{"id":12249,"date":"2018-01-31T16:14:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T22:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/?p=12249"},"modified":"2025-06-09T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T14:05:00","slug":"blats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/2018\/01\/31\/blats\/","title":{"rendered":"BL@TS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12249\" class=\"elementor elementor-12249\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-980050f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"980050f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe82f7e\" data-id=\"fe82f7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e010a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30e010a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BL@TS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bedef75 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bedef75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83e8a48\" data-id=\"83e8a48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8912bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8912bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BL@TS is the &#8220;Blueprint for Assessing Tech Skills,&#8221; 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 options.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402153d elementor-align-left elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"402153d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/lincolnps.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0GUs7lRT8plegiG\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sign-in-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Take the BL@TS survey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3579c75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3579c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem;\">To learn more about BL@TS, see the &#8220;About BL@TS&#8221; tab presented below.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e02708\" data-id=\"0e02708\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff051a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff051a5\" 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class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3612\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Communication<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3613\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3613\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Management<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3614\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3614\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Connected Classroom<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3615\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3615\" 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aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3611\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Categories<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3611\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3611\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><a name=\"Categories\"><\/a><\/p><h2 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Learn More.<\/strong><\/h2><h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Based upon your individual feedback results from taking the BL@TS reflection, you may want to choose an area of professional growth. In the menu on the left you will find all of the categories included in BL@TS, and a wealth of links to further information.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3612\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Communication<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3612\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3612\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a name=\"Communication\"><\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Communication<\/strong><\/h2><h3>Skills identified in this category:<\/h3><ul><li>Recording attendance and grades using the district Student Information System (Synergy TeacherVue)<\/li><li>Sending messages to parents using the district Student Information System (Synergy TeacherVue)<\/li><li>Creating and maintaining web pages to communicate course information to students and families (Synergy Class Info)<\/li><li>Using the district communications suite for email and calendar (Gmail &amp; Google Calendar)<\/li><li>Communicating with colleagues using the district instant messaging and video conferencing tool (Zoom)<\/li><li>Modeling responsible use of social media, professionally and personally (Digital Citizenship)<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>LPS Staff Development Topics<\/h3><p>Computing Services occasionally offers training workshops supporting topics in this category and can even schedule customized workshops for individual schools. A <a href=\"https:\/\/lps.truenorthlogic.com\/ia\/empari\/learning2\/course\/search\/viewTeaserSubjectSearch?subjectId=37\">list of topics can be found on this page<\/a>.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>eBooks Available in the LPS Professional Bookshelf<\/h3><p><em><strong>These are OverDrive books, login with your LPS Credentials<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lincolnpsne.libraryreserve.com\/10\/46\/en\/ContentDetails.htm?id=803B0027-2F29-41FC-9165-CDC14211342B#descExpand\">Web Literacy for Educators<\/a> by Alan C. November\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lincolnpsne.libraryreserve.com\/10\/46\/en\/ContentDetails.htm?id=6F61B94D-BF2B-4467-AC42-DADD74D94F84\">Digital Citizenship in Action: Empowering Students to Engage in Online Communities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lincolnpsne.libraryreserve.com\/10\/46\/en\/ContentDetails.htm?id=B38525EF-30F1-4D3F-B1E9-E8FE461B0AD8\">Digital Citizenship in Schools: Nine Elements All Students Should Know<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lincolnpsne.libraryreserve.com\/10\/46\/en\/ContentDetails.htm?id=42EEEB87-A905-44EB-B7F7-2B13733A0F81\">Social Media: Moving Students from Digital Citizenship to Digital Literacy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Support Pages<\/h3><h4>Synergy<\/h4><ul><li>The \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/slim\/\">Student Learning &amp; Instructional Management (SLIM)<\/a>\u2019 page on the LPS website contains all of the support materials for Synergy related tools.