon under student edition to download the student edition to use with your students and add a few questions for discussion.</li><li>enVision Mathematics (K-12) and MyPerspectives (6-12): Open Savvas Realize, click on Resources > Teacher Resources, and select the "Recommended for Distance Learning" to find printable quick checks and other activities.</li><li>Into Reading (K-5): Open the Ed icon in ClassLink, click on the Discover tab, and select a unit. Many resources and activities are available as PDF files to print or share digitally.</li><li><a href="http://www.ncwiseowl.org/">NCWiseOwl</a> - find resources by grade band, including ebooks for students in grades K-12.</li></ul><div><i>Do you have a favorite resource? If so, share it in the comments?</i></div></div><br /><p></p>

Technology Thursday: Easy Resources for Inclement Weather or Substitutes

Tis' the Season for Winter Weather! Here are some ideas for resources that could be quickly added to Google Classroom/Canvas or printe...

Technology Thursday: Savvas on Apple Devices and Staffing Update

Anonymous Savvas, Technology Thursday 9:00 AM

<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Using Savvas on an Apple Device</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pngitem.com/pimgs/m/133-1334036_macbook-clipart-laptop-kid-transparent-laptop-png-png.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="800" height="157" src="https://www.pngitem.com/pimgs/m/133-1334036_macbook-clipart-laptop-kid-transparent-laptop-png-png.png" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have had several recent requests for app support with Savvas on personal iPads and Mac Books. While students may bring in their own devices as part of an approved BYOD program, we highly recommend BYOD devices are limited to Chromebooks. This is due to the complexities of Apple software and the security hazards of Windows laptops that do not have updated operating systems and antivirus protection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, we do understand that this is not always possible. If you have a student on a personal Apple device, they MUST disable the automatic blocking of cross-site tracking on their device security preferences in order for Savvas to allow them to log in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also recommend checking the <a href="https://help.learningservicestechnology.com/realize/en/Announcements/Content/system_requirements.htm">minimum system requirements</a> for Savvas Realize. You will see a note under the table for disabling the setting to prevent cross-site tracking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Staffing Update</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIbJDg_dGqz4Kchjk67bCSTt1T14v5GcSb7Qz3zEd_RKqZVZqEi3561hVNI-ws0-mPnzvcAq-QYfbh6RtW0uNjsdep7rO-trXZizCfR6R2AhNVvUxU3vbeJ24sy6C6H1ZwdjqGt0xHCFPXIXop27Pl9i4gUGd_I2plLi-upsPbK4bXjLxOz-u_Co-1=s628" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="628" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIbJDg_dGqz4Kchjk67bCSTt1T14v5GcSb7Qz3zEd_RKqZVZqEi3561hVNI-ws0-mPnzvcAq-QYfbh6RtW0uNjsdep7rO-trXZizCfR6R2AhNVvUxU3vbeJ24sy6C6H1ZwdjqGt0xHCFPXIXop27Pl9i4gUGd_I2plLi-upsPbK4bXjLxOz-u_Co-1=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we face unprecedented times in our district, our team will be working to support the daily operation of our schools for the remainder of the month. We are excited about the opportunity to connect with some of you on a more personal level. For the remainder of the month, it will be extremely important to use our <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_8tZei0l_-qBTwFFnkLZswCq7DqoqxDrd-Bf5-0YWIW3Hkg/viewform">instructional app support request form</a> versus an email to an individual team member. Depending on our daily responsibilities, we may not have a chance to respond immediately to emails but as a team, we will continue to check the form as frequently as possible. Thank you for your understanding!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Technology Thursday: Savvas on Apple Devices and Staffing Update

Using Savvas on an Apple Device We have had several recent requests for app support with Savvas on personal iPads and Mac Books. While stud...

