Vol. 4, Issue 1 April 12, 2016

Tech News Tuesday online eNewsletter

IN THIS ISSUE

WELCOME BACK EDITION!

New IT Website

New Technology Trainer

Install Office 2016 at Home

Install Adobe Creative Cloud Suite at Home

Search to Find Anything

Coming Soon Tech News Tuesday Featurettes

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Table of Contents

New IT Website

page 1

New Technology

Trainer page 2

Install Office 2016

Free at Home

page 2

Install Adobe at

Home page 3

Search to Find

Anything page 3

Coming Soon Tech News Tuesday

Featurettes page 4

IT Department has a new website

Did you know?

or directly go to https://its.mcs4kids.com

On the MCS District Website at www.mcs4kids.com 1. Click on Staff tab at the top 2. Click on Technology on the top menu

On the website you will find news and information about District Technology updates to software and projects. The

website also features tutorials, handouts, and videos how to use devices and applications we are using at Modesto City Schools. From the website all staff can sign up for training

classes or schedule 1 to 1 assistance.

Check it out today!

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Did you know?

We have two technology trainers

Alexandra Hancock joined the Instructional Technology Department in October 2015 as our second Instructional Technology Trainer. The dynamic duo of Matthew Ketchum and Alexandra Hancock are ready to train with excitement and enthusiasm for all things technology! They serve all staff including Classified, Certificated, and Administrative. Attend a hands-on class at Pearson Computer Lab, schedule School Site training, or 1 to 1 assistance with them.

www.mcs4kids.com/training

Did you know?

Install Microsoft office 2016 for free

All Staff and Students can install up to 5 licensed copies of Microsoft Office 2016 for free on their own personal computers or laptops. Includes full featured version of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Works with Windows 7, 8.1, 10 and Apple Macs.

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Did you know?

Install adobe creative cloud suite MCS Staff can install Adobe Creative Cloud Suite for $9.75 per year on their own personal computers and laptops. Adobe Creative Cloud features Adobe’s most popular tools including PhotoShop, InDesign, Premier Video Editor, and Acrobat Pro PDF Editor.

For Training:

Get started learning Adobe Creative Cloud online with self-paced lessons – click here

Flyer for our Adobe Trainings – click here Sign up for our hands-on training for

Adobe – click here

Did you know? Search to find anything

Try the Search box in the top right

corner of any Modesto City Schools

Website to search for anything you are

looking for.

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Coming Soon… Tech News Tuesday Featurettes

Nearpod Nation

Engage and Amaze with the Interactive features of NEARPOD Bring presentations to life with interactive mobile presentations and embedded feedback activities.

Ology with Schoology

Take Control of Your Digital Resources with SCHOOLOGY Schoology as a learning management system (LMS) has all the tools you need to create engaging content, design lessons, and assess student understanding with the added ability to sync grades up to PowerTeacher.

Going Pro with Your Surface Pro

The Advantages of Being a Digitally Mobile SURFACE PRO Teacher Combine the engaging integration of digital resources with a device that untethers you.

Be a OneNote Avenger

Increase Productivity and Collaboration using ONENOTE Want to go paperless? Experience the power of Microsoft OneNote digital notebook! Organize, create, and collaborate anytime anywhere with text, audio, video, files, digital ink, and so much more!

We are bringing these new reoccurring featurettes along with fan favorites sections such as For the Rookie and Cool Tools to upcoming issues

Tech in the Classroom

Showcasing both teachers and students using technology in the classroom.

WE NEED YOU! Teachers please complete the form to share how you or a student is using technology in the classroom. – click here

Askie the techie

Dear Abby for the technology age. We answer your tech questions.

WE NEED YOU! All Staff please complete the form to share your questions for us to answer. We will keep submissions anonymous. - click here