Technology Update: STU-CON 2017 & WeVideo 1-24-17

Help spread the news!

Share the STU-CON 2017 Informational flyer with your families by going to https://goo.gl/APlpMz and downloading the image above. You can also embed this image in your electronic communications home - right-mouse on the image above, choose “Save as Picture”, rename the file, and save it to a location where you will be able to find it for the future. The Technology Department is putting together a FUN evening for our students, families, community and staff on March 23. Food will be provided by our fabulous Bryte Culinary Arts students as we support our WUSD students in sharing their tech-knowledgy! There will be music and CTL, our Chromebook vendor, has graciously donated two (yes, 2!!) Chromebooks to give away as door prizes! Teachers - Please gather your teams of students and submit your registration so we can save your time slot. All time-slots are 30 minutes long beginning at 5 pm. Your role will be to supervise and assist as needed. Your students are the stars of the show, but will need your organizational skills to help them shine! And, you will be compensated for your time.

Not sure what to do?

Unable to make it, but want to send a team?

You really want to be a part of STU-CON, but not sure how?  

Email Kim, Melissa, Edmund, or Christy - we are here to help!  Go to https://goo.gl/wik6XC for our contact information. To sign up your student team, visit https://goo.gl/3NRgQ3.

WeVideo is Here!

WUSD Students and Teachers now have access to premier cloud-based video creation and editing program using WeVideo. Visit wevideo.com and use the signin with Google button and you’ll be added to our WUSD account and have access to premium features such as green screen and more! Want to learn more about multimedia creation in your classroom? We are offering a 3-part video creation series on February 21, March 23, and April 27 from 3:30-5:30 in Room 48. You can register at goo.gl/ZNfwgd

Partial Screenshot on Chromebook

Taking a screenshot on a Chromebook is as easy as control + shift + switch window.  Highlight the selected area and depending on settings your image is saved in your Google Drive or locally.  If you want to take a screenshot of an entire page, use control + switch window.  

Hapara Update: Create Your Own Classes

Reading Specialists, Language Specialists, Resource Teachers, and any teacher working with students who may not be rostered to you during Designated ELD or Afterschool...Great News!! You can now create your own classes in Hapara.  The classes created for you by Aeries will remain and  now you can create classes to meet your needs and take advantage of all that Hapara has to offer with all your students you work with on a regular basis.  Here's how:

WeVideo is Here!

WeVideo is here for teachers and students! WeVideo offers a cloud-based, collaborative video creation and editing solution. Students can record video along with audio and lay different tracks combined with the premium WeVideo features such as music, transitions, special effects and much, much more.

For those interested in getting started, visit WeVideo.com using your WUSD Google Account and click the sign-in with Google and you're ready to start creating. To help jumpstart your creations, we are offering a 3-part video creation series to build your skills using this program by providing hands-on activities that you can use with your students. These sessions will be offered starting February 21, March 23, and April 27. All sessions will be held from 3:30-5:30 in Room 48 at the District Office. Due to the progressive nature of skills and practice of this series, attendance is expected for the entire series.  Teachers will be paid their hourly PD rate.  Register today at goo.gl/ZNfwgd.  Additionally, our Technology TOSA, Edmund Lynch is available to help demonstrate WeVideo in your classrooms. If you're interested, please reach out to Edmund directly via email.

Coming Soon: Read&Write

Read&Write by TextHelp will soon be available to teachers and students. Read&Write is a literacy toolbar that exists in the Chrome Browser, in G Suite Files, and pdfs. This toolbar has many features to support all learners such as text to speech, dictionary, a visual dictionary, the ability to annotate text, and much, much more.

If you are interested in learning more, we are offering a 3-part series beginning January 19 by providing an introduction to the tool. Session 2 on February 23 will focus on using Read&Write to Support Vocabulary Instruction and the third session on March 30 will focus on using Read&Write to Support Writing & Research.  All sessions will occur from 3:30-5:00 in Room 48 at the District Office. Teachers will be paid their hourly PD rate. Due to the nature of this series, attendance is expected at all 3 sessions. Registration is available at https://goo.gl/m2TU0R. Teachers interested in exploring Read&Write in advance of upcoming training, you can install the tool using this link.