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October 24-28 is Digital Citizenship Week. At Heathcote we talk about digital citizenship, and digital leadership, across all lessons and projects. We discuss such things as keeping passwords private, limiting identifiable information, making thoughtful decisions online, being purposeful about looking for the good (and not the garbage) and much more. We weave all these concepts…
I often get asked about headphones for students. It’s a difficult question to answer on many fronts. Price is one concern, but so is durability. A microphone is an important consideration since students use apps like Seesaw to record their learning and record voice overs for movies using apps like WeVideo and Adobe Creative cloud.…
Students and Parents, We have begun to roll out devices to students. As of 9/9/2022 all 3rd, 4th and 5th graders have had the Responsible Use Policy lesson. All of 4th, 5th, and half of 3rd grade have also had an initial Chromebook login lesson. During the week of 9/12 the rest of 3rd grade…
While Covid-19 still prevents visitors in the building, the Heathcote PTA Health and Wellness Committee looked to bring back the old “Parent Coffee” series of events as virtual ones. The first virtual Parent Coffee was today, 11/5/21… The Health and Wellness Committee is thrilled to welcome our very own Mr. Casal for a virtual presentation…
As you know, we provided our elementary students with loaner devices to support instruction. Parents have the option to purchase insurance for their child’s device, and we have arranged for coverage with the Worth Avenue Group. We have used this vendor for several years, and many other schools in our region also use this company.…
Today is Open House for the 2021-2022 school year. Links to the schedule and Zooms can be found on the HeathcoteGateway. Some resources to get parents started for the year HeathcoteGateway – links to online services and tutorials for access and use HeathcoteTech blog – this site; a place for resources, tutorials, published work, etc…
Students and Parents, The Responsible Use Policy is the document that outlines, for all Scarsdale Schools users (students, teachers and staff alike) appropriate use guidelines for using district devices, accounts, and services. Every year I do this lesson with the students, usually in big grade-level groups, where we can talk about it, ask questions, and…
On September 25th, 2020, I hosted an introductory webinar to kick off the 2020-2021 school year. This school year finds us in new territory with the hybrid schedule and blended learning environments for students. Some in-person, some virtual, lots of tech. This webinar was a brief overview of the resources such as this blog and…
Mesh. Mesh is the word. A mesh network is a more reliable, stronger home wifi network, and a key asset in 2020. What is a mesh network? A mesh network is multiple wifi access points for your home to ensure fewer dead zones, faster connection, and overall better reliability You mean like a network extender?…
Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! A lot has changed, and we are working through the growing pains of this new reality. There are tech quirks and updates still being pushed out. A few quick points of note: Chromebooks if you get an error when connecting to home wifi, log out once you…