CCSBInnovates

Ed Tech Coach Lisa Paprzycki talks sessions and prizes for our March Edition of Tech Time.

Kathy Androski, Lisa Paprzycki, Jim Kelly, Brennan McNally, and Matt Biggs share a few student productivity apps.

Explore how technology can enhance the WICOR strategies. The focus of today’s podcast will be how technology can compliment the writing portion of WICOR.

Lisa Paprzycki shares information about January’s Tech Time.

Jim Kelly and Matt Biggs interview three students involved in the daily production of the FNN show at Citrus Springs Middle School.

District Technology Specialist Jim Kelly Shares the November Tech Times Newsletter

Tune in for this year’s technology news for Citrus County Schools.

Brennan McNally discusses the accessibility features of the iPad, and how to use them to bolster students who have 504/IEP plans.

Jim Kelly shares the October Tech Times newsletter

Matt Biggs interviews Rebekah Paprzycki, a first-year math teacher at Citrus Springs Middle School.

Lisa Paprzycki discusses the sessions that will be offered at the October Tech Time. She also talks about the prizes that are being offered.

Five Favorite ways to integrate technology, tech tip, and what’s new with tech in Citrus.

Brennan McNally shares online educator communities

District technology specialist, Jim Kelly Shares the September Tech Times Newsletter.

Lisa Paprzycki shares Tech Time. Pop-up innovation stations where educators can learn, collaborate, and innovate.

Matt Biggs talks about some of the most notable changes and features you will notice once your computer is upgraded to windows 10.

Dan Koch, EdTech Program Specialist for Citrus County Schools, shares his thoughts with you all before departing on a new career path. ❤️ #letsroll #ccsbinnovates

Matt Biggs, Technology Specialist for Citrus County Schools, chats with Jessica Hurley, Media Specialist at Lecanto Primary School about her coding classes for elementary students, and how digital media is transforming learning spaces. Follow Us: Twitter: @CCTechTips @CitrusSchools Instagram: @CCTechTips @Citrusschools Facebook: Citrus Schools Tech Tips Citrus County Schools

Jim Kelly, Citrus County Tech Specialist, sits down with Joe Melito, Media Specialist at Citrus High School to chat about some new happenings at the Citrus High Media Center, the impact of technology on the role, and more! Follow Us: Twitter: @CCTechTips @CitrusSchools Instagram: @CCTechTips @Citrusschools Facebook: Citrus Schools Tech Tips Citrus County Schools

In this first special segment we call “Sit Down With Sam,” Superintendent Sam Himmel discusses questions submitted by the public, her thoughts for the upcoming school year, and more!

Dan Koch, district Technology Coach for Citrus County Schools, discusses one of Apple's WorldWide Developer Conference bombshells: iPadOS! This new operating system, which is built using the same infrastructure as iOS, is made specifically for the iPad (think: no more "jumbo" iPhone apps on a big iPad screen) and includes a lot of brand new, iPad-specific features that'll be great for our students and teachers! Dan goes over a few highlights that will have great impact on student work and productivity, and some new accessibility features. Learn more about iPadOS: https://www.apple.com/ipados/ipados-preview/ Follow Dan on Twitter: @danvkoch #CCSBInnovates Twitter: @CCTechTips @CitrusSchools Instagram: @CCTechTips @Citrusschools Facebook: Citrus Schools Tech Tips Citrus County Schools

Jim Kelly, district Technology Specialist for Citrus County Schools, has a conversation with Citrus High School's Jerry Swiatek about the innovative things going on at Citrus High's Academy of Computer Science, where he is lead teacher and coordinator of the program. Jerry talks to Jim about how self-directed learning and problem solving is a cornerstone of their program, how computational thinking is like learning another language, and the pathways available to students entering and leaving CHS' Academy of Computer Science. Follow Jerry on Twitter: @jswiatek #CCSBInnovates Twitter: @CCTechTips @CitrusSchools Instagram: @CCTechTips @Citrusschools Facebook: Citrus Schools Tech Tips Citrus County Schools

In this episode, Matt Biggs, District Technology Specialist for Citrus County Schools, talks with Lance Fletcher about some new things going on in the world of technology in Citrus County Schools. Lance discusses some new areas of improvement that'll be pertinent to teachers in the coming school year and some updates the Technology Resource Center will be making over the summer! Follow Us: Twitter: @CCTechTips @CitrusSchools Instagram: @CCTechTips @Citrusschools Facebook: Citrus Schools Tech Tips Citrus County Schools

