Phase III Chromebook Implementation Guide

Grades 6-8

Release 1, April 29, 2015, Release 2, August 28, 2015, Release 3, October 23, 2015

TableofContents

WelcomeMessage……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2

ClassroomSupportQuickReference…………………………………………………………………………………………3

DigitalToolboxPowerApps…………………………………………………………………………………………………….5-6

DigitalToolboxStandardApps………………………………………………………………………………………………..7-9

DigitalToolboxUtilities…………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….10

DigitalToolboxContent,Assessments,andTextbooks………………………………..……….………………….11

DigitalToolboxPowerAppsSign-InProcedures,Warnings…………………………..……………….Release3

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DearParentsandTeachers,

ThankyoufortakingtheboldfirststeptowardcreatingaDigitalLearningEnvironment(DLE)hereinGreenwichPublicSchools.WehopethatyouwilluseyournewDistrict-issuedChromebooktoadvancetheDLE’slearninggoals:

1.Promotestudentsascriticalthinkersofonlinecontent;2.Implementself-regulatedlearning;3.Providequalityfeedback;and4.Personalizelearning

ThisimplementationguidedescribesthesoftwarethathasbeenloadedoneverystudentChromebookdevice.ForadditionalinformationontheDigitalLearningEnvironment,pleaseseetheDLEsectionoftheGPSwebsitehttp://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=10927andacomprehensivelistofFrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)athttp://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=11504.

WeareconfidentthatyouwillenjoytheDigitalLearningEnvironmenthereinGreenwich.Thankyou,andwelcome.

Sincerely, PhillipH.DunnII ChiefInformationOfficer(CIO)

GreenwichPublicSchools

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HowWeSupportDigitalLearningintheClassroom

TheGPSITteam,partneringwiththeCurriculumandLibraryMediaServicesstaff,standspreparedtomakeeveryinteractionthatyouhavewiththeDigitalLearningEnvironmentarewardingone.Ifyouareaparentandneedhelpwithyourchild’sdevice,pleasecontactyourclassroomteacher.Ifyouareateacherandneedhelpwithadevice,pleasee-mailyourschool’stechteamorcallthemediacenter.

CaringforyourStudent’sChromebook

AfteryourchildhascompletedtheirDigitalCitizenshiplearningmoduleinschoolandhasbeenallowedtotaketheirChromebookhome,weaskthatyouensurethatyourchildchargestheirdeviceeachnightbeforereturningtoschool.TheChromebookshouldbekeptinanenvironmentfreeofmoisture,anditshouldnothaveobjectsplacedontopofitwhenstored.

TheChromebook’sscreenmaybecomemarkedwithfingerprintsorothermatterfromtimetotime.Weencourageyoutocleanthescreenwithadry,non-abrasivefiber(e.g.,amicromeshcloth),asneeded.Ifresiduedriesonthescreen,pleasewipeitcleanusingaslightlydamp,non-abrasivecloth.Pleasedonotuseanyalcohol-basedsolventonthescreenasitwilldeterioratethecoatingsthathavealreadybeenappliedtothescreenbyLenovo.

Withanynewinitiative,therearerisks.Therefore,pleasebeadvisedthatparentshaveafewoptionspertainingtoliabilityfortheChromebook.

Parentsmaychooseto:

1)havetheirchildbringtheirschool-issueddeviceshome,andnotpurchaseanyadditionalinsurance;

2)havetheirchildbringtheirschool-issueddeviceshome,andpurchaseaninsurancepolicyfromthirdpartiessuchasWorthAveGrouporSquareTrade;or

3)optoutofallowingtheirchildtobringtheirdevicehome,withtheexpectationthattheyprovideaccesstoanInternet-enableddeviceathometocompleterequiredhomework.

Forfurtherinformationontheissueofdeviceliability,pleaserefertothedistrict’sChromebookdeviceliabilityformat:http://www.greenwichschools.org/uploaded/faculty/fran_kompar/Sample_Secondary_Student_Equipment_Loan_Form.pdf

ChromebookCare&Maintenance

• NeverleaveaChromebookunattendedincludingonthefloorwhereitcouldbesteppedon.

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• Donot place food, liquids or other substances near theChromebook that could result indamage.

• DonotplaceheavyobjectsontopoftheChromebook.Thisisalsoimportantwhenplacinginalocker.

• NeverattempttorepairorreconfigureaChromebookoranyoftheperipherals.• Donotwrite,draw,stick,tape,oradhereanythingtotheChromebook.• DonotpersonalizethecaseorChromebookusingmarkers,stickers,etc. Identificationwill

beprovided.• Keep the Chromebook and other electronic storage media away from electromagnetic

fields.• Do not expose the Chromebook to direct sunlight, or prolonged extreme temperatures,

(e.g. leaving the Chromebook in a car during extreme hot or cold temperatures forextendedperiodsoftime).

