Notes from the Tech Coach February 2021

 

Contact Lancy All contact info is always listed on my email signature!	Phone:  cell (607) 662-3430 or office (607) 749-7246 ext. 5015
	Website:  www.tinyurl.com/inTECHgration	Twitter:  @FancyLancy
	Email:  lcollins@homercentral.org	Pinterest: Mrs. Collins

ParentSquare Roll-Out!
Teacher Help: Lancy’s ParentSquare 101 (Printable) The ParentSquare “10 Commandments” for HCSD Remember, there are multiple ways to get professional development: PD on Demand(access it via EdPuzzle): Click here to sign up in MLP Click here to watch a short video on how to access this training (approximately 2 min.) “Live” Virtual Training  (click the link to sign up in MLP): February Fledglings:  Meetings from 3:00-4:00 pm on 2/3 and 2/10 with a Q & A session on 2/25 March Fledglings:  Meetings from 7:30 - 8:30 am on 3/2 and 3/9 with a Q & A on 3/16. March Hawks:  Meeting from 3:00 - 4:00 pm on 3/3 with a Q & A on 3/24. Feel free to join any Question and Answer session even if you are not signed up!  Google Meet link is always:  https://meet.google.com/ehn-kyoo-zps If you need more help, please reach out to Lancy directly.	Parent Help:  www.homercentral.org/parentsquare Remember to use the simple template when sending posts to parents. This link is attached to assist them! If parents need to update their notifications, contact information, etc, have them call the main office of their child’s school.  All information is synced directly from SchoolTool
	Students (grades 6-12) have StudentSquare:  Students download the app and are able to receive notifications.  They can message teachers without either party seeing personal cell numbers!

February Tech Tip!

Sharing YouTube videos 🟠Remember that you need to now "Approve" videos for students to watch.  To do so, please see my last post from January 15th.  If you missed it, you can click here to go directly to the post.  To use videos on EdPuzzle from YouTube, make sure they are approved first! 🟠Did you know you can share approved videos without ads and in full screen? To do so, just add a dash between the "T" and the "U" of the URL. For example, here is a video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8ju-LW5lK8&feature=youtu.be If you click the link, you'll be taken to the YouTube website where the video will play. If you add a dash between the T and U (see below) the link will take you directly to a full-screen, adless video. https://www.you-tube.com/watch?v=k8ju-LW5lK8&feature=youtu.be This works for Chromebooks AND iPads!

Remember that all of my Professional Development Options are available to take at your own pace and own choice!   Join my EdPuzzle classroom called "Homer PD on Demand." Go to www.edpuzzle.com Choose "I am a student" Login with Google Join class using the class code:  abevzer Choose whatever course(s) that you want!   When completed, I will add you to Frontline/My Learning Plan (or Lisa Miner will because she's the bomb-dot-com!). Visual learner?  Here is a step-by-step video!  https://youtu.be/4LEniN6ob60

Interested in Podcasts?  Check out my appearance on "The House of EdTech Podcast" by Christopher Nesi (https://www.chrisnesi.com/)!  There is a great conversation about "removing the fence" when it comes to technology access in education.  Here at Homer, we are at the front of the pack when it comes to getting our students technology access. But the question remains: how can we remove the fence permanently?  So many questions still exist.   The conversation begins at 26 minutes here:  https://www.chrisnesi.com/get-rid-of-the-fence-hoet172/