Washakie County School District #1 - Professional Development

November 9, 2020 – Virtual “Tech Day”

Staff: Click the Blue Links to access sessions in the table below.

Link to “Virtual Tech Day Sign In Sheet” → Click Here

Welcome! Today’s sessions are designed to allow users to both learn and build content during each session. Please have “TWO DEVICES” in front of you today – one to watch and participate in the Zoom session – the other to work within your Canvas courses while you are learning.

Click the Blue Links in the Table below to access the Zoom sessions. Attendance participation will be taken from the Zoom Participant report – but there will be a Google Sign-in Sheet as well. Team Leaders – please make sure that teams participating as a group sign in on the Google Sign-in Sheet.

Short Session Descriptions are shown below.

	Basic Canvas	Advanced Canvas	WOL PEAK
8:00–9:00	Just the Basics I Session Recording Forward video to 31:40 to start David Stokowski This Canvas Basics session is designed to ensure participants understand the structure of Canvas. This session is for those of you who are new to Canvas this year.	Understanding Outcomes I Session Recording Forward Video to 36:00 to start Angela Richardson Angela will guide participants in creating outcomes to track standards mastery in your content area. Ample time to create outcomes will be built into this session. Click Here to Access Angela’s Notes & Videos	Just the Basics Christi Cochran Christi will guide participants in understanding the Brightspace, PEAK Office and PEAK Classroom environments.
9:15–10:30	Just the Basics II Session Recording Forward Video to 5:40 to Start David Stokowski Continuation of Just the Basics I	Learning Mastery Session Recording Forward Video to 4:30 to Start Angela Richardson Angela will guide participants in the Learning Mastery side of the gradebook to track standards mastery in your course. Ample time to practice will be built into this session.	Managing the Classroom Passcode: 354098 Christi Cochran Christi will show WOL teachers how to monitor student progress, add additional testing attempts, provide feedback, how to email individual students, groups of students, and parents.
10:45–12:00	Canvas & G-Suite Session Recording Forward Video to 6:00 to Start David Stokowski Are you a fan of Google Classroom? Thanks to Beth Siegfried – we have integrated Google Assignments LTI – David will guide participants in this and other Google Suite pieces.	The Bitmoji Classroom Session Recording Forward Video to 3:00 to Start Angela Richardson Angela will show participants how to add Bitmoji “magic” to their classrooms. This is a just for fun session!	Editing Course Content Passcode: 354098 Christi Cochran This session comes from comments that teachers have made about the content being "set." Christi will show teachers how to add content, edit quizzes, provide additional testing attempts, and other, "How Do I . . . ?” questions.
12:00–12:45	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12:45–1:45	Grade and/or Content Area PLC Time	Grade and/or Content Area PLC Time	Grade and/or Content Area PLC Time
2:00–3:30	How Do I . . .? Session Recording David Stokowski Have a question? Let David help you work through it!	Creating/Recording Content Session Recording Ryan Clark Ryan and his staff will show participants various ways to record and create content that can be embedded into Canvas. Ample time to practice will be built into this session.	Classroom Connect or Zoom Passcode: 354098 Christi Cochran Connecting with online students is essential for student success. Christi will show options for connecting with online students via Zoom or Class Connect.