• Donotplace theChromebookon surfaces suchaspaper, cardboard,or carpetwhile it isturnedon.

• DonotplaceanythingontopoftheChromebooknorleanorsitonitwhenitisclosed.• DonotplaceanythingintheChromebookbagthatmaypressagainstthecoverordamage

theChromebook.• Take care when inserting cords, cables and other removable storage devices to avoid

damagetotheChromebookports.• Cleanscreen,touchpad,andChromebookwithalightlydampsoftclothormicrofibercloth.

Chemicals,cleaners,orwetclothsarenotapprovedcleaningtools.• TheChromebookshouldbeturnedoffandunpluggedduringcleaning.

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TheDLEDigitalToolboxPowerApps

GPShasprioritizedalistof15-20PowerApplicationsforeachgradeband(elementary,middleandhighschool).Theseapplicationshavebeenprioritizedfordistrict-wideprofessionallearningandsupportbasedontheirdemonstratedpositiveimpactonteachingandlearningintheclassroom.Paidappsarestarredbelow.

TheremainderoftheDigitalToolboxiscomprisedofstandardapplications,utilityapplications(applicationswithlimitedfunctionalitythattakeafewminutestolearn),on-linetextbooks/contentdatabases,andon-lineassessmentapplications.

Function Apps FunctionalityWeb-basedsearchandcuration

● Chrome

● Web-browserthatenablesonlinesearching,bookmarkingandsharingofwebsites;effectivesearchingincludesfilteringsearchesbyusagerights,mostrecent,domain,andscholarlyarticles(usingGoogleScholar)

LearningManagementSystem(LMS)

● Schoology* ● Adigitalclassroomwhereteachersorganize,share,anddeliverdigitalinstructionalcontent,includingassignments,homeworkandassessments

Productivity ● Nearpod*

● Projectsaslideshowofcontentfromtheteacher’sdevicetostudents’devicesthatalsodiscouragesstudentsfromusingtheirdeviceforotherpurposesduringinstruction;theslideshowallowsembeddingofmulti-media,assessments,andweblinks,andteacherscanshareassessmentresultsfromanystudentwiththewholeclass,asappropriate

Math ● IXL*

● KhanAcademy

● Anadaptivelearningmanagementsystemthattracksstudentmasteryofcommon-corealignedmathbasedonon-lineactivities

● Anon-linerepositoryofmathinstructionalvideosandassessments

EnglishLanguageArts

● Newsela*

● Anadaptiveresourcethatincludeslexilednon-fictionarticlesfromnewspapers(e.g.,WashingtonPost)toteachreadingcomprehension

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Function Apps FunctionalityGoogleApps ● GoogleDocs

● GoogleDrive● GoogleSlides

● GoogleSheets

● Awordprocessingappwhereuserscanworkcollaborativelyonwritingprojects;userscangivefeedbackinreal-timeusingthecommentsfeaturewithinshareddocuments

● Storesdocumentsinfoldersinthe“cloud”● Apresentationappwhereuserscanwork

collaborativelytocreateslidedecks● Aspreadsheetappwhereuserscanwork

collaborativelytocreatespreadsheets

Multi-MediaCreation

● Screencastify● WeVideo*

● Ascreen-recordingappthatcapturesvoiceandhandwritingtoproducevideosthatarehostedonline,wheretheycanbesharedpubliclyorwithaprivategroup

● Avideorecordingandeditingprogramthatproducesvideosusingphotos,musicandvideoclips;thedistrict-providedpaidversionprovidesenhancedstudentdataprivacy

FormativeAssessments

● Socrative(Teacher&StudentApps)o

● Quizlet

● GoogleForms

● Teachersusethisforformativeassessments,aswellasexitslipstoassessstudentmasteryofconcepts

● AstudytoolusedforWordMasters,contentareavocabularywords,andtestpreparation

● Usedfordevelopingsurveysandformulatingevidencetosupportthinking;alsousedforformativeandsummativeassessmentinallcontentareas

On-LineResourceCurationandAnnotation

● Diigo

● Curatethedigitalresourcesfoundontheweb,e.g.,bookmark,organize,annotateandshare

OriginalityCheck ● Turn-it-in*

● Automaticallyreviewwrittentextfororiginality;enablespeerreview,feedback,rubrics,gradingandwritingportfolios;integratedforassignmentsubmissionthroughSchoology

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StandardApplications

Standardapplicationslistedbelowarealsorecommendedtoprovideteachersandstudentswithoptionsandflexibilityforawidevarietyofinstructionaluses.However,basedonGPSexperiencerollingouttheDLEinphasesIandII,teachersarebetterabletoachievetheDLEgoalsthroughfocusingonafewPowerApplicationsandbuildingonthatknowledgeovertime.

