Amy Madzinski and Tania Moneim, LMC Director and IT Coordinator at Metea Valley High School in Aurora, IL share their Top 3 each week (or as often as they think of something...) for Metea Valley staff.
1. If you happen to find a lonely Chromebook or charger, we can figure out its rightful owner. Please bring any lost Chromebooks or chargers to the LMC and we can take it from there! 2. Looking for lessons for Women's History Month? At Share My Lesson, you can find some really great ideas for women in all kinds of roles! They don't have lessons just on Women's History Month, however, they have all kinds of lesson ideas. Check them out here. 3. Did you know? The LMC is on social media and posts frequently! We also like to re-tweet and re-post about other Metea events. Find and follow us here: Twitter: MeteaValley_LMC Facebook: MeteaValleyLMC Instagram: metea_valley_lmc You can also subscribe to this blog so you don't miss a post. (see right side column)
Welcome to a brand new feature from the Metea Valley High School LMC and IT Department: The Top 3 from the LMC & IT. The goal of this short message is to get you up to speed with what's happening, what's new, and what's cool in the LMC/IT this week... to get you moving in the right direction.
So... what are the Top 3 from the LMC & IT this week?
1. We have launched an official puzzle table in the LMC. Based on the popularity of this during our "Stressbusters" week in December before finals, we decided to make a permanent home for the jigsaw puzzle table. Most periods of the day you will find a small group ofstudents working on putting together a 500 piece puzzle. If you have any large (500-ish piece) gently used puzzles (all pieces please) please let us know! We are already on our last new puzzle.
2. The Crash Course- Navigating Digital Information video collection is available on YouTube. YA Author John Green narrates several different 10 min. video on different areas of navigating the Internet- fact-checking, fake news, Who Can You Trust?, evaluating photos and videos, evaluating evidence and much more. These are entertaining, full of good information and FREE! Check out all 7 episodes (with more promised) here. Below is an introduction to the series.
3. Did you know? The new Support Center link from the SSO page is for more than just tech needs? It's a one-stop shop for all of your questions, whether it be an HR question, a curriculum question, a professional development question... or whatever you need! The district is encouraging all teachers and staff members to submit their questions and it will be routed to the appropriate people and new categories of help areas will be added. There is also a Knowledgebase feature where you can find out the answers to some of the questions you already have. In the 3 weeks it has been in operation, the district has seen a 400% increase in usage.
