Notes from the Tech Coach November 2022

 

Contact Lancy All contact info is always listed on my email signature!	Phone:  cell (607) 662-3430 or office (607) 749-7246 ext. 5015
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	Current list of approved apps (always available on my email signature, as well!)

Tech Tip  of the Month!

Tip:  Change Notifications from Google Classroom Students from grades 3 all the way up to grade 12 have access to their HomerPride email.  They are allowed to send and receive emails within our domain (@homercentral.org and @homerpride.org) only. This seems like a great way to contact students but many of them complain that their inbox is inundated with notifications from Google Classroom and they don’t know how to stop it.  I’ve also had staff tell me they don’t know how to change the notification preferences.  Well, I’m here to help!   To begin, this is the entire support article that goes through how to do this from your computer, android phone, or iPhone/iPad.  If you just want the gist, follow along with me here!

Blog of the month Things Lancy reads for fun!	Fun Pre-Made Activities Grouped by building, but many of these can be used across grade levels!
Looking for some inspiration?  Check out what I’m reading this month!   Teaching ‘Digital Native’ College Students Who Understand TikTok — But Not Microsoft Excel By Lilah Burke via EdSurge  Quote from the article, “Though today’s young people have gained a reputation as ‘digital natives,’ that doesn’t always translate to having the digital skills that are needed to succeed in college.”   This article was written with a focus on higher education, but since we pride ourselves on making students “College and Career Ready,” I think this piece can speak to all of us.  It gives us something to think about when we assume all students know how to use technology (spoiler alert:  They don’t!).	Elementary - Intermediate
	*Native American Heritage Month (November) (Ms. M FB) *Veterans Day (Ms. M FB)- Books on Veterans Day! *Turkeys Library (Ms. M FB) - Books all focused on Turkeys *Thanksgiving Digital Pixel Art Addition Mystery Picture Reveal *The Thank You Book by Mo Willems (Seesaw Activity) *Thankful Nouns (Seesaw Activity) *Would You Rather: Thanksgiving Edition
	Junior High - High School
	*airbnb listing template- have students create an Airbnb listing for a place you’re studying.  What a fun way to make connections to places in the world! *Paint Chip Vocabulary Template- a fun take on expanding your vocabulary words! *Freedom From Want Hyperdoc- great pre-made activity all about what it means “freedom from want” and how we can apply it to our own lives.
All levels 🦃November Theme Days - a full slideshow for every theme day in November!  Each day is special (did you know, November 8th is International Tongue Twister Day??) and this presentation has a slide you can show based on the theme day. Google Experiments From Google Arts & Culture, these different experiments encourage creativity, test your knowledge, and let you play with music and sound!  Here are just a few of my favorites: Blob Opera - Create your own opera songs by dragging the blobs or go on tour with the Blob Opera and listen to them play different songs from around the world. In Rhythm with Nature - Greate meditative sounds and visuals of the botanical world What came first? - Quiz your knowledge on what came first in the world!  This includes people, events, and even architecture. Fine Art Coloring Book - Use digital colors to fill in beautiful fine art photos and pictures.