<\/li><\/ul><h4>Gmail &amp; Google Classroom<\/h4><ul><li>The components of Gmail &amp; Google Calendar each have their own LPS support resources.<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/2017\/12\/18\/google-mail-gmail\/\">Gmail<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/2017\/12\/15\/google-calendar\/\">Google Calendar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/2023\/10\/30\/google-contacts-in-lps\/\">Google Contacts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/2023\/10\/26\/google-tasks\/\">Google Tasks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/2017\/12\/15\/google-keep\/\">Google Keep<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/2023\/12\/01\/lps-gmail-on-mobile-devices\/\">Mobile Devices<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h4>Zoom<\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2016\/07\/27\/zoom-video-conferencing-instant-messaging\/\">LPS Zoom<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\">Zoom Help Center<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h4>Web Pages<\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vXasMho08qlYt2Xy8huFrAVVH8k9kgcdXY6uV0Qqfds\">Class Websites (LMS Pages)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2016\/12\/14\/google-sites\/\">Google Sites<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/wordpress-2\/\">WordPress<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3613\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Management<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3613\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3613\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a name=\"Management\"><\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Digital Classroom Management<\/strong><\/h2><h3>Skills identified in this category:<\/h3><ul><li>Monitoring student Chromebook activity (Hapara Highlights)<\/li><li>Accessing student work inside Google Drive (Hapara Dashboard)<\/li><li>Managing a digital assignment hand-in and hand-out workflow in my classroom (Google Classroom, SeeSaw, etc.)<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>LPS Staff Development Topics<\/h3><p>Computing Services regularly offers training workshops supporting topics in this category and can even schedule customized workshops for individual schools. A <a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/tech-training\/\">list of topics can be found on this page<\/a>.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>LPS Support Pages<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2017\/10\/17\/hapara-2\/\">Hapara<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/web-page-tools\/\">Web Page Tools in LPS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/wordpress-2\">WordPress<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2017\/12\/15\/google-classroom\/\">Google Classroom<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2016\/10\/10\/myvrspot\/\">MyVRSpot<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2016\/12\/20\/wevideo\/\">WeVideo<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Regional Conferences<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gpsummit.org\/\">Great Plains Google Summit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ndla.org\/conference-stories-and-photos\/\">NDLA Conference<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/netasite.org\/?page_id=4334\">NETA Spring Summit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fall.netasite.org\/\">NETA Fall Summit<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3614\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Connected Classroom<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3614\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3614\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a name=\"ConnectedClassroom\"><\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Connected Classroom<\/strong><\/h2><h3>Skills identified in this category:<\/h3><ul><li>Using the Projector \/ Large Format Monitor (TV)<\/li><li>Using the Audio Enhancement Equipment<\/li><li>Using the Document Camera (Avervision, Ziggi-HD, iPad+Stand)<\/li><li>Using the AppleTV<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>LPS Support Pages<\/h3><p>The various pieces of <a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2016\/11\/08\/connected-classroom-equipment\/\"><strong>Connected Classroom Equipment<\/strong><\/a> are all collected in this single LPS resource, including links to resources that support technology that allows students to better See, Hear, and Interact, working with video, and a number of tips for using the teacher laptop while presenting in a classroom environment.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Additional Resources<\/h3><h4>Audio Enhancement Research<\/h4><p>To view studies representing over forty years of research into the benefits of sound enhancement systems in the classroom, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.audioenhancement.com\/resources\/\">the \u201cResearch and Studies\u201d section of this page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3615\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Productivity and Creation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3615\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3615\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a name=\"ProductivityCreation\"><\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Productivity and Creation<\/strong><\/h2><h3>Skills identified in this category:<\/h3><ul><li>Managing my web browsing, bookmarks, search engines, web apps, and other web based tools (Google Chrome)<\/li><li>Generating the materials needed in my professional work (Google Workspace Apps: Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)<\/li><li>Contributing to and collaborating on digital documents (Google Workspace Apps: Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)<\/li><li>Managing the storage, sharing, and organization of video content (MyVRSpot)<\/li><li>Creating and editing video content (WeVideo)<\/li><li>Marking up PDFs and other source documents using a PDF annotation tool (Kami)<\/li><li>Organizing and maintaining my digital files (Google Drive, Docushare)<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>LPS Staff Development Topics<\/h3><p>Computing Services regularly offers training workshops supporting topics in this category and can even schedule customized workshops for individual schools. A <a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/tech-training\/\">list of topics can be found on this page<\/a>.