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Zoom Office Hours, August 6, 2020, 1pm-3pm We will have Zach from Otus answering questions. This is an optional training opportunity. Please use the login information below if you would like to join: Join  Zoom  Meeting  https:// otus . zoom . us /j/ 91405424796?pwd= czRDdDdOTFQzbHdjQ2R1RFM4bE1MZz 09 Meeting ID: 914 0542 4796 Passcode: 294002 Professional Development Plan- Week of 8/3/20  We are excited to spend a week together learning and preparing for the new school year in our Distance Learning Model. Here you will find the professional development plan for the week of 8/3. We will be adding links to this document throughout the week. This is the one place to go to get all links from Ed Services. Your site principal will be emailing out links for Meet or Zoom. Educational Support Services Professional Development Schedule For more information about the professional development plans for ESS staff during the week of August 3-7, please view this SCHEDULE .  Zoom The District wil

Tentative Professional Development Plan- Week of 8/3/20  We are excited to spend a week together learning and preparing for the new school year in our Distance Learning Model. Here you will find the tentative professional development plan for the week of 8/3. More information, including links and times for trainings, will be provided soon. Screencastify Screencastify Unlimited is now available for all RCSD staff and students.  Click below to learn more about Screencastify. Screencastify Courses Otus Notes A reminder you can use the chat feature right in Otus. If you have additional questions please use the form below.  Your questions will help g uide our training.   RCSD Training Guide with Videos RCSD Otus Question Form RCSD Otus Responses You do not need to watch this but some teachers asked to see the training our trainers are going through.  You will receive parts of this training on 8/3 during the District PD day.  7/20/20 Otus Training Recording  3 hours

Otus An email went out from Brandon on Thusday 7/16 regarding our new Learning Management System, Otus.  A reminder if you have questions about how to use Otus you can also use the chat feature in their system.  Below are additional resources. RCSD Training Guide with Videos RCSD Otus Question Form RCSD Otus Responses We wanted to highlight 3 of the most commonly asked questions so far: Can I log onto Otus through Clever? The very first time you log on you need to follow these instructions or watch this video and log on through my.otus.com , that way Otus can access your Google docs. Once you do that then you are able to log on through Clever going forward. Can I use my Google docs with Otus? Yes, you can add Slides or Docs from your Google Drive in your Class Board message, Lessons, or Assessments. This article shows how to add something from Drive. If you want students to be able to make a copy, you would use the rubric assessment and have students make their own copy