Tech & PD Updates

2018-2019 Updates 
 
Jul 11, 2018                 Mandated PD & EdLeaders Network, Suicide: The Ripple Effect, Google Classroom Changes, Learn Promethean, and more 
 
2017-2018 Updates 
  
End of Year Technology Procedures 
   
May 11, 2018   Google Drive Looks Different, Google Classroom Clean-up Tips, 10 Ways to ROCK the End of the Year, Google Forms Quizzes Updates, and much more 
Apr 25, 2018   GMail Redesign, Applied Digital Skills, Physical Fitness Assessment, PD Scholarships, and more   
Apr 08, 2018   Tech Survey Results, Half-Day SIP Activities, Curriculum Work vs. Training, Applied Digital Skills, Physical Fitness Assessment, and more 
Mar 16, 2018   PD Scholarships, Tech Survey, Curriculum Work vs. Training, Tech & Learning Podcast, and more  
Feb 25, 2018  Is it Curriculum Work or Training? Google Drive is NOT Going Away, Book Study Invitations, and more 
Jan 25, 2018  Google Expeditions, PARCC Resources, PD Updates, PARCC Instructions, WITcon18, and more 
Nov 11, 2017  Media Literacy Resources, Differentiation Resources, Book Creator for Chrome & Chromebooks,  and more
Aug 20, 2017                                              Converting SMART to Promethean, Setting Up Google Classroom,  How to Administer Scantron Benchmark Assessments, Mentor & New Teacher Documents, and more 


2016-2017 Updates  

 End of Year Technology Procedures 
   
Apr 28, 2017  04/28/2017: May PD, Blackout Poetry, Google Keep, Cleaning Chromebooks, TEDed Lessons, Making a Slideshow, Google Takeout, Renew your P.E.L., #WITcon17, and more!  
 
Mar 28, 2017  03/28/3017: Using Classroom from Home, Creating Strong Passwords, Update Chromebooks, National Poetry Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, Renew Your P.E.L., and more!
   
Jan 30, 2017
01/30/2017: Feb PD, Using Google Classroom from Home (students/parents), How to Attend WITcon Free, Book Studies, How to update Passwords & Chromebooks, an more!
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Jan 17, 2017  01/17/2017: Using Google Hangouts, Formative Assessment, Self-Grading Quizzes, Lots of Free PD, and more! 
Dec 22, 2016  12/22/2016:  Kids Deserve It Book Study, DItch That Textbook Book Study, Hapara Focused Browsing, Attend WITcon17 for Free, Google Takeout, Assessment info, and more... 
 
Dec 09, 2016  12/09/2016: Grading From the Inside Out, Kids Deserve It Book Study, DItch That Textbook Book Study, PARCC updates,Grading Short Answer Questions in Google Forms, Homework blog post, more...
 
Dec 01, 2016
12/01/2016: Chromebook Tips, Wolfram Alpha in Google Docs, Renewing A PEL, Mentor Hours Due 12/9, 5Essentials Survey, LOTS of PD info
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Nov 23, 2016
11/23/2016: G Suite Templates, 5 Essentials Survey, Mentor Hours Due 12/9, Grading Windows, Proxy Servers=Loss of Privileges, ESSA Listening Tour, Free PD opportunities
Nov 11, 2016
11/11/2016: 5Essentials Survey Login, Midterm & Other Grading Windows, What is OER?, ESSA Listening Tour, Citable, other PD opportunities. 
Nov 07, 2016  11/07/2016: SIP 1/2 day, SEL activities, Digital Distraction, Google Tips, Hapara Tips, Assessment Update, What counts for PD Credit, & more!
 
Oct 26, 2016
10/19/2016: Regional Institute & AED/CPR Training, PD Credit for Twitter EdChat, Tech2017, ICE Mini-Grants, PARCC Practice Tests, SAT Info, Lots of PD opportunities!  
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Oct 19, 2016
 10/19/2016: ICE Mini Grants, Oct. 19 SIP Day, Regional Institute Info, Educator Leadership Cadres, ROE Workshops, PD Academy Workshops, and MORE! 

