Technology Integration
Overview
Incorporate technology in the classroom to support learning and administrative tasks.
Expert Guidance
The MPS Technology Integration Specialists are a team of experienced classroom teachers who share a passion for quality teaching and support MPS staff with best practices in technology integration for classroom instruction and how to create meaningful learning experiences for students.
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Acrobat Pro DC is a tool you can use to digitally fill out/complete, sign, and request signatures for PDFs. This is a great time saver, as this means no more printing, signing documents by hand, scanning, and forwarding documents.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- engagement and marketing
- finance
- hybrid and remote work
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
ActivInspire is a tool used on Promethean panels. Use ActivInspire to create interactive lessons to improve student engagement.
- curriculum support
- professional development (PD)
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
AI stands for "artificial intelligence" and refers to the process of using a computer to accomplish a task traditionally completed by humans.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- engagement and marketing
- technology integration
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
Azure Virtual Labs provide students with access to learn industry-standard software required for their programs of study on virtual machines (VM).
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- technology integration
Follow our expert advice in using technology for the school year.
- leadership
- planning
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
- central office
- special education
Benchmark Universe is where MPS teachers and students can access all of the digital Literacy resources from Benchmark Education.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- Clever
- special education
Accessed from Clever, Boardmaker Online is used to create print and interactive materials supporting students in their learning and communication.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
Chromebook computers are used by both students and staff at Minneapolis Public Schools.
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- curriculum support
- leadership
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
MPS classrooms have audio equipment installed. Audio equipment supports hearing impaired leaners, and prevents teachers from experiencing vocal fatigue.
- curriculum support
- self care and wellness
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
- special education
Clever is an online tool used to quickly and easily access resources like Benchmark, Dreambox, and myON.
- curriculum support
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
A computer is a device that can store, share, and modify data. At MPS, we use:
- Windows/PC
- MAC
- Chromebook
- iPad
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
There are certain feature that are only available on MAC computers. Take a look at our MPS Device Comparison resource to learn more.
Windows/PC are the most versatile device for MPS employees.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
Windows/PC computers are the most versatile device. You can accomplish almost any essential task with a Windows/PC computer. A majority of our devices are Windows/PC computers.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- finance
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
Destiny is MPS’s online library catalog.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
Document cameras are used to display objects or text. Document cameras are compatible with Promethean panels.
- curriculum support
- promethean
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- central office
- special education
Eduvision is a website used for video hosting/storage.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- technology integration
- Cybersecurity
- Hybrid and Remote Work
- Leadership
- Technology Integration
Email security refers to steps you can take to protect yourself from email attacks by hackers and scammers (threat actors).
- cybersecurity
- leadership
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- math
- special education
Equals Math is an online tool that provides multisensory math curriculum for special education students.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- MTSS
- assessment
- literacy
- math
The Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST) is an academic screener for K-8 students. FASTBridge is accessed through Clever.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- central office
The Google corporation has created several online tools like: Chrome, Docs, Slides, and Sheets.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- hybrid and remote work
- technology integration
Google Calendar is a time-management and scheduling calendar tool.
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- hybrid and remote work
- professional development (PD)
- scheduling
- technology integration
- central office
Google Chrome is the web browser recommended by MPS.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- technology integration
The online Google Classroom tool is MPS' Learning Management System.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- scheduling
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
Google Docs is an online document writing tool.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- hybrid and remote work
- professional development (PD)
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
- MTSS
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
- central office
- non-school site
Google Drive is an online tool used to store and share files. In order to use Google Drive, staff and students must login with their MPS email address and password.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- engagement and marketing
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
Google Forms is an online tool used to create surveys, quizzes, and questionnaires.
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- professional development (PD)
- scheduling
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
Google Meet is an online tool used for video meetings from a smartphone, computer, tablet, or iPad. In order to join a Google Meet, staff and students must login with their MPS email address and password.
- cybersecurity
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- scheduling
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
- accessibility
- literacy
- multilingual
- special education
Read&write is a Chrome extension (online tool) used to improve accessibility, and installed on all MPS student Chromebooks.