Function Apps FunctionalityExplore/Geography ● GoogleEarth

● GoogleMaps

● Seepicturesfromaroundtheworld● Getdirections,trafficandsatellitepictures;

acustomoverlaycanbedisplayedtoincludetoolstomeasuredistanceandarea

OtherMulti-MediaCreation

● Animoto● VoiceThread*● Educreations*● HaikuDeck

● Avideorecordingandeditingprogramthatproducesvideosusingphotos,musicandvideoclips

● Podcasting/storytelling● Ascreen-recordingappthatcapturesvoice

andhandwritingtoproducevideosthatarehostedonline,wheretheycanbesharedpubliclyorwithaprivategroup

● Usedtomakeaquickandsimpleslideshowwithoutmuchwork(lessfeaturerichthanGoogleslides)

DrawingandPhotoEditing

● GoogleDrawing

● PixlrEditor● Piktochart

● Creatediagramsandcharts

● ManipulateimagesusingtoolssimilartoPhotoshop,includingwandsandmultiplelayers

● Createaninfographic

ClassroomManagement

● ClassDojo

● Managestudentbehaviorthroughpositivereinforcementbygivingpointstostudentsrepresentedascharacters

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Function Apps FunctionalityFormativeAssessments

● Kahoot● Curriculet

● Usedtoquicklyassessstudents’knowledge;mayalsobeusedasastudyguide,andasapresentationtool

● Embedformativeassessments,quizzesandmediaannotationsintoanyreadingassignmentorcreateyourownbook

InteractiveWhiteboard

● SMARTExpress

● SMARTNotebookisapaidmobileappthatcreatesSMARTBoardlessonswithhighinteractivity

● Aflash-basedversionofSMARTnotebookfordisplayingandeditingSMARTnotebookfilesinawebbrowser

BrainstormingQuestions/ConceptMap

● BrainPop*

● Padlet● LucidChart

● Usedforresearchandcreatingconceptmaps

● Studentsshareideasandthinkingwiththegroupwiththisbrainstormingtool

● Gr6-8brainstormingtool,processmapping

forscience/coding

Curate,Annotate,NoteTakingandCitation

● Evernote● EasyBib● Noodletools● GoogleKeep● Subtext

● Notetakingappwithextensivetagging,embeddingandsharingcapabilities

● Usedtociteresourcestocreateworksconsulted;Googleappsintegrationisavailable

● Primarytoolforformalresearch● Quicknotetakingandsharingapp● Teachersembedcommentsdirectlyinto

digitaltexttoencourageclosereading,supportclaimsandcitetextevidence.

CodeforProblemSolving

● Tinkercad● Scratch

● 3Ddesigntool● Sciencestudentscreateinteractive

simulationsofscienceconcepts

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Function Apps FunctionalityBlogandCreateandPublishaWebsite

● Edublog*● Wikispaces*

● GoogleSites● Weebly*

● Safeandsimplebloggingforstudents● Usedasaninformationsourcewhere

studentsfindresourcesandinformationnecessaryfortheirwork

● Apptocreatewebsites● Websitebuilder

DesktopPublishing ● LucidChart

● UsedforadvancedlayoutslikeaschoolnewspaperoranyothersituationthatpreviouslyrequiredMSPublisher,QuarkXpressorasimilarprogram

PublishaBook,AnimateaStory

● Pixton● GoAnimate● Storybird

● Readandwritecomics● Makeanimatedvideos● Createon-linebooks

AccesseBooks ● FollettDestiny/DestinyQuest*● Kindle● Overdrive*

● GPSlibrarycatalog● Populare-bookreader;studentsareableto

pressawordtosearchformeaning.● Accesspubliclibrarycollections;students

mayalsodownloadbooksfromAtoZreaderthroughSchoology

LanguageAcquisition(ELL)

● Duolingo

● Digitallanguageacquisitionapp;studentsmaypracticelisteningandwritinginSpanishasareinforcementtotheirsecondlanguageacquisition

Math ● WolframAlpha

● DesmosGraphingCalculator● Geogebra

● Computationknowledgeengine–providesvisualizationofmathproblems

● Atooltographlinearandexponentialequationsona2Dplane

● Combinesgeometry,algebra,spreadsheets,graphing,statisticsandcalculusinoneapp

● Music ● TwistedWave

● Anaudiorecordingandeditingapp

Keyboarding ● TypingPal*

● Preferredtoolforgr6-8keyboardingskills;

currentlyusedatallthreemiddleschoolsE-mail ● Gmail

● Google’se-mailtool

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UtilityApplications

Utilityapplicationshavelimitedfunctionalitythattakeashortperiodoftime,generallyafewminutes,tolearn.Thereareimportantassistivetechnologyapplicationsforstudentswhomayhavevisualimpairments(e.g.,texttospeech,largetext)orneedhelpremovingdistractingelementsfromwebpagestoassistwithreadingcomprehension(e.g.,Readability).TheUtilityapplicationsaregroupedintoa1houron-linecourseavailableforallGPSstakeholders.

