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Ai at Westside Workshop

By Matt Lee | April 23, 2025

Data Backup 101: Protect Your Work, Protect Your Peace of Mind

By Bridget Brown | April 15, 2025

Technology.Update #92

By Matt Lee | April 10, 2025

Refresh 2025 FAQ

By Matt Lee | April 10, 2025

Digital Spring Cleaning

By Bridget Brown | April 10, 2025

Technology.Update #91

By Matt Lee | February 4, 2025

Haven’t updated? Nows the time! Check out these NEW features in iPadOS 18!

By Matt Lee | February 3, 2025

Phish-ing for Trouble? How to Dodge Digital Sharks in Your Inbox

By Matt Lee | February 3, 2025

Tech Tools For Timely and Specific Feedback

By Bridget Brown | January 28, 2025

Favorite Pages

By Bridget Brown | January 24, 2025

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.

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)Tips and…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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Tracing Letters in Explain Everything

By Bridget Brown | December 10, 2019
Many of you have already discovered the Magic of Explain Everything, and have found some amazing ways to utilize this digital screencasting whiteboard on the iPad. In keeping with this same magic, Explain Everything has undergone a bit of reconstruction…
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iPad Tips and Tricks

By Matt Lee | December 10, 2019
Want to get more out of your iPad? In the continually updated slide show below you’ll find many tips and tricks! Let Dr. Lee know if there is something specific you would like to see.
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Technology Newsletters

By Matt Lee | December 10, 2019
Once a month the technology integration team publishes the Westside Technology.Update! In these email newsletters, you’ll find helpful tips and tricks on how to use your iPad and Mac more efficiently and effectively in your classroom! Check out the link…
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Mailing Lists in Gmail

By Bridget Brown | September 3, 2019
Being able to communicate with specific groups of people can be vital, whether you’re working on a group project, or just need to share vital information with a large group of people.  But often email can prove to be a…
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A Note about Permissions and Google Drive

By Matt Lee | September 2, 2019
September 2019 Did you know Westside staff and students have created almost 60,000 documents using Google? On top of the documents created in Google, another 300,000 have been shared via Google Drive. That’s a lot! With this level of usage,…
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