We are currently conducting our first virtual summer PD with our partners at Nearpod. Thank you to the 46 educators that took some time during their summer break to join us! Can't wait to see all of your awesome Nearpods later today!! Thank you Emily Nearpod @DanielNearpod !!

You know you are a tech nerd when you get excited because a restaurant using QR codes for menus for contactless service. #QRcodes #flattenthecurve

We did it! We had the largest group to date for our Get More Out of Your Google Classroom - Virtual PD. 100 participants!! Thank you all to those that attended, you were all so kind and patient with us. Can't wait to see how our repeat session goes on Thursday! #googleclassroom

We have been hard at work trying to get all of our teachers ready for whatever this next year brings our way. Just remember... we are in this together and DISD Tech Department will be there every step of the way! #gatorstrong #googleclassroom #distancelearning #newnormal

We had the cutest participant in our Nearpod PD today!! Thank you to all that joined us and a special shout out to Emily Nearpod & @DanielNearpod from Nearpod for facilitating today! You guys rock!!!

COVID threw us all a curve ball, but our teachers & admin stepped up to the challenge & did everything they could to prepare for this precedent year that will pave the way for the new normal in education. We will be with you every step of the way. #GatorNation #bettertogether

We are so proud of all our teachers that went through an extensive 3 day Google training this week. Big huge shout out to all of our extraordinary trainers that helped us this week. You all did an awesome job! #bettertogether

Love seeing the excitement from our teachers. No doubt you guys are going to rock this remote learning thing. 🙂 #bettertogether

We have never been so happy to see populated Google classrooms!! 🙌🏼🥳🎉🙌🏼 Thank you for having patience for us to get it all straightened out!! #bettertogether

Thank you Whataburger® #933 we are in this together and happy support all of our teachers, students, and parents. 🙂 #bettertogether

Who can relate?? 😂🤣 #googleclassroom

We are so proud of our teachers!! They have embraced remote learning and worked all summer to learn about ways to reach all students and foster student voice during this challenging time. You all are rock stars in our eyes!! ❤️

Teacher laptops came in! 💙🐊❤️ Thank you DISD! Dickinson ISD Dickinson ISD Tech Calder Road Elementary Amy Link Sommer Paschal

This! Relationships before rigor. ♥️♥️♥️

❤️ this!!!

Common Sense Media is a great FREE resource that you can use this week to teach Digital Citizenship. Check out some activities they have complied for you to use: commonsense.org/digital-citize… Common Sense Education #DigitalCitizenshipWeek

Today and everyday, the DISD Tech Department stands against Bullying!! #UnityDay2020 #DISDTechnology

Who likes FREE stuff??? 🙋‍♀️ TCEA is offering FREE, that's right, I said FREE... membership this week only! TCEA has some of the very best PD and support for teachers and administrators. It will only be free this week, so be sure to sign up today! blog.tcea.org/free-tcea-memb…)

Game Changer... Check out this quick tutorial that shows how to quickly and easily stack items in a google doc to use in drag and drop activities. 🤯So quick and easy!! youtu.be/Hkv_NhsTErE

A teacher emailed me today asking if there was a way to add audio into a Google Slide to help her struggling readers with text. Check out this tutorial I created to see how you can help your struggling readers with HMH content, Vocaroo , & Google Slides. youtu.be/rwkbF-QxKDE