Peninsula School District - Department of Learning & Innovation

Do you have no or low access to broadband at your house or business? If so, you can help change that!

Peninsula School District is partnering with the Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO) to improve broadband access to communities in the district, especially those on the Key Peninsula.

We are encouraging families to take the WSBO Access and Speed Survey to help Key Peninsula and Gig Harbor get identified as an area of the state that needs broadband access. Once an area or community is identified, a team will be assigned to help residents in that area.

The survey is simple and only takes one minute. Please click on the following link and follow the instructions: www.Bit.ly/3zsyYXw.

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Carol Winget has worked the past 24 years in the Peninsula School District and currently serves as Student Database Administrator in the Department of Learning & Innovation.

Carol supports many aspects of PowerSchool, the district's student information system. This includes working with office staff at all schools to train and support operation of the system.

"I think anyone who works in a school district is most proud of the things we do that improve the learning experience of our students," Carol said. "I feel so honored to work with the group of people I work with in the DLI department. They are all committed to supporting staff, families, and most of all, our students."

Join us in thanking Carol and all of our PSD IT and Technical Services staff this week!

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The PSD Family Supports web page provides resources to support families with education tools utilized by Peninsula School District.

Browse the page at psd401.net/familysupports to find videos and written materials organized by categories such as Schoology, the Student Portal, Chromebooks, Google Tools and Zoom. The page is routinely updated by the PSD Department of Learning & Innovation.

Digital Citizenship Week: Why Your Digital Footprint Matters

To conclude our week of Cyberbullying and Digital Safety resources, we have one final article filled with many resources to help adults and children understand why your digital footprint matters. Take a look:

Digital Citizenship Week: Why Your Digital Footprint Matters Learn about digital citizenship and how you can help your students understand why their digital footprint matters.

Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech | Common Sense Education

We are again sharing another resource from Common Sense Media today. This one is titled: How can I connect positively, treat others respectfully, and create a culture of kindness? As these are age appropriate lessons, please feel free to use them with all students.

Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech | Common Sense Education Common Sense provides a comprehensive set of K-12 digital citizenship lessons. This page provides an overview and key considerations for teaching lessons in the topic Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech.

Digital Citizenship Curriculum | Common Sense Education

In our third installment this week addressing Cyberbullying resources, today we are sharing lessons from Common Sense Media organized specifically by grade level to discuss with students Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, and Hate Speech. Feel free to use the resources below in your home or classroom.

Digital Citizenship Curriculum | Common Sense Education Research-backed digital citizenship lesson plans help schools navigate timely topics, such as cyberbullying, online safety, privacy, and media literacy.

Digital Dating Abuse: A Brief Guide for Educators and Parents - Cyberbullying Research Center

To continue our series on Cyberbullying prevention resources, we would like to share another article titled: Digital Dating Abuse: A Brief Guide for Educators and Parents. In the 21st Century, a new manifestation of dating abuse has emerged, one that exploits digital communications technologies that are omnipresent.

This brief provides educators, parents, and other adults information about the nature and extent of digital dating abuse among adolescents and how to best address it. The Guide includes results from a national survey of U.S. of middle and high school students about their experiences with digital dating abuse.

Digital Dating Abuse: A Brief Guide for Educators and Parents - Cyberbullying Research Center This 8-page research brief provides educators, parents, and other youth serving adults information about the nature and extent of digital dating abuse among adolescents and how to best address it.

Cyberbullying Fact Sheet: Identification, Prevention, and Response

As October is Bullying Prevention Month, we wanted to share a few resources over the next couple of days to help address cyberbullying, digital safety, and digital citizenship. Today we are sharing a fact sheet from cyberbullying.org

The fact sheet is filled with as much useful information as possible – to equip educators, parents, and other youth-serving adults to spot cyberbullying, respond to it appropriately and meaningfully, and to prevent its future occurrence among those they care for.

Cyberbullying Fact Sheet: Identification, Prevention, and Response Discusses exactly how to identify, prevent, and respond to cyberbullying in a free, downloadable 9-page fact sheet for anyone who works with and cares about kids.

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Alaska Airlines is hosting a virtual Aviation Day tomorrow, May 1st at 1 p.m. on Instagram ! This virtual event is centered around inspiring young people and helping them realize potential careers in Aviation and Aerospace. First Officer Mallory Cave will speak and answer questions about what it's like to be a pilot!

Harry Potter: A History of Magic - Google Arts & Culture

Explore all things Harry Potter: Magic, Hogwarts, Potions and more. http://ow.ly/9yJh50yZOCi

Harry Potter: A History of Magic - Google Arts & Culture Explore the wonders of the British Library exhibition

Washington Boating Safety Course

Prepare for summer on the water - get your WA State Boater Education Card! It's now mandatory for anyone 12 years and up to operate a powered vessel and highly encouraged for all people who engage in non-motorized watersports (kayak, SUP, etc). http://ow.ly/q5QF50yZOgh

Washington Boating Safety Course The BoatUS Foundation's Online Course is the only FREE Online Boating Safety Course approved by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.

History and Stories: Stonehenge

Walk amongst the ancient stones and see if you can discover their magic. http://ow.ly/h0w450yZOOe

Then visit http://ow.ly/IP3P50yZOOd to learn the history

History and Stories: Stonehenge Stonehenge has inspired people to study and interpret it for centuries, yet many questions remain to be answered – how built it, when, and why. Find out about its history and mysteries here.

10 TED Talks to watch with the entire family

Want some inspirational, funny or uplifting family time? Watch one of these great TED Talks and end with a family discussion. http://ow.ly/ewkg50yZOyN

10 TED Talks to watch with the entire family No matter the generation, these talks are perfect for bringing everyone together to learn, wonder and laugh.

