Pirate Tips

Kids have cell phones. Parents have cell phones. Let's put them to work. :-) Today I am highlighting a great FREE tool that will allow you to send mass text messages without giving students and parents your personal number . Instructions for you are below, and instructions for parent/student sign-up are created for each class you want to include - all you have to do is download and print. :-) Here's the link to get started: https://www.remind.com/ It's a quick and easy setup - click the blue Teacher sign up button

Calendars are a great way to keep communication updated. Here's how you add events to a shared calendar. Adding Events Open your Google Calendar.

When you click on an email address it should open your email program and fill in the "To:" field, right? I think so... Let's make that happen with Gmail (pinckneypirates.org email accounts).

This week a great tip for making Chrome more convenient... Have you ever accidentally closed a tab you meant to keep open? Check this out. :-) Tabbed browsing was covered in an earlier blog post, but here is a cool "add-on" for using your tabs. Pinned Tabs!

Since our switch to MISTAR there have been many questions about many different aspects of the Gradebook software. Here's a few links to sites that offer some help with MISTAR: http://mistarhelp.weebly.com/ http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=vsRZgK4gtpE%3D&tabid=2637 Thanks to Kathy Darish (Navigator) for sharing these great tools! (Gold STAR!)