iPad Collection is June 2nd

iPad Collection - June 2, 2016

iPad collection for all 3rd-5th-grade students will be held on Thursday, June 2nd in The Commons. Please ask students to place their charging cords and plugs in a Ziplock bag, labeled with their name.

Triplicate Sheets

Teachers have received triplicate sheets for use as a receipt by the tech dept. To speed up the drop-off process, we ask that students to fill out the basic info, such as name, school, etc, before dropping off the iPad. A sample will be sent along with your pile of triplicate forms.

Drop-Off Times

We ask that students form two line when dropping off iPads. One line will be for students who have everything, in good condition. The other line will be for students who have missing or broken items. The equipment is listed below along with a schedule of the drop off times:

Time Class 8:15 Baker 8:30 Bauman 8:45 Fogg 9:00 Walsh-Kallay 9:15 Choi 9:45 Rajashekar 10:00 Robinet 10:15 Manus 10:30 Smith 10:45 Johnson

Note To Parents
Here is information I sent to classroom teachers last week to be included in parent communication...

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

We will be collecting student iPads and peripherals on the morning of June 2nd. At that time, your child is expected to turn in the equipment listed below. If your child is missing equipment, you can pay the replacement fee online via our  webstore , or by check/cash in our office.

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To speed up the collection process, we are asking each student to

1. Place the charging cord and adapter in a ziplock bag that is labeled with your child's name.
2. Remove the name label from the cover only. Labels on the iPads must remain in tact.
3. Notify us if there is a crack in the screen, prior to turning it in.

Map It!

A Russian SpaceCraft

Explore this 360 image...

Russian Spacecraft:
https://www.thinglink.com/video/785218688901971970

Device Collection: June 2nd

We will be collecting all student iPads on June 2nd. At that time you will be expected to return the following items. If you need to replace these items, you can take care of this now through our web store.

• iPad or $297
• Charging Brick or $10.00
• Power Cord or $10.00
• Otterbox Case or $34.00
• Otterbox Cover or $10.00

iPAD RULES

Jobs

Care & Handling - Review the presentation to remind yourself about the rules.

Create a Poster - Work with your group?

Exit Ticket - Complete at the end of the session

iPad Reboot

Students, please take this survey to provide information about your knowledge of iPad rules and to take part in some problem-solving. Your voice is appreciated.

iPad Reboot

Mystery Skype Date Changed

Our partners have requested a bit more time to prepare for our Mystery Skype. The date has been changed to Thursday, March 24th at 11:15 am in the library classroom.

Mystery Skype Session on Thursday

Our next Mystery Skype session has been scheduled for Thursday, March 24th at 11:15 in the library classroom! The students we are working with are in 3rd and 4th grade. They have completed one Mystery Skype, just like us. I believe we should be evenly matched

If you are a tech team member interested in participating, please complete the following interest inventory to be assigned a job to match your skills and talents.

Things To Do

Tap the tags to complete tasks.

1. Take the Jobs Interest Inventory.
2. Review and revise the Questions.
3. If you signed up to be a Tracker stay tuned to your email. You will be assigned a quick keyboarding skills test to document your WPM. 

Next Mystery Skype Planning Session

Many thanks to all students who completed the Mystery Skype Exit Ticket. The feedback you provided is very useful. Based on the results, it looks like we will be planning our next Mystery Skype session!

Setting Up Our Space

It was interesting to learn that most students realized there were too many people standing at the podium, in front of the camera. Let's focus on setting up the Mystery Skype space to limit the number of students on camera at any one time. Please bring your ideas to our next meeting on Thursday to contribute to a Padlet.

Mystery Skype Exit Ticket

Congratulations on a successful Mystery Skype Session! I hope you enjoyed the experience. I learned a lot today and I hope you did too. 

Attached is an Exit Ticket for you to complete to earn your digital badge! 

Badges will be distributed at our next meeting, Thursday at lunch.

Mystery Skype Exit Ticket

Mystery Skype is Monday!

This is your one stop place to find information about our Mystery Skype Session on Monday, March 7th @11:00 am in room 208. 

Mystery Skype Jobs

Please check the list to confirm your Mystery Skype Job

What is Mystery Skype?

Watch a videotaped Skype Session

How to Prepare

Play 20 Questions this weekend with your family members, friends, and anyone who will play with you. 

