💥 Tech items - Free templates, new features, tutorials, originality reports beta, and more....

Norris students have now added over 20,049 posts to their Seesaw digital portfolios! K-6 teachers... now may be the time!

Are you a part of the success?  I know many of you are already using Seesaw, but if you have not had a chance to check it out yet, now may be the time!  Give Jason a call and he will be happy to visit with you about what Seesaw can do for you and your students.  Parents love it. Kids love it.  And yes... our teachers love it too. 

Three Google Forms Tutorials for Beginners - Some nice tutorial videos to get you started with this powerful tool! 

Autocorrect and Smart Compose now available for Google Docs on web -  Last year, Google announced improved as-you-type spelling and grammar corrections in Gmail. Now, they are bringing that functionality to Google Docs on the web. This will start rolling out in the next few weeks.  More info here on Autocorrect.  More info here on smart Compose. 

Some great Google Slide Templates and ideas in this one!  Grab them now: 

Are you getting some web pages blocked? If so, let us know!

If you see a warning similar to above, please let Bryan know.  If you can take a screenshot that is helpful. (Use the Print Screen button on your keyboard to use the Greenshot tool.)   We recently replaced our old firewall with a couple of new ones.  In the process, some updated firewall rules and signatures may block a few things.  Let Bryan know and we can slowly get those corrected.

Side note on the firewall - Our old firewall served us for almost 8 years.  That's unheard of in terms of "firewall years".  One more way the district tries to make the pennies stretch.  Also - Kudos to Williams.  I am not sure if there is another school network admin that can swap out a firewall with two new redundant firewalls and see almost no interruptions within the network.  This guy truly rocks!  

How to Add Audio to Google Slides – And an Updated Tool for Easy Recording checkout the tutorial here.  And if you need some audio or music for your presentations checkout Nine Good Sources of Public Domain & Creative Commons Audio. 

12 Alternatives to Google Images Check them out here. 

20 digital bell ringer activities to kickstart class - Check them out!

[HEADS-UP] Famous 'Shark' Got Hooked and Lost 400K in an Embarrassing Email Phishing Scam - phishing emails and scams are something we all need to constantly be aware of.  In this story, they even asked the right questions but that was not enough!  Read the short story here. 

Turn a video clip into a looping animation by uploading it to http://EZgif.com. You can choose start and end times, crop, add effects, change speed, write text, overlay images, and optimize the file size before saving as a .gif file.  Great tip from @tonyvincent 

Resources from Shake Up Learning! 
You will find hundreds of free resources for using Google and G Suite for Education, Google Classroom, how to get Google Certified, free lesson plans, templates, downloads, tips, tricks, cheat sheets, online professional learning courses for teachers, and much more!

Great tip from @alicekeeler 

I have one Google Sites I use to make lesson tutorials. I just make all the pages hidden from navigation so I can just link to that specific page.    

20 ways to use Pear Deck to engage students

Here's another great tip from Matt at DitchThatTextbook!  Actively engage your students through PearDeck.  It uses your Google Slides presentation.  The free version is enough for most of us!   

13 Tools to Record Audio on Chromebooks and Other Devices 

Check them out here! 

6 clever Gmail tricks to minimize regret, frustration and spam
Gmail can help keep your inbox -- and your reputation -- clean by giving you control over what comes in and what goes out of your Google account. This is a nice list of 6 tips that I am sure many of you will find useful.  

Google's Teacher Center offers free professional development resources to help educators grow their skills
The Teacher Center houses a variety of free PD resources to help teachers feel confident using Google tools in the classroom. Google’s Teacher Center is a free, interactive online platform with a curriculum developed by educators for educators. Whether your staff is savvy with classroom technology or just getting started, they’ll find courses that expand learning at any level, including video tutorials and multiple certifications to demonstrate mastery of Google tools. The Teacher Center is the go-to spot for educator resources and professional development.  Check out these great resources here. 

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📢 If you use Google Classroom - Check this out! --New Originality reports feature in Classroom  

I know I sent something out in August about this... but I figured I would remind everyone about this feature and now is the time to try it out.  (Unlimited reports are free.)  This could be a great tool if you have students to reports, research papers, term papers, etc..

Our District recently joined the Google Classroom originality reports beta. This is a unique opportunity for you to pilot a new unreleased feature in Classroom and help shape the development. For more information, see this blog post. <--- you will want to read this for more details.

What is Originality Reports in Google Classroom?

