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September 2020 Tech Newsletter

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  Guess what?  It is September Tech Newsletter time! What do you have for me, Liz?   Glad you asked! This edition includes info about  student account info--  the chart to show how to sign into all the things the new ticket site--  it's smooth, it's easy, it's helpful mobile device refresh options--  is it your turn for an updated mobile device (iPad or Chromebook?) videos to support tech use--  here's the list in progress digital curriculum support and more... check it out!

Co-Teachers in Khan Academy

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We have gotten some questions about shared classes in Khan Academy, and I agree that it would be so helpful to be able to have your partner teacher see student progress in Khan! But they only allow one teacher per class.   What? Yes, I put in a feature request for multiple teachers on a class, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Roy Says... Here are some options from Roy, the Khan Academy hero who did the training sessions before school "For co-teachers, we'd recommend one of two strategies, since Khan Academy can only assign one teacher per class. Option 1 The co-teacher (i.e. the teacher who's not listed first as the teacher of record) can manually create a new class and then add the students into that new class, similar to how teachers created and rostered classes before we had the district synced classes Option 2 The teacher of record can go into their Khan Academy settings, and change their password to one that they feel comfortable sharing with the co-teache

STAR and AR

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Hi all! This is the email from Melanie (sent Friday 9.11 @11:15, if you are a gmail search user) I am removing specific password info because this is a public space, but check your collaborative google classroom if you can't find the email. Liz --------------  Hi Everyone,  Just wanted to give you a short guide on using Renaissance Place and giving STAR reading tests.  This year there have been changes in the layout of Renaissance Place. It looks different but it seems to be more intuitive and faster. Take a little time to look around and find what you are used to seeing.  Reports are still under each product's icon. All classes have been assigned AR and STAR reading, and I add STAR reading Spanish by request (put in a ticket if you need this.)  To get into Renaissance Place First make sure to use the link from your school webpages , or students can use the shortcut in clever . Other links googled from the web will not work .  Teachers  username:  (see the email or GClassroom)