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>LPS Support Pages<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2016\/08\/08\/the-lps-portal\/\">The LPS Portal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2016\/11\/29\/google-chrome\/\">Google Chrome<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2009\/10\/05\/google-docs-for-lps\">Google for Education Apps<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2016\/10\/10\/myvrspot\/\">MyVRSpot<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2016\/12\/20\/wevideo\/\">WeVideo<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2017\/08\/10\/kami-pdf-annotation\/\">Kami<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2007\/02\/05\/docushare\/\">DocuShare<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Regional Conferences<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gpsummit.org\/\">Great Plains Summit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ndla.org\/conference-stories-and-photos\/\">NDLA Conference<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/netasite.org\/?page_id=4334\">NETA Spring Summit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fall.netasite.org\/\">NETA Fall Summit<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3616\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Curriculum and Instruction<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3616\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3616\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a name=\"CurriculumInstruction\"><\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Digital Curriculum and Instruction<\/strong><\/h2><h3>Skills identified in this category:<\/h3><ul><li>Accessing and delivering LPS digital curriculum resources for instruction (Wonders, GoMath, StemScopes, Curriculum LibGuides, etc.)<\/li><li>Using approved tools for assessment and digital feedback (Synergy Assessment, Google Forms, etc.)<\/li><li>Increasing student engagement using LPS-approved Instructional Technology Tools (ITT)<\/li><li>Observing copyright law and modeling appropriate use for my students (Creative Commons, Fair Use, etc.)<\/li><li>Using student information reports to inform instruction (Synergy Reports, LPS Custom)<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>LPS Staff Development Topics<\/h3><p>The Curriculum and Instruction, Computing Services, and Library Media Services department collaborate to provide Staff development on the topics in this category. School Tech Leaders, Librarians, Instructional Coaches, or Administrators will have a good idea who to reach out to for scheduling building sessions on any of these topics. If not, contact Kristi Peters for further clarification.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Available in the LPS Professional Bookshelf<\/h3><ul><li>&#8216;Amplify&#8217; by Katie Muhtaris and Kristen Ziemke<br \/><em><em>Print Book, Check out from LPSDO Library Media Services<\/em><\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lincolnpsne.libraryreserve.com\/10\/46\/en\/ContentDetails.htm?id=B8306041-5216-44ED-BA4C-51E653E7C6CC\">&#8216;Copyright Clarity&#8217;<\/a> by Renee R. Hobbs<br \/><em>OverDrive Book, Login with LPS Credentials<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.galegroup.com\/ps\/i.do?p=GVRL&amp;sw=w&amp;u=linc74673_pd&amp;v=2.1&amp;it=etoc&amp;id=GALE|9EGZ\">&#8216;5 Myths About Classroom Technology: How Do We Integrate Digital Tools to Truly Enhance Learning?&#8217;<\/a> By Matt Renwich<br \/><em>ASCD eBook<\/em><\/li><\/ul><h3>LPS Support Pages<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2016\/08\/08\/the-lps-portal\/\">The Portal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/curriculum\/\">LPS Curriculum Contacts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/lms.lps.libguides.com\/curriculum\">LPS Curriculum LibGuides<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/slim\/\">Student Learning &amp; Instructional Management (SLIM)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Additional Resources<\/h3><h4>Common Sense Media<\/h4><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.org\/\">Common Sense Media<\/a><\/strong> is a provider of digital citizenship curriculum to LPS teachers. It is also an incredible resource for parents looking for thoughtful education and talking points on the latest in digital and social media.<\/p><h4>Creative Commons<\/h4><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\">Creative Commons<\/a><\/strong> is an organization that supports a\u00a0framework for legal sharing of\u00a0works of knowledge and creativity. Teachers can take advantage of these generous content creators and use <a href=\"https:\/\/search.creativecommons.org\/\"><strong>the provided search tools<\/strong><\/a> to surface materials that can be used in the classroom.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Regional Conferences<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gpsummit.org\/\">Great Plains Summit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ndla.org\/conference-stories-and-photos\/\">NDLA Conference<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/netasite.org\/?page_id=4334\">NETA Spring Summit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fall.netasite.org\/\">NETA Fall Summit<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3617\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Resources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3617\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3617\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a name=\"Resources\"><\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2><h3>Skills identified in this category:<\/h3><ul><li>Following district guidelines for selecting secure and approved Instructional Technology Tools (ITT Process \/ The Matrix)<\/li><li>Locating and accessing print and digital texts using the district online catalog (Destiny)<\/li><li>Accessing eBooks, databases, and other digital content resources (Sora, World Book, Gale, Learn360, etc.)