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Need Help? Call the Tech Coach!
For those of you who may require some assistance, guidance, or looking for suggestions while trying to implement a remote learning experience for your students, I will be in my office today from about 10-2. You can teach me at 313-827-7580. Let me know how I can help!...
Help for Teachers- Here’s What You Need to Know
In light of the current situation, please remember that all district employees have access to a plethora of help sheets through the district shared drive in Google.
Remote Learning Information
In order to efficiently communicate, we have a Remote Learning course set up in MyPD. All teachers and principals should enroll in the course.
Great News for Read Seed Teachers!
For those of you who have taken advantage of our new iLearn plug in, Read Seed, we have created a resource for you to use.
Using iLearn (Moodle) to Help Quell the “Gotcha Game” on Tests and Quizzes
Here are four ideas for unique, student-centered question types to include in your next assessment.
How to Take Running Records in Read Seed
Running records are a valuable tool for monitoring progress and identifying error patterns in student reading. Although it’s often difficult to find the time to take them on a regular basis, teachers using Read Seed in their iLearn courses have additional opportunities to engage in this important practice.
Meet the New Tech Coach Intern
Meet Ashley Apostol, Tech Coach Intern.
Saturdays with Moodle-Update
In my 23 years of teaching, nothing much surprises me. I feel like there isn't something that is done, said, or asked that I couldn't have predicted. Until now. We opened registration for our Saturdays with Moodle training series on December 19th, around 11:30 am. By...
Saturdays with Moodle Series
The Dearborn Public Schools Technology Department is excited to announce a professional development opportunity for teachers: the Saturdays with Moodle series!
Are YOU My Next TIP?
Are you looking for something more for your students? Are you interested in changing up your teaching style without a ton of extra work? Do you want someone to help you do all this?
New PBL Projects Posted!
Hi Techies! Head on over to the Dearborn PBL Project page to see some new PBL projects that were developed by the Fall 2019 PBL Cohort. Simply click on the Sample Projects tab at the top and search by grade level.
Keeping Track of Reading Progress with iLearn and Read Seed
Keeping track of your students’ reading progress can seem like a full-time job on its own, but for teachers using Read Seed with their iLearn courses there are a few shortcuts that can make things a whole lot easier…
Thanksgiving Fun for Elementary Students
Here’s a link to a fun Thanksgiving writing activity for elementary students.
Hypothesis- The Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed
Often times I am asked how teachers can have students annotate text on a webpage or PDF. And now, I have a definitive answer: Hypothesis.
What’s Going On?
See how one teacher is using Mahara portfolios to check in on her students during Daily 5 rotations.
Exciting News from the Tech Department!
The Tech Team does it again! Now students can log in to iLearn (Moodle) using Google!
A New Reading Practice and Progress Monitoring Tool for iLearn (Moodle)
We all know that progress monitoring is an essential tool for teaching. The information gathered from a running record is extremely valuable to drive our reading instruction. The problem is that it requires the one thing teachers are always short on-- time. That's...
Fun Writing Idea for Elementary Students
Here’s a fun and creative writing idea using Google Slides.
Smith 8th Graders Make Connections with Academic Vocabulary
Multimedia brings academic vocabulary to life with the Glossary module in iLearn. Learn how.
Beating Cheating in Online Assessment: The Remix
Sometimes information is so good, it needs to be shared multiple times. This article, originally written and posted by Bob Harrison in May of 2016, has been updated and remixed with some new information. Enjoy!
Standards Based Assessment
In case you haven't heard, I am back working with my own set of students on a regular basis, leaving Amy as the only full-time Tech Coach in our district. This has given me the opportunity to try out some of the things I've been supporting teachers in doing over the...
Technology for Lifelong Learning
Our Goal
The goal of instructional technology coaches is to help teachers become effective at using technology to provide the most technology-rich, positive learning environments possible. To this end, we believe effective teachers…
- Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity.
- Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments.
- Model digital age work and learning.
- Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility.
- Engage in professional growth and leadership.
from Standards for Teachers.