Technology Thursday: New Staff/Student Reminders and LETRS Update

Anonymous LETRS, Technology Thursday 9:00 AM

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Reminder - New Staff and Students</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/mission-ministry/sites/fye/48-hours-weekend-experience/_jcr_content/par/responsive_columns/col2/bc_image_content/image.img.jpg/1581014721468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="180" height="165" src="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/mission-ministry/sites/fye/48-hours-weekend-experience/_jcr_content/par/responsive_columns/col2/bc_image_content/image.img.jpg/1581014721468.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">'Tis the season for new staff and student enrollments. Please be aware that a staff member or student must be added first in PowerSchool before their account can sync with ClassLink and corresponding instructional application access can populate. This process normally takes 48 hours to complete after they were added to PowerSchool. If on the third school day after being added to PowerSchool, they are not able to access instructional apps such as Lexia, DreamBox, or Savvas, please complete our <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_8tZei0l_-qBTwFFnkLZswCq7DqoqxDrd-Bf5-0YWIW3Hkg/viewform">instructional app support request form</a> for assistance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A frequent reason for staff or student access issues is the lack of an email address in PowerSchool. If you have PowerSchool access, you can check their profile in PowerSchool to see if they have an email address listed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, please note that <i><b>the instructional app support request form is for instructional apps only</b></i>. For assistance with non-instructional apps such as Safe Schools or AESOP, please refer to the "Who to Call" list in ClassLink to direct your request for assistance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you for your support!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LETRS Update</h2><div>Our elementary and preschool teachers across the district have begun their online LETRS course in the science of reading. As tech contacts, you may encounter requests for assistance with LETRS. We have a <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffXxMPzMUeNdWMH_TazxFWVcdpFr3d_w_xWx_WV0Tk3dd8Tg/viewform">Google Form</a> to assist with the following situations:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>New JCPS staff members</li><li>JCPS staff members who are transferring into a role that requires LETRS training at a different school</li><li>Name/email/school site/or program changes for staff as changes occur such as a name change or transfer into a different program area (such as a teacher becoming a curriculum coach or a kindergarten teacher moving to pre-k).</li><li>Removal of staff members from the LETRS training (such as a teacher leaving JCPS or transferring to a non-LETRS required position).</li></ul><div>Please feel free to <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffXxMPzMUeNdWMH_TazxFWVcdpFr3d_w_xWx_WV0Tk3dd8Tg/viewform">share the link</a> to the form with any staff member who has a need based on the scenarios described above. Responses from the form must be formatted into a file and sent to the LETRS vendor for processing. Responses are sent on Mondays and Thursdays to the vendor for processing. Please note that this is a multi-step process and it might take a few days for access to be granted or updated.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>LETRS training will take two years to complete so we will have a process to handle change requests for quite some time.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you need more information, here is a list of the team helping with LETRS:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Makenzie Yarborough is our team lead and contact for program questions or specifics.</li><li>Stephanie Haumont can help with questions about checking out materials for LETRS in Destiny.</li><li>Pam Batchelor is managing the change request process.</li></ul><div>Thank you for your help!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>

Technology Thursday: New Staff/Student Reminders and LETRS Update

Reminder - New Staff and Students 'Tis the season for new staff and student enrollments. Please be aware that a staff member or student ...

Technology Thursday - Celebrating #HourOfCode

Anonymous hour of code, Technology Thursday 8:38 AM

<p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"> Celebrating #HourOfCode during Computer Science Education Week</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuvWUQA57OChqgGUVRzMw6Hq83iYxCIKnjkHjCsOYLnPZ_ir5PrKoNbuXyPMsTPm3NSsarOydtjYJLt_9tKqg4vvxVPpT2EgPeTxb4pfEHcTpyreqC9SJwZXnv2z4v12A3kpTbFQSgeZMmfufxL38QxcFVYdPKv37RL5W0wGQOSuQIIMPxi-D2Qvo8=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuvWUQA57OChqgGUVRzMw6Hq83iYxCIKnjkHjCsOYLnPZ_ir5PrKoNbuXyPMsTPm3NSsarOydtjYJLt_9tKqg4vvxVPpT2EgPeTxb4pfEHcTpyreqC9SJwZXnv2z4v12A3kpTbFQSgeZMmfufxL38QxcFVYdPKv37RL5W0wGQOSuQIIMPxi-D2Qvo8=w473-h266" width="473" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A big thank you to all the schools that celebrated #CSEdWeek and #HourOfCode last week. The <a href="https://hourofcode.com/us/learn">resources from Code.org</a> are available 24/7 and anytime is a great time to include coding in your classroom. Consider building a playlist or choice board of coding activities to have ready in case of inclement winter weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you know?</h3><div>When students practice coding they are utilizing critical thinking skills to help them design their own learning experience and figure out the answer to complex problems.</div><div><br /></div><div>Coding helps students practice problem-solving skills that they will need to be successful students and citizens.</div><div><br /></div><div>Check out the <a href="https://sites.google.com/dpi.nc.gov/digital-teaching-and-learning/digital-learning-standards/grade-band-indicators?authuser=0">grade band indicators for our North Carolina Digital Learning Standards for Students</a> and see how incorporating coding can help your students be empowered learners today, tomorrow, and for their lifetime!</div><br /><p></p>

Technology Thursday - Celebrating #HourOfCode

Celebrating #HourOfCode during Computer Science Education Week A big thank you to all the schools that celebrated #CSEdWeek and #HourOfCode...

Technology Thursday: Celebrating Hour of Code and CSE Week!