Function Apps FunctionalityProductivityandAssistiveTechnology

● Camera● Worldclock● Clock● Calculator

● Scientificcalculator● PDFtoWord● Dictation

● Texttospeech● Chromebookassistivetechnology

features(e.g.,largetext)

● Readability● Dictionary● VisualDictionary

● Calendar

● Takesandeditspicturesandvideo● Showstimefromdifferentworldtimezones● Stopwatchandalarm● Calculator● Amorecomplicatedcalculatorforusein

mathandscience● PDFfilescanbeconvertedtoMSWordfiles

● Convertspeechtotextforstudentswithtroubletyping

● Readstextoutloudtousers● Makestextlargerorhighercontrastforvisual

impairment,canalsoreadtextonscreenout-loud

● Savesacleanversionofanywebsiteorarticleforlaterreading

● Definevocabularywords● Avisualwaytoexplorehowcertainwords

areconnectedtoothers● Calendar

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Textbooks

Apartiallistofavailabledigitaltextbooksisbelow.

MathTextbooks

● Math in Focus, Algebra I and Geometry (6-8)

● http://my.hrw.com/index.jsp

WorldLanguagesTextbooksforSpanish

● Holt McDougal Avacemos I (Gr 6)

● Holt McDougal Avacemos II (Gr 7)

● Holt McDougal Avacemos II (Gr 8)

● http://goo.gl/dPkwd for teacher dashboard and ClassZone: http://goo.gl/m51tCR

ScienceTextbooks

● Discovery Techbook (6-8) ● Pearson eText (6-8)

● google.discoveryeducation.com ● http://www.pearsoncustom.com/ct/greenwich_middleschoolscience/

AssessmentApps

SBA(SmarterBalancedAssessment)

SBA Secure Portal Used to administer the Smarter Balanced Assessment

ALPAssessment

HMH/Riverside DataManager app COGAT app

Assessments administered to students in grades 2 – 8 for ALP placement process.

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DigitalResources

Thefollowingareonlineresources,accessedthroughabrowser,andtraditionallyfollowthetypesofreferences,fiction,non-fictionandmultimediadatabasesofferedbytheSchoolLibrarytosupportallcurricularareas.TheseresourcescanalsobeaccessedfromtheVirtualLibrarythroughautomaticsign-onsbygoingto:http://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=11112

Function Resources DescriptionGeneralReferences

WorldBookOnlineCollectionWorldBookStudentWorldBookAdvanced

● TheWorldBookCollection,anauthoritativepremieronlinereferencesource,state-of-theartmultimedia,vettedwebsites,guideondoingresearch,primarysourcedocumentsareallfullyintegratedwiththeencyclopediacontent.

GrolierMultimediaReferenceCollectionGrolierNewBookofKnowledgeGrolierAtlasWorldNewspapers

● EncyclopediaarticlesenrichedbyMultimedia

interactives,searchbylexiles,curriculumstandards,pro-condatabase,worldnewspapers,interactivemapsandatlasandaccompanyingvideos.IncludesthelatestcurrenteventsfromScholasticNews.

Non-FictionDatabases

Newsela ● Anadaptiveresourcethatincludeslexilednon-fictionarticlesfromnewspapers(e.g.,WashingtonPost)toteachreadingcomprehension–allcurrenteventsfromreputablesources.

ScienceFlix ● ScienceFlixprovidesstandards-alignedarticles,labs,videosandinquiryprojects.

● TeacherResourcesincludelessonplans,quizzes,projectsanddownloadablemedia.

Multimedia/Video

BrainPopMultimedia

● BrainPopcollectionincludesanimatedmovies,learninggames,interactivequizzes,primarysourceactivities,conceptmappingallmappedtoAcademicStandardsandsearchableusingastandardstool.

Discovery Video Streaming

● DiscoveryStreamingincludesincludesvideos,interactivetexts,eBooks,andassessmentsandstandardssearch.

eBooks

BookFlix

● Fictione-bookpairedwithanonfictione-bookonrelatedtopics.

TrueFlix ● Videoande-bookpairscoveringavarietyofnonfictiontopics

FollettShelf ● SearchforeBooksinourBookonlinecatalog.Toviewonlyuseguestaccess.Tocheckbooksout,usestudentIDasusername/lastnameaspassword.

Overdrive ● GreenwichPublicSchoolsdigitallibrarycollectionofeBooksandAudioBooks,integratedwithourLibrarycollection.