September 28, 2018 Educator Blog

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Ed Tech Tips
Printing from Google Classroom
Please submit a SchoolDude ticket for your site technician to install PDF Mergy to enable printing from a Google Classroom folder.  Here is a video showing you how to print once it is installed.  

 New Grading Workflow for Google Classroom
Comment Bank, Move to Next Student's Work, and More
New grading workflow for Google Classroom (2018)- Video

 Google Tips
Google Tutorials on Chrome, Classroom, Slides, Docs and More

 PDF of Digital Literacy "I Can" Statements, Keyboard Shortcuts, Scope and Sequence
This folder contains all of the grade-level "I Can" statements for anyone that wanted it in a PDF version or wants to be able to print those or the keyboard shortcuts.  The folder can be found under the resources tab of the Digital Literacy site.
Discussing Digital Citizenship and what is safe and not safe to share online at OR
The Education Conference is October 6th, 2018
The Education Conference at William Jessup University is October 6th.  The keynote speakers this year are John Eick and Paul Robbins and sessions include great local educators including some of our own RCSD teachers.  Please see the flyer for more information.
The Education Conference Flyer
Student-painted desks in Cooley's Art Class.
Grading Resources
Parents and teachers can now get to documents regarding assessment and grading on the District website.  Here is the link to the site.  Education Services will be updating that site throughout the year and going forward.  Teachers can also access it on the tab above on the Educator Blog.  Middle school teachers, if you are looking to make Academic Content and Academic Behavior no longer show as a category since we now use Summative, Formativem and Learning Behaviors, please follow these steps.

Report Card Prep
A reminder that report card prep is during PLC time October 29th.
Building pasta cars during Enrichment at Eich

AREA 3 Writing Brings Ralph Fletcher
Ralph Fletcher will be presenting on Saturday, October 20th.  AMAZING opportunity to learn more about Writers Workshop and daily low stakes writing habits.
-Using Mentor text to inspire writing
-Exploring Writer’s notebooks and memoir writing
-Planning writers workshop to benefit all writer’s
Link to more information below...We hope to see some #RCSDchampions
PLTW at Chilton

Mystery Science info for K-5 Teachers
If you do not have an account for Mystery Science yet, go to:
-https://mysteryscience.com/
-Register as if you are signing up for a free account. Use your district email, set up your own password, tell them your school site, and they will automatically put you into our district account!
Virtual college tours during AVID at Buljan
Fiddyment staff learning together at CapCUE Techfest
Application for Instructional Quality Commission
The State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking applications for three appointments from currently practicing teachers and/or leaders with experience and expertise in history–social science, visual and performing arts, and world languages to serve on the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC). The deadline for submittal of the application and all requested supporting documents is noon on Wednesday, October 10, 2018
https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/cc/ab/iqc-invitation.asp
Working on pre-writing ideas with Hearts of Interest.
Interesting Articles We Read or Videos We Watched
Chain reaction machines at Blue Oaks

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