Anonymous Computer Science Education Week 2021, Hour of Code 2021, Technology Thursday 8:00 AM

<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Celebrating Computer Science Education Week!</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfPP-3Lhul4wt_dBTpCpJDDL_lKr5_orFDjKx-F8KVMdGAJ7Bp0YTz71YiG9Etx_YwbFfVGl5hMxSeVY56-ZUOJ-pkSLJgC99Eoug3ukv-lvz8CiYAleO3gbomQRdp0WqMV6sWkqIv0M/s1440/Celebrating+Computer+Science+Education+Week%2521.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1440" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfPP-3Lhul4wt_dBTpCpJDDL_lKr5_orFDjKx-F8KVMdGAJ7Bp0YTz71YiG9Etx_YwbFfVGl5hMxSeVY56-ZUOJ-pkSLJgC99Eoug3ukv-lvz8CiYAleO3gbomQRdp0WqMV6sWkqIv0M/s320/Celebrating+Computer+Science+Education+Week%2521.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's see all the amazing things your students are doing to celebrate #CSEdWeek!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Share your social media posts with the hashtags #HourofCode and #CSEdWeek. We will be looking for them for a special holiday blog post next week. You can tag @pambatchelor01 and @jcpsdlt on Twitter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you prefer to email pictures/video to digitallearning@johnston.k12.nc.us that works as well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We can't wait to share and celebrate!</div><br /><div><br /></div>

Technology Thursday: Celebrating Hour of Code and CSE Week!

Celebrating Computer Science Education Week! Let's see all the amazing things your students are doing to celebrate #CSEdWeek! Share you...

Technology Thursday: Upcoming Virtual Field Trips on Discovery Education

Anonymous Technology Thursday, virtual field trip 10:00 AM

<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Virtual Field Trips on Discovery Education</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/1327/5165071314_2338c79544_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="800" height="209" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/1327/5165071314_2338c79544_b.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>Living with Polar Bears</i> Virtual Field Trip</h3><div><br /></div><div>Premiers November 2nd at 1pm ET</div><div><br /></div><div>We’ve teamed up with Polar Bears International once again to bring students to the Canadian tundra on the latest Virtual Field Trip. Invite students to learn about these wondrous creatures and how living among them presents challenges and opportunities.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.discoveryeducation.com/info/register-for-living-with-polar-bears-virtual-field-trip/" target="_blank"><b>Register Now</b></a></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/11/26/07/18/veterans-day-4653841_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="800" height="190" src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/11/26/07/18/veterans-day-4653841_1280.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>Voices of U.S. - Why We Serve</i> Virtual Field Trip</h3><div><br /></div><div>Premieres November 10th at 1pm ET</div><div><br /></div><div>Invite students to explore the importance of service in honor of Veterans Day! This Virtual Field Trip features personal stories from U.S. military veterans and civic leaders, visits historic locations, and inspires students to reflect on service and how it can impact their communities. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.discoveryeducation.com/info/voices-of-us-register/" target="_blank"><b>Register Now</b></a></h3>

Technology Thursday: Upcoming Virtual Field Trips on Discovery Education

Virtual Field Trips on Discovery Education Living with Polar Bears Virtual Field Trip Premiers November 2nd at 1pm ET We’ve teamed up with...

Technology Thursday 9/23/21

Anonymous Google Classroom, Savvas, Technology Thursday 9:00 AM

<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Technology Thursday 9/23/21</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy Thursday!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week we have several updates to share with you!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2a857c1a-7fff-ee52-e913-20783c97be37"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span>Looking for Digital Learning Competency Credits? </span></h2><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join us for our </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfX7FjhUCxXipK3DtYLgpaZ08DNwcd8DqIHeW7T1Oj7WhaZmw/viewform" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">21-22 Instructional Technology and Media Professional Learning Sessions</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! We will be offering 40 one-hour sessions over the course of the school year to help teachers and staff maximize the use of district-provided instructional applications and school library resources.</span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first sessions start next week! Please share with your staff!</span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Savvas Google Classroom Resources</h2><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have heard from many of you that you are helping teachers troubleshoot issues with Savvas Realize and Google Classroom. <a href="https://mysavvastraining.com/channel/series/26-26-b2">Savvas has a wonderful help site</a> specifically for Google Classroom that has tutorial videos and step-by-step guides. Definitely bookmark this resource!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br />HMH Into Reading: Where is my program?</h2><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In order for students to access any of the online materials for Into Reading, the teacher must assign a program to their class. This<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/146yWIBpmrp5GidWXsBB5WuB_ZTYN46kf9VFu7LFPYcc/edit?usp=sharing"> help guide</a> explains how to assign or change the program for a class in HMH Into Reading.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for all that you do and we hope to see you at some of the upcoming professional learning sessions!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>

Technology Thursday 9/23/21

Technology Thursday 9/23/21 Happy Thursday! This week we have several updates to share with you! Looking for Digital Learning Competency Cr...

