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Important Action Required: Zoom Account Verification

As parent-teacher conferences approach, please take a moment to verify your Zoom Pro account. The district recently made some changes to Zoom accounts, including the removal inactive accounts. To ensure a smooth conference process and retain access to your Zoom Pro features, please confirm your account status.

To check to see if you have a Pro Zoom account:

  • Go to zoom.us
  • Log in using the "Sign in with Google" button.
  • Locate your image in the upper right corner of the Zoom dashboard.
  • Click on it.
  • You have a Zoom Pro Account if you see the word "Licensed".

To Request a Zoom Pro Account complete the form below.

Make sure to check your JSD email for an email asking you to set up your account. The subject line will be "Zoom Account Information".  If you don't see it in your inbox, check your spam folder. Your Zoom meeting ID will have the following "jordandistrict-org.zoom.us/" followed by some additional information.

Check Your Pro Zoom Account by dtaylor

 

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Streamline Your Classroom: The Power of Linking Instructure Mastery Tracker with Canvas

Are you looking to save time, get deeper insights into student learning, and create a more cohesive educational experience? By linking your Instructure Mastery Tracker with your Canvas account, you can transform your workflow and elevate your teaching.

This powerful integration brings the best of both worlds into a single, unified platform, giving you a seamless experience for managing your curriculum, assessments, and student progress.

Key Benefits of the Integration:

  • Seamless Assessment and Grading: When you create an assessment in Mastery Tracker, a corresponding assignment is automatically generated in your Canvas course. Once students complete the assessment, their scores sync directly to the Canvas Gradebook, eliminating the need for double-entry and saving you valuable time.
  • Real-Time Data for Informed Decisions: The integration provides a clear, visual overview of student mastery right within your Canvas course. The Mastery Tracker's intuitive "traffic light" system helps you quickly identify which students need extra support, which standards require more attention, and where your instruction is most effective.
  • Efficient Workflows: With a single sign-on and a unified interface, you and your students can navigate effortlessly between course content in Canvas and assessments in Mastery. This reduces administrative burden and allows you to focus on what matters most: teaching and learning.
  • Standards-Based Learning Made Simple: Easily align every assignment and assessment to specific learning standards. The integrated platform helps you track student progress toward proficiency on a per-standard basis, providing a clear roadmap for student growth and targeted interventions.
  • Enhanced Student and Parent Communication: The comprehensive reporting features allow you to generate and share individual student reports with a single click. This facilitates more productive conversations with students and their families about academic progress and areas for improvement.

By connecting your Mastery Tracker and Canvas accounts, you create a connected ecosystem that not only simplifies your work but also empowers you with the data

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Check out this month’s featured resource: Text to Image Tips with Adobe Express.

This step-by-step guide gives teachers great examples of how to create hands-on opportunities with generative AI - letting students design, experiment, and communicate creatively. As AI tools become part of daily life, learning how to prompt AI thoughtfully is a vital modern literacy. These skills help students turn ideas into reality, solve problems, and refine their digital communication.

This focus on AI literacy directly supports our Portrait of a Graduate. By using tools like Adobe Express, students practice creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and effective communication—growing into resilient, responsible, and empathetic learners ready for a future where technology and human skills go hand in hand.

Explore the tips above to see how it can support your student's growth across all Portrait of a Graduate competencies!

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The district is asking ALL teachers to add the Learn Platform extension onto their work devices. This allows the district to track software usage of students & teachers and allows principals to use this data to make the best decisions for the school, teachers and students. 

Please use Google Chrome Browser as your main browser.