Teachers.Technology

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Request Account Access Outside of USA

By Matt Lee | December 4, 2024

Create a Parent Contact Group in Gmail

By Bridget Brown | December 4, 2024

Changing the Display Text Size in PowerSchool

By Matt Lee | November 15, 2024

Printing a Pane in PowerSchool

By Bridget Brown | November 1, 2024

Copy Assignments in PowerSchool

By Bridget Brown | October 18, 2024

Customizing Class Names and Adding Class Descriptions

By Bridget Brown | October 4, 2024

Changing Staff Password

By Matt Lee | September 30, 2024

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.

Webex: Best Practices on Running Student Meetings

By Matt Lee | August 14, 2020

In class, you’ll want to take a couple steps to ensure a safe environment for your students to learn. These include setting permissions on who can share their screens, and regulating the built-in chat room. Also: Don’t forget that all…

The Webex ‘Lobby’

By Matt Lee | August 12, 2020

In Webex, there is the concept of the ‘Lobby’. This is a virtual waiting area for students that is NOT part of your meeting and they do NOT have chat/video/audio capabilities. Personal Meeting Room You can enable the lobby or…

Generating Attendance Reports From Webex Meetings

By Matt Lee | August 12, 2020

Webex makes it easy to run attendance reports for your meetings. Webex will keep track of who joined your meeting, at what time they joined, and what time they left. It even lets you download a spreadsheet! Take a look…

Getting Started with Explain Everything

By Matt Lee | August 11, 2020

ExplainEverything is a digital whiteboard app for iPad. With it, you can create interactive lessons, record your voice and drawings and even assess student learning. Check out the video below on how to get started with this great tool!

Getting Started with Webex

By Matt Lee | August 11, 2020

Need help getting started with Webex? Are you a teacher looking to review? A parent wanting to help your middle school or high school student? A student wanting to learn more about how Webex works? Students, check out this ‘Getting…

Sharing your iPad Screen in Webex on macOS

By Matt Lee | August 11, 2020

Here’s a quick video on how to connect your iPad to your computer PLUS some advice on how you might set up your classroom for remote learning. After you watch the video, the key steps are highlighted in as text…

Downloading Adobe Creative Cloud

By Matt Lee | July 8, 2020

As a Westside Employee, you can download and install the latest version of Adobe Creative Cloud. Included in Creative Cloud are Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Dreamweaver and much more! Please click the link below to view a PDF that will…

Login Processes for Westside Services

By Matt Lee | June 30, 2020

As part of our goal of streamlining access to Westside technology services, we’ve updated the process to log into several Westside services. We are working to also keep your username and password synced across services. What are my credentials? –…

Navigating the Forest of Remote Learning

By Matt Lee | June 15, 2020

Navigating the forest of remote learning can be difficult, fortunately Westside Technology is here to help! Check out the recordings from our summer webinar and then take a look at the resources links below. Getting Started with Google Classroom Best…

Teacher Quick Start with Webex

By Matt Lee | May 5, 2020

Westside Teachers, administrators and high school students now have access to another web conferencing software, Cisco Webex. Google Meet is still the default option for video conferencing, however Webex does allow for some advanced features for those that need them.…