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Check out the planning choice board and determine what will work best for you and your planning style. Below are blank Must/May lists that you can utilize with your group.

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To a post  click on the  + sign below this box, and click on the three dots below. Under the orange color coded icons you'll find GIF. Click on GIF and enter a search term to find relevant images to insert.

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Choose an image, GIF, song that captures how you are feeling today...

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Choose an image, GIF, song that captures how you are feeling today...

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To a post  click on the  + sign below this box, and click on the three dots below. Under the orange color coded icons you'll find GIF.  Click on GIF and enter a search term to find relevant images to insert.

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Add any questions, comments or wonderings for me here.

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Add any questions, comments or wonderings for me here.

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Make a post by clicking on the + sign below this box, and leave me a comment.

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Visit Savvas Realize to access all the digital program resources!

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How did today’s session change or deepen your understanding of myPerspectives?
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Click on our Realize Help for Instructors page for help!

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Name two resources that you learned more about today that you plan to incorporate immediately.
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Visit this playlist to see the features and benefits of the Google Classroom™ integration with Realize.
You can manage all of your classes, assignments, and students from Savvas Realize, and everything will seamlessly integrate with your Google Classroom account.

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Use the step-by-step Digital Paths posted on mySavvasTraining.com.

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Create a myPerspectives unit concept board (bulletin or virtual) to engage your students throughout the unit.

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That about sums up my year teaching in building during a pandemic. Even though some parts have been difficult, I think it's made me a more responsive teacher!

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Can we use current materials (texts we already are using) to get to Performance Based Tasks?

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It seems like we are moving from units that are generally 9 weeks to 6 week units that include a writing and speaking assessment. That seems like too much. Can we narrow down and  start with one unit per quarter?

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Will there be time for  independent reading novels as well as class content.

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If we want to NOT use the student textbooks and do everything (or everything possible online), will students need to log in to Savvas/myPerspectives (yet another thing to log into and keep track of), or can we download or save the texts, rubrics, etc. and put them in Google Classroom, which is what kids are used to? -H. Nicholson

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Utilize the UCIA Assessments shared by Sarah to complete this Deep Dive Activity

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Explore these additional professional learning opportunities that can help support you as you plan your unit.

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During this activity you will utilize videos from mySavvastraining.com to deepen your understanding of the Unit Structure, Building Literacy in myP, and Facilitating Small Groups

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Add any questions, comments or wonderings for me here.

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Add any questions, comments or wonderings for me here.

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Make a post by clicking on the + sign below this box, and leave me a comment.

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Is it possible to flip Unit one and two in comp 10?  "Into the Nightmare" seems like it fits october better and a rough way to come back to school

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Is it possible to flip Unit one and two in comp 10?  "Into the Nightmare" seems like it fits october better and a rough way to come back to school

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Where do we work in the ICAP requirements in 11th grade?

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I have a plethora of narrow questions, do you want me to post them here?

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vanessa.lugorippee@savvas.com :)

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Check out this cool resource that can support your students in learning more about creating a podcast.

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It's that time of year! New semester, new assignments, new Student Podcast Challenge. Yep, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge is back for its third year, and it opens today, Jan 1.

We know you have stories to tell and we at NPR are excited to listen. Tell us about your life, or something you're passionate about - like tater tots. You could investigate a hometown mystery, or write a radio drama and direct a dramatic reading with friends. We've heard all these and more in our first two years. The world is your oyster!

Last year, despite a massive disruption to the school year amid the global pandemic, the Student Podcast Challenge brought in thousands of podcasts from high school and middle school students in 46 states and the District of Columbia. (We missed you, Dakotas!)

This year, the basics are pretty much the same: Students will create a podcast about a topic they want to explore - and that can be just about anything.

There are some rules to keep in mind: Only students in grades 5-12 are eligible to enter, and a teacher, or after-school program coordinator, or parent or anyone over the age of 18 has to be the one to submit the podcast.

One big change this year: The maximum length of your podcast will be eight minutes. We've found, after listening to a lot of podcasts, that shorter is better. Plus that's how long we get to tell our stories at NPR!

And, as always, we've got a host of training materials, guides for sound recording and audio production, what you can - and can't - do with music, lists of do's and don'ts, and we even made a podcast about making a good podcast!

