Teachers.Technology

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Safeguarding Student Data: A Teacher’s Guide to Responsible Data Handling

By Bridget Brown | January 23, 2024

Digital Citizenship Week October 16-20!

By Bridget Brown | October 17, 2023

Schedule a Meeting with Webex

By Matt Lee | October 9, 2023

We publish our newsletter monthly with tips, tricks and technology updates. Click the link below to browse through the archive.

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Westside teachers earn Apple and Google certifications!

Apple Teachers are recognized for their understanding of how to use Apple products for teaching and learning. They have proven knowledge of using iPad, Mac, and built-in apps to enhance productivity and inspire creativity in their classrooms and beyond.

Google Certified Level 1 Educators are those that have learned the fundamentals of using Google tools in the classroom. Level 1 validates standard technology implementation skills.

Learn more here!

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Announcing Teachers in Technology! Westside’s technology professional learning program for teachers, by teachers.

Teachers in technology, or TNT for short, is a teacher facilitated program that works to improve how staff use technology in their classroom. Launching in the Spring of 2022, the first cohort of teachers will participate in the program in fall, 2022.

For more information, including how to apply to be a team member or in the cohort, click the link below.

TNT Information.

Log into Clever on a Personal Computer/iPad

By Matt Lee | April 1, 2020

Sometimes it’s helpful to be able to log into Clever to access district resources from a personal machine. To do so, follow the steps below. 1. Open up a browser and go to: clever.com/in/westside66 2. There, click on ‘Log in…

Uploading from ExplainEverything to YouTube on iPad

By Matt Lee | March 27, 2020

ExplainEverything is an incredible tool for creating instructional videos. YouTube is an incredible platform for sharing videos. Wouldn’t it be nice to integrate the two together?! YES!! Check out the video below for a quick walkthrough on how to create…

K-6 Extended Campus Learning Tools

By Bridget Brown | March 23, 2020

10 Fun and Educational Websites for Kids

By Bridget Brown | March 20, 2020

We are all aware that not all screen time is created equally. There are plenty of opportunities for kids to “veg out” online these days, but when it comes to resourceful and fun learning websites, those seem to be a…

Westside Video Procedures

By Matt Lee | March 20, 2020

Updated 8.4.20 During Extended Campus Learning, students and staff may leverage online video chats as a way to maintain communication with staff members and students. Westside is using Webex as our video conferencing system. District Procedure: Students K-12 have the…

Westside Extended Campus Learning Resources

By Matt Lee | March 19, 2020

Updated: 03/15/2020 Learning Management Systems Google Classroom (K-12) Is this your first day in Classroom? Check out these resources from Google for Education’s Teacher Center! Getting started with Google Classroom (Covers everything you need to get started using google classroom)…

Tech Tools for Creating Short Videos!

By Matt Lee | March 19, 2020

One great way to engage students (and staff!) is to utilize short, quick videos. Here is a recommended list of apps that you can use to create! ChatterPix Simply take any photo, draw a line to make a mouth, and…

Tips for Increasing AirPlay Reliability

By Matt Lee | February 26, 2020

AirPlay is a technology from Apple that allows you to wirelessly mirror your iPad or MacBook’s screen to an AppleTV and Projector. Typically this works seamlessly – you select the Airplay icon on the Mac, or Screen Mirroring on iPadOS.…

Does the iPad prepare students for the business world?

By Matt Lee | January 31, 2020

One question we often get: “Does having an iPad prepare students for the business world?” This is a perfectly valid question. Westside seeks to provide students with the best tools for real-world experiences. As a technology department, we believe that…

Book Creator & Adobe Spark: A Powerful App-Smash

By Bridget Brown | January 8, 2020

Book Creator has made quite a name for itself amongst educators with its simple yet powerful interface to allow even the youngest of students to make, read, and share their own digital stories, poetry books, and journals just to name…