In this Issue:
  • LaunchPad Access - A Review
  • New One-Click Resources
  • Hour of Code
  • Chromebook Printing
  • Professional Learning at the LHRIC
  • Tech Tips and Tutorials
  • Ed Tech Tools of the Month
LaunchPad Access
  • my.classlink.com/pelham or www.pelhamschools.org-->Click little blue and white "cloud icon on the upper right of any pelhamschools.org page
  • Sign in by clicking ‘Sign in with Google’.
  • Online Help
New One-Click Access Resources on the LaunchPad
Educational Content and Videos | Discovery Education...

Discovery Education ignites student curiosity & inspires educators to reimagine learning with award-winning digital content. Students & teachers do not need a username and password for this, just access through the LaunchPad.

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www.discoveryeducation.com
Be Internet Awesome: Interland

Be Internet Awesome is a multifaceted program that includes a fun and free web-based game called Interland and an educational curriculum to teach kids how to be safe and responsible explorers of the online world.

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beinternetawesome.withgoogl...
Pelham + Model Schools = Opportunity
As a Model Schools member district, Pelham faculty have unlimited access to
workshops and sessions, so register early, and register often! 

Hour of Code Resources for the Classroom
Chromebook Printing
Print at School - Simpler Now
Use the keyboard shortcut of Ctrl + P to begin a print job. A message like the one above will present itself. Click Change.
A popup will give you the option to select a Google Cloud Print printer from your school. Select the printer you'd like to use.
With your printer selected, adjust settings to your liking then click Print.
Print at Home
Students may set up their home printers with the Google Cloud Print solution to print from their Chromebooks at home. Information about Google Cloud Print can be obtained here: http://www.google.com/cloudprint/learn/
Tech Tips and Tutorials
Getting Started with GoGuardian Teacher

Getting started in GoGuardian Teacher

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training.goguardian.com
EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY TIPS CREATED BY STUDENTS
Check out this awesome website called "Click." Click stands for Collaborate-Learn-Instruct-Create-Know – and it’s a website of student-created technology tips, designed to bridge gaps in digital literacy. This site encourages tech-savvy students to create videos offering technology tips.

Students and teachers can submit tutorials.

FIND FREE AND FAIR USE PHOTOS
Using Google to conduct an image search is incredibly easy and often the first place students go when creating any sort of digital project that requires images.

But how do your students know if they have permission to use someone else’s photos?
Try these two sites when searching for royalty-free and fair use images.

Recommended Reading
Ed Tech Tools of the Month
Tech Tool Of The Month: Epic!
Diverse, searchable library of 20,000+ kids' books, videos. Available for Free to School Teachers and School Librarians