#EMSISDITs Tech Talk Newsletter | Dec 20

The latest #EMSISDITs Tech Talk Newsletter is hot off the presses! (Digital presses, of course!) and it's packed with information!

Trending Topics include Using Microsoft TEAMS to break down the classroom walls, and a review of Toontastic 3D.

This week's Tips & Tricks include information on how you can clean up the Promethean whiteboard annotations and how to update YouTube on your Promethean Interactive Display.

This week's Campus/District Shout-Outs include students and staff from Admin, BES, EWMS, SES, HCES and WMS.

#MSFTEduChat TweetMeet December 18th

Jeni Long and Sallee Clark are Instructional Technologists with Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD. This dynamic duo, known as #Jenallee, is passionate about technology integration and making learning accessible & fun for all! Between the two of them, they have presented across the 26 schools in their district, at their Regional Education Service Center, TCEA, TCEA for Tots, & Central America. They are both MIE Experts, MIE Trainers, and Flipgrid Ambassadors. 

This December, they are excited to be invited to return as hosts of the #MSFTEduChat TweetMeet on December 18th, at 12:00PM CST.  This TweetMeet offers over 140 hosts from previous TweetMeets! 

Jenallee would like to invite you all to join in the edchat and share your Best of 2018.  

How to participate in a TweetMeet

Pre-TweetMeet Preperation (Not required, but helpful)

Open Tweetdeck and have 3 columns open 

     1st Column - #MSFTEduChat

     2nd Column - @Jlo731

     3rd Column - @SalleeClark

Step 1: 

Follow the #MSFTEduChat hashtag and wait for Question #1 to be Tweeted

Step 2: 

Retweet with comment Question #1

Step 3: 

Comment with your response to the question.  Be sure to begin your tweet with A1.  This lets everyone in the chat know that this is your answer to Q1. 

Step 4: 

Comment, retweet, and GIF respond to other participants answers as we read each other's responses. 

TweetMeet Tips: 

Know that TweetMeets move fast, but everyone's responses are recorded under the #MFTEduChat hashtag for you to revisit at your leisure. 

Want to prepare ahead of time? Here are the questions that will be asked during the TweetMeet. 

We hope to see you all at 12:00 CST on December 18th at #MSFTEduChat.

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#EMSISDITs Tech Talk Newsletter | Dec 6

The latest #EMSISDITs Tech Talk Newsletter is hot off the presses! (Digital presses, of course!) and it's packed with information!

This week's Trending Topics include information about the Global Learning and Learning Has No Boundaries: How OneNote Can Help with Accommodations for All Students. 

This week's Tech Tips include Email Signatures in Outlook 2016 and a super-helpful but very "underused" tool - "Tell Me What You Want To Do."

This week's exciting EMS Shout-Outs featuring students and teachers from Creekview, Bryson, Wayside, Northbrook, as well as a couple of Districtwide shout-outs.



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