WVIZ/PBS ideastream Update - January 2018

We have an amazing resource at our fingertips in Northeast Ohio with ideastream's Educational opportunities. 

Here are the top 10 IDEAs from January's Advisory Council Meeting. Click on the images below to learn more about each educational resource. 

IDEA 10: Online Learning Opportunities

Click on the word cloud below to view all of the professional development opportunities offered through ideastream over the next few months. 

IDEA 9: StateImpact Ohio

Stay updated on the state of education in Ohio with this resource. 

IDEA 8: Be Well Special -

Exploring the Impact of Opioids Crisis on NE Ohio
View the half-hour special below or click here for more resources on Opioids in NE Ohio.

IDEA 7: OETC

Ohio Educational Technology Conference
February 13 - 15, 2018

Learn remotely by following OETC on Twitter with #OETC18 to see all of the resources posted by presenters and attendees.

IDEA 6: Digital Learning Day

Feb. 22nd

Full Day of “live” professional learning (recorded option as well)

Starting every ½ hour throughout the day

30-Minute Sessions

IDEA 5: INFOhio Learning Session

IT Coaches and Coordinators, Media Specialists, Classroom Teachers

May 1, 2018

9:30-3:00 PM

BYOL and BYOD

Click on the image below to learn more...

INFOhio Update:

****Use of Geolocation****

Students are now recognized based on location and don’t need to log into INFOhio's digital resources when away from school

IDEA 4: Distance Learning

Living Black History at Lake View Cemetery

February 7, 14, 21, 28

10 am each of these days

Go to www.ideastream.org/distance to view program

Free

IDEA 3: NewsDepth

An award-winning multi-media program geared toward Ohio's students and standards

Service Learning Connection: 

Do you have students making a difference in the community? 

Nominate them to be an A Plus on the next episode. 

IDEA 2: PBL Learning Media

Added Ohio Standards
Google Classroom Integration
Share links
Create folders
https://ideastream.pbslearningmedia.org/

IDEA 1: Innovative Educator Nominations

Nominations due Wed. Feb. 21st
Nominate at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JDFTS8M
Takes only a few minutes to nominate (summary 250 words)
Winners will know by end of March
http://www.ideastream.org/innovative-educators-nominations-now-open 

Google Classroom: Adding co-teachers

Watch the video below to find out how to add co-teachers in Google Classroom.  

When teachers ask how to add co-teachers, it's usually followed by, "What permissions will they have?" 

There are a few class permissions to be aware of:

• Only the primary teacher can delete a class. They're able to shift ownership to a co-teacher. 
• The primary teacher can't unenroll or be removed from a class.
• Teachers can't be muted in a class. 
• The primary teacher owns the class Google Drive folder. 
• After a co-teacher joins the class, the co-teacher has access to the class Google Drive folder.

*Find out more information about Google Classroom and co-teachers here. 

Change Your Default Font in Google Docs

Are you growing bored with Arial 11 as your default font in Google Docs?!  Follow the tips below to change your default font in Google Docs!  

1. Type some text.
2. Change the style of that text (font, color, size, etc.) to what you’d like your default to be.
3. Highlight the text. 
4. Click the Text Styles dropdown and go to Normal Text.
5. Click “Update Normal Text to match.”
6. Optional: Repeat 1-5 to change any other text styles (i.e. Title, Subtitle, Heading 1, etc.) that you’d like to change.
7. Click the Text Styles dropdown again.
8. Go down to options and select “Save as my default styles.”