Technology Thursday 9/8/21

Anonymous lexia, music, Technology Thursday 4:52 PM

<h2 style="text-align: left;">Technology Thursday 9/8/21 </h2><p>We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend! We have two quick updates for you this week.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9j1GpDD7zJ6JlbmjDMqoiRIA3u-lkejmX288tfou4ScOzlYGEiW8w5jCeiJ-R8G8wyDXI4hFt1ryk2ecY0CNSjMEb2aag-3n7lYQGILDbIAH5e_788k0TEepOsL8DF-Gtd26tdIUTPY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="326" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9j1GpDD7zJ6JlbmjDMqoiRIA3u-lkejmX288tfou4ScOzlYGEiW8w5jCeiJ-R8G8wyDXI4hFt1ryk2ecY0CNSjMEb2aag-3n7lYQGILDbIAH5e_788k0TEepOsL8DF-Gtd26tdIUTPY/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>First, MusicPlay Online has been purchased for all K-5 music teachers in the district. An email was sent to all elementary music teachers on Wednesday, September 8th with instructions for accessing their license. Since this app is just for teachers, the app is available in the staff library for them to add to their own ClassLink page if they wish for easy access.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1XRQSMt3mjJHiGh2E0peV06eRqUtnYKwVrFvlyTQqlE9_jMnMi1AKeOaoXCmIhgplVZce_dac5HXxp1YwBSm5Y1pqqTWjLUgUg76clbIJYlpl5o7Z9QGa4peOD0tvU9LpsZ3TErBC_g/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="1249" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1XRQSMt3mjJHiGh2E0peV06eRqUtnYKwVrFvlyTQqlE9_jMnMi1AKeOaoXCmIhgplVZce_dac5HXxp1YwBSm5Y1pqqTWjLUgUg76clbIJYlpl5o7Z9QGa4peOD0tvU9LpsZ3TErBC_g/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Second, we are continuing to troubleshoot sporadic access issues with Lexia. This is primarily with high school EC and OCS courses not showing up. Thank you for your patience as we work to add additional course codes to the nightly sync with Lexia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, we are working on a schedule for virtual training opportunities for all staff, as well as sessions specifically for our Technology and Media contacts. If there is a topic you would like to learn more about this year, please email us at digitallearning@johnston.k12.nc.us </p><p><br /></p><p>Have a wonderful week!</p>

Technology Thursday 9/8/21

Technology Thursday 9/8/21 We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend! We have two quick updates for you this week. First, MusicPlay ...

Technology Thursday - 9/2/21

Anonymous Technology Thursday 3:37 PM

<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Technology Thursday Tips:</h1><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Savvas Chromebook Issue:</b><br />There was a firewall issue with the Savvas Realize platform that was causing intermittent issues with a white screen appearing for students when they clicked on the Realize platform link in EasyBridge or attempted to load assignments. MCNC has adjusted our firewall settings and this issue should be resolved.<br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Google Classroom Archived Classes:</b><br />Classes created on or before January 1, 2021, have been archived. <br />It is best practice to create a new Google Classroom for each school year.<br />Educators can still access their archived classes by going to Google Classroom and clicking the three lines icon on the left side of the page and selecting "Archived Classes":</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9KDl_29A7319QfhNKrSz2W1_eu-dSn-zLLQL8rEFNB1B5R2qigS4djinIVbRMQBgHQUqBa2ur2T7q6NuLnWG4zT9gyep6IIA8caYVNqe_0kmGUXUsGhyphenhyphenzvdWUiar40EN12etszr-cVA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="294" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9KDl_29A7319QfhNKrSz2W1_eu-dSn-zLLQL8rEFNB1B5R2qigS4djinIVbRMQBgHQUqBa2ur2T7q6NuLnWG4zT9gyep6IIA8caYVNqe_0kmGUXUsGhyphenhyphenzvdWUiar40EN12etszr-cVA/" width="164" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">All files and assignments are also kept in the Google Classroom folder on each educator's Google Drive.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Educators who use Relay Classroom should remove all students from linked Google Classrooms at the end of the year or semester. This will prevent issues with restrictions on student accounts from prior classes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>BOY Technology/Media Meeting Agenda:</b><br />Thank you to all who attended one of our BOY meetings on Tuesday, August 31st. You can access the agenda at: <a href="http://bit.ly/MediaTechBOY21Agenda " target="_blank">bit.ly/MediaTechBOY21Agenda </a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you need access to the meeting recording, please email Christa Leverette or Stephanie Haumont.</div>

Technology Thursday - 9/2/21

Technology Thursday Tips: Savvas Chromebook Issue: There was a firewall issue with the Savvas Realize platform that was causing intermitten...