Oct 07, 2016
10/07/2016: Go Gallery,  ICE Kickoff, Hapra Tips, Google Tips, Assessment info, IEINs needed for PD Credits, ISBE's Future of Middle Grades, LOTS of PD, and more!

 Sep 30, 2016  09/30/2016: Columbus Day Resources, local ICE Kickoff Party, Multiple Assessment Resources, Class Dojo, Science Training, Blended Learning Training, and tons more! 
Sep 23, 2016  09/23/2016:  Tech Resource Blog, PD Academy Call for Presenters, Calendar & Docs Tip, Great Behavior Game, Cleaning Filters, Earn PD Credits On Demand FREE, and Lots more... 
Sep 18, 2016
09/18/2016: ICE comes to Galesburg; NTLT 9/21; PD Academy Call for Presenters; Mentor info; SAT Resources; Assessment Dates; Chromebook Tips; and more.
 
Sep 05, 2016  09/05/2016: ELN Transcripts, PD Titles at GPL, Mentor Training, What's the Real Story About the Copiers, and more.
 
Aug 29, 2016   08/29/2016: Scantron Updates, Using Google Apps with Younger Children, PD Oppor-tunities, Google Classroom Tips, Google Drive Tips, & more  
Aug 21, 2016  08/21/2016: Tech Help, Resetting Passwords, K-5 Curriculum Docs posted, Impact Bargaining Doc posted, Synergiyse for Google Apps, and much more! 
Aug 05, 2016 
 08/05/2016:  How to Access our PD Calendar, New Procedure for Professional Leaves  


2015-2016 Updates

2016 End-of-Year Technology Guidelines   05/17/2016: Get your Google Drive files with Google Takeout.
Learn what to do with computers, SMART Boards, big screens, and other classroom tech before leaving this summer 
 
May 17, 2016   05/17/2016: End of Year Guidelines, Google Takeout, May PD, #WITcon16 welcomes Google!, SnagIt leaves Chrome, and Learn360 says goodbye
 Apr. 20, 2016
 04/20/2016:  Getting Tech Help, May PD, #WITcon16, Mentoring Logs due 05/13, PD Credit for Mentoring, Google Takeout, Document Outline, folder tips & more
 Apr. 19, 2016
 Did You Know? 1.3: Using Chromebooks Offline & Keeping them Up-To-Date
 Apr.15, 2016 04/15/2016: PD Academy Update
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 Apr.14, 2016 04/14/2016: May PD Outline
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 Jan.19, 2016
 01/19/2016: PD Academy Update

Jan. 25, 2016
01/25/2016: Did You Know?v.1.2 - Help Chromebooks Run Faster
 Jan.10, 2016
 01/10/2016: How to Find & Use PARCC Test Items

Jan. 07, 2016
01/07/2016: Did You Know? v.1.1 - Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts
 Jan.06, 2016
 01/06/2016: PD Academy Opportunities 

 Dec.03,2015 12/03/2015: Assessment Updates, Surveys, Printing Issues, App Exploration, Google Training, Exploring the App Store, New PD Rules, PD Opportunities
10/13/2015: Assessment Updates, Capture the Core news, What Is EdCamp?, Tech Tips, and PD Opportunities
10/02/2015: Assessment Updates, New Illinois Learning Standards Include Social Science, ELL Team Updates, Dozens of PD Academy Classes Available, and more
Aug. 23, 2015: Assessment Updates, Digital Classroom Tips, Chromebook & Hapara Troubleshooting Tips, Resetting Student Passwords, PD Academy Classes & more 
08/10/2015: Assessment Update, Science Curriculum Work, PD Academy Info, Meet your Curriculum & Instruction Department, Back to School Info, and more
 

2014-2015 Updates
End of Year Technology Procedures for staff. Please follow these tips & procedures before heading out on Summer Break. 
   
