9/3/2014 September 3, 2014Getting back in the groove for another year of technology skills. Welcome back! During our first class students tested their log ins to the school network, Google Apps, wikispaces, EDUGlogster, Discovery Student Center, Pearson Successnet, and Type to Learn. I had a few key images to trigger discussion about safety and security and the learning process. The toothbrush was our symbol for password security. I did tell the students that, should they ever feel their passwords have been compromised, to let me know and they can be readily changed. It turns out, we have a little password snafu, and they were inadvertently compromised in another class. So I am in the process of giving everyone a new password that will work for all their accounts. It will take some time for all the changes to be done because it is several accounts for each student. But I do always want to impress upon them the importance of safeguarding your password. Please return all Internet permission forms as soon as possible. Google Apps forms are on file from the previous year so only students new to our school this year need to turn in that form. We will be working on quite a variety of skills and projects this year: research, copyright and fair use, MS Office presentations and spreadsheets, and more. Student Chromebooks are in the 7th grade classroom but we are still in the process of working on our wireless network upgrades so patience will be needed for a while. I hope that this new tool readily available will allow for more spontaneous use in the classroom and allow for more flexibility in planning for student and teacher. Comments are closed.
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