March 10, 2023 RCSD Educator Blog

 

8th-Grade Chilton Girls celebrating their FISAL League Championship!

Tommy Apostolos Dinner

One last reminder that the Tommy Apostolos Fund 33rd Annual Dinner & Dance Celebration is coming up on March 18th! Join us for an evening of good food, great music, silent auction and more. All proceeds provide clothing for the children of Roseville.
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Tommy Apostolos Flyer 2023

Otus Updates

Rubric - Allow Submission Without Attachments 

Students can now submit a Rubric assessment without adding an attachment. Teachers have requested this feature because sometimes the assignment/assessment does not require any kind of upload to Otus.

To Do List - Do Not Display “Excluded”/“Excused”

In the Home module’s “To Do List,” Otus will no longer display assessments that have submission statuses of “Excluded” and “Excused” in the “Assessments” section for both teachers and students.

Advanced & Simple - Update “Not applicable”

In the “Grading” page for Advanced & Simple assessments, it will now display “No submission” instead of “Not applicable” in the data table.

Two Email Improvements

When a teacher or parent sends an email through Otus, the sender will still say mailbox@otus.com. However, emails sent via the Mailbox will now display the user’s name as the sender and also in the footer. This helps students and parents know who the email is from.

The second improvement is if a parent messages directly through Otus it will now show who the message if from more clearly. In emails sent by Family users in their Classes module will display the user’s name, their student’s name, as well as their relationship to the student next to their email in their footer.

Mystery Science Elementary Teacher Feedback

As we start trimester three, we are hoping to gather feedback on Mystery Science and how it is working in your classrooms. This feedback will provide us with an understanding of how we can better support you with the implementation and use of Mystery Science and how you feel this product is supporting our students' science learning. Any feedback you can offer would be greatly appreciated. 

Please complete this form by 3/17/23.  Thank you! 

Contact: Megan Spears

Evaluat’d Feedback

Evaluat’d is seeking user feedback from administrators and evaluatees in order to make needed updates and improvements. If you have feedback to share, please go to: http://feedback.evaluatd.com

Chat GPT Update

Chat GPT is no longer blocked for RCSD Educators. It is still blocked for students on district devices.

A reminder for staff to never put any student information on platforms like this or any platform that we do not have a student data privacy agreement with. We look forward to continuing to learn how to use this tool as educators. We will share interesting/educational articles about GPT like the one below:

100 Prompts for Teachers to Ask ChatGPT- Alice Keeler

CapCUE PD Opportunity

Let’s reconnect with our CapCUE family and re-energize our region. CapCUE and Washington Unified School District will bring CUE 2 You. Join us for a fun-filled morning connecting while learning on Saturday, April 22, 2023, starting at 8:30 am at River City High School in West Sacramento.

We are thrilled to have Dr. John Eick, Executive Director for Westlake Charter as the keynote speaker. In addition to the keynote and meaningful sessions, be sure to visit the eSports consortium and the Lego Playground.

Join CapCUE and the Washington School District community for a fun day of learning and collaboration!

Space is limited, be sure to register today!