Tech this out!

• This Summer/this fall tech plans-- if you are planning summer suggestions and fall intentions, you will want to know!
• Cyber Safety Summer lessons-- digital citizenship time is here again!
• KnowBe4 email security-- just a quick check in on some new learning
• Liz on the Loose/Lunch with Liz details-- it has been fun to be out, chatting and learning again! What's on deck this week?

And the rest is flashback news worth checking out!

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STUDENT STUFF--- yes, all student devices and chargers and hotspots are being collected. Thank you for all your efforts to get this done in an organized way. It will pay off when devices are checked out in the fall. A LOT of work will go into getting them ready.

It is a good practice to make sure students sign out of accounts and apps before turning them in. But devices will be wiped in preparation for the fall.

** Do you have 8th graders who want to save their drive files? Share this PDF with them.

TEACHER STUFF--- if you are staying where you are, cool. If you are someone who is moving rooms/schools/retiring etc.... this is for you. Your principal will give you more specific instructions based on what has been shared with them, but two really important things stay put: CLASSROOM PHONES AND PRINTERS DO NOT MOVE. It doesn't matter how much you love them, they stay where they are. Seriously. Trust me. Leave the phone and printer where it is. Thank you.

What will students have access to this summer?

Quick answer--- I can't think of anything that is available in the school year that won't continue into July. Except devices. They are turning devices and hotspots in. So, don't assume access. But accounts and sites? Those will all be good through July.

At some point in August, we need to pause access to allow for new year preparations. But let's be real... the student who is still working in August isn't probably the same one who needs the intervention. :) Everyone deserves a few weeks off.

There is no question the past 15 months have caused a --- let's say --- an accelerated pace of technology integration and river of resource availability (I'm talking about companies that have said hey, teachers, use our stuff for free!)

So, here is what I know for next year---

DEVICES-- we are sticking with TK-2 iPads and 3-8 Chromebooks. All grades will be 1:1 and devices will be checked out to students, not assigned to teachers in carts. All grades will be able to send devices home. Hot spots will be checked out as needed.

APPS/SITES-- there is certainly more to come here, but in addition to technology that supports adopted curriculum, I am trying really hard to create an updated list of what you will have access to. We are being intentional about a couple things---

(1) it has to have an appropriate/legal privacy policy

(2) things ed services and the tech department can support through training and account access.

Here is a short (non-exhaustive) list of things you can count on:

Clever, Google, Seesaw, Classroom, Learning A-Z, Sora digital library, Happy Numbers and Khan Academy, Newsela, Nearpod, Talking Points, Accelerated Reader, and all adopted curriculum.

I am working to update the webpage in the Technology Department section that will help clarify. I hope this information is helpful.

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Woah friends, in all the delights and wonders 2020-21 brought, we neglected our traditional Digital Citizenship Launch in September. So, we need to fix that! We have an adjusted plan for this year.

STEP 1--- Liz shares the Nearpod lessons and resources in the tech news letter (check!)

STEP 2--- An email is sent to every student by grade level sharing the join code so parents can walk through the lesson (in English OR IN SPANISH) with their child.

STEP 3-- students hear about digital citizenship from their teacher or their family and learn something new!

So, let me wrap up step 1---

On the digital citizenship page (click the button below) there are:

1. self paced codes for each grade level in english and in spanish and
2. videos to show how to use Nearpod on iPad or Chromebook (thank you Jennifer Tapia for creating to awesome Spanish videos) Look on the top left of the webpage. Links will also be included in the student email.

Nearpod has the Common Sense Media lessons all ready to go. You can

1. add this to your asynchronous assignment this week, or
2. go through the lesson with your students

Handle this in whatever way makes sense to your students and situation. Older students may check their email, younger students may not, so please share the info with them.

All I ask is that on that screen where students put their name, please have them put their first and last name in the first section and their school/HME at Home in the second section so we have the required documentation. T videos show this-- please watch one. They should also participate in each activity slide and enter responses.

Note: students don't sign into Nearpod, but when the lesson starts, it asks for their name (The videos explain this, please watch if you aren't sure)

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Our final 2020-21 module is here, then we will take the summer off and pick up again in September. Thanks for being vigilant!

