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Google Classroom

Resources of Interest

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Google Classroom

Google Classroom is the district learning management system used to manage assignments, share resources, and communicate with students in a centralized online space. Your Google Classroom classes will be automatically created and rostered your Google based on your MISTAR schedule.

Google Classroom Basics

Getting Started with Google Classroom

Classroom Cheat Sheet

Integrating Goole Classroom to MISTAR Gradebook

A beginner's guide to using Google Classroom

A quick guide of features in Google Classroom

Google resources and videos that show you how to use Google Classroom.

Directions for integrating your Google Classroom classes with your MISTAR gradebook

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brienne.peers@oakland.k12.mi.us

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Brienne Peers

Technology Integration Specialist

Hello! I am Pontiac School District's Technology Integration Specialist. My role is designed to help support your classroom technology integration needs. Ways I can support you:

• Provide and share digital resources
• Support with digital tools
• Co-plannign and co-teaching lessons
• Provide feedback on a lesson
• Be an extra set of hands during a lesson
• Explore AI tools to support your work
• Help create accessible learning experiences for all learners

Simply send me an email (brienne.peers@oakland.k12.mi.us) and we can chat futher. I am here to support YOU!

What is Clever?Clever is our single sign-on (SSO) platform that allows for teachers and students to quickly access websites without juggling passwords. This platform is used K-12 in the district. Getting Started: Click on the link on the left to get started!

Resources of Interest

Below are links to additional resources that may help you throughout the school year. If you ever have any questions or are unsure where to find something, please don't hesitate to reach out... I am here to support you!

School AI Hub

Tech Resource Hub

Schedule an integration meeting

Weekly Tech Tips

Submit a Tech Ticket

Classroom Tech Basics

Google Workspace

• Google Drive: A cloud storage platform where you can save, organize, and share files, making it easy to access documents from any device.
• Google Docs: An online word processor for creating, editing, and sharing documents in real-time, perfect for collaborative lesson planning and sharing notes with students.
• Google Sheets: A spreadsheet tool for organizing data & tracking student progress; it allows for calculations and data analysis.
• Google Slides: A presentation tool to create engaging slideshows for teaching or student projects, with collaborative features for group work.
• Google Forms: A survey tool useful for creating quizzes, collecting feedback, or gathering student responses quickly and easily.

Google tools are the primary workspace tools used in the district. You can access all workspace tools when signed into your Pontiac Schools email account on Google Chrome.

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Hello and welcome to Pontiac School District! This will be your first stop for information regarding Pontiac technology as a new staff member. Please reach out to Brienne Peers with any questions (brienne.peers@oakland.k12.mi.us)

With Genially templates you can include visual resources to engage the class from minute one. You can also highlight key content to facilitate understanding and even embed external content that surprises and provides more context to the topic: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!

more information can be found in the Pontiac Technology Resource Hub!

Boxlight

Boxlight is the screen located in your classroom. Think of it as a large tablet. You can use it similarly to how you might use a tablet - you can touch and drag with it! You also have the capability to connect your device, like a laptop, to it to use as another screen. Depending on how you might be using it might change the way you choose to connect (or not connect) to it. The Boxlight also works as a whiteboard, but think of it as a more enhanced whiteboard. Much easier to erase and you have the ability to save what you create on the whiteboard and upload to the cloud.

Learn more about your Boxlight and access tools and resources to help you enhance your instruction using Boxlight by clicking here.

Logging On

Logging onto the Network: New employees will be issued a network login (firstname.lastname@pontiacschools.org) and temporary password. When you log in for the first time, you will be prompted to change your password. Please change your password, then enroll in Self-Service Password Manager.

Self-Service Password Manager

DUO Mobile: Duo is a two-factor authentication which adds a second layer of security to your network account. This verifies your identity and prevents anyone else from logging into your account, protecting you and Oakland Schools data from security vulernabilities. All staff must enroll in this service to access their accounts on a daily basis.

Duo Enrollment