Welcome to Distance Learning
WELCOME TO DISTANCE LEARNING
A video message from Dr. Missy Glenn - 3-18-20
Tech Support - Answers many of your questions (click on the last tab on the left)
Logging into Google Classroom:
Central Elementary
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
East Side Intermediate
Junior High
High School
Online Resources/Digital Citizenship
ONLINE RESOURCES
Click Here for PISD Online Resources
Click here for Junior Library Guild free downloads on books
Elementary – Username: JLGELM Password: JLGFREE
Middle School – Username: JLGMID Password: JLGFREE
High School – Username: JLGHI Password: JLGFREE
Extensions & Enrichments
EXTENSIONS & ENRICHMENTS (VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS)
Museums
12 World-Class Museums You Can Visit Online
The Museum of The World
National Parks
National Parks
Animals
Cincinnati Zoo
San Diego Kids Zoo
San Diego Kids Zoo
Pandas
Health & Wellness
Social & Emotional Learning
Special Education & Support
SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES LINKS
DYSLEXIA
Assistive Technology Tools for Dyslexia
Apps for Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities
Technology Integration for Students with Dyslexia
Assistive Technology for Students with Dyslexia
Chromebook Apps and Extensions for Learners with Dyslexia
TEKS Guides - Texas Gateway
The online TEKS Guides now offer dyslexia resources. To access the TEKS Guides, create an account or log-in to the Texas Gateway. After logging in, select TEKS Guides in the browser bar. Select the subject of interest (English or Spanish Language Arts), the grade level, and search. You will be directed to the TEKS & SE page. Once you have selected an SE, you will arrive at an overview landing page. Select the RESOURCES tab in the browser bar under the SE to access dyslexia resources.
AUTISM
How Technology Can Help - Autism Speaks
Technology & Autism - Autism Speaks
SnapType - helps students keep up with their peers in class even when their penmanship holds them back
CEREBRAL PALSY
MagicScroll WebReader - turns every page on the web into a MagicScroll book to scroll web pages without moving them
LearningAlly - reading resource for students with a learning disability (such as dyslexia), or have a physical or visual impairment
State Libraries for the Deaf and Blind - free braille and talking book library service for people with low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page
SnapType - helps students keep up with their peers in class even when their penmanship holds them back
SPEECH THERAPY
Free Online Speech Therapy Resources
VISUAL/HEARING IMPAIRMENT
State Libraries for the Deaf and Blind - free braille and talking book library service for people with low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page
LearningAlly - reading resource for students with a learning disability (such as dyslexia), or have a physical or visual impairment
SnapType - helps students keep up with their peers in class even when their penmanship holds them back
TRANSLATION RESOURCES
Translation & Interpretation Newtork (TIN)
ESC 11 English Learners Resources
Talking Points - send text messages to parents/students in their home langauge
GOOGLE CHROME EXTENSIONS
Text-to-Speech/Speech-to-Text
Read&Write - text-to-speech, speech-to-text, text and photo dictionaries, word prediction, annotations
SpeakIt! - converts text into speech
Select & Speak - text to speech in any browser
Dictanote - note-taking with voice recognition
ChromeVox - text-to-speech for visually impaired
Announcify - text-to-speech for websites
Natural Readers - text-to-speech with dyslexic font
Reading & Writing Support
InsertLearning - interactive reading with questioning and annotating with online articles
Diigo - capture and annotate from any online resource
Scrible - annotate, bookmark, save, manage & share online articles
Ginger - spelling and grammar checker
OpenDyslexic Font - open sourced font created to increase readability for readers with dyslexia
Co:Writer Universal - helps you write with proper grammar and spelling using topic-specific vocabulary
Additional Resources
Mercury Reader - removes ads and distractions, leaving only text and images for a clean and consistent reading view on every site
Zoomy - overrides the default zoom (text and images) for all websites
GOOGLE CHROME APPS
LearningAlly - reading resource for students with a learning disability (such as dyslexia), or have a physical or visual impairment
Lucidchart - online graphic organizer
WordQ - text editor with word prediction, speech feedback and speech recognition
ATbar - accessibility toolbar includes magnigication, text to speech, font and color adjustment, word prediction
Connected Mind - mind mapping
Mindomo - mind mapping and concept mapping
Desmos - graphing calculator
GeoGebra - 3D graphing, geometry, and probability
Tech Support
TECH SUPPORT QUESTIONS
WHAT DO I DO IF MY CHILD DOES NOT HAVE A DEVICE OR INTERNET ACCESS?
PISD will support all of our Sharks. You will be contacted if your child has not responded to electronic communications from teachers or interacted in their Google classroom.
HOW DO I CONNECT MY CHROME BOOK TO WI-FI? Click on the following link: Connecting Chrome Book to Wi-Fi
HOW DO I CONNECT IF I HAVE A T-MOBILE MI-FI FROM PISD? Click on the following link: T-Mobile MiFi first Time Use
HOW DO I ACCESS GOOGLE CLASSROOM? Click on the following link: A Parents' Guide to Google Classroom
If you are trying to log your child into their google classroom account, you have to use the student's school email. If you are logged into your personal gmail account, either log out or add your child as a user.
You will go to Google Classroom and then enter your child’s email. The format is:
lunchnumber@palaciosisd.org
So if your child’s lunch number is 0001, their email is 0001@palaciosisd.org.
Your child's password is password unless they have reset their password. If they have forgotten their password, contact their teacher and they will send an email to helpdesk to have it reset back to password.
Go to the Distance Learning tabs on the PISD website for additional information on how to navigate google classroom.
I know this is a lot we’re asking from families; but, your help and support are appreciated in this massive transition of teaching and learning.
Stay Healthy!
If you have problems accessing Google Classroom, email your child’s teacher.
HOW TO SCAN AND SEND DOCUMENTS TO YOUR TEACHER
Most cellphones have a camera device where you can take a photo of each document.
A 2017 IOS 11 upgrade build into the "Notes" app on iphones allow you to scan a document. Lay out the pages you want to scan. Start a new new note. Click on the camera icon. Click on Scan Documents. Either keep scanning or hit the save button.
If you are using an Android device, the best way to scan documents is through the Google Drive app, which comes pre-installed on pretty much every Android device. When you are ready to scan your document, fill up the screen with the document as much as you can and tap the blue capture button.
Once the document is captured on your device, you can now email the document to your teacher.
HOW TO ACCESS PARENT PORTAL?
Parent portal is used to access report cards, grades, etc.
https://txweb.esc3.net/ParentPortal/login
Login information was sent home at the beginning of the school year. If you need the portal ID or have forgotten your child’s information, contact Jenni @ jennif@palaciosisd.org.
If you have never used Parent Portal, the parent will need to create a new account.
You must have email to create an account.
Parent Portal now has the option of displaying all content in Spanish.
HOW DO I RECEIVE MESSAGES MESSAGES FROM THE DISTRICT VIA SCHOOL MESSENGER?
SchoolMessenger is a platform to keep parents informed. If you are not receiving information through SchoolMessenger, contact Jenni @ jennif@palaciosisd.org to update your phone number or email address.
HOW DO I RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES FROM SCHOOLMESSENGER?
Click on the documents below to sign up for text messages through SchoolMessenger.
Text Messages Opt In - English
Text Messages Opt in - Spanish
Staff Resources
Palacios ISD Staff
Click on the link below to access documents to assist you in delivering meaningful instruction to your students.