If you haven't signed in to complete your learning, go for it! You can always sign into knowbe4.com (there is an orange Account Login button in the top right) with your work email and password you created. That will take you to your dashboard and you can make sure everything is completed. Need to see the video to show you what it looks like? Here you go!

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I've enjoyed going out to schools and thank you to all of you who have stopped by to say hi! It's nice to feel a little normal again!

Here's the plan for the rest of this week:

Tues 6/8 @Haycox 12:30 in the quad

Wed 6/9 @Williams 12:30 in the reading garden

Thurs 6/10 @Parkview 12:15 in the quad

Look at the appointment calendar, there are site appointments and virtual. I'd love to chat with you!

Our first Friday, I got together with any teacher who wanted to drop in and we talked about a few Google Chrome tips to help us work efficiently. My favorite idea helps if you project your screen and want to limit distractions by hiding some tabs. The answer is to group them.

This past Friday, we talked about GMail and GCalendar. Thanks to those who dropped in and learned some quick tips. Then, we talked a little about Jamboard and how to make background templates. C

This Friday, the last Lunch with Liz, we will be talking specifically about how to organize your Google Drive. I get this question quite often. Or maybe it is more like a confession that your drive is a mess. It's fine. I have a few tips to help you, and that you can share with students, too. I hope you will drop in if this interests you. And watch for the slides after the meeting.

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... you might be SUPER excited about an update we should see before the end of the school year.

That is an actual screenshot of what the new Meet will look like.

I don't want you to be caught off guard one day; I want you to feel like we won the lottery! You can read more about the changes they are making based on user feedback on this Google Blogpost, but the basic idea is that the look will be more efficient with adjustments to video feeds, the presenting view, and the bottom bar. It looks super awesome!

Just as I was getting ready to look for a new eduprotocol, I got a magical email from SlidesMania, one of my favorite sharing sites!

And she has two new templates that look like they might be just what your day needs! One for creating awards, and another with a beach feel. EVERY DAY in June you should do something with this template.

Just to keep the eduprotocol flavor, I dare you to use the summer theme for thin slides and let students create a slide responding to the word ADVENTURE. Or whatever-- choose your prompt. Maybe a Brain Pop video about beach safety. Is there one? There totally is!

Slides templates are a good way to infuse some fun into learning. That beach one even has a morning meeting slide. Try starting your day with a focusing thought and some "here's what we are learning today" bullet points. Why not? I bet a lot of you already do.

That means, day 1, a student's account won't work. Day 2 will be the first day it will be activated.

If an account doesn't work on Day 2, put in a tech support ticket.

TK-2--- go to the wrench menu in Seesaw and remove past students. If you are H@H and have a custom class set up, put in a ticket. Otherwise, I think you can do it yourself.

3-8--- go to the people tab of your Google Classroom and click the 3 dots by their name to remove past students.

Have your students restart their devices once a week or so for best performance.

Me? I might say on Friday "Let's give our devices the weekend off. Shut them all the way down. We will start them up again on Monday, but everyone/thing deserves a break after a week of hard work!"

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If you get an annoying email feel free to click the SPAM button in gmail.

It might even be something you want--- I send all my Lakeshore emails to spam because I don't need to see them all the time. But if I'm in Lakeshore--- I go to my spam folder and search Lakeshore to see if there is a coupon I want.

Know why that works? The spam button sends it to the spam folder and deletes it when it is 30 days old. It's not like I need to know the sale from 2019 or something...

But if you get an email that you think is phishing (you should be learning the red flags in the KnowBe4 modules) then click the Phish Alert Button. Professional programs will scan it, and our tech department will check it out, too. If you aren't sure? Click that hook and it will be removed from your inbox and reported to us automatically! If it is clean, it will get sent back to you.

If your phish hook doesn't seem to be there or work correctly, put in a tech ticket and tell us what is wrong.

Know what? Just like how Trix are for kids...

COAST is for learning!

It's there for you, anytime!

Securly, Google Classroom, curated pedagogy resources... check it out!

There's a game for teachers and a game for paraprofessionals.

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Hueneme people are some of the best people I know! We are family, that's the Hueneme Way!

Email: lhoppe@hueneme.org
Website: www.hueneme.org
Location: The Hueneme Tech Lab
Phone: 805-488-3588 9832
Twitter: @hoppeteacher

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