05/29/2015: End of Year Tech Procedures, Why the SMART Board is turning off during your class, Google Takeout, Rumors Dispelled, Google Classroom, Printing PDFs via Chrome, and much more!
05/08/2015: Mentoring Log due dates, Math Curriculum Team Meeting reminder, Belief Gap workshop, Cyber Camp, Copyright Reminder, Google Classroom updates, Lions Quest update, ESL Cohort, and more! 
04/27/2015: PD Needs Assessment, Google Classroom - Co Teachers & Draft Posts, Lion's Quest info, Hapara Tune Up, Learn360, Mentor Logs & Year 2 New Teacher Logs due May 15, Math Curriculum Team Meets May 27, and more! 
04/17/2015: New State Superintendent, Hapara Tune Up, Learn 360, Mentor Logs & Year 2 Logs due May 15, Free PD on Google Tools, PARCC Updates & Schedules, Cyber Camp 2015, NBPTS Funding Released, and more! 
03/27/2015: Lion's Quest, Curriculum Alignment Meeting Dates, Hapara Changes Coming Soon, Cyber Camp 2015, Classroom Spotlight, Google Tricks, Cleaning Chromebooks, and more!
01/30/2015: Dream Big Book Club, School Calendar Update, 5Essentials Survey, Curriculum Alignment Meeting Dates, Restart an Online Assignment, Jigsaw Reading & Tech Tools, PARCC Resources, and much more...! 
01/25/2015: Curriculum Alignment Meeting Dates, School Calendar Voting, IL 5Essentials Survey, Dream Big Book Club, Cyberbullying & Internet Safety Resources, Creating & Changing Passwords, and much more!
01/19/2015: Curriculum Alignment Mtg Reschedule, Dream Big Book Club, PARCC Dates, PARCC Prep Resources, Classroom Spotlight, License Renewal Changes, Self-Grading Quizzes, Getting Started with Google Classroom
01/05/2015: PARCC Sample Items & Practice Tests, C & I News, Tech & PD Updates, Google Apps Show, Chromebook & Classroom Tech Resources, Webb's Depth of Knowledge, SAMR & TPACK, Using Google Forms/Sheets, and more! 
12/17/2014: Avoid the Quicktime for Chrome Plug-in, Needs Assessment Survey Results Published, Finding Apps Got Easier, Student Growth Model Presentation, Using Chromeboks Offline, Flipped Classroom Apps, and much more
12/11/2014: After School & Anonymous Posting Apps, Teaching Internet Safety, Reporting Cyber Bullying, Creating Strong Passwords, Changing Passwords, How to Update a Chromebook, Google Classroom Tips & More!
11/26/2014:Needs Assessment Results, Java Updates & Bloatware, Mentor Logs Due Dec. 12, Google Basics for Teaching, Getting Started with Google Classroom, Quizzes Using Google Forms, Resetting Voice Mail PIN, & More!
11/10/2014: Teaching with Google, Getting Started with Classroom, "Disappearing" Hapara Classes, Online Assignment Tips, Cleaning up "Shared with Me," Digital Exit Tickets, Using Screen Clippings, Math Expressions, & much more!
11/03/2014: GDocs Revision History, Chrome browser history, managing downloaded files, Managing Shared With Me/Incoming folder, Omnibox, SMART Notebook Software, and Lots of Hapara tips
10/24/2014: Working Offline with Chromebooks, How to open Web pages on students' screens quickly, Mentor & New Teacher info, making videos with Chromebooks, forcing student passwords, Calendar Reminders, and more!
10/16/2014: Institute Follow Up, How to Update a Chromebook, Resources for Bullying Prevention & Cyber Security Awareness Month, Using Online Assignments in Skyward, Online Coursework for CPDUs, and more!
10/03/2014: 2014 Institute Update, Chromebook & Google learning resources, Welcome Back YouTube, A note about Internet filters, a simple classroom timer, Resetting Student Passwords, and more!
09/12/2014: Student Email Concerns, Simple Classroom Management Tips, Passwords, Work Email on Personal Devices, and more!
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