Technology

TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL

ACADEMIC RESOURCES

Khan Academy:  Free website that supplies a online collection of more than 3,000 micro lectures via video tutorials stored on YouTube teaching mathematics, history, healthcare and medicine, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, economics, cosmology, organic chemistry, American civics, art history, microeconomics and computer science.

Departments: Department specific technology for Career Technology, English, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health, Industrial Technology, Mathematics, Modern Language, Non-Departmental, Physical Education, Science, Social Science, Special Education, and Visual & Performing Arts

HHS Library Catalog (Destiny): HUSD library database of books and other resources available to students and staff

Wikipedia: A free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia that is written and edited by the public, favoring consensus over credentials in its editorial processes.

COMMUNITY NETWORKING

Edmodo: Provides teachers and students a secure place to connect and collaborate, share content educational applications, and access homework, grades, class discussions and notifications. Their goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner.

DIGITAL STORYBOARD

BrainPop: Animated education lectures, activities and quizzes for all subjects

Spicynodes: A website devoted to creating interactive graphic organizers and thought charts.

Wordle: A word cloud generator for student engagement.

Writing:

Bartleby.com: Non-copyrighted literature, poetry, and prose resource

 

EasyBib: Free automatic bibliography and citation maker

Perdue OWL (online writing lab): A website devoted to assisting student writing and a useful resource for help regarding MLA format

 

TECH TOOLS

Dropbox: A web-based, cloud file storage service that allows you to store and selectively share your digital files on the internet. The first 2 gigabytes are free.

Evernote:

Google: Search engine, Mail, Calendar, Google Docs and much more

Google Docs: Google Docs (part of Google Drive) is a free, web-based office suite that includes word processing, spreadsheets, forms, presentations and more + data storage service that allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users.  Staff: Google Apps Set Up for HUSD Accounts

iPad: The Ultimate Guide to Using the iPad in the Classroom, including recommended educational apps for the iPad

Microsoft Office : Word processor, Excel spreadsheet, PowerPoint presentation, and Outlook email & calendar

          Option 1 - Training people in how to use Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Products. It's a game that people play and learn how to use Office while playing.

          Option 2 - Site that does training for all office products 2003 through 2010. Comprehensive, main portal.

          Option 3 - Free, quick reference guides for all Office products

Polls Everywhere: A free student polling service using mobile phones. Responses are displayed live in PowerPoint, Keynote, or the web. A great check for understanding tool.

Prezi: Prezi is a free, cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for exploring and sharing ideas upon a virtual canvas.  A much more visually-appealing alternative to Powerpoint presentations that is also web-based

Zangle: Student Information System (SIS), including gradebook, attendance, contact information, etc.

VIDEO

YouTubeEdu: Free educational videos by subject and course (eg: primary/secondary, university, Math, Algebra)

 

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TECHNOLOGY FOR PARENTS & GUARDIANS

Parent Communication Portal: secure on-line access to student records, including up-to-date attendance, grades, teacher remarks, assignments and much more.

TECHNOLOGY FOR teachers

Computer Lab:  View available lab times and sign your class up for any HHS computer lab.  You must first creat a Google account using your pre-exisiting HUSD email (ex: mgarcia@husd.us) by clicking here.   Then email Matt Shaffer who will give you web access to this on-line computer calendar so that you can view lab availability and directly sign up on-line.

Elmo: Digital Document Camera that captures a real-time image and displays the image via a projector

Flubarro: Free on-line tool that helps you quickly grade multiple-choise or fill-in-blank assignments using Google Forms.   Also, computes average assignments scores, flags low-scoring questions, shows you grade distribution graph and give you the option to automatically email each student their grade and answer key.

HUSD Google Apps  Instructions for setting up your HUSD Google Apps Account

HUSD Google Sign In   Just type in your username (without @husd.k12.ca.us) to access your HUSD Google Apps (just Google Drive for now)

HUSD Password Reset: For staff, reset or recover your password for your work email, calendar, Google Apps (Docs, Drive and more) all in one.  Forgot your password?  Recover it here.

HUSD Webmail:  Web access to staff e-mail and calendar from any internet-enabled computer anywhere in the country

OARS: Database of student testing results.

Plagiarisma: Free online plagiarism checker

PollEverywhere: create a free poll or other questions and have your students vote with their cell phones, see the results instantly

Projectors & Laptops: Making projector and laptops work together

Random Student Selector, Scoreboard, Timer and more    free, on-line tool that randomly picks names of your students and more

Staff Webpage Set Up:  How to create and manage staff webpages.  Watch 5-minute videos that will show you how.

Tech Request Form: Staff needing technology assistance may complete this simple on-line form.  Requests may relate to School Loop website, Google Docs, hardware issues (i.e printer problems) or software problems (i.e. need a program installed).

Zangle:  Student Information System (SIS);   Help for Teachers and Zangle Symbols