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Financial Literacy for Students

There is no disputing that being financially literate is an empowering life skill. Students who are provided with this knowledge and skills are much more effective at managing their financial resources for a lifetime of financial well-being. With that in…

Westside iPad Apps

When deciding on a default set of applications for students and teachers to use, the technology team, along with curriculum leaders and a focus group of classroom teachers had to balance many factors. We wanted to give teachers as many…

Getting Started with Apple Classroom

Classroom turns your iPad into a powerful teaching assistant, helping a teacher guide students through a lesson, see their progress, and keep them on track. With Classroom, you can easily launch the same app on every student device at the…

Using Google Classroom and Google Docs on iPad

Students: Having troubles opening up Google Classroom assignments that contain Google Docs? Check out the resources below for a quick walk though of how you can open Google Docs in Safari from the Classroom app on your iPad. In Video…

Technology Update #61 – Back to School 2021

In this Issue Welcome Back to School! I hope everyone had a great summer and you’ve returned recharged and ready to go! There have been many changes to the technology that you use here at Westside. We’ve been working hard…

Apple Classroom 2020

Changes to Apple Classroom This year, Apple has updated how they handled classes on Apple Classroom. They are in the middle of a transition which unfortunately puts us in a awkward spot as we start the 2020-2021 school year. End…

iPad Accessibility

iPad Accessibility iOS devices such as the iPad come with assistive features that have changed the learning landscape for students with special needs. These innovative technologies allow every student to experience the fun and function of iOS.The iPad accessibility settings…

Socrative – Importing Quizzes

You already know Socrative for its awesome ability to deliver polls and real time assessments, but did you also know Socrative offers a great collaboration feature allowing these quizzes to be shared. The following handout provides instructions on how to use Socratives…

Lets Get Flippity

Want to make that review for an Exam more exciting and less stressful for students? By combining the power of Google Spreadsheets and a powerful app called Flippity, you can build a Game Show like Review that is certain to…

Introduction to Google Classroom

Originally presented on January 19th by Jeff Ingraham. Google classroom is a great tool available to teachers K-12. Below, check out the presentation that Jeff gave to Westside staff.