- curriculum support
- technology
- technology integration
- assessment
- central office
- conferences
- curriculum support
- finance
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- scheduling
- technology integration
Google Slides is an online tool used to create presentations in Google Drive.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
Remote work resources refers to various resources available to staff to help them work successfully from locations outside of the school or office building.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- leadership
- planning
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
Take a look at our Device Comparison resource to learn what functionality is available on employee iPads. Use Self-Service to install approved apps and software on your iPad, without needing to contact IT Services.
- cybersecurity
- professional development (PD)
- technology integration
iPads are available to students in grades PreK-2, and as identified in a student's IEP. Students in grades 3-12 use Chromebooks.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- literacy
Lexia Core5 and Lexia PowerUp are online literacy tools accessed through Clever.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- central office
- non-school site
Microsoft 365 is a collection of Microsoft products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sway, and more.
- curriculum support
- scheduling
- technology integration
The Microsoft Authenticator smartphone app helps you sign in to your accounts when you're using multifactor authentication (MFA).
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- central office
- non-school site
- special education
Microsoft Teams is a online chat tool which allows users to work and collaborate together.
- cybersecurity
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- scheduling
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
MyConferenceTime is an optional resource that schools may purchase to support family-teacher conferences.
- conferences
- engagement and marketing
- finance
- leadership
- scheduling
- students/families
- technology integration
Nearpod is an online K-12 classroom tool that makes learning more interactive. Teachers can use Nearpod for videos, slideshows, and gamification. Nearpod can be used in the classroom, online, and for blended learning.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- technology integration
- special education
Newsela is an online literacy tool that allows teachers to find content with appropriate reading levels for students.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- accessibility
- literacy
- technology
OrbitNote is a Chrome extension (online tool) used to support PDF annotation and interaction.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- Cybersecurity
- Hybrid and Remote Work
- Leadership
Password security are best practices in creating a strong password that is difficult for others to guess/discover.
- cybersecurity
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
There are a few different models of landline phones used in MPS buildings. While the phones may physically look different, they all have the same functionality.
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
The Poly Studio Camera is classroom equipment available to a limited number of 6-12 teachers.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
Many MPS printers also act as scanners and fax machines. While there are multiple different types of printers used in MPS buildings, they all have the same functionality.
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
Promethean panels are interactive touch-screen classroom equipment. Promethean panels can act as a whiteboard, an extension of your laptop, a presentation tool, a choice board, and so much more!
- curriculum support
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
Learn more about federal student privacy laws and students' rights.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- students/families
- technology integration
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
- central office
Screencastify is a Chrome extension to support video creation. Both students and employees can use Screencastify to record, edit, and share videos.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- Clever
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
Seesaw is an online classroom space used by both teachers and students.
Access Seesaw through Clever.
- curriculum support
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- central office
- non-school site
- special education
Self Service is a tool used on iPads and MAC computers. Self Service allows you to install apps and programs on your device by yourself; without having to contact IT Services.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- leadership
- technology integration
- technology
Software Center is a software tool used on Windows/PC computers. Software Center allows you to install pre-approved apps and programs on your computer by yourself, without having to contact IT Services.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- Clever
- math
- special education
ST Math is an online learning tool available to K-12+ students with a math goal on an IEP.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
Depending on a student's age, MPS students have access to an iPad or Chromebook to complete their schoolwork. iPads and Chromebooks are the property of MPS.
- curriculum support
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- Clever
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
- multilingual
TalkingPoints is an online messaging and translation tool for educators. TalkingPoints automatically translates and sends text messages to families in their home language.
Access TalkingPoints through Clever.
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- technology integration
- Cybersecurity
Tax scam prevention refers to steps people can take to avoid falling for scams related to paying taxes.
- cybersecurity
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- physical safety
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
- Clever
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
- technology
Wixie is an online content creation tool. Wixie can be used as a digital whiteboard, or as a way for students to record their voices, create drawings and graphs, and so much more.
Access Wixie through Clever.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- technology
YouTube and Eduvision are online websites used to share videos with students.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- technology integration
MPS employees can submit an eTicket to report difficulties with technology.
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