The Students' Podcast is in its second season with new episodes every Sunday. This year we're sharing advice from some students who are already pretty good at podcasting - so good, in fact, that they were finalists in last year's challenge. Listen to our new episodes on storytelling, interviewing and how to deal with sensitive topics. Check back Sunday for an episode on investigations!

The NPR Student Podcast Challenge opens today, Jan. 1, and will close on March 15. The SPC: College Edition opened in December and runs until February 15.

Make sure to sign up for our newsletter with more tips and advice, here! And follow us on twitter @NPR_Ed

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It's that time of year! New semester, new assignments, new Student Podcast Challenge. Yep, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge is back for its third year, and it opens today, Jan 1. We know you have stories to tell and we at NPR are excited to listen.

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Today was helpful in understanding the end goal and how we will get students there. I really liked the video we watched because it helped show how everything we have been talking about actually works together for a cohesive learning experience.

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Must Do vs. May Do
Unit Launch Materials

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I am especially excited to explore the Listen Wise and the Collaboration Centers.

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I will use the table of contents to find MyP resources such as Hook and Inspire and accessible level texts.

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Really helped me see the progression and sequencing that we will be moving through for each unit

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#2 I learned a lot about the three various components of building literacy. The first-read guides are going to be instrumental in comprehending texts for students, and I was able to really get a clear grasp on the unit 1 PBA summative.

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#2 I learned a lot about the three various components of building literacy. The first-read guides are going to be instrumental in comprehending texts for students, and I was able to really get a clear grasp on the unit 1 PBA summative.

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Deeper understanding of the progression of performance tasks to the performance based assessment. Also, the way that Realize talks to Google Classroom - and how I might format my classes through links rather than assigning through Realize. - Randi

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Unit concepts, hooks materials

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I will plan on using some of the collaboration Center videos to teach small group expectations for workshops. Also, after watching the videos, I found that I prefer the concept vocabulary lessons as my before and during 1st read supplement vs. the Word Study.

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I will plan on using some of the collaboration Center videos to teach small group expectations for workshops. Also, after watching the videos, I found that I prefer the concept vocabulary lessons as my before and during 1st read supplement vs. the Word Study.

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I have more clarity on what I want to do as far as planning goes. The resource seems less confusing and mysterious to me now.

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I have a much better sense of the big picture now.

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#1-Understanding how the different parts of the resource are connected and can be incorporated. 

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#1-Understanding how the different parts of the resource are connected and can be incorporated. 

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#2- NPR materials and other extension material

Sample slideshow deck

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It was great to see all of the videos we can use with teachers and with students.

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Helped link curriculum objectives with d51 expectations

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Helped link curriculum objectives with d51 expectations

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Today's session made this all feel more accessible and less overwhelming.  Definitely found more clarity in the intent of structures and resources.  Plus, the discussions with each other and the share-outs were valuable in helping me wrap my brain around what Unit 1 will look like in the classroom now.

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Deepened understanding: Again, more familiarity with the textbook and online resources, and just getting to brainstorm with my grade 11 team about Unit 1. Seeing the tasks, rubrics, texts, and thinking about what else we could tie in to engage kids.

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I have a better understanding of how I will pace the units.  

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I have a better understanding of how I will pace the units.  

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My ability to see the big picture was strengthened by picking apart the assessment and looking through the rubric.

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My ability to see the big picture was strengthened by picking apart the assessment and looking through the rubric.

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More clarity on how I will use the resources

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More clarity on how I will use the resources

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Hook and Inspire, videos that give an overview of the organization.

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Hook and Inspire, videos that give an overview of the organization.

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One of my biggest takeaways was how the units are constructed for the gradual release and how PB tasks lead to the summative in a way that is transparent for kids. I am excited to dive into hooks and extra resources to get kids into the units this afternoon.

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It feels more manageable to create lessons for unit 1 (and future units) now that we have been able to examine an assessment and rubric as a team.

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vanessa.lugorippee@savvas.com

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I appreciate the chance to talk through much of this with teachers across the district in the same content area.

