A New School Takes the Stand

This Week's Leader Board

The Glenmore Jets still soar this week as they remain in First Place for the second week. Lake View in Second Place needs to keep a close watch because the Santa Rita Falcons are just 10 badges behind. The Mighty Santa Rita Falcons swooped in and removed Lamar to take the third place spot on the stand. Congratulations to Mrs. Crawford, she's put Glenn in the running. 

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Glenmore SOARS Back to the Top!

This Week's Leader Board

Glenmore soared once again to take First Place on the Tech Badge Leader Board, but the Lake View Chiefs are right on their heels. Lamar stays in a solid Third Place, but continues to get closer. Looking to take their place on the stand and gaining momentum are Goliad, Santa Rita, and Bonham. Congratulations to Mrs. Gryder, she put Fort Concho in the hunt for a place on the stand. 

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New First Place

This Week's Leader Board

This Week's Tech Badge Leader Board

A New School in Third Place...

K.I.S.S.

Technology Integration

While trying to find inspiration for today's blog, I remembered a past blog that I read.

💋KISS - Keep it Simple Sunshine.🌞

While visiting classrooms this week, we saw some great learning with the use of technology - and none of it was a HUGE project. When integrating technology, it takes practice, reflection, tweak, and repeat until perfected. Just within two days, students in classrooms at four different elementary campuses:

practiced how to sign into a Chromebook 💻

created Popplets showing place value in different formats

had an online discussion in Padlet

went on a live safari 🐅

played Plickers in math class

created a slide show in google slides to review nouns

worked on a variety of assignments using Google Classroom📝

The 4 C's could be seen in all classes using technology. Students were working together to help classmates(collaboration), finding pictures and colors to give their assignment their own personal touch (creativity), solving and showing what they know other than paper and pencil (critical thinking), and talking and sharing (communication). 

Students were engaged, learning, and sharing with others. 

Still in First Place...

This Week's Tech Badge Leader board:

Getting In & Out of Chrome

Fabulous Friday To Everyone!

Beginning of school means logging into Google Chrome and getting Googley with all the fantastic tools and resources for teachers and students. Here's how to quickly and easily sign in to Chrome on a laptop, desktop, or Chromebook. 

Steps to properly sign in and out of Chrome on a laptop or desktop:

Video for Sign in.  

Video for Sign out. 

Steps to sign in on a school Chromebook: 

1. The Chromebook will automatically open to a sign-in screen. 

2. Type in username(email). Click Next.

3. Type in password. Click Next.

4. You're IN!

Steps to sign out on a school Chromebook. 

1. Click the Red Sign out Button on the task bar towards the bottom left corner of the screen. * Thank you, Mr. Zapata from technology for putting this on all Chromebooks in the district.*