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

Technology Thursday: Frequent Tech Issues

This Thursday, we would like to share a few common tickets we are seeing in FMX and ask for your support in helping teachers understand these issues. We appreciate all you do to help advance teaching and learning at your school. For each commonly reported issue, we will discuss the process and in italics, have a reminder that you can copy/paste to share with staff.

Google Classroom Teacher Status

When a teacher visits classroom.google.com and clicks on the Teacher button, it sends a request to the Digital Learning Team to approve their status as a teacher. This is necessary to prevent students from creating Google Classrooms. Our team checks the approval requests multiple times per school day, however, if a request is made late at night or over the weekend, it may be the next school day before access is granted. This is something that cannot be expanded to give CTA's access to approve requests.

Staff Reminder:

Access to Google Classroom as a teacher is not instant and that nothing is wrong, no FMX ticket is needed unless it has been over 24 hours during the school week since you clicked on the Teacher button and you still cannot create classes.

New Teacher/Student Access to Instructional Apps

All students and staff have to be added to PowerSchool and scheduled for classes in order for instructional apps to generate accounts. For the subject area-specific applications, a specific class that matches the subject area must be assigned to the user. For example, in order for Studies Weekly to appear on a teacher's ClassLink page, they must be assigned as the lead teacher for a K-5 section of Social Studies in PowerSchool. This process can take 48 hours once they are entered into PowerSchool. The first overnight sync updates ClassLink and the second overnight sync updates the instructional app.

New students must have an email address listed in PowerSchool in order for instructional apps to generate accounts. The email address field is not "writable" in PowerSchool so our district PowerSchool team has to import student email addresses before their 48-hour window of updates begins.

If there is a new student in your school, please allow 3 days after they have been added to PowerSchool for instructional apps to generate ( one day for the email address, one day to update ClassLink, and one day for all instructional apps).

Staff Reminder:

Once new students/staff are entered in PowerSchool and assigned to classes, please allow 48 hours for staff accounts and 72 hours for student accounts to generate all instructional apps before entering FMX tickets.

Student QR Codes

Students in K-2 can use a Quick Card to log in to ClassLink. The Quick Cards can be printed by the teacher of record using the Quick Cards app in ClassLink. Please note that new students will not have quick cards generated until they are in PowerSchool and have an email address listed.

The QR code for ClassLink has "QuickCard" in bold letters at the top of it. It cannot be used to log in to NCEdCloud.

Students in K-5 can use a QR code to log into the NCEdCloud (Canvas and Amplify for mClass testing). The teacher of record can print QR codes for their class by logging into the NCEdCloud and clicking on the drop-down menu at the top of the screen for "People" and then selecting student QR codes on the left side menu.

The QR code for NCEdCloud has "Identity Automation" at the bottom of the QR code and cannot be used to log in to ClassLink.

Staff Reminder:

K-2 students may have two QR codes to use. The ClassLink QuickCard is only for ClassLink access and has "QuickCard" at the top of it. The NCEdCloud QR Code is only for access to the NCEdCloud (Canvas and Amplify/mClass) and it has "Identity Automation" on the bottom of the QR code.

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Technology Thursday (5/26/22): Canvas and Google Classroom Cleanup

Canvas and Google Classroom Cleanup

It's that time of year! Time to clean up your digital classroom space so you will be ready for a fresh start in 22-23. Follow these tips for Canvas and Google Classroom.

Canvas:

It's a good idea to export your classes from this semester/year so you will have a copy of the course file.
If you are changing schools or roles for next year, consider adding a colleague to this year's courses as a designer so they will have access to your content and can copy the content into their courses for next year.
At the end of the year, after all, students have finished working, conclude your course so no further submissions can be made.
Consider organizing your dashboard and favorite courses for quick access next year.

Google Classroom:

Be sure to archive classes in Google Classroom, this also clears any Lightspeed restrictions/rules you have created for students which are very important to avoid issues next year.
Clean up calendars from this year's Google Classes by clicking on the three dots next to the calendar and clicking "hide from list" OR you can delete the calendar by clicking on "settings and sharing", then scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and click the delete button.
Remember that all of your content from every Google Classroom class is saved in your Classroom folder on your Google Drive. You can use these files to easily populate your classes next year.

We hope these tips help you wrap up the school year and give you an organized start for 22-23!

