The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Regarding Social Media

Mar 18

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A Goochland Schools Hosted Roundtable for Awareness

  •  How aware are you about the impact social media has on your child? 
  • How aware are you about how to use these tools safely? 
  • Are you interested in knowing more about how your son or daughter is using their cell phone?
When:  April 10, 2014 at 6:30 p.m
Where: Community Room, Reynolds Community College, Goochland Campus. We’ll cover this and more in a roundtable event with guests that includes GCPS teachers, principals, the Goochland Sheriff’s Office, and GCPS students. This event is free with light refreshments served.  

Tech Team Road Show

Aug 14

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Every year our technology team visits each faculty to talk about the changes and updates in Technology. This year Aesop for substitute calling was discussed, the changes made over the summer were outlined, the new Schoolnet software for online testing was previewed, YouTube changes were shown, the new AUP was highlighted, new blogging software, as well as, Edmodo and Twitter options were offered.  Finally, staff development was provided for WordPress and PowerSchool.