<\/li><li>Accessing operational technology support (Does it Work? Helpdesk, Computing Services Technicians)<\/li><li>Accessing functional technology support (Can you use it? &#8211; Technology Leader, Librarian, Assistive Technology support)<\/li><li>Accessing instructional technology support (Can you leverage it for learning? &#8211; District Curriculum Support, Instructional Coach, Librarian, Assistive Technology support)<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>LPS Staff Development Topics<\/h3><p>The Curriculum and Instruction, Computing Services, and Library Media Services department collaborate to provide Staff development on the topics in this category. School Tech Leaders, Librarians, Instructional Coaches, or Administrators will have a good idea who to reach out to for scheduling building sessions on any of these topics. If not, contact Kristi Peters for further clarification.<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>LPS Support Pages<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/technology\/tools\/inst_tech_tools_in_lps\">LPS ITT Process<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lps.org\/apps\/matrix\/\">ITT Matrix<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/2017\/10\/23\/destiny-discover\/\">Destiny Discover<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lps.org\/lms\/\">Library Media Digital content resources \/ databases<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/technology\/building-tech-leaders\/\">Technology Leader Information<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs2\/tech-support\/\">Helpdesk<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3618\" aria-expanded=\"false\">About BL@TS<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3618\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3618\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a name=\"about\"><\/a><\/p><h2><strong>About BL@TS<\/strong><\/h2><h4>History &amp; Context<\/h4><p>In 2009, LPS Computing Services worked with a group of technologically minded \u201cleaders in practice\u201d (teachers) to create the first BL@TS (Blueprint for Assessing Technology Skills) tool. The purpose at the time was to provide teachers with a self-reflection that offered a roadmap towards making purposeful choices in their personal professional development, while providing building administrators with a snapshot of the current skillset in their buildings so that they could do the same. In the subsequent years, the BL@TS tool is periodically revisited and refined, with descriptive indicators updated to reflect the realities of the technology landscape in LPS at that time.<\/p><h4>Current Situation<\/h4><p>The 2017-18 school brings the latest major update to the tool (v3.0). Thanks to the inroads of the LPS CLASS Plan, the baseline of Connected Classroom hardware, and the work of the Instructional Technology Tools Committee in streamlining the pool of ITTs in use across the district, for the first time BL@TS 3 assumes a common language and shared expectations, and seeks to gain more granular data for administrators to direct targeted staff development.<\/p><h4>Big Changes with a Strong Legacy<\/h4><p>With the standardizations, BL@TS 3 has shifted from descriptive and varied indicators of technology adoption to a set of action statements applied to specific functional areas (including named tools). The new framework of questions aligns with a number of exemplars from across the country, yet continues to address issues relevant to LPS.<\/p><p>BL@TS 3.0 also changes tools. For the first time, BL@TS will not live in an environment hand coded by LPS developers. Instead, the tool with be delivered within Qualtrics, a tool with a robust structure for gathering user responses and reporting upon the data collected. We are excited about some of the new possibilities this tool change offers.<\/p><h4>Consistent Intentions<\/h4><p>Despite the big changes, the basic tenets of the tool remain the same; anonymity of the user, brevity that respects teacher time, and the ability for Principals to wield this tool to work within existing building structures. Administrators will continue to receive building specific data without ties to user names, but the tool used will allow for a more streamlined process of acquiring the report.<\/p><h4>For More Information<\/h4><p>If you are interested in learning more about BL@TS or using it with your staff, please feel free to reach out to the Educational Technology Team for LPS, led by Kristi Peters.<\/p><p><strong>Kristi Peters<\/strong><br \/><em>Director, Ed Tech &amp; Training<\/em><br \/>kristi@lps.org<br \/>402-458-3139<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1925335 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1925335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e649e8b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e649e8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6df1d4\" data-id=\"e6df1d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dca800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dca800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you a school administrator, instructional coach, school librarian, or technology leader? Click here to see your school&#8217;s data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2819a0b elementor-button-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2819a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/lincolnps.co1.qualtrics.com\/vocalize#\/dashboard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-area-chart\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Access the BL@TS data<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a95c10\" data-id=\"9a95c10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BL@TS BL@TS is the &#8220;Blueprint for Assessing Tech Skills,&#8221; an LPS created instrument to self-reflect on your digital literacy. 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