Originality reports is a new feature that brings the capabilities of Google search right to your student assignments and grading interface through Google Classroom. The learning tool helps both teachers and students thoroughly review and analyze coursework to make sure it is properly cited and avoid unintentional plagiarism. This feature was designed to help students improve their writing and spot potential issues while saving you time while grading.

Getting Started and FAQs:

• Share this post via Classroom announcements with your students to help them learn more about how to use the tool for their assignments 
• Check out instructions for Originality for instructors on the help center
• For additional support reach out to the Classroom Community Forum

Submitting Feedback

Did you know you can send feedback directly to the Google for Education team via the “Send feedback” button within Classroom? Feedback on products in their early stages have big impact on product design. When submitting bugs, feature requests, or user confusions, be sure to start with “Originality Report.” Always include screenshots with feedback.

This feature was designed to help students improve their writing and spot potential issues while saving you time while grading. NOTE - When an instructor enables originality reports for an assignment, all students will be able to create reports up to 3 times for Google Docs files before they turn them in to spot check and correct potential missed citations.

Once the feature is generally available, instructors will be able to access originality reports at no charge for up to 3 assignments in each course they teach. Schools that would like unlimited access can upgrade their instructors to G Suite Enterprise for Education. During the beta, all users can use originality reports as much as they need. NOTE - During the Beta, you will have unlimited use of this. After that time, you will be limited to using it on 3 assignments, so using it on major papers or reports would be the way to go.)

If you have questions or need help... let us know.

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And another reminder... Tech training opportunities this summer!  

As noted in my email to staff earlier this week, I am starting to get a few questions about the Google Summit, Doane Classes and more... so I figured I would share what we have. 

• Doane Classes - For credit (Norris teachers can sit in for free without credit.) 
• Google Certification classes and stipend.
• Google Summit - Registrations are due March 30th at 8 am.
• Tech boot camp.
• And more...

Here is a complete listing of dates, registrations and information. 

💥 Tech items - New Gsuite features, video & photo tools, free templates, hyperdocs AND free Chick-Fil-A nuggets until Jan 31st!

Richard Byrne's Favorite New & Updated Tools in 2019 - This short list of tools from 2019 are always great from one of the best out there!  Slido, Glide Apps , ClassTools , BoClips  and more in this list!  

Please turn off your projectors when you are not using them! -Please do not leave them on over lunch, during your prep period, etc...  It really takes the life off of the projector and bulb. Thanks from your tech department. 

Are you using your Chromebook to its fullest potential?  If it's just sitting at home, your wasting a valuable resource. Use it for staff meetings or maybe casting from it to your projector, 

A few new resources from Google: 

G Suite for Power Users: This page contains resources specifically curated for advanced users so they can get even more out of G Suite.
G Suite Hack for power users: This training has five challenge tasks employees can complete at their own pace, giving them a fun way to learn about G Suite.

New Feature in Gmail Send multiple emails as attachments in Gmail. (This makes it easy to forward a string of emails.) 

 select the emails and then from the overflow (three-dot) menu select “Forward as attachment

View the version history of a new Google Site


Version History coming to new Google Sites in 2020: 
What’s changing: We’re starting to add version history for sites created in new Google Sites, a highly requested feature from our site owners and editors.

Version history will roll out over the course of 2020 for both users creating new sites as well as for previously existing sites. Version history will be gradually enabled on a user-by-user basis for newly created sites, while a separate roll out will enable version history for previously existing sites. We anticipate:

• By March 2020, all users will have version history enabled for newly created sites
• By the end of 2020, most existing sites will have version history enabled

Review the latest changes to a new Google Site before publishing

Announced on December 4, 2019  What’s changing
Before publishing changes to your new Google Sites, you can now compare the currently published site with the soon-to-be-published draft site in an annotated, side-by-side view.

How To Share Spark Videos on YouTube - This short article will walk you through the steps. 

Remove Image Backgrounds With PhotoScissors - I shared this one last year, but thought I would share again. And a couple others in this article: Three Ways to Remove Image Backgrounds With Just a Click or Two. 

We have updated and added a few resources to our Computer Science & Coding Resources document. You can checkout our doc here.  (If you have additional resources to add, let us know and we will add them to our resource list.) 

More Options for Copying Presentations in Google Slides
More info via G Suite Updates | When creating a copy of an existing Google Slides presentation, you'll now be able to select specific slides to copy instead of the whole deck and remove the speaker notes from the copy. This feature makes it easier to parse out and share the most relevant content with your team, audience, or other.