Jim Kelly, district Technology Specialist for Citrus County Schools, has a conversation with Citrus Springs Middle Schools' Eileen Jenkin about what the media center means in the year 2019 and beyond, maker-spaces, and reimagining literacy for today's learners. Follow Eileen on Twitter: @eileen_jenkin We want to wish everyone well as we enter the end of the year! Be on the lookout for more episodes in the coming weeks with giveaways, teacher shout-outs, and more! #CCSBInnovates! Twitter: @CCTechTips @CitrusSchools Instagram: @CCTechTips @Citrusschools Facebook: Citrus Schools Tech Tips Citrus County Schools

Melissa Bowling, Mental Health counselor for Citrus County Schools, presents Mindful Mondays! Transcript: Hi! This is Melissa Bowling and welcome to Week 11 of Mindful Mondays; our final Mindful Monday of the school year. Last week we began putting together all the skills and concepts we discussed this year. This week we will finish wrapping it all up

Mary Leonard, Instructional Technology Coach for Citrus County Schools chats with us this week about George Couros' book "The Innovator's Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity." Mary breaks down some key things from the book that we can all be thinking about and practicing in our own classrooms! We want to wish everyone well as we enter the end of the year! Be on the lookout for more episodes in the coming weeks with giveaways, teacher shout-outs, and more! #CCSBInnovates! Twitter: @CCTechTips @CitrusSchools Instagram: @CCTechTips @Citrusschools Facebook: Citrus Schools Tech Tips Citrus County Schools

Melissa Bowling, Mental Health counselor for Citrus County Schools, presents Mindful Mondays! This podcast is for Week 10. Suffering does not have to be inevitable. Acronyms to remember useful mindfulness skills. Transcript of podcast: Hi. I’m Melissa Bowling and welcome to week 10 of Mindful Mondays. Last week we talked further about mindfulness, compassion, and allowing ourselves room to respond. This week we will begin tying it all together to create the best mindfulness practice for ourselves. Over the past 9 weeks we have discussed self-care, mindfulness, compassion, gratitude, emotions, and thoughts. We have talked about how practicing mindfulness in all its various components increases our happiness and ability to respond rather than react. Consider this: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” It is a fact that there will be difficult moments in our lives. They will happen to us with no anticipation at all. However, this does not mean that we must suffer when they happen. As mentioned in previous weeks, we can lessen our suffering in a variety of ways. Practicing mindfulness is the number one best thing you can do for yourself to lessen your suffering. Some easy ways to practice being in the moment and decreasing reactivity, or mindfulness, can be remembered using several different acronyms. TAP refers to Take a breath, Acknowledge, and Proceed. With this process you are taking a moment to breathe and recognize and label what is going on inside you, before you proceed with an action. RAIN is Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Non-identification. With the RAIN process you are using acceptance and gentle curiosity to see what you have going on during any given moment (most especially a difficult one). However, with non-identification, you do not become the thought or feeling you are experiencing. SIFT: Sensations, Images, Feelings, Thoughts. This is simply a practice in labeling while in the moment. We recognize any of the abovementioned things, label them, and then let them be. This week I challenge you to put together your own mindful practice that will serve you better in your everyday experiences with life. **If you’re in a school, you can get a subscription to the wonderful app Calm for FREE! Just fill out the linked Calm Teacher Form Thank you for listening to week 10 of Mindful Mondays. Have a wonderful week!

Megan Spelich takes the mic this week to talk about Gimkit, a tool you can use for fun formative assessment and review. Think Kahoot, but with the ability to earn (play) money and shop for power-ups! From their website: "Students answer questions on their own device at their own pace. Throughout a Kit, each student will get exposure to the questions multiple times to ensure mastery. Students earn in-game cash by answering questions correctly. But be careful, an incorrect answer will cost you!" We want to wish everyone well as we enter testing season! Be on the lookout for more episodes in the coming weeks with giveaways, teacher shout-outs, and more! #CCSBInnovates!

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the CCSBInnovates Podcast--THE podcast of the Citrus County School District!