Tuesday Tips, October 25, 2021

 TECH TIP:  Great Wall of China Interactive 

Google Arts and Culture is a great resource for interactives, games and amazing visuals for world museums, historical events, people and major landmarks.  The newest installation is about the Great Wall of China, and has a great 360 "street view" tour of the Wall.  If you've ever dreamed of going there, now is your chance!

BOOK TIP:  New York Times Best Book of the Last 125 Years

  The New York Times Book Review is turning 125.  They want your opinion on what the best book of the last 125 years is.  Fill out this survey with your vote for the best book.  

Tuesday Tips October 18, 2021

 TECH TIP:  Setting Up Your Google Meet or Zoom Link

For Parents Conferences, you can select which format you would like to use:  Google Meet or Zoom.  On Wednesday, during the afternoon PD, Tom and I will be going over how to use youcanbookme.com to set up your ten minute slots.  

Prior to that, you will need to have set up your Google Meet or Zoom link.  This video will show you how to do that:

Creating Google Meet or Zoom Link in Calendar Author: Kara Staunton-Shron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mywmh3bUa2Q

BOOK TIP:  Graphic Novel Section

  The graphic novel section has moved to right as you walk into the library from the H wing side.  The collection has expanded and these are the most circulated items in the library right now! There are some great ways to use these in classes as well.   Students could read ones or make their own for a project.  

Tuesday Tips, October 12, 2021

 TECH TIP: Turnitin: Plagiarism Detector and Feedback Studio

  A reminder that you all have access to Turnitin for your classes.  Turnitin is a plagiarism detector and it also has a full suite of tools called Feedback Studio, which gives students suggestions on grammatical errors.  

These tools together can be a great part of the revision process.  Turnitin can be fully integrated with a Canvas assignment or as a separate individual assignment.  See me with help in setting up assignments through Turnitin.

BOOK TIP:  A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

  It seems like this would be a good book for my Halloween display, but it is an incredibly powerful book of loss, love and grief.  A student who I recently gave this book to told me it was the best book she'd ever read as it really resonated with her.  Conor's mother is sick, and ever since she began treatments, he has the same dream every night.  It is, though, in this dream, with this monster, that Conor is able to come to grips with what is happening in his life.  Be sure to have tissues handy. 

Tuesday Tips, October 4, 2021

 TECH TIP:  Syncing Grades to Powerschool from Canvas

This is a reminder about how to sync any grades you have in Canvas to Powerschool.  There are a few steps to this, so follow the directions in the following documents (all of which include video tutorials as well).

Step 1:  Bring over grade categories from Powerschool 

Step 2:  Syncing grades to Powerschool from Canvas

Step 3:  Any grade sync issues?  Check for these possible issues

BOOK TIP:  The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

 One of my favorite books of the summer!  Jacob Finch Bonner is "one hit wonder" of a novelist, relegated to teaching creative writing at a community college.  In this class, a student shares an incredible plot for a novel, one guaranteed to be a success.  Years later, when Jacob finds out that student has died, he writes the novel based on that plot.  One day, Jacob gets a note that says, "You thief".   And how far will Jacob go to protest his story?  A great, fast paced read.