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Barrington 220 manages well over 1.3 million app licenses and software subscriptions for our staff and students as of May 2017. We have made it easy for teachers to: discover which apps and subscriptions we have (by grade level and topic). learn about app and subscription options and access. request new apps and subscriptions. Please use this handy Q & A to learn more. Q: How can I see which apps my students can download from Self-Service? A: bit.ly/220apps is a complete list of apps available in Self Service (an app on Mac and iPad Barrington 220 uses to make most apps available to students and staff). The list includes a brief description of each app. Apps can be sorted by categories such as grade level, video creation, science, ELL support, and more. This document is open for anyone in Barrington 220 to access and sort. Updates are made every two weeks when apps are approved to be "scoped" (made available for a specific group of users to download). Q: How can I see wh

Have you been searching for an exciting new option to re-enforce English, history, special ed, STEM, ELL, & foreign languages; create graphic organizers; or create and deliver presentations? Storyboard That may have what you�re looking for. It�s a comic book, it�s a graphic organizer, it�s a versatile tool. Students can unleash their creativity, tell a story, create a visual representation, and model their thinking. Storyboard That is web-based, iPad-friendly, and great fun for teachers and students.  Barrington 220 has been invited to participate in a pilot program that includes access to countless lesson plans and teacher guides for Grades K�12. Many of these have been created and shared by teachers just like you. Some examples include: assess student understanding of concepts and vocabulary in the book,  Sarah Plain and Tall create a visual explaining math concepts The user-friendly interface of Storyboard That makes it easy for students and teachers to get going immediately

Barrington 220's Apple Teacher for PDH Credit program has been very well-received this year! We have had around 100 teachers participate in Apple Teacher for PDH Credit �but many, many more who completed the Apple Teacher program on their own or as part of a school-based initiative. The Apple Teacher program includes excellent online, self-paced training that is specifically geared to classroom use for both iPad and Mac: iPad Pages for iPad Keynote for iPad Numbers for iPad iMovie for iPad GarageBand for iPad Productivity with iPad Creativity with iPad Mac Online Activities Mac Pages for Mac Keynote for Mac Numbers for Mac iMovie for Mac GarageBand for Mac Productivity with Mac Creativity with Mac There is still time to complete the Barrington 220 program for PDH Credit! If you are finished with your Apple Teacher badges... We have added an extra date in the summer for the final meeting; thus, you may select one of two remaining options: Thursday, May 25, 2017, 7:30�8:30 AM, Jame

It is the time of year parents of students planning to return to Barrington 220 schools are asked to complete the annual registration process and update student and family information, while reviewing and accepting annual requests for parent permission. Barrington 220 transitioned to online registration at the beginning of the 2015-16 school year and has continued to incorporate additional data collection into one single step for district parents. Parents have expressed appreciation for bringing everything to one source for their review and input. Online registration also increases efficiency by automatically bringing student and family data into Infinite Campus. This eliminates not only reams and reams of paper, but also many hours of data entry. We are happy to report registration was processed for 978 students during the first 48 hours of online registration this year. You might find it informative to consider the different data collected and available for reporting from Infinite Ca

As mentioned in a previous post by Dr. Matt Fuller, staff members who currently have a MacBook Air laptop will be switching to a new MacBook Air laptop prior to the close of the school year.  These new MacBook Air laptops have an Intel I5 processor, 8MB RAM, and 120GB solid state drives. That's plenty of "horsepower" for any apps that come our way! The best news is that we can now spec apps and systems based on one MacBook Air model that is used by all staff members. The exchange process is already underway and is nearly complete at several of our schools including Countryside, Hough, and Barrington High School. With the help of building LTAs and district Techs, the transition has been quite smooth so far. Laptops are exchanged, data is moved, and the older laptops are placed in storage for several weeks for any �just in case� circumstances. Your MacBook Air swap will take place within your building and your email inbox contains an email message from Mark Polzin asking yo