Huddle Up and Get Moving! | NFL PLAY 60 Challenge

No sports on TV? No problem - join the NFL and Huddle up and get moving! Do these activities with NFL stars by your side. http://ow.ly/ASlA50yZOsW

Huddle Up and Get Moving! | NFL PLAY 60 Challenge Click below to watch our newest Virtual Field Trip.  Follow along with NFL Players as they get your students’ blood pumping with fun physical activity to PLAY 60 every day!

GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!

Need a family game idea? Play GeoGuessr - you get dropped somewhere in the world in Google Maps and using streetview and clues, try to figure out where you are. http://ow.ly/5xf550yZOaS

GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world! GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings.

Virtual Tour | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

The Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History virtual tours allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room tours of select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. http://ow.ly/ybMt50yZO7s

Virtual Tour | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History The Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History virtual tours allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room tours of select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. Visitors can also access select collections and research areas at our satellite support and res...

Access Mars: A WebVR Experiment

Need a break from Earth? Take a tour of Mars thanks to NASA's Curiosity Rover https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/

Access Mars: A WebVR Experiment NASA, JPL, and Google bring the real surface of Mars to your browser.

Virtual Tours - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Take a virtual family trip to Yellowstone National Park http://ow.ly/xqYO50yZNO3

Virtual Tours - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Kite Aerial Photography

FarmFood 360

This Canadian site offer 360 degree tours of all kinds of farms - pig and cows, apples and eggs, milk and sheep. http://ow.ly/Sgcw50yZNHQ

FarmFood 360 Explore Canadian Food and farming in 360º from your smartphone. Download the Youtube app (if you haven’t already!) and you’re all set for viewing the 360º videos above. Simply move your mobile device to look around.

Explore The Hidden Worlds of our National Parks

Wouldn't it be nice to take a break from all of this and visit Hawaii? You can with this Google Expeditions field trip. Mahalo! http://ow.ly/Z9DM50yZNzY

Explore The Hidden Worlds of our National Parks Follow rangers on a journey to places most people never go in stunning 360° video.

VR Field Trips

Go on a virtual family field trip - explore the Great Barrier Reef, visit pandas, explore castles - all through 360 degree videos on YouTube. http://ow.ly/8sy550yZNq0

VR Field Trips Animals Around The World USA Amphibians & Reptiles Alligators & Crocodiles Komodo Dragons (Indonesia) Rattlesnakes Surrounded By Mammals Walk With Bears Swim With Bears Elephants Gorillas Horses Pandas Rhinos Tigers White Lions Wolf Pack Under The Sea - Swim With Me! Dolphins (Egypt) ...

Harbor WildWatch

Tune in on Mondays and Wednesdays for pre-recorded and live STEM workshops from our local biologists at Harbor WildWatch: https://www.youtube.com/user/GigHarborWildWatch

Harbor WildWatch Harbor WildWatch is an environmental education non-profit based in Gig Harbor, Washington. We provide fun marine science programs at local beaches, docks, sc...

LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems!

Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. http://ow.ly/J8QY50yZN5C

LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems! Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and m...

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Join the Cincinnati Zoo for a Home Safari Facebook Live each day at 12pm PDT where we will highlight one of our amazing animals and include an activity you can do from home. http://ow.ly/dPXd50yZN0U

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden The mission and vision of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is dedicated to creating adventure, conveying knowledge, conserving nature, and serving the community.

Seattle Symphony

Friday, March 27, 2020, at 11am: Meet the Tuba with Principal Tuba John DiCesare — newly added program for kids.
https://www.youtube.com/seattlesymphony

Seattle Symphony Get the backstage scoop through interviews with conductors, guest soloists and our Symphony musicians; check out rehearsal footage; and find out what it mean...

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Have you ever wished your children could experience the Metropolitan Opera? Well now you can, they are offering daily live streams during the closure of opera performances at 4:00 every afternoon. Check out https://www.metopera.org for more information.

Home Wagner’s epic Ring cycle continues with Die Walküre. Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde, headlining an exceptional cast that also includes Eva-Maria Westbroek, Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, and Sir Bryn Terfel. This performance will be available until 6:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, March 25.

Thursday, March 5: Virtual Field Trip to the U.S. Census Bureau

Have you heard about all the virtual tours and events that are taking place right now online to support you during the closures? We are going to highlight some of them in the coming days.

First up, is the virtual field trip to the US Census Bureau. With Census day coming up on April 1st, now is a great time for your children to see what really happens behind the scenes. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/2020census/sisweek/thursday.html

Thursday, March 5: Virtual Field Trip to the U.S. Census Bureau On Statistics in Schools Week, Day 4, students will take a virtual field trip to the U.S. Census Bureau to learn more about how census data is collected and used.

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Please take a look at the first edition of our Department of Learning & Innovation newsletter. There are informative articles for teachers and staff of PSD.

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Congratulations on your recent graduation Liam and Mason! Thank you for being awesome interns! Best of luck with your next endeavor!

At Your Wits' End With A Screen-Obsessed Kid? Read This

At Your Wits' End With A Screen-Obsessed Kid? Read This NPR's Life Kit sent a parenting expert to help a family cope with its kids' device fixation. The family learned that setting media boundaries means more than limiting the time kids spend on screens.

Family Technology Pact: Why You Need One and the Hidden Benefits

Family Technology Pact: Why You Need One and the Hidden Benefits By Rachel Wigglesworth - Everyone uses digital media nowadays. How can we navigate what is an appropriate amount of use? One family has a "technology pact."

Excited to participate in Imagination Celebration at Harbor Heights today. We are teaching students about 3D printing and design.