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BL@TS

BL@TS BL@TS is the “Blueprint for Assessing Tech Skills,” an LPS created instrument to self-reflect on your digital literacy. In return for 10 minutes of your time, you will be provided direction for your future instructional technology development, as shown below. Your data will also (anonymously) assist your building leaders in directing future staff development […]

Presenting (Teaching) to Stick

This page is a support resource for the staff development sessions “Telling Stories with Data,” “Presenting to Stick” and/or “Teaching to Stick.”  DESCRIPTION: A presentation should communicate as clearly and simply as possible. We will discuss how a little bit of brain science, a little bit of graphic design and all the things you already know […]

Passwords – Make them Better & Easier

Better (Easier) Passwords We access secure data from our laptops in classrooms, kitchens, cars.. almost anywhere. The places we don’t take our laptops, many of us take our internet enabled phones and access data from these smart devices. In an era of unprecedented access to important data, it is very important for us to maintain […]

Spreadsheet Skills for Teachers & Staff

The contents of this page are intended to supplement the Spreadsheet Skills workshop session offered by Computing Services. In this session we look at basic spreadsheet features that can be used in MS Excel or Google Spreadsheets. Download Data from Synergy Much of the data you work with will be collected on your own students. […]

Email Management Strategies

Email Management Strategies Be an email hero.  No one wants to spend more time with their email. No one. Modeling better communication practices when you communicate with others is a great way to show respect to your colleagues by reducing the amount of time THEY spend with email. Believe me, they will notice. The seeds […]

LPS Budget Template Training

I have questions about: Understanding my budget: Jessica Jefferson x1706 Deposits: Dana Long x1701 Unpaid purchase orders: Shana McTaggart Bailey x1704 Resources: There are outstanding resources available to all LPS employees who are seeking assistance with Google Sheets: Google Sheets has built-in help which can be found in the Help menu at the top of your […]

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