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FW:NerdFonePresents:NerdNotes1617VolXV
MichaelCohen<michael.cohen@animo.org>
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Subject:NerdFonePresents:NerdNotes1617VolXV

NerdNotes1617:Vol.XV

WelcomebacktoNerdFone'sweeklynewsletter:NerdNotes!Thisweek'seditionisonce
againthreepronged:

Item#1:OurGoogleGuidancedigsintoaGoogleDocsaddonthat'susefultoboth
students&teachers.Sayhellotoaresearchpaper'sdream:Easybib!

Item#2:OurTableauReportoftheMonthunveilsthenewly
superchargedLiteracyDashboardthebestlocationforteachers&administratorsto
getquickliteracydataonGreenDotstudents.

Item#3:We'llwrapitupourfifthNerdNotescontestupdate.IsAnimoFlorence
Firestonestillinthelead?Seebelow!

Yourfavenerdherd.
TheNerdFoneTeam

GoogleGuidance
KeepTrackofSourceswithEasyBib!

Sourcesarecriticaltoanyresearchpaper,butkeepingtrackofthemcanbeadrag.
EnterEasyBib,thesolutiontoallstudent&teacherbibliographychallenges!

Howdoesitwork?Let'sfindout!

Step1:InyourGoogleDoc,navigatetoAddonsandselectGetaddons.

Step2:SearchforEasyBib.

Step3:Inyoursearchresults,findEasyBibandclicktheFreebutton.

Step4:ClicktheAllowbuttontoprovideEasyBibwithaccesstoyourGoogle
Docs.

Step5:YoushouldnowseeapopupinyourGoogleDoc.ClicktheXtocloseit.

Step6:NavigatebacktoAddons.SelectEasyBibBibliographyCreator
thenManageBibliography.

Step7:ChoosethestyleforyourbibliographyorWorksCitedpage.Thethree
mostcommon(MLA,APA,Chicago)arelistedfirst.

Step8:Searchforthebook,article,orwebsiteyou'dliketocite.Onceyou've
founditinyoursearchresults,clickonitcitationtoselectit.

Step9:ClicktheAddBibliographytoDocbuttontoaddthesourcetoyour
bibliographyorWorksCitedpage.

Step10:Continueaddingsourcesuntilyourpageiscomplete!Sourceswill
automaticallybeaddedinalphabeticalorder,asseenbelow.You'redone!

IfyourunintoanyissueswithEasyBiboranyothertechnology,pleasecontact
NerdFone!Ourhoursandcontactinforemainasfollows:

Hours:5am5pm(Pacific)MF
Phone:3235651650
Email:nerdfone@greendot.org
Chat:viaPowerSchoolorConnect

TableauReportoftheMonth
LiteracyDashboard

YearsoflookingatGreenDot'sdatarevealsonethingover&over:GreenDotrocks
atliteracy.


Partofthatisourabilitytouseliteracydatawellandmakeitactionable.The
sourcethatbringsallliteracydatatogetheristheLiteracyDashboard,whichis,
ofcourse,ourTableauReportoftheMonth.Let'stakealook!

TheLiteracyDashboardconsistsofseventabsfourforadmin&threefor
teachers,thoughbothgroupscanseethesamecoredata:SRI(allregions)and
CELDT(CAonly).

Step1:NavigatetotheLiteracyDashboardinTableau.Adminshouldclick
here.Teachersshouldclickhere.

Note:ThereportisalsoarchivedinConnect.SimplysearchforTableauor
navigatetotheData&Infotab.

Step2:Clickontheappropriatetab.

Step3:Clickonyourschool'snameintheupperlefthandcorner.

Step4:Usethedropdownsonthelefttodrilldownbyteacher,byperiod,by
IEPstatus,bygradelevel,byELDstatus,&more.

Step5:Reviewyourdata.TheSRIdashboard,forexample,containsRIscores,
ELDstatus,lexileproficiencybands,andgrowthgoalprogress.

Step6:DownloadrawdatabyclickingontheSnapshot/DownloadRawData
tabs.Likeothertabs,clickyourschool'snametoseethedata.

Step7:Clickthedatainthemiddleofyourscreentoselectit,thenclickthe
Downloadbuttonintheupperrighthandcorner.

Step8:ChooseCrosstab.ThedatawilldownloadasaCSVfileandcanbe
furthermanipulatedasyou'dlikeinExcel.You'redone!

WehopeyouenjoytheLiteracyDashboard!PleasecontactSamRegnierifyou
haveanyquestionsorrecommendationsforadditionaldata!

NerdFoneSwagContestUpdate#5

It'stimeforourfifthNerdFoneSwagContestupdate!Butfirst,aquickreviewof
therules:

1.FromWednesday,October12thtoWednesday,November23rd,
NerdFonewill(asalways)betrackingallcasessolvedbytheNerdFoneteam.

2.Theschoolwiththe#1"casessolved"ratiowillwintheirveryownNerdFone
Swagparty,completewithI NerdFonetshirtsforallemployeesonthatcampus!
Ifyouhaven'tseenthetshirt,belowisanexample:

3.Wewillbeprovidingupdatesduringthatsixweekperiodrightherein
NerdNotes,sostaytunedeveryTuesdayforupdates!

Withthatinmind,belowisourfifthupdateofsixjustonemoretogo!


It'scomingdowntothewire,withAnimoFlorenceFirestoneandAnimo
EllenOchoabattlingitout!Whowillemergevictorious?Onefinalupdateis
comingnextTuesdaywiththewinnerrevealedonNovember29th.Staytuned!

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