1. Think of a practice location.
2. Ask Yes & No questions.
3. Use the resources below to quickly find answers to the questions.
4. If you find a good resource or think of a good question add it to our shared Google Doc. (This was sent from me via email on Thursday.)
5. Have you turned in the job interest form? Jobs will be assigned when everyone turns in the form, or by 5:00 on Sunday.

Resources

1. Google Earth on your iPad
2. World Atlas
3. Interactive Map (Used to cross off eliminated states)
4. Google.com

Your Job

Have you filled out the form to select a job that suits your skills? Jobs will be announced on Sunday at 5:00 pm. You will receive an email.

Mystery Skype Jobs Form 

What About Lunch?

You will be able to eat lunch in the lunchroom after the Mystery Skype. This will be no later than 12:00 on Monday.

Ms Walsh-Kallay's In Box

Click the link to go to the In Box.

Turn it in!

Got An App?

Tech Team Announcement

4th and 5th-grade students interested in creating their own app can come to a testing session during our tech team meeting today at lunch.

Please note:

1. You may not create an account
2. You will be asked to provide feedback after trying the app.

Hope to see you in room 208 today!

Winter Stories by ESL Students

Ms. Otten's ESL students have created a video to share their adventures during Winter Break. Please watch it and interact with it.  Just click on the tags that appear with each story to explore a different way to interact with the video. 

Thanks for viewing these stories and providing feedback!

The video is best when viewed full-screen. Tap this symbol on the video below  --->

The Hour of Code is Here!

iPad Check

Name Your iPad (again)

Some students have changed the name on their iPads and must immediately change it back to the district required identifier.

 Click to continue  your iPad check.

AppSmashing During Genius Hour

The Beye Tech Team has been exploring the idea of Genius Hour during the lunch hour.  Students come in and out throughout the hour because they also need to eat and they are encouraged to go outside and get some fresh air as well. They can work on genius hour on their own and  at home, so sometimes they just check in. They are creating some amazing Passion Posters!

Questions for the Creator of Explain Everything

Do you enjoy using Explain Everything? The app was created by Reshan Richards. He often speaks at EdTech conferences like the EdTech Teacher iPad Summit in Boston. Do you have questions for Mr. Richards?

Add Questions to Padlet

The best questions and ideas will be shared with Mr. Richards and I will ask him to answer one.

Genius Hour: Exploring Your Passions

Genius Hour - Create a Passion Poster

What are you passionate about? Maybe it's the BlackHawks, perhaps it's music, it could be fashion. Whatever it is, let's explore your passions by collecting images, creating a collage and bringing the idea to life with media!

Collage by Sammy - Watch it come to life!

Genius Hour Meets Tech Team 

Show Up with iPad to Get Started

When and Where: Room 208

• 3rd Grade Students: Come before you eat on Mondays,11:00-11:25. 

• 4th & 5th grade students: Come when the bell rings at 11:25

Example: 

Process:

• Pick a topic
• Collect images
• Create a collage
• Add media to bring the ideas to life!

3rd Graders Taking iPads Home

All 3rd grade students will begin taking iPads home each day. Please remember...

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

1. Always keep your iPad in your backpack with the cover on when traveling to and from school.
2. Find a safe place to keep your iPad at home, and charge your iPad every single night so it is ready for learning in school.
3. Keep your iPad charging cord and plug at home, even if you forget to charge your iPad.
4. Your iPad is a tool for school. After you have completed your homework, you should put it away. This iPad is not a personal device used to watch movies, play games or to search the Internet.
5. If you lose your iPad, tell your parents and your teacher right away.

LockScreen Rules

All school iPads should have the simple rules displayed on your lockscreen. This is to remind you to agree to the rules every time you use your iPad. If you don't have the rules on your lockscreen, you can add them now.

1. Save this image of the rules to your photos.
   
   
   
   
2. Open an app that will allow you to write on an image. Try Explain Everything, Adobe or Google Slides.
   
3. Add your first name, last initial, room number and name of school to the iPad Rules. For example:
   
   
   Susan O
   Room 209
   Beye
4. After your name is on the iPad Rules, go to Settings and set the lockscreen with the rules image.
5. Every time you log in you are agreeing to these rules.