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Critical Thinking Example

CIncinnati Public Schools has a variety of technology tools to use when working on critical thinking skills. This video shows how teachers can use Google Slides to help students use critical thinking.

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Creativity Example

Watch how one teacher embraces one of the technology tools offered at Cincinnati Public Schools to allow students to build on their creative skills.

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PowerTeacher 2018 End of Quarter/Semester

End of quarter/semester guidelines for PowerSchool/PowerTeacher

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Tech Implementation: Stage 3 Examples

Video to show an example of what tech implementation looks like in the everyday classroom.

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Pear Deck: Student Takeaways

Learners can gain access to their responses from the class time presentation. Activating student takeaways sends the presentation with their response to their Google Drive - they can then refer to the questions on their own after class.

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Pear Deck: Ending a Session

Take these steps to end your Pear Deck live session, so you can refer to it again.

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Pear Deck: Viewing Learner Responses

Real-time responses is important when using Pear Deck. Learn how to manage learner responses.

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Pear Deck: Joining a Session

Joining a Pear Deck interactive slide presentation is easy, follow these steps.

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Pear Deck: Presentation Layout and Tools

Pear Deck has tools that help utilize your class time with students. Learn the functions of these tools here.

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Pear Deck: Start a Presentation

After you created your Pear Deck presentation, understand how to start your presentation for student interaction.

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Pear Deck: Creating a Presentation

Empower your students by creating a Pear Deck interactive slide presentation. Learn how here!

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Pear Deck Add-on: How-to Install

Pear Deck is a slide presentation show that can be used to engage audiences with interactive slides. This video shows how to install the add-on within Google Slides so you can start to generate presentations with questions.

Connection to Image Express Lite - 1st Step

Connecting your laptop to the projector wirelessly can be done in two steps. This is the first step to connecting your laptop - you will need to be on your projector to do this step.

Connection to Image Express Lite - 2nd step

You are able to connect your laptop to your projector, wirelessly. There are two steps to this process, this is the 2nd step.

Safeschools Scam Video

It's better to be more informed than less informed. This video will help you with staying informed and not being taken advantage of from others.

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Windows 10 Tutorial (Student Machine)

Some general information about the Windows 10 operating system that is new to Cincinnati Public Schools.

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Schoology: Basic Layout

Become familiar with the layout within Schoology. Understand what you will see when you log in to your CPS Schoology account.

Schoology: Basic Layout

Become familiar with the layout within Schoology. Understand what you will see when you log in to your CPS Schoology account.

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Schoology: Add Materials

Learn the essentials of adding materials to have students complete coursework.

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Schoology: Courses, Groups, and Resources

Get a quick overview of the differences between courses, groups, and resources within Schoology.

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Schoology: Materials and Updates

How do you want students to see your course work within Schoology? Learn the difference between the two options: materials and updates. Once you have your preference learn how to change between the two.

Schoology: Notifications

Learn about notifications that are received in your GroupWise email and how to customize them to your preference.

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Schoology: Submitting Assignments

Students and staff can learn how to submit assignments within Schoology using the three options: upload, create, and resources.

Schoology: Staff and Student Login

This tutorial explains how staff and students login to the CPS learning management system, Schoology.

PowerSchool: Entering Grades

This tutorial takes you through how to enter grades within the PowerSchool/PowerTeacher gradebook. It will also show you how to complete a bulk fill within the gradebook. If you want to report the same grade for all students, this feature will do that for you.

PowerSchool: Login

This video will show you how to login to PowerSchool. Your username and password will be given to you by the school secretary.

PowerSchool: Log Entries

Log entries are documented communication regarding the student. Maybe, the student reports an incident or the teacher wrote a note home, log entries are entered for administration and teacher purposes. These are not seen by parents.

PowerSchool: Launching Gradebook

PowerTeacher gradebook is the gradebook within PowerSchool. This tutorial will take you through the process of opening the gradebook through web access (meaning when there is no icon for the gradebook on your computer).

PowerSchool: Bulk Fill Comments

You have the ability to add comments for more than one student at a time. This short video takes you through the process of leaving the same comment for more than one student.

PowerSchool: Attendance

Learn to take attendance within PowerSchool.

