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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wmqa7KVOZDjVKCZkidzbimSvpMoxaktcg7cYPiABLni2AKIoUEZw0h-R0nqO-TiKaqrlXSnOLhyphenhyphenHf1A2RKt5HYK_mQoZFG8WHi7-qU-MmIZLlzlyHxsluTgcXhUNcgsDpPHNEAMTB74/s1600/update.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wmqa7KVOZDjVKCZkidzbimSvpMoxaktcg7cYPiABLni2AKIoUEZw0h-R0nqO-TiKaqrlXSnOLhyphenhyphenHf1A2RKt5HYK_mQoZFG8WHi7-qU-MmIZLlzlyHxsluTgcXhUNcgsDpPHNEAMTB74/s1600/update.jpg" /></a></div> <h1 style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 12.06px 0px 8px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span></h1> <h1 style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 12.06px 0px 8px; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Reminder: Maintenance Set for this Weekend</span></h1> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHlUY0JL1PER4OIS6ycdegLG3IOMCeDujsw16MGQQdBSDkUfBrUzbG7B4F1gwrh4Tw1Ujm9nstxRkIjnNEIa2XMI8jc0sUJE6-hpWZVeCS3ImDFcDDDP1M7YeGiqVz3Yr9NB1i9L-nVo/s1600/schoolnet.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="778" height="38" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHlUY0JL1PER4OIS6ycdegLG3IOMCeDujsw16MGQQdBSDkUfBrUzbG7B4F1gwrh4Tw1Ujm9nstxRkIjnNEIa2XMI8jc0sUJE6-hpWZVeCS3ImDFcDDDP1M7YeGiqVz3Yr9NB1i9L-nVo/s200/schoolnet.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8Ifj7sHFmWuB5jxbGPjN7RZZiEv6iQizDIy7dViaWNbu-Kp4on714jTkkkbnLfKxRDydNdNKRhjKK9ym5TepJvk2cXNnEy4d_1adIuPWpTkQn94Q27Pet6zjx50kppRi2_3fvxH4_OA/s1600/powerschool-logo-black.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="1037" height="38" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8Ifj7sHFmWuB5jxbGPjN7RZZiEv6iQizDIy7dViaWNbu-Kp4on714jTkkkbnLfKxRDydNdNKRhjKK9ym5TepJvk2cXNnEy4d_1adIuPWpTkQn94Q27Pet6zjx50kppRi2_3fvxH4_OA/s200/powerschool-logo-black.png" width="200" /></a></div> <div> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 51px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The next Home Base maintenance weekend is scheduled for tomorrow, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1951906171" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Feb. 9</span></span>, through <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1951906172" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday, Feb. 11</span></span>. <b>PowerSchool </b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Schoolnet</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">are both scheduled for maintenance.</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">During this maintenance period, <b>Schoolnet</b> will be upgraded to version 19.1.  This upgrade will feature:</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Assessments</span></b></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">o   Test Restrictions</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">o   Submit a Pending Online Test for a Student</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">o   Continued Support for Canvas LMS Integration</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">o   Enhancements to Item Search and Search Results</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">o   MathML</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">o   TestNav</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">           -Texas Instrument Calculators (Graphing Calculator)</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">           -Answer Key Only Tests</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">School & District Data</span></b></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">o   Benchmark Dashboard</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">o   Test Report Summary</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">o   Tabbed Layout</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">o   Analysis Spreadsheet</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <br /></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 51px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">A portion of the Certica Item Bank, specifically multiple choice and open response items with MathML formats, will be updated in Schoolnet as well.  Although Schoolnet may be accessible during certain periods of the weekend, Pearson, the vendor, requests users to refrain from using the application.</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 17px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <br /></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 51px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Home Base will be brought down <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1951906173" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Friday</span></span> at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1951906174" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5 p.m.</span></span> and returned to service no later than <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1951906175" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Monday, Feb. 12, at 6 a.m.</span></span> Once maintenance is completed, a message will be sent to notify users that the system is up and available for use. If there is a delay in bringing up the applications, users will be notified.</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; color: #072e5f; height: 51px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_6KP9heiUTw_58SGjblbFPrUNNA6rxnUU2WpBNK1_wQa5jk3wcsGb7dUkey3QW48IFc2KifY86c1q4C_UPupaEnJ3wzoQ04RSsniJbqKS248gzIzRbi54g30316A3o0Yak45g_v5se0/s1600/office.jpg" 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/AVvXsEhr_6KP9heiUTw_58SGjblbFPrUNNA6rxnUU2WpBNK1_wQa5jk3wcsGb7dUkey3QW48IFc2KifY86c1q4C_UPupaEnJ3wzoQ04RSsniJbqKS248gzIzRbi54g30316A3o0Yak45g_v5se0/s320/office.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; height: 51px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="color: #072e5f; font-family: inherit;">All newly imaged machines will be upgraded to Office 2016. We don't </span><span style="color: #072e5f;">foresee</span><span style="color: #072e5f; font-family: inherit;"> any issues with this upgrade. However, if you run into any problems with compatibility or other issues please let us know.  Note: This will not impact CTE Microsoft classes.</span></div> <div align="left" class="m_979160608065116034gd_p" style="background-color: white; height: 51px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px; width: 558px;"> <span style="color: #072e5f; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>