If you are using FireFox - UPDATE IT!  (Use Chrome here at school... but I know some of you may use FireFox at home.  If so update it!) 

More info can be found here about this major exploit if you do not update! 

Well, this one is not a phishing email, it's a legit offer. Get a free Chick-Fil-A  8-Ct Chicken Nuggets or Kale Crunch Salad - Now through Jan. 31st.

If you already have the rewards app, open it up... and it will show you the offer.  If not, download the app and join their rewards and you will get the offer via the app. (iOS or Android). 

A Comparison of 6 Blogging Services for Teachers and Students - Updated -  I think for Norris I would use Blogger for the older students and SeeSaw for the younger students.  Checkout the article for more info and options. 

12 Alternatives to Google Images 

Check it out here.   

Tip: Make sure you get the Pixabay GoogleDoc add-on for docs and the Unsplash addon for Google Slides. 

Create Your Own Story Cubes with Google Drawings  - With templates to download! More here. 

Hyperdocs and more Hyperdocs!   What is a Hyperdoc?  Checkout the templates and Samples. 

GOOGLE TEMPLATES FOR STUDENTS - Not a new one, but still great templates in this list.

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💥 Tech items - Some Christmas tech goodies in this list. Just in time for the Holiday break!

 Wow... we hit the mother lode in this one! Some great K-12 resources in ...this weeks EdTech Awesomeness newsletter.  Notice how they use Google Slides for their newsletter. 

 

This one is a repeat - But we are starting to see more staff having these issues. JUST SAY NO to the Allow Show Notifications popup.  ---Are you getting annoying reminders in Windows 10 that look like spam? If so, you are allowing notifications from certain websites and they are popping up in Windows 10.  These can be bad... if you allow them from sites that are not that great.  In other words... the website can continue to spam you with notifications. 

Go into your Chrome settings here: (Paste this in your URL) --->   chrome://settings/content/notifications

Under your Allow - Remove most sites.  (You may still want a few from Google Drive, etc... but most should be removed.)  If you can not remove them via a 3-drop menu, then they are an app or extension you have installed. 

When you go to a website and it asks you this.... say no! 

New Feature in GSuite: Send emails as attachments in Gmail.  More info here. 

Better feedback with Google Classroom -reuse rubrics!
A Norris staff member was just telling me how they needed to add this feature to rubrics. Wll now you can! You can now reuse rubrics from any of your classes if you're in the beta program. (Which we are!)  

Pro tip: add other teachers to your classes to use their rubrics too. More info here. 

Teaching the 50 states... Free 50 States Digital Interactive Notebook on Google Slides  Remember to use the YouTube Tour the states song and video.  Your kids will remember the states and capitals for years! 

Virtual Field Trip Apps and Websites - These great games, apps, and websites can bring the places and experiences fostered by field trips into the classroom. While not an outright replacement, these field trip tools can offer inspiring and intriguing experiences for students. Checkout the list here.   (Remember - WE have a VR cart/set in the IS & MS, with another one coming to the HS via a foundation grant!) 

Well, I know we all worry about phishing email and being hacked... It could be worse: "Hackers Trick Venture Capital Firm Into Sending Them $1 Million" - There are probably more of these things happening than companies want to admit.  Article can be found here.  

20 sites for students with free time on their hands - Great list from Ditch That Textbook. 

20 end-of-semester video project ideas - Great list from Ditch That Textbook Some of their projects include Flipgride - WE LOVE FLIPGRID.!  Check out Catch the Flipgrid Fever! 30+ ways to use Flipgrid with your class for more resources.

Did you Know.... if you right click on a slide in Google Slides, you can copy it then go into a Google Doc and paste the slide as an image. This is handy when trying to create visuals and graphics inside of a Google Doc. (You can still Insert > Drawing to make visuals within Docs. using the drawing tools.) 

K-2 Creation Apps 
Collection of creation-based early learner (K-2) apps shared by teachers on Twitter. 

Google Sites as Digital Portfolios

I know we have several teachers already doing this... if not, here is a great how-to article to get you started. 

12 video tutorials, strategies and lesson ideas for educators from Ditch Channel.  

There are some great short videos in this list! 

Another great tip from Tony Vincent   @tonyvincent

iMovie for iPhone and iPad has does have a green screen option. It's kind of hidden, so I hope this graphic helps you find it. 