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PowerSchool: Adding Comments to Grades and Assignments

Learn how to add comments for the final/overall grade, as well as specific assignments. You can choose from pre-populated comments or create your own.

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PowerSchool: Adding an Assignment

Learn how to add an assignment within PowerSchool.

Schoology - LSDMC

Intro to Schoology

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Dashboard Class Profile

Learn more about your Class Profile option within Dashboard.

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Feedback Studio (TurnItIn) - How to submit assignments

Students can learn how to submit an assignment using Feedback Studio (TurnItIn).

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Feedback Studio (TurnItIn) - Grading Assignments

Learn to grade assignments using Feedback Studio.

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Feedback Studio (TurnItIn) - Assignment and Student Settings

After you have created your assignment, you will want to go back to your assignment and look at the additional settings (rules) for the assignment and options for students regarding the assignment.

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Feedback Studio (TurnItIn) - Create Assignment

Learn how to quickly create your assignment using Feedback Studio within Schoology.

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Lenovo Yoga Windows 8

An intro to the Windows 8 and laptop training.

eBeam: Tool Palettes August 2016

eBeam is an interactive whiteboard that teachers 6-12 will have in their classrooms to utilize. This short tutorial shows you the different Tool Palettes that are within the software.

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eBeam: Scrapbook Overview

Teachers 6-12 have bee issued an eBeam which is an interactive whiteboard. This tutorial gives you an overview of the product to get you started using it in your classroom.

Google Login: Student

Students may need help logging into their CPS Google account. Students are given similar access to Google like the teachers, however, they use the Gmail feature within Google. Here is where they access their email.

Google Forms

Google Forms is a popular tool for teachers within Google Drive. Forms are like surveys, then the information gathered is placed in a spreadsheet for easy access to the data from the form. Teachers use Google Forms for assessments, entrance/exit tickets, data collection, and many other options. Learn how to use Google Forms.

Flubaroo: A Google Extension to Aid in Grading

The spreadsheet that is created from a Google Form can be graded instantly. This can be quite the time saver in the classroom. Create a quick entrance/exit ticket, a formative/summative assessment, or many other possibilities. Take a moment to understand how Flubaroo works.

Google Drive Basics

Understanding Google Drive can be overwhelming at first. Take a moment to become familiar with the basics of Google Drive.

Google Classroom: Student Access

A brief overview of the student layout for Google Classroom.

Google Classroom Class Platform 2016

Become familiar with the overall layout of Google Classroom, and learn how to use Google Classroom.

Google Classroom Access and Setup

Google Classroom is a great way to distribute and collect items from your students. Google Classroom is not a full Learning Management System like Schoology, but it does have classroom management essentials for a paperless environment.

Google Apps Intro

Understand what is available beyond Google Drive. Google Apps can help you within your classroom and allow easy access to useful applications.

Google: Docs, Sheets, Slides General Information

Learn the general information to get you going with Google. Google Drive areas include Docs, Sheets, and Slides where the majority of tasks are completed.

Google: Sharing

The best part of Google is how easy it is to be collaborative within it. Watch and learn the basics of sharing items within Google.

Google: Extensions

Learn what and how to utilize Google Extensions. Extensions will usually "extend" your internet - making it easier to do tasks.

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Google: Add-ons

Learn what and how to use Google Add-ons in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms.

Google Login 2016

Learn how to login to your CPS Google account.

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LanSchool: Classroom Layout View

Classroom layout view allows teachers to drag and drop student computers to make it easier to find students according to seating charts.

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LanSchool: Screen Views

There are three different screen views within LanSchool. Become familiar with them and use what is best for you at the appropriate time.

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LanSchool: Limit Web Toolbar Shortcuts

Pressing the button on the LanSchool console is a great shortcut, but you need to make sure it is set up properly for it to work.

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LanSchool: Limit Web - Blocking Websites

Find out how to block specific websites within the LanSchool console.

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LanSchool: Limit Web Introduction

Get a brief overview of the Limit Web feature within LanSchool.

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LanSchool: Blanking Student Screens

Learn how to call student's attention to you by blanking their computer screen within your class list.

