Encouraging Digital Citizenship
It's never too early to start talking to students about digital citizenship.
Effective use of technology involves so much more than just knowing how to use a device or an application.
Keeping our students safe and responsible online is a critical element in our efforts to successfully and effectively integrating technology as a part of everyday instruction.
This video touches upon some of the aspects of Digital Citizenship and will give you a few talking points that you can use with your students in the classroom and families can use at home as well.
This video is also posted in our NBPS Google+ Community for Digital Citizenship. Please join this community and discuss your ideas about this video. Also, please feel free to start other discussions about digital citizenship within this Community and share resources for teaching digital citizenship.
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Naming Conventions for Google Docs
There's nothing like the start of the school year! Supplies are all new and fresh...our Google Classroom folders are empty, awaiting the assignments that our students will submit.
Fast forward to just a few weeks into the school year and those folders can suddenly become cluttered, making it difficult to find the documents we are looking for. This doesn't have to be the case if you set up Google Docs naming conventions early in the year.
Setting up naming conventions for yourself and with your students is a very important step in getting and staying organized for the school year.
Keep in mind that there's no one right system for establishing naming conventions. You will have to find a system that works for you. The more you work with Google Drive and Google Classroom, the more you will decide what works best for you.
If you are looking for some suggestions or aren't sure where to start, here is a helpful article from Alice Keeler on
If you have any questions or require additional support with this, please reach out to Melissa Morris Inoa, Supervisor of Instructional Technology.
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Coming soon...A New Student Portal
In the near future, a new portal for students will arrive on our district website provided by Clever. This portal will give students access to all of their district assigned programs without having to remember numerous passwords.
By entering their gmail username and password, the student will enter a program called Clever which will house many of our district approved programs. Each student will then see only the programs that are made available specifically to them, giving them a personalized experience. As additional programs become available in Clever, they will be automatically added by the technology department.
Please click on the link provided below for a how-to guide.
Please stay tuned to the newsletter for additional details and programs that are now supported.
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