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Technology Thursday (5/5/22): Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Thank You!

The Digital Learning Team appreciates all that you do every day to help the students and staff of Johnston County Public Schools. We hope you feel appreciated not just this week but every week as you make a difference and our success depends on you!

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Technology Thursday (4/28/22): NCTest Reminders for Upcoming Testing and End of Year Cleanup Tips

It is that time of year again! Testing will begin in just a few weeks for our end-of-grade exams and at the end of May for end-of-course exams. From the NCTest website, there are no major updates to the testing requirements. Students will use the NCTest kiosk app on Chromebooks. It is a good idea to have students launch the NCTest tutorials in the next few weeks prior to testing. If they can access the tutorial on the Chromebook, they will not have any difficulty testing on that device.

One troubleshooting tip shared on the NCTest website is to check the screen resolution if NCTest does not launch. Powerwashing the Chromebook is another good troubleshooting step if issues arise.

End of Year Cleanup Tips:

Check out this document for tips on end-of-the-year cleanup for students and teachers. Be sure to pass this along to any staff members who are retiring or leaving at the end of the school year.

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Technology Thursday (4/21/22): Digital Learning Conference and Earth Day!

Digital Learning Conference - Thursday, June 9th

Join us for a FREE day of professional learning on Thursday, June 9th from 8:30 am-3:00 pm with sessions aligned to the Digital Learning Competencies on multiple digital tools and topics. Our theme is to “Level Up Learning”...we will have virtual and in-person sessions at the AG Glenn Building. Registration is now LIVE at https://bit.ly/dlcjune22

Earth Day

Earth Day is Friday, April 22. Here are some ideas for digital content to share:

Discovery Education Earth Day Channel

BrainPOP Earth Day Coding Projects

Earth Day eBook by Julie Murray on NCWiseOwl

Thursday, April 7, 2022

Technology Thursday (4/7/22): Study Island Science Challenge Results

Study Island Blue Ribbon Challenge for Science

During the month of March, students in 5th and 8th grade Science and High School Biology participated in a district-wide challenge to earn blue ribbons in Study Island. A blue ribbon is awarded when a student completes a lesson with mastery of the lesson topic or standard.

Over 16,000 Blue Ribbons were earned!

Congratulations to our individual class winners who earned the most blue ribbons during the challenge:

Ms. Rawls, Clayton High School

Ms. Faucett at Smithfield Middle and Mrs. Robbins at Four Oaks Middle

Ms. Warlick at Wilson's Mills Elementary

Thank you to everyone who participated and keep up the great learning!

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Technology Thursday (3/24/22): New Resources in Discovery Education

Check Out New Resources in Discovery Education!

Discovery Education continues to release new content every month. Here are three of our favorites to check out:

DEmystified (Science, Grades K-8): How do caterpillars become butterflies? What is sound, and how do we hear it? What causes geysers to erupt, or canyons to form, or the moon to change shape in the sky? And what in the world do trees have to do with ice cream? In this DE Original Series, join Discovery Education on our endless journey to DEmystify the wonders of our world—you might just be surprised by what you find.
Grammaropolis (ELA, Grades 3-5): Discover the wonders of grammar in this musical series for upper elementary students. Through a combination of music videos and vignettes, Grammaropolis helps students learn about abstract grammar concepts through engaging visuals and storytelling. In this metropolis, punctuation and the parts of speech are personified based on the roles they play in a sentence.
Art with Mati and Dada (Art, Grades K-5): This short video series features animated characters Mati and Dada as they meet with famous artists and architects throughout history. The videos are 7 minutes long and most have closed caption support to reinforce literacy skills.

To access Discovery Education, click on the icon in ClassLink.

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Technology Thursday: Ideas for Differentiation with Nearpod

Tips for Using Nearpod to Differentiate Student Learning

Check out this blog post from Nearpod that has some handy tips to differentiate learning for your students. JCPS has a premium subscription to Nearpod and our educators have access to thousands of pre-built activities including 3D images, virtual reality experiences, collaborative tools, and assessment activities.

One of the tips that spoke to me was the ability to use the self-paced mode of Nearpod. When a student finishes early or needs extra support, consider creating a Nearpod self-paced lesson for the student to complete at their own pace. Designing these resources at the beginning of the unit will help keep your students learning on track as they can seamlessly use the resource as needed.

Want to learn more about Nearpod? They offer free monthly live webinars on their Teacher Resource page as well as on-demand videos.

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Technology Thursday: Easy Resources for Inclement Weather or Substitutes

Tis' the Season for Winter Weather!

Here are some ideas for resources that could be quickly added to Google Classroom/Canvas or printed for easy use in the Classroom.