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LanSchool: Screenshot of Student Computer

LanSchool allows you to take a picture of the student computer, if needed. Follow along to learn how to take a picture of the computer.

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LanSchool: Share teacher computer

Sharing your computer screen to your class can make some instruction a bit easier for your students. Learn how to share your computer to the entire class.

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LanSchool: Remote Control into a student computer

Showing a student or students how to do something can make for an easier instruction of a difficult task. Follow along to understand how to use this tool.

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LanSchool Show Student Computer

Learn how to show a student computer to the class.

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LanSchool: Logoff, Restart, and Shutdown Student Computers

Learn how to logoff, restart, and shutdown student computers within the LanSchool Console.

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LanSchool Control Student Computers

Learn how to control student computers within the LanSchool console.

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LanSchool Menus and Toolbar

Learn a bit more about LanSchool's Menus and the teacher console toolbar. Teachers can learn how to customize the toolbar as well.

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Accessing LanSchool

This shows you how to access the LanSchool Teacher console from your desktop computer.

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LanSchool: Selecting Student Computers

Learn how to select student computers within LanSchool

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LanSchool: Browsing for students to create a class list

This video focuses on how to browse all students within LanSchool. You can then create a class list, load this list during each class period to use.

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LanSchool: 3 Step Process on Uploading Class Lists from PowerSchool to LanSchool

Instead of browsing for students within LanSchool, you can create a class list from PowerSchool and then import that list to LanSchool. Follow this short video to find out how to do all 3 steps.

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LanSchool: Loading and Dismissing Class Lists

Within LanSchool, you will want to "load" your class list. This is a daily process per class period. You'll load your class list, then dismiss at the end of the period.

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LanSchool: Manage Class Lists

After creating a class list in PowerSchool from Notepad, you will need to "manage" your class list. This video will take you through importing the document from notepad to LanSchool - making it accessible daily.

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LanSchool: Limit Web

This videos covers how to "allow websites" within the LanSchool Teacher console for the Limit Web ability.

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Blackboard Exporting a Class

Learn how to export your class within Blackboard. This will give you the ability to save all of the documents within your class.

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Apex Tutorial - Checking Student Progress

To see how students are doing within the assigned tutorial - follow the video to find out student progress.

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Apex Tutorials - Adding Course and Students

How to add a tutorial course to your Apex account.

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Device Safety and Digital Citizenship

Learn more about the My Star program that has been implemented into Cincinnati Public Schools regarding Device Safety and Digital Citizenship. Use this video to help your students understand both Device Safety and Digital Citizenship

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Blackboard Creating an Assignment

A quick overview of creating an assignment within Blackboard.

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Blackboard Creating an Announcement

Learn how to create an announcement within Blackboard.

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CPS Blackboard Initial Login

Need help logging in to the CPS Blackboard website. Follow the tutorial here.

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LanSchool Teacher Console Overview

This tutorial showcases how to access the Teacher Console of LanSchool. The tutorial will give you shortcuts and a quick overview of what LanSchool can do in your classroom.

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LanSchool Displaying Student Screens

There are three different views that the teacher can see within their teacher console to help them view student screens. The three views: Thumbnails View, Details View, and Feed View are explained in this tutorial.

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LanSchool Show Teacher Screen

Using LanSchool, you have the ability to show the teacher screen to your students' screens. If you want to showcase to your students all at once, you can take over their computer by showing your screen to theirs. Students then lose control of their computer as you demonstrate on theirs.

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LanSchool Allowing and Blocking Websites

Within the classroom, sometimes it is important for students to not be on certain websites - this tutorial shows you how to allow or block certain websites within your classroom. For example, if you don't want them using Wikipedia for research, you can block this domain.

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LanSchool Blank Screen

Learn how to blank a student or multiple student screens. This will limit student ability to use their computer, and turn their attention away from their laptop.

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Playbook Teacher Demo

Learn a bit more about the Playbook application from a teacher's viewpoint. Playbook pushes out "plays" to students based on data gathered from various applications such as PowerSchool, Dashboard, Naviance, and even more. The student has more even more personlized learning with Playbook.

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Playbook Student Demo

Learn what the student would see in CPS Playbook. Playbook pushes "plays" to students based on student data gathered from various CPS Applications such as PowerSchool, Dashboard, Naviance, and more.

