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Summer Tech Academy 2016

 The 4th Annual CCSD93 Summer Tech Academy is taking place during the weeks of June 13-17 and August 1-5.  We have over 70 different classes this year, with 90% of them taught by classroom teachers! Sign up in My Learning Plan to attend part of the week or the entire week (3 credit hours for full week attendance). Some new classes being offered this year include: Math“app”matics Dubin This is a session for iPad users that want to become more familiar with math apps offered on the iPad.  We will learn and share ideas for using math apps throughout the different levels of SAMR and allow time to practice and explore the apps while we learn.  Please have the following apps downloaded and ready to use: Math Doodles, Geoboard, Number Pieces, Ten Frames and Pattern Shapes. All Levels iPad Early Childhood Teachers, K-2 Teachers Math 90 minutes Please install Math Doodles, Geoboard, Number Pieces, Ten Frames and Pattern Shapes prior to this ...

Google Classroom Updates

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! Google has gotten into the spirit and sent a special gift to all Google Classroom users:  scheduled posts!  You can now schedule a post in Google Classroom.  Follow these steps to stay super-organized in Google Classroom! 1)  Open Classroom and click the + icon 2)  Choose "Create Assignment" 3)  Enter all of your assignment information - don't forget to add any links! 4)  Click the drop-down next to "Assign" 5)  Choose "Schedule" and choose the date/time you would like the assignment to be posted to Google Classroom A big idea for this new feature:  Use the feature to create assignments ahead of time.  Sometimes we have additional time and are ready to create and post assignments.  This new feature will allow you to create a large amount of assignments and post them at specific times. Check this site for a visual walk-through of these directions and more ideas for this great feature!