UPDATES/ANNOUNCEMENTS (Sept 9, 2020)
SYNCING ISSUES FOR SCHOOLOGY ASSIGNMENTS WITH NO DUE DATE
If you have graded materials in your Schoology gradebook that do NOT have a due date, the syncing process will automatically assign the last date of the grading period, which is why you may see the assignment in your PowerSchool Semester 2 grading period. To fix this, delete the assignment from PowerSchool, add a due date in Schoology, and re-sync. To prevent this from occurring in the future, ensure that all graded materials have due dates.
POSTING AN EDPUZZLE LESSON IN SCHOOLOGY: FOLLOW THESE STEPS OR YOU MAY RUN INTO PROBLEMS!
When creating Edpuzzle lessons, we HIGHLY recommend that you create your classes and lessons directly in Edpuzzle. When you are ready to post an assignment for your class(es) to view, assign it to the class in Edpuzzle, then click the button to share the assignment and you’ll be able to copy a link directly to that assignment and post it in Schoology. Please watch the Edpuzzle - Share a Lesson on Schoology Video on the Technology website to see this process.
*The Edpuzzle integration within Schoology is glitchy, so we encourage teachers to follow the steps above instead!
STUDENTS CAN’T ACCESS EDPUZZLE? HERE’S THE FIX!
If you followed the steps above to post your Edpuzzle assignment and your students get this error...
… it is because they have not yet joined your Edpuzzle class. Instruct your students to log out of Edpuzzle and click on the link to the assignment again. They should then choose Log in with Google and then Join Class. Once they have joined your class, they should have direct access to all your assignments moving forward.
UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS IN SCHOOLOGY AND POWERSCHOOL GRADEBOOK
If you unpublish a graded material in Schoology, it will no longer appear in the Schoology gradebook, and will, therefore, not sync to PowerSchool. We recommend that teachers keep all previous graded work published and only use the unpublish feature on upcoming and/or ungraded materials.
EDTECH OFFICE HOURS
The EdTech team will be available weekdays from 7:30a-4:30p through the end of September. Click here to join the meeting if you have a question or need some assistance.
SITE STATUS: IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME (OR THEM!)
Have you ever had a situation where things aren’t working correctly and you wonder if it’s only you? Check our ECS Site Status page to find out which tools are/are not working.
ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (available M-F 8am to 5pm)
Help Desk Number for Teachers & Staff is: 970-328-9088
Help Desk Number for Parents & Students is: 970-328-9077
Please make sure you are directing parents/students to the correct number.
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FILTER MATERIALS IN SCHOOLOGY
You can filter your course materials by a specific type of material by clicking on the drop-down menu in the upper-right corner of the course materials list. Click the menu and select a material type to display only that specific type of material.
IN CASE YOU DIDN’T SEE IT BEFORE...
GOOGLE’S DEFAULT SHARE SETTING IS SET TO “RESTRICTED”
Google has changed the default Share setting to “Restricted - Only people added can open with this link.” (The default was previously “Eagle County Schools.”) To share documents with colleagues and/or students, make sure you CLICK ON the “Change link to Eagle County Schools” hyperlink at the bottom of the share window before copying the link:
SYNCING GRADES FROM SCHOOLOGY TO POWERSCHOOL
If you want to set up grade syncing from Schoology to PowerSchool, you must follow the instructions on the following guides. Please reach out to the EdTech team if you need further support in setting this up.
Step 1: Schoology Gradebook Setup Guide
Step 2: Grade Sync from Schoology to PowerSchool Setup Guide
*You must follow BOTH guides above to sync your grades!
NEW TECHNOLOGY WEBSITE:
We have redesigned our Technology Website (https://technology.
INTERNET HOTSPOTS:
The ECS Technology department does have internet hotspots available for students that need assistance with internet access for remote and blended learning. Staff must request a hot spot on behalf of a student by completing this form, and submit a help ticket. We understand this is a two step process but it helps get the hotspot into the student’s hands much more quickly.
EDTECH TRAININGS
Click on this link to our ECS Technology Educator Live Training page to see available trainings, recordings of previous trainings, or to request trainings! You can access more information about specific digital tools on our Digital Learning - Educators page.
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