Built in accessibility tools
Chromebooks and G Suite have accessibility tools built in, along with many apps and extensions. Learn about how educators use them and find training resources. More info here. 

Tell your story in Google Earth
New creation tools in Google Earth allow you to easily create and share maps and stories about our world with friends, students or coworkers that they can view anywhere on their phone, tablet or laptop. Better yet, you can invite others to collaborate and co-author custom projects with you. https://earth.google.com/web/ 

💥 Google Classroom tips, Don't get scammed, great Chromebook deal for home, and more!

Remove students and archive your old Google Classrooms!

Just do it!

Here are a few notes/tips on this. (THX to Janelle Coady for these.) 

• It will be removed from the students' class lists. I don't know how many times we have seen a student's list and it still had classes from several years ago. Archiving will eliminate this.
• You can still see your archived classes; they are just in a new place (look down the left sidebar for archived classes).
• You can still reuse old announcements and assignments from archived class. (However, you cannot reuse items from the "about section," so if you are like me and used this spot for ongoing course info, it is not an option to reuse. In fact, you cannot even look at your old about section. The good news is if you put those items in the stream as an announcement, you can reuse next year. Yeah!)
• I would also recommend removing all students before archiving classes. Although it should still remove them from seeing the class (I tested with a test account), it is probably still good practice to remove students and then archive. 

More Classroom ideas:

Back to School with G Suite: 6 Activities for the Classroom - Vision Boards - Student Interest Survey - Emoji Scavenger Hunt and more!  

Google Classroom - The new roll-out started on August 7th!  

• 5 Things to Know About the New Google Classroom 
• Have questions? Check out Google's Back to School FAQ. 
• Time for a refresh: Meet the new Google Classroom 
•  Alice Keeler's recent post on "the comment bank." If you scroll down her post, you will also see a feature that allows teachers to scroll through assignments with an arrow rather than opening each one up. 

Jason did a session on the new features at boot camp - if you get a chance ask him about them... pretty cool additions to the classroom program. 

We are better than this Norris Staff!

With a subject line of: Click The Easy Button!!

...and a message with just a button:

We had almost 50 staff members click on this. (47 to be exact.)   Really!  That tells me that we have a lot of staff members that one day will have hackers on their computer watching them on their webcams. Staff members who will have bank accounts drained and wondering where the money went.  Staff members who have purchases on accounts or cards that they did not authorize.  The list goes on.  We need to be careful with what we click on!  It's really dangerous out there and it's to easy to be a victim.  Sorry to sound like I am a parent scolding you.... but It's not just about Norris... it's about your personal security!  We are all in this together and we care! 

Have you checked your web profile? Did you change buildings, coaching duties, etc.... Remember to update them on our website - it's simple to do! Here is the info from our webmaster (Andrew Carlson) Just reminding you again!

Please double check your profile page on the Norris website and make sure all your information is current.  

If you have something that needs to be changed, it is very easy to do...you don't need to contact me to make the changes.

To log-in to the site, just go to the top of the page and click on "Titan Tools" and then "LOG-IN"   Help Logging in

This should take you to a "user" page that has some links to your Profile and a direct link to EDIT your profile.  Help with Profile Edits

Don't forget to Save your changes at the bottom of the edit window.  

All other Help options:  www.norris160.org/help

Create Better Looking Sites More Quickly with Section Layouts in New Google Sites

Via G Suite Updates | Google is adding section layouts to the new Google Sites. You can use these layouts to quickly design pages or sections of pages on your site. This makes it even easier and quicker to create professional-looking websites using the new Sites.

annual tech boot camp! (Wow, it was great seeing all of the innovative tools and tech that staff use here at Norris. Special thanks to  our very own Jason Gault for organizing such a great event!)

Many of the session resources are available from the schedule - Check them out! 

 Congratulations to these staff members that completed their Google Certification's this summer! 

You can see our complete list of certified educators here, and learn more about the Norris Google Certification Program here.  Get ready for another round this next spring!  The feedback from participants has been very positive! 

If you are a teacher or administrator - Join NETA now. It’s Free!

Fill out this quick form now - membership is free! - https://goo.gl/nWPQ6x ←- Join Now!

The Nebraska Educational Technology Association (NETA) - http://netasite.org/ is a grassroots organization open to everyone interested in sharing information about using technology in the educational process. NETA has over 5,000 members. You will be eligible for free classroom grants, allowed to vote for many Norris staff members that may be on the ballot, receive a monthly email with resources and more.   