Printable Worksheets from Study Island (5th & 8th Grade Science, HS Biology): In Study Island, click on NC Programs, select your grade level and subject area, and then click on a topic link to view printable worksheets that can be customized.
Videos and Resources from Discovery Education (all areas, K-12): Click on the Discovery Education icon in ClassLink and browse standards. Use the filters to find videos with related materials or quizzes under the filters for details. Resources from Discovery Education can be downloaded to a student's device for viewing from home without an internet connection.
Studies Weekly (K-5 Social Studies): Click on the Studies Weekly icon in ClassLink, select your grade level, and click on the page icon under student edition to download the student edition to use with your students and add a few questions for discussion.
enVision Mathematics (K-12) and MyPerspectives (6-12): Open Savvas Realize, click on Resources > Teacher Resources, and select the "Recommended for Distance Learning" to find printable quick checks and other activities.
Into Reading (K-5): Open the Ed icon in ClassLink, click on the Discover tab, and select a unit. Many resources and activities are available as PDF files to print or share digitally.
NCWiseOwl - find resources by grade band, including ebooks for students in grades K-12.

Do you have a favorite resource? If so, share it in the comments?

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Technology Thursday: Savvas on Apple Devices and Staffing Update

Using Savvas on an Apple Device

We have had several recent requests for app support with Savvas on personal iPads and Mac Books. While students may bring in their own devices as part of an approved BYOD program, we highly recommend BYOD devices are limited to Chromebooks. This is due to the complexities of Apple software and the security hazards of Windows laptops that do not have updated operating systems and antivirus protection.

However, we do understand that this is not always possible. If you have a student on a personal Apple device, they MUST disable the automatic blocking of cross-site tracking on their device security preferences in order for Savvas to allow them to log in.

We also recommend checking the minimum system requirements for Savvas Realize. You will see a note under the table for disabling the setting to prevent cross-site tracking.

Staffing Update

As we face unprecedented times in our district, our team will be working to support the daily operation of our schools for the remainder of the month. We are excited about the opportunity to connect with some of you on a more personal level. For the remainder of the month, it will be extremely important to use our instructional app support request form versus an email to an individual team member. Depending on our daily responsibilities, we may not have a chance to respond immediately to emails but as a team, we will continue to check the form as frequently as possible. Thank you for your understanding!

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Technology Thursday: New Staff/Student Reminders and LETRS Update

Reminder - New Staff and Students

'Tis the season for new staff and student enrollments. Please be aware that a staff member or student must be added first in PowerSchool before their account can sync with ClassLink and corresponding instructional application access can populate. This process normally takes 48 hours to complete after they were added to PowerSchool. If on the third school day after being added to PowerSchool, they are not able to access instructional apps such as Lexia, DreamBox, or Savvas, please complete our instructional app support request form for assistance.

A frequent reason for staff or student access issues is the lack of an email address in PowerSchool. If you have PowerSchool access, you can check their profile in PowerSchool to see if they have an email address listed.

Finally, please note that the instructional app support request form is for instructional apps only. For assistance with non-instructional apps such as Safe Schools or AESOP, please refer to the "Who to Call" list in ClassLink to direct your request for assistance.

Thank you for your support!

LETRS Update

Our elementary and preschool teachers across the district have begun their online LETRS course in the science of reading. As tech contacts, you may encounter requests for assistance with LETRS. We have a Google Form to assist with the following situations:

New JCPS staff members
JCPS staff members who are transferring into a role that requires LETRS training at a different school
Name/email/school site/or program changes for staff as changes occur such as a name change or transfer into a different program area (such as a teacher becoming a curriculum coach or a kindergarten teacher moving to pre-k).
Removal of staff members from the LETRS training (such as a teacher leaving JCPS or transferring to a non-LETRS required position).

Please feel free to share the link to the form with any staff member who has a need based on the scenarios described above. Responses from the form must be formatted into a file and sent to the LETRS vendor for processing. Responses are sent on Mondays and Thursdays to the vendor for processing. Please note that this is a multi-step process and it might take a few days for access to be granted or updated.

LETRS training will take two years to complete so we will have a process to handle change requests for quite some time.

If you need more information, here is a list of the team helping with LETRS:

Makenzie Yarborough is our team lead and contact for program questions or specifics.
Stephanie Haumont can help with questions about checking out materials for LETRS in Destiny.
Pam Batchelor is managing the change request process.

Thank you for your help!

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Technology Thursday - Celebrating #HourOfCode

Celebrating #HourOfCode during Computer Science Education Week

A big thank you to all the schools that celebrated #CSEdWeek and #HourOfCode last week. The resources from Code.org are available 24/7 and anytime is a great time to include coding in your classroom. Consider building a playlist or choice board of coding activities to have ready in case of inclement winter weather.

