App of the Week: Mindmapper

Enjoy brainstorming ideas or outlining summaries with an easy to use mind mapping app for both iOS and Android.

Quality Matters Training

Are you considering online or blended learning for your students?  Do you currently offer online classes to your students and want to evaluate their quality?  If so, Western Reserve Public Media (formerly PBS 45/49) has an offer for you!

Summer Sessions Posted

For the 14th year TCCSA is offering Summer Sessions, for teachers, from June 3rd to June 14th.

Phishing - Email Attack

Your e-mailbox may be the target of phishing; a scam to do harm to your computer or collect personal information.  Rest assured, TCCSA will_never_request your account name and password to be sent to us via email.

DASL, Progress Book, Special Services Changes

DASL, Progress Book and Special Services has been updated to version 13.3.1.

This release has switched to a Single Sign On for these three products –

Graduate icon - StudentInformation = DASL

A+ icon - GradeBook = Progress Book

Papers icon - SpecialServices = SPS

When you log into one, and if you have access to another, you should be able to select the drop down and move from ‘DASL’ to ‘ProgressBook’ and back etc.

Internet Safety Training

eTech Ohio is pleased to make Learning.com's online safety training tool available to all Ohio school districts.

EasyTech is a web-delivered district-wide solution that also documents E-Rate compliance with reports on student performance. The curriculum employs a positive - not fear-based - curriculum, based on current research. It also includes resources for teachers and parents, and supports users with engaging and effective interactive lessons, resources and guides. EasyTech is available at no cost to all of Ohio's chartered non-public and public school districts through eTech Ohio.

Yahoo Buys Tumblr for $1.1B, Promises 'Not to Screw It Up'

After a weekend of rumors, Yahoo this morning confirmed its purchase of blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

PBS LearningMedia Adds Free Learning Resources

PBS LearningMedia has launched new free resources designed to help preK-12 teachers address curriculum gaps.

Video Tutorial: Kid Pix Deluxe 4 – Paintzone and Slideshow

In today's video, learn about the two parts of Kid Pix Deluxe 4—the Paintzone art-making tool and the Slideshow presentation tool.

Teen upstages Google with autonomous car technology

A Romanian teenager figured out how to produce an autonomous car for only a fraction of the cost of Google’s self-driving car. Ionut Budisteanu...

Click in and do more with Surface

From touch to type, office to living room, from your screen to the big screen, you can see more, share more, and do more with Surface. Buy now.

Apple’s App Store Marks Historic 50 Billionth Download

Apple has announced that customers have now downloaded over 50 billion apps from the App Store. The 50 billionth app — Say the Same Thing by Space Inch, LLC — was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio, who received a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to commemorate the milestone. “The App Store completely transformed how people use their mobile devices and created a thriving app ecosystem that has paid out over nine billion dollars to developers,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “We’re absolutely floored to cross this milestone in less than five years.”