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DigitalLearningEnvironment–ToolsOverview

MoodleStudentsingrades6-12useMoodleasaclassroomresource.Eachteacherhasanenrollmentkeytheygivetothestudents.Moodleisorganizedbysubjects,teacherandclass.Teacherscanpostdocuments,links,videos,onlinequizzes,forumdiscussions,calendars,etc.StudentiPadshavewebclipstotheschools’Moodlesitesoritcanbeaccessedbythelink:

JHS:https://jhsmoodle.johnston.k12.ia.us/JMS:https://jmsmoodle.johnston.k12.ia.us/SMS:https://smsmoodle.johnston.k12.ia.us

GoodNotes Tostayorganized,studentscansetup“MasterCategories”foreachclass,muchlikefolders.Withinthecategories,notebooksarecreated.GoodNotesprovidesenhancedfeaturesandtoolsfornotetaking.

Eachnotebookissetupwithacoverandvariouspagetypeswithinit.

DocumentsfromMoodletoGoodNotesInMoodle,tapontheitem.Tapon“openin”(ontoplefthandcorner),chooseCopyto

GoodNotesChoose‘ImportBelow’toputitonthepageafterthecurrentGoodNotespage.

Studentsloginwiththeirschoolusername/password.Username:lastname.firstnamePassword:initials####

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TurninginAssignmentsviaShowbie,MailManyclassroomsusetheShowbieAppasanassignmentbinandfeedbacktool.AssignmentscanalsobeturnedinfromGoodNotesthroughstudents’jdragonmailaccounts.

AfterstudentscompletetheirworkinGoodNotes,

choosethe---icon(upperright)>Export>CurrentPage/AllPages

ChooseExportStudentshavedifferentexportoptions.TheycanemailittotheirteachersfromtheirjdragonmailaccountsoruseShowbie.IftheychoosetouseShowbietheyneedtopick“externalApps”thenchooseShowbie.

InfiniteCampusPortalAppStudentsusetheInfiniteCmapusPortalApptoviewgrades,attendance,notifications.

MackinViaMackinViaisane-booksubscriptiontool,providedbyHeartlandAEA.Studentsloginusingtheirschoolusername/password.Studentscanselectfromthousandsofbooks.

myHomeworkApp ThemyHomeworkAppismuchlikeaplannerwhereitcankeeptrackofduedates,assignments,tests,projectsandotherimportantdates.Thisappisbeingusedbyteacherstoassiststudentsinorganizingclassassignmentsanddates.

Makesurethe“annotations”buttonisgreenoritwon’tsaveanychanges.Enterafilename

ForShowbie–chooseExternalApps>Showbie>Class,Folder,AssignmentForEmail–chooseEmail>selectteacher/recipient,enterasubjectlineandmessage