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Reminder: Maintenance Set for this Weekend   The next Home Base maintenance weekend is scheduled for tomorrow,  Feb. 9 , through ...

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Media Monday: 2016 Reading Challenge Ideas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Kph778F6WPtTkAh4Dd8_nYPKj616PVn4HdYzSeOzU1t67d4ETJPHT-RBdsrbIL5VpMHKPsIw_2kKfVqRKuel4HKx0ONB8T8zw5RoPANcp43KyhsCjoVby-MfqUu1mCH0aOKYVkvNlQ/s1600/media.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Kph778F6WPtTkAh4Dd8_nYPKj616PVn4HdYzSeOzU1t67d4ETJPHT-RBdsrbIL5VpMHKPsIw_2kKfVqRKuel4HKx0ONB8T8zw5RoPANcp43KyhsCjoVby-MfqUu1mCH0aOKYVkvNlQ/s320/media.gif" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> 2016 is a new year and with it comes new goals and challenges!  I have seen many versions of Book Challenges and thought you might like to try one at your school either with your staff to encourage reading and book discussions among your teachers or with your students.  Here are a few that I found to get you started....anyone want to challenge the Media PLC groups?<div> <br /></div> <div> This is one that has point values and could be used for a drawing at the end of the year:  <a href="http://orangeowldiaries.com/2016/01/06/2016-reading-challenge/">http://orangeowldiaries.com/2016/01/06/2016-reading-challenge/</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Here is one that uses the Alphabet:<a href="http://rebeccahgiltrow.blogspot.com/2015/10/bookashelf-2016-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank"> http://rebeccahgiltrow.blogspot.com/2015/10/bookashelf-2016-reading-challenge.html</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Here is a link to a variety of challenges by genre:<a href="http://www.belleslibrary.com/2015/12/2016-reading-challenges.html" target="_blank"> http://www.belleslibrary.com/2015/12/2016-reading-challenges.html</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Here is one I found on Facebook on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WeAreTeachersReading" target="_blank">WeAreTeachers Reading</a> page: </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZKlI_Yzlh8i2kgoZNbvjU_nYHM0mHvOM7UAyaxB4bTQfgyLq570qZwHTmsT6yW0pLC-zVrH_MBRBb1mHhGIOur5eQpSrNE9KpaBZcdYkhIPJIseqcsF38x0IEWLL1LvIRwmIiZ5mC6Q/s1600/MMD-2016-Reading-Challenge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZKlI_Yzlh8i2kgoZNbvjU_nYHM0mHvOM7UAyaxB4bTQfgyLq570qZwHTmsT6yW0pLC-zVrH_MBRBb1mHhGIOur5eQpSrNE9KpaBZcdYkhIPJIseqcsF38x0IEWLL1LvIRwmIiZ5mC6Q/s400/MMD-2016-Reading-Challenge.jpg" width="308" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Read on Friends!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div>

Media Monday: 2016 Reading Challenge Ideas

2016 is a new year and with it comes new goals and challenges!  I have seen many versions of Book Challenges and thought you might like ...

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