Online Testing Resources Reminder
On Wednesday, the high school held an infrastructure test. The main goal was to check for connectivity issues and to get a needs assessment on devices. While circulating through most rooms, it was great to see such a positive and supportive atmosphere to our students and their questions. Your efforts are appreciated!
We have an online testing resources section that we regularly update. You can find this by going to westg.org, choosing the "staff" tab and going to the "Curriculum and Technology" web page.
If you see something we are missing, please let us know. We want it to be a source of links to walkthroughs, practice examples and resources for a majority of our state tests.
Currently, we have updated sections on Air/Tide and Map testing.
Lucidchart, Lucidpress and Google Docs in Action!
In the last newsletter, Lucidchart was mentioned as a classroom tool. Traci Hren and Jileen Urbanek were kind enough to share some of the interesting ways that they are using this tool along with Lucidpress and Google Docs to have their students demonstrate their learning.
Students using Lucidchart for Word Work in collaborative groups.
Students using Lucidpress for an activity showcasing understanding of concepts such as similes, metaphors, and idioms.
Students using Google Docs for an opinion paper that explores peer editing concepts.
Khan Academy (More Than Just Video)
Jack Toriello is doing some really interesting data driven prescriptive instruction in his math courses using Khan Academy. Often, Khan Academy is considered a video resource but there are many activities covering a wide range of subject matter that is available.
If you are interested in the subjects and content available, you'll want to check out the library of free content:
To sign up, check out this link:
I have created a few short videos walking your through the basics of starting up the teacher and student side. There is an interesting prescriptive piece for math that could add some potential new interactive learning activities to your content.