Looking for good Chromebook for home at a great price - This is a great one for the money. 

Acer Chromebook 14 - at Walmart for $219   Here's an article about this deal. 

💥 Tech tools - BIG things added this week!!! New Gmail look coming, SPARK tools for EDU!, PBS resources, New file convert added for you... and more in this weeks teck tips email!

The Premium Adobe Spark tools are free for education... and you may be the first in the nation to try them out! 

Here at Norris... our network admin (Bryan Williams) ROCKS!  By the time I started to talk to him about this... he had it already set up and ready to go for us! I am guessing there is no other school in the nation that beat us to the trigger.... so be the first to try it out!  This doc will walk you through the step-by-step process to get your account setup and ready to roll. 

A new look and some new features coming to Gmail: 

Google announced there will be a redesign coming soon to Gmail.  Check out this article with a few leaked screenshots to get an idea of what's coming down the pipe soon.

CloudConvert - A new free service added to our nsdtitans.org domain.   You can now easily convert files right inside your Google Drive. (This service has been added for all staff and HS and MS students.) 

Misc. Tech tools and websites:

3 Tools for Creating Instructional Animations 

What a great web drawing tool!  Check it out --> SketchPad's site works with any browser or Chromebook. I have added this to my list in our tech doc: Whiteboard and drawing tools.  

Google Keep:

Great tips: 10 ways Google Keep can help streamline life at school.

If you are not using Google Keep - You are missing out!  It works great with our teacher Chromebooks and pens!  Check out our tips sheet to get started!  If you need help getting started... give our Tech Integrationist, Jason Gault, a call at 2010.  He's awesome to work with! 

Google Sites:

Add Custom Links to the Navigation Bar in the New Google Sites via G Suite Updates

The new Google Sites automatically creates an intuitive navigation bar that links to content within your site, but there may be times when you want to create your own links that go somewhere else. That’s why Google is adding a new feature where you can link to any URL from the navigation bar.

The PBS NOVA Labs have some great online resources:

Nova Sun Lab - Despite its apparently steady glow, the Sun is a churning mass of superhot plasma that regularly produces powerful flares and storms that can knock out power and communication systems on Earth. This Lab explores what makes the Sun so volatile and gives you access to the same data, images, and tools that scientists use to predict solar storms.

Cybersecurity Lab - Take cybersecurity into your own hands. In this Lab, you’ll defend a company that is the target of increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. Your task is to strengthen your cyber defenses and thwart the attackers by completing a series of cybersecurity challenges. You’ll crack passwords, craft code, and defeat malicious hackers.

Energy Lab - For something we use every day, energy is a pretty mysterious concept. This Lab investigates what energy is, how it can be converted into useful forms, and why some sources are running low. In our Research Challenge, you'll use scientific data to design renewable energy systems for cities across the U.S.—and compete with others to see whose designs can produce the most power.

Cloud Lab - Covering some 70 percent of Earth's surface, clouds play a key role in our planet's well-being. But how do they form, why are there so many types, and what clues can they give us about the weather and climate to come? Try your hand at classifying clouds and investigating the role they play in severe tropical storms.

RNA Virtual Lab - Nature’s best-kept secret is a wonder molecule called RNA. It is central to the origin of life, evolution, and the cellular machinery that keeps us alive. In this Lab you’ll play the role of a molecular engineer by solving RNA folding puzzles. Then take your skills to Eterna, where you can design RNAs that could be at the heart of future life-saving therapies.

SAS Curriculum Pathways have some great K-12 resources- Interactive, standards-based resources in the core disciplines.

Check out their website for more info.  (All free resources.) 

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​ Looking for an engaging Google Slides lesson that you can teach in just 45 minutes? Try out our newest lesson for middle and high school students: Create a Presentation "All About a Topic." Choose any subject you'd like, from "all about my spring break" to "all about the Industrial Revolution"! Students will learn the basics of Google Slides, including how to:

Choose a theme, insert slides, and add a title. Add images, text, animations, and transitions. Digitally share and comment.

Google's Applied Digital Skill curriculum has a lot of resources for your classroom!  Check out all of the lessons here. 

💥 Tech tools - is Google going to charge $, Audio feedback in docs, Google slide tips, and more!

Hey - I just heard a rumor that Google is going to start charging schools for Gsuite! Is this true? Say it's not so! 

