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For your reference:

How to Videos for your CBs and PB

Here's a few guides to assist you with using the Chromebooks:

Looking for ways to use your Promethean Board? Below are a few videos with some helpful tips on how to use the PB with your students. Please let me know if you would like hands on assistance!

How to Login, Change Input, Switch Users, On-Screen Keyboard, and moving Promethean board, Windows 10 Handout: https://goo.gl/oe9gmX

Start Menu, Power Option, User Options, Adding tiles, Removing Tiles, Resizing Tiles, Tablet Mode Handout: https://goo.gl/nBGG7d

On- Screen Keyboard, Moving Windows, Shake Method, Split Screen, Windows Store Handout: https://goo.gl/Rbm4aQ

How to right click and write on the board Handout: https://goo.gl/HJMgi7

Handout: https://goo.gl/wMcfPh How to use Airserver with a Promethean Board

*NOTE: This only works on District Devices--not sure personal device on the district's public WIFI.

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GPE News Request Form

Do you have something that needs to be shared with the entire school?

Have some news just for students? Maybe something that needs to be shared with the staff? Please submit your "newsworthy" story on the form below. All news/events/updates should be submitted here by Fridays at 8 am.

Technology Updates: Week of October 16th

Please watch this brief video on the Technology Updates.

Every classroom teacher needs to complete the technology survey. This is the district’s way of determining the technological needs of the staff and students. The due date to complete the survey is Thursday, October 26th. Click the BrightBytes Slide to access the survey.

To help us all find the solution to the printer issues with our Xerox machine, please complete the form to submit your IPv4 address to Mrs. Glass. This should take no more than 3 minutes to collect. Below is the video to assist with locating your IPv4 address. 

        CLICK HERE to SUBMIT your Address

Click here to submit your news story for next week's broadcast.

Thank you to the following GPE Staff who attended, presented and even participated in all the fun of this year’s TCCA at Davis HS: Mrs. Jones, Ms. Dettwiler, Ms.Oltman, Dr. Jimenez, Mrs. Benitez, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Morris, Ms. Bailey, Ms. Boudreaux, Ms.Monroy, Ms. Coffey, and Mr. Moncada!

If you attended TCCA, please take a photo of your certificate and share it with Glass via email or Drive. Thanks!

As always, if you have any questions, concerns or have a tech request, please don't email--submit it HERE!

Week at a Glance: Week of Oct. 16th-20th

                                                       OCTOBER

“BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH”

Don't forget to check your timecard by going to this website:  http://10.1.2.51/clock.in/    Don't forget...yellow forms, if absent last week, are due to Ms. Dailey by Tuesday morning.  (Log-in is ID badge # and last 4 digits of SS#)  If there are any mistakes, e-mail Ms. Dailey and cc: Ms. Schuler, so corrections can be made.

Week of - October 16th                  Week 8 of 36

Oct. 16th	Oct. 17th	Oct. 18th	Oct. 19th	Oct.20th
Data Meetings during conference times (Team Leader Room) BE PREPARED!!	Parent Workshop “Attendance” 8:30 - 9:30 AM Fall PAC Parent Workshop 9:30 -10:00 AM	Fall Open House 5:00 - 6:30 PM Fall PAC Meeting 4:30 - 5:30 PM		Report Cards Go Home SNAPP Social

PLEASE AT ANCILLARY SCHEDULES FOR ANY CHANGES

October 11th -20th

ATTENDANCE MUST BE TAKEN EACH DAY AT 9:30 AM (send folder to front office)

All Anchor Charts need to be organized by subject and neatly arranged.   Please make sure charts are relevant to the unit of study.

Upcoming Events     Oct. 21st             TCRWP Mini Conference   (Jones Elementary)    Oct. 24th             Individual Picture Day    Oct. 28th             RTI Conference (MOC)    Oct. 30th             Math Writing Prompt (2nd/3rd/4th)    Nov. 8th              Progress Reports Go Home    Nov. 14th            Written Communication Assessment (3rd/4th)    Nov. 15th            Reading Assessments (3rd/4th)    Nov. 16th            Math Exam (1st/2nd)    Nov. 20th-24th   Thanksgiving Holidays

Lesson plans must … …be in Eduphoria by 7:15 AM Monday …include authentic hands on activities. …all bulletin boards must be up and relevant to instruction. ….classroom libraries must be organized by topic, category and interest            WISE thought……

Faculty & Staff Birthdays Please click on this calendar to add your birthday for this school year! We would love to celebrate YOU!

RtI Updates

Just a Few Reminders...

• I will begin pulling Tier 3 students this week in addition to holding EIT Meetings for those teachers who've emailed me with their concerns. This means that my schedule will be very tight, so I ask that you please be flexible with me. I'll make adjustments as needed. 

• Please turn in your RtI Referral Forms before the date of your scheduled EIT Meeting. You can print out the completed form(s) and place it in my box OR submit it via email.

• If you haven't already, please pull your intervention groups this week and log those students onto the Google Face-to-Face Log. The Face-to-Face Log can be found on the aldineisd.org bookmarks tab located on your favorites toolbar.  I would like to thank the following teachers who've already started that process: C. Sharle, J. Boudreaux, M. Duque, T. Ford, J. Rawls, and R. Becerra

Coming Soon...

• My Program Director is compiling a list of Computer Based Interventions for Reading and Math. These programs are supplemental and will NOT replace small group and/or one-to-one instruction

• It's not too late to sign-up for the RtI Conference on Saturday October 21st at the MOC from 8:00AM to 3:30PM just click on the link below. Hope to see ALL of you there!

Click here to register for the RtI Conference

It's officially #TCCA17 time!!!!

@GreensptElem 2017 TCCA Challenge!

Thanks for attending Aldine’s Annual Technology and Curriculum Conference of Aldine (aka TCCA)! Your iTech truly appreciates your decision to learn, explore and grow in the world of technology.

Things to help you prepare for TCCA:

• comfy shoes              
• Fully charged digital device or two                 

(ipads/tablets, your chromebook and smartphones preferred)

• A portable battery (there will be some charging stations)                                                                     
• Preload the following apps:         
• TCCA App
• (Google Drive (all apps),
• Twitter, Google Hangouts, Instagram
• AND NEW: the Goosechase APP!!!

In order for you to get credit for each challenge, you must include the following:

• in your Twitter postings #TCCA17 or #TCCAQuest and @GreensptElem and/or @SVicGlass

Guys, this year is different for so MANY reasons but one this is...this cool app called Goosechase!  Before the entire knee situation I purchased goodies for the TOP 10 educators at Greenspoint who find me at TCCA.

The top winner of this scavenger hunt wins double the prizes--from TCCA and me as well! So here’s how YOU can earn goodies!!!

Participants can join the game by following these steps (NOTE: I’m forwarding you ALL the directions for this immediately after posting this blog post!

1. Download the GooseChase iPhone or Android app.
2. Register for an account.
3. Search for the "TCCA 2017 Scavenger Hunt" game from the games page in the app.
4. The password is TCCAQUEST
5. Join the game & start playing!

This scavenger hunt is time sensitive and will end on Sunday at 6pm. It cuts itself off--not me!  

HINT: The prizes are various forms of Technology!!!!

You can help others and get others to help you!  It will be a VERY busy event but if you need Mrs. Glass, REMIND Me! Seriously, I’m the Presenters’ Chair for the event and the main form of communication is REMIND (use Greenspoint Remind group) and Twitter!!!!  

I know it’s crazy that I’m going to TCCA--but I have worked crazy hard on this for the past 365 days and will be there (very still and hidden) supporting you all and the presenters!

Shaina Glass, ITS