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Blackboard Discussion Board - Student View

See what the student sees when using a Discussion Board. Discussion Boards are topic centered discussions for students to participate in during class.

Blackboard Creating a Discussion Board

Learn how to create a Discussion Board within Blackboard. Discussion Boards are topic based for students to communicate with one another.

LanSchool Class List Video

Learn how to work with a class list within LanSchool. You need to create your class list in order to see your students within LanSchool.

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Blackboard Import

Learn how to import a class from an exported file.

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New Teacher Information

Information about some of our technology.

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eBeam Favorites Folder within Gallery

Within the Gallery component of eBeam, you can save the templates you use most often to the "Favorites Folder."

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eBeam Gallery Component of the Software

The eBeam equipment comes with software that increases the functionality of the eBeam. This brief tutorial helps you understand a component of the software called Gallery.

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eBeam Pen Functioning Palette

Within the desktop tool palette, the pen has it's own palette for even more functions within eBeam and your desktop. Learn how to use the pen pallete portion of the eBeam tool palette.

eBeam Tool Palette Features

Understand what items are in the Tool Palette to help you navigate through the eBeam software and essentials.

eBeam Tool Palette Introduction

Learn what is the eBeam Tool Palette. Find out how to make it appear and disappear from your desktop.

Opening eBeam Scrapbook and Views

Learn how to open the scrapbook software and the different views that comes with your eBeam software.

Blackboard Login

Watch a short clip on logging in to Blackboard for CPS.

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Initial Google Login

Instructions to logging in to your CPS Google Apps for Education. Signing in to this account gives you access to Google Drive, Apps, and Extensions. It does not give staff a gmail account as we still use Groupwise.

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Training
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Google Forms Introduction - response sheet

Google Forms creates a response sheet that can be graded automatically using the add-on Flubaroo.

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Google Forms Introduction

Superuser Video on Google Forms

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Demonstration Video - Student View

Here's what the students have to say about their classrooms.

Demonstration Classroom Student Testimonials

In 2014, CPS implemented Demonstration Classrooms at six different schools. Students from these classes were given the opportunity to share their stories. Enjoy.

How to use Easl.ly

Withrow students teaching about Easl.ly. Easl.ly has free graphic templates to help students learn.

SAT Math 1

SAT Math 1 information

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SAT Math 2

SAT Math 2 information

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SAT English 2

SAT English 2 information

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SAT English 1

SAT English 1 information

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ACT Science

ACT Science information

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ACT Reading

ACT Reading information

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ACT Math

ACT Math information

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ACT English 2

ACT English 2 information

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ACT English 1

ACT English 1 information

Test Prep

Description of the testing preparation

Day of Test

Discussion about the day of the test.

Withrow_Demonstration

This is the Social Studies high school demonstration classroom at Withrow.

WestHigh_Demonstration

This is the 9th grade Algebra co-teaching demonstration class at West High.

Rockdale_Demonstration

This is the 5th grade Math demonstration classroom at Rockdale.

Oyler_Demonstration

This is the ELA Junior High Demonstration Classroom at Oyler.

John P. Parker_Demonstration

This is the introductory video regarding ELA at John P. Parker Elementary School.

Chase_Demonstration

This video is the introductory video for co-teaching at the elementary level in the Demonstration Classroom.

Easy Tech Overview

Learn about Easy Tech - this video gives a nice overview of the program.

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Easy Tech Introduction

Find out about logging in, student logins, and assigning curriculum.

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Rubric and Standards

CTES process including rubric and standards.

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eTPES Training Modules #2

Training Modules #2

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eTPES Training Modules #1

Training Modules

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Tes Video

Tes Video for Blackboard

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CPS Laptop Care

Here are some general guidelines for laptop care in your classroom.

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Playbook Introduction

This gives you an idea of what Playbook is.

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Playbook Overview

This is an overview of Playbook.

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Saving to H Drive

This video tutorial will show you how to make sure your files are saved on your network drive, and not lost when you receive a new computer or an upgrade to your computer.

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Google Apps for Education

Gives you an update about what is offered through CPS.

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