Week of March 1st

 AUTO-TRANSLATED sCHOOL <> hOME cOMMUNICATION

Did you know?.....

• Remind is a PAID resource available for all TTSD staff (teachers, FPAs, coaches, club advisors, etc.) to be used for classroom/group communication.
• Remind is a communication tool available to ALL CLASSROOM teachers
• Remind is automatically set up with your classroom roster(s) from Synergy
• Remind is accessible through Clever, using your Google Login.
• Remind uses the students "correspondence language" in Synergy to auto-translate messages to their preferred language when you send your message in English (or any language) -- WITH NO EXTRA STEPS
• Families can RESPOND to your messages in their preferred language and it AUTO translates to your preferred language (by default staff preferred language = English)
• For students over 13 yrs old, Remind is set to use the student's cell phone (in Synergy) to send/receive text messages.

HELPFUL ("KB") ARTICLES ON USING REMIND @ TTSD.

• Remind Overview for Staff
• Top 10 ways schools use Remind
• Create Custom Class
• Adding a Second Teacher to your Group/Class

 DOWN DAY WEEKEND - SUNDAY, March 5, 2022

The first Sunday of EACH month is reserved for the IT Department to perform disruptive (but necessary) maintenance on our networks systems.  With 24/7 access to online resources for our staff and students, we have reserved the FIRST Sunday of each month to perform this work.

Please note Sunday there will likely be disruption to various systems that may impact your access to: TTSD accounts, network resources (wifi), internet filter and Mac/iPad "Self Service"

"KB" = TTSD Knowledgebase (http://kb.ttsd.k12.or.us)

Week of February 5th - Down Day Feb 12th

DOWN DAY WEEKEND - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The first Sunday of EACH month is reserved for the IT Department to perform disruptive (but necessary) maintenance on our networks systems.  With 24/7 access to online resources for our staff and students, we have reserved the FIRST Sunday of each month to perform this work.

Please note Sunday there will likely be disruption to various systems that may impact your access to: TTSD accounts, network resources (wifi), internet filter and Mac/iPad "Self Service"

Week of February 5, 2023

 

End of Term: Synergy TeacherVUE Tips to Post Report Card Grades:

• Elementary Teachers:
• Using the Grade book? 
• Posting Marks Overview - Homeroom
• Elementary - Entering Grades By Class
• Posting Marks - Music, PE, and ELL
• Using The Elementary Report Card Comment Bank
• Secondary Teachers:
• Posting Grades for Middle and High School Classes

New Term: Synergy and Canvas Setup Tips:

As we begin QT3 / SM2, here are some helpful tips to get you started with success:

• Make sure you are truly "seeing" your students by using their preferred name ("Nickname") on reports, seating charts, attendance lists.  Students have the option to update their preferred name through the office/counseling office, to use the correct name for students in TeacherVUE, you'll want to ensure you are using the TeacherVUE "Nickname" in seating charts, etc. to use student's preferred name. 
• For secondary teachers, make sure you have "Nightly Sync" set to ON for Canvas assignments to automatically flow to TeacherVUE. 
• Canvas Grade Passback Nightly Sync
•  ** Your school MTSS team relies on your Synergy grades to be current
• ALL TTSD students should have the opportunity to build technology skills (ISTE standards) and using Canvas for digital workflow, missed assignments & opportunities to demonstrate proficiency one consistent way across all classrooms to support these necessary skills.
• 2022-23 Canvas Course Setup Checklist - Secondary Teachers