Did you know?

When students practice coding they are utilizing critical thinking skills to help them design their own learning experience and figure out the answer to complex problems.

Coding helps students practice problem-solving skills that they will need to be successful students and citizens.

Check out the grade band indicators for our North Carolina Digital Learning Standards for Students and see how incorporating coding can help your students be empowered learners today, tomorrow, and for their lifetime!

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Technology Thursday: Celebrating Hour of Code and CSE Week!

Celebrating Computer Science Education Week!

Let's see all the amazing things your students are doing to celebrate #CSEdWeek!

Share your social media posts with the hashtags #HourofCode and #CSEdWeek. We will be looking for them for a special holiday blog post next week. You can tag @pambatchelor01 and @jcpsdlt on Twitter.

If you prefer to email pictures/video to digitallearning@johnston.k12.nc.us that works as well!

We can't wait to share and celebrate!

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Technology Thursday: Upcoming Virtual Field Trips on Discovery Education

Virtual Field Trips on Discovery Education

Living with Polar Bears Virtual Field Trip

Premiers November 2nd at 1pm ET

We’ve teamed up with Polar Bears International once again to bring students to the Canadian tundra on the latest Virtual Field Trip. Invite students to learn about these wondrous creatures and how living among them presents challenges and opportunities.

Register Now

Voices of U.S. - Why We Serve Virtual Field Trip

Premieres November 10th at 1pm ET

Invite students to explore the importance of service in honor of Veterans Day! This Virtual Field Trip features personal stories from U.S. military veterans and civic leaders, visits historic locations, and inspires students to reflect on service and how it can impact their communities.

Register Now

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Technology Thursday 9/23/21

Happy Thursday!

This week we have several updates to share with you!

Looking for Digital Learning Competency Credits?

Join us for our 21-22 Instructional Technology and Media Professional Learning Sessions! We will be offering 40 one-hour sessions over the course of the school year to help teachers and staff maximize the use of district-provided instructional applications and school library resources.

The first sessions start next week! Please share with your staff!

Savvas Google Classroom Resources

We have heard from many of you that you are helping teachers troubleshoot issues with Savvas Realize and Google Classroom. Savvas has a wonderful help site specifically for Google Classroom that has tutorial videos and step-by-step guides. Definitely bookmark this resource!

HMH Into Reading: Where is my program?

In order for students to access any of the online materials for Into Reading, the teacher must assign a program to their class. This help guide explains how to assign or change the program for a class in HMH Into Reading.

Thank you for all that you do and we hope to see you at some of the upcoming professional learning sessions!

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Technology Thursday 9/8/21

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend! We have two quick updates for you this week.

First, MusicPlay Online has been purchased for all K-5 music teachers in the district. An email was sent to all elementary music teachers on Wednesday, September 8th with instructions for accessing their license. Since this app is just for teachers, the app is available in the staff library for them to add to their own ClassLink page if they wish for easy access.

Second, we are continuing to troubleshoot sporadic access issues with Lexia. This is primarily with high school EC and OCS courses not showing up. Thank you for your patience as we work to add additional course codes to the nightly sync with Lexia.

Lastly, we are working on a schedule for virtual training opportunities for all staff, as well as sessions specifically for our Technology and Media contacts. If there is a topic you would like to learn more about this year, please email us at digitallearning@johnston.k12.nc.us

Have a wonderful week!

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Technology Thursday - 9/2/21

Technology Thursday Tips:

Savvas Chromebook Issue:
There was a firewall issue with the Savvas Realize platform that was causing intermittent issues with a white screen appearing for students when they clicked on the Realize platform link in EasyBridge or attempted to load assignments. MCNC has adjusted our firewall settings and this issue should be resolved.

Google Classroom Archived Classes:
Classes created on or before January 1, 2021, have been archived.
It is best practice to create a new Google Classroom for each school year.
Educators can still access their archived classes by going to Google Classroom and clicking the three lines icon on the left side of the page and selecting "Archived Classes":

All files and assignments are also kept in the Google Classroom folder on each educator's Google Drive.

Educators who use Relay Classroom should remove all students from linked Google Classrooms at the end of the year or semester. This will prevent issues with restrictions on student accounts from prior classes.

BOY Technology/Media Meeting Agenda:
Thank you to all who attended one of our BOY meetings on Tuesday, August 31st. You can access the agenda at: bit.ly/MediaTechBOY21Agenda

If you need access to the meeting recording, please email Christa Leverette or Stephanie Haumont.

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