Google is adding a new enterprise edition to its GSuite tools that will have a subscription price.  I do not see very many schools moving to this edition because most of these features are really not needed by most schools.  (There may be a few schools that do a lot of video conferencing that may decide to purchase this edition for a few staff members.)

My thoughts???  Nothing to worry about!  Google has added a few features to it's business GSuite product line the last 12 months and are now offering those to schools if they want them.  I believe Google will always keep it's core suite free to schools. 

If you are interested here are the new features in the Enterprise edition.  

Note - The Google tools for Gmails users will always be free.  (Everyone has Google docs, sheets, slides, etc... with your personal Gmail accounts as well.) 

Misc websites and tech tools:

Cool new tool. Free and integrates with Google Classroom!  Recap is question-led chat tool augmented by the power of video that makes it easier to start deeper, more empowering discussions with students and teachers.

81% of @TheEIU survey respondents agree: Teachers need to consider future skills to better prepare students for the modern workplace. Some top teaching strategies to achieve this: active learning &  personalized learning top the list. Learn more: Fostering exploration

and excellence in 21st-century schools research report.    Nice overview with graphs here. 

3 Incredible Science Field Trips That Don’t Require Permission Slips. Perfect for grades 3–8; watch them in your classroom, anytime!

This How Computers Work series by @codeorg is EXCELLENT!  - Check out the video playlist here. 

Create Your Own Google Expeditions!  Nice article here.  Apply here. 

A Free Teleprompter - Nice site for use with any of your video projects!  (As our very own Andrew Carlson states, "I've used this one before and it works well.") 

6 Google Translate tips you need to start using - Google Translate is so overflowing with features, you might not even realize everything it can do.

Add audio feedback to a Google Doc - 

With the new Kaizena Google Doc add-on you can!

Kaizena as a Google Docs Add-on means: 

Fewer steps for you to provide feedback and a more integrated workflow

Students will be able to edit their work immediately after receiving your feedback, instead of referring to a separate copy on Kaizena

Easier for peers to provide feedback - any Google Doc collaborator can provide feedback!

In addition to voice comments, you can also save time providing high-quality feedback with:

Lessons: re-use common feedback and embed youtube videos to explain common concepts

Skills: track evidence of skills students demonstrate in their work

Note - I have not tried this one, but based on the comments, guessing this new add-on was developed to address the prior shortcomings.  (Let me know how you like it if you use it.)  Nice article by Richard Bryne here. 

Google Classroom:

Google Classroom Tips 

Did you know? The Google Classroom iOS and Android apps have the ability to markup assignments. A teacher can use a finger or a stylus to add colorful annotations, handwriting, and highlighting. (Staff - remember your personal Chromebooks run Andriod apps, so the Android classroom app runs on your device!) 

Google Slides:

Ten Overlooked Google Slides Features

Google Slides: Animate Items Together - NOTE - As it says in this short tutorial -- Use animation very very sparingly.!

COOL - Create a talking head animation with Google Slides + Screencastify. Brilliant idea from @joshchoward. Check it out here. 

How to Add Audio to Google Slides. 

Free Music to Use In Google Slides Presentations. 

How to Add Q&A to Your Google Slides Presentations, 

Google Docs:

Ten Overlooked Google Docs Features - Great list. 

Be More Productive with Google Drive in 2018 

Google Sites:

Publish Sites to a Specific Audience in the New Google Sites - Via G Suite Updates 

Some sites aren’t for everyone. That’s why Google is making it possible to specify exactly who can view your content in the new Google Sites.

Thanks Norris Staff!

I do not always get a chance to say this... but thanks for everything you do!  We have such a great district and it's because of people like you!  Teachers, support staff, administrators, custodians, transportation, kitchen staff... the list goes on!  We are blessed to have you serving a great student population.  There is a reason Norris is a special place to be.  Thanks again. 

Summer Technology Grad Classes and tech opportunities will be offered again at Norris!

I am starting to get emails about these, so I figured I would let everyone know the schedule for the 2018 Summer.  Here are the classes that will be offered.  (Normally I offer 4 classes, but I will not be offering one for the week after Memorial Day since there is a pretty good chance staff members will still be in school.) 

More information will be coming out on these, but we will still be offering the following summer opportunities:

• Google Summit
• Google Certification for staff. 
• Tech boot camp (Prior to the start of the 2018-19 school year.