TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
I use Remind to communicate with students and parents, especially in the form of last minute changes and reminders. Codes will be distributed in class, but each class's code is listed below. Parents are welcome to subscribe as well.
This is a free service. To get signed up for the appropriate class, use the following codes for the proper class(es):
To join English 101, send a text to 81010 with the message @eng101fa19
To join English III: 2nd hour, send a text to 81010 with the message @mohrengl3
To join English III: 7th hour, send a text to 81010 with the message @mmengl37
To join Literature 113, send a text to 81010 with the message @lit113
This is a free service. To get signed up for the appropriate class, use the following codes for the proper class(es):
To join English 101, send a text to 81010 with the message @eng101fa19
To join English III: 2nd hour, send a text to 81010 with the message @mohrengl3
To join English III: 7th hour, send a text to 81010 with the message @mmengl37
To join Literature 113, send a text to 81010 with the message @lit113
This is a website with an endless array of nonfiction articles. It provides content at a variety of reading levels.
To begin using this site, go to http://www.newsela.com. Users must create an account. (This is free.) Course codes are used for signing up and also for my option of assigning certain articles to certain classes. The codes are shown below.
Course codes:
English III: 3BSZAW
English IV: 4JFKDQ
English 101: K5XSH2
Follow the link below for the Newsela Users' Quickstart Guide:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3V-k508bzBBSGNNaDdDc2RFV0k/view?usp=sharing
To begin using this site, go to http://www.newsela.com. Users must create an account. (This is free.) Course codes are used for signing up and also for my option of assigning certain articles to certain classes. The codes are shown below.
Course codes:
English III: 3BSZAW
English IV: 4JFKDQ
English 101: K5XSH2
Follow the link below for the Newsela Users' Quickstart Guide:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3V-k508bzBBSGNNaDdDc2RFV0k/view?usp=sharing
Google Classroom is a tool that we will now be able to utilize this year. Students in my classes were each sent an email with an invitation to join Classroom. After joining, they can begin to access this by visiting http://classroom.google.com. They will need to use their school email address to log in when accessing it.
Class Codes:
English 101:
English III - hour:
English III - hour:
Literature 113:
Class Codes:
English 101:
English III - hour:
English III - hour:
Literature 113:
I encourage my students to use Quizlet as a study tool. My Quizlet study sets can be found at the following link: quizlet.com/michelle_hastings4
We will utilize Google Docs in the classroom. Students can access their Google Docs and Google Drives using their Steeleville school email accounts.
See the following link for a user guide: https://onlineconnections.wikispaces.com/file/view/Google+Docs+Tutorial.pdf.
See the following link for a user guide: https://onlineconnections.wikispaces.com/file/view/Google+Docs+Tutorial.pdf.
Edmodo is a supplementary tool I use at times in my classes. It works similarly to Facebook but is intended for educational purposes only. This is being phased out for my classes and Google Classroom will take its place.
To begin using Edmodo, go to http://www.edmodo.com to join. You will need a code to enter the correct class.
The student codes for joining Edmodo can be found below:
English 101: TBA
English III-1st hour: TBA
English IV: TBA
English III-6th hour: TBA
Foundations of Language: TBA
Parents can access Edmodo as well. Each student has a unique parental code that I can send to you upon request at any time. Parents can also click on the link below to access a parental user's guide.
http://www.gpisd.org/cms/lib01/TX01001872/Centricity/Domain/5417/Edmodo_Parent_Guide%20English.pdf
To begin using Edmodo, go to http://www.edmodo.com to join. You will need a code to enter the correct class.
The student codes for joining Edmodo can be found below:
English 101: TBA
English III-1st hour: TBA
English IV: TBA
English III-6th hour: TBA
Foundations of Language: TBA
Parents can access Edmodo as well. Each student has a unique parental code that I can send to you upon request at any time. Parents can also click on the link below to access a parental user's guide.
http://www.gpisd.org/cms/lib01/TX01001872/Centricity/Domain/5417/Edmodo_Parent_Guide%20English.pdf