Posts with Tag: Policy Archives - Modern Pen
Posting student videos on the web
November 1, 2015
Tags: Instruction, Internet, Policy, Students, Video, YouTube
Over the past eight years, School District 21, like many companies and institutions around the world, has relied on its own media streaming server to share video and audio files with others via the Internet. Information Literacy Coaches and principals in each school have access to upload video and audio files then to link to […]
Google+ Pictures & Email Signatures
September 12, 2013
Tags: Gmail, Google, Google Apps, Policy
Google+ Profile Pictures Google+ provides a wonderful network for teachers to engage with other educators, share, and learn. Within Google+, teachers can engage with their colleagues at school, across District 21, and even around the world. Part of living in the world online is representing oneself in that space. Like many sites, Google+ uses a […]
Streaming video changes
August 9, 2014
Tags: Images, Instruction, Media, Movies, Music, Policy, Streaming, Video
School District 21 is constantly evaluating changes in technology and how those can be leveraged to help students and teachers do more and increase student learning. Decisions about improvements and changes include listening to a wide variety of stakeholders and looking at best practices in other leading school districts as well as the results of […]
Each District 21 school is named after an American author, and learning and literacy is at the center of our Professional Learning Community. The Modern Pen provides a collaborative location in which District 21 teachers can come together to learn the skills that will enable their students to learn new skills and to understand concepts at an even different level than before.
Preparing all students for success