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PDF on small group facilitation

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Continuity and routine throughout book that will increase student independence and confidence through year

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Today has helped me understand how to modify units to fit credit recovery- summative or whole unit depending on student need

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I like the idea of having a myPerspectives 101 and part 2 training for the fall. I hope that the fall training includes a lot on using the online component and assigning tasks through Google Classroom because we are all using Google Classroom. Also, being able to see a sample student account so we can walk them through this new system will be helpful.

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Mitchell Main
Heather NIcholson
Randi Overturf

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Downloading the Unit PDFs for screenshots to use in Unit Concept Boards

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Downloading the Unit PDFs for screenshots to use in Unit Concept Boards

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Downloading the Unit PDFs for screenshots to use in Unit Concept Boards

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Either you want to discuss something with your team, give a tutorial guide on a process, or just toss some gossip around a conversation you had with someone, screenshots are the best way to do all that.

And when you quickly want to take and share screenshots, the best way to do so is through keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts add a lot to your productivity, but only if you know which ones to use to do what.

So, for all those who're looking to take screenshot or printscreen in either macOS or Windows, here are the screenshot keyboard shortcuts that you're looking for. Let's dive right into it.

Windows Keyboard Shortcut

Windows natively allows you to capture the entire screen or the active screen without the help of third-party software. Here's how you do it.

By hitting the PrtScn button, it saves the entire screen in Clipboard, awaiting you to paste it in text editors (I.e., MS Words) or image editors for further actions.

By holding down the Alt key with the PrtScn key, this will capture only the screen of the active window.

macOS Keyboard Shortcut

As compared to Windows, macOS offers more options when it comes to screen-capturing. With macOS, you can capture the entire screen, the active screen, or any pre-determined region.

4 ways to take screenshots in macOS

1. Take screenshot of the entire screen

Press Command + Shift + 3 to capture screenshot of the entire screen. The screenshot you'll take will be saved on your desktop.

2. Take screenshot of a specific region

Press Command + Shift + 4 and your cursor will turn from arrow to crosshair. Move and drag the crosshair cursor on the region you want to take screenshot of and it will be saved on your desktop.

Note: You can hold Shift or Option key while dragging to change how you make the selection.

3. Take screenshot of a specific window

Press Command + Shift + 4, then press the Space key. This will turn your cursor from crosshair to camera icon. Now move your cursor to any window you wish to take the screenshot of and click once. The screenshot will be saved on your desktop.

4. Take screenshot of the Touch Bar

If you own one of the newest MacBook Pro and want to take a screenshot of it's Touch Bar, then press Command + Shift + 6.

Note: By default, all these four methods mentioned above will save your screenshots in the .PNG format on your desktop. If you want to alter the default file format or change the default location where your secreenshot gets saved, read the next section.

Change screenshot default save location

If you take s creenshots frequently or in great numbers and don't want these images to flood your desktop, then macOS allows you to save them in a specific folder at another location.

Here's how to do it:

1. Create a folder, name it Screenshot or anything you like.

2. Open Terminal, and enter the following command, but do not press Enter yet.

  defaults write com.apple.screencapture location

3. Now, make sure your cursor is right after the "n" of the word "location" and then press Space once.

4. Drag the folder you created into Terminal. This will translate the folder's path and it will be inserted after "location". So, your command will now look something like this:

  defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/hongkiat/Documents/Screenshots

5. Press Enter and add the following command:

killall SystemUIServer

6. Finally, press Enter again.

Watch video tutorial

Bonus

How to hold screenshot in Clipboard

If you prefer to keep your screenshots on the clipboard so you can paste them elsewhere (for instance, Photoshop), add the Control key to your keyboard shortcut.

This is how your new commands would look like:

Control + Command + Shift + 3 - Captures entire screen and holds in clipboard.

Control + Command + Shift + 4 - Captures screen according to user selection and holds in clipboard.

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Screen Capture Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows and macOS - Hongkiat

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Either you want to discuss something with your team, give a tutorial guide on a process, or just toss some gossip around a conversation you had with someone, screenshots are the best way to do all that. And when you quickly want to take and share screenshots, the best way to do so is through keyboard shortcuts.

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Teaching Challenging Texts, with Jocelyn Chadwick | My Savvas Training

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Teaching Challenging Texts, with Jocelyn Chadwick