PPS Instructional Technology

It has been a busy year of training and learning for me this year.  Thank you to everyone who has been infinitely patient with me this year as I figured my way around this new position.  Now that I am a full year in, I am looking for ways to improve technology training here at PPS for next year.  Soooooo, I am coming to the users.  I would really appreciate your feed-back...  Please click on the link and fill out the form to give your opinion on 5 quick questions. https://docs.google.com/a/portageps.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDgtUElpTzJ2MmswSjBTeGJtd2NSTFE6MQ THANKS!  

In order for us to create 21 st century learners, we are looking to the Internet more and more for tools, resources and project ideas.  The Internet is full of great free resources for us to use with our students.  Whenever you begin a new project, it is important to follow these steps: 1.       You need to make sure you read the PPSNet User Agreement and review it with your students. This is something you should do before beginning a technology project as a reminder to students of the expectations. Each student should have this on file already. If you have concerns, check with your office staff. Here is a copy of the agreement: http://www.portageps.org/departments/technology/acceptableuse/aup_revised_2012.pdf 2.       Before starting your project, you should contact Jessica Winstanley and/or Kelly Jensenius to help you solidify your project and/or provide tips and tricks. 3.       As wit...

Coming into this position this year, I had no idea how many wonderful ways teachers at PPS were using technology.  I knew what I was doing in my third grade classroom, but was woefully unaware of what was happening outside my four brick walls.  Needless to say, I have been VERY impressed!  This year I have seen: Skype being used to connect students to the world outside their classroom walls. Google Docs projects that encourage students to share and collaborate - Great 21st century skills! Distance learning experiences that enhance students' understanding of their content. Google sites and blogger to create reports that encourage educational discourse. Multi-media projects that work to enhance students understanding of the classroom concepts by encouraging them to not just know the information, but create something with their knowledge. Teachers creating classroom blogs and websites to enhance communication with their students and parents. Students reviewing for t...

The summer technology training sign up is now available on the PPS Tech Integration website:  http://techtraining.site.portageps.org/ Click on the link, then go to the Summer Training Tab. Here you will find all the classes offered this summer.  Feel free to register for as many as you would like! Once you find the class you want to learn more about or register for, click on the title. This will take you to the registration page.  Read about the class and then register by filling in the form on the page and clicking submit. NOTE: Please register by June 1! Any question, email me... Jessica

I have updated the Performance Series Quartile Sheets to accurately correspond with the NPR/Scaled Scores.  They are on the Performance Series Tab on the PPS Tech Training Website:  https://sites.google.com/a/portageps.org/portagetechpd/performance-series You can also click the Performance Series tab on the blog to be taken directly there.