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Day 1 – Wednesday, Aug 4

Day 1 – Wednesday, Aug 4. 1:00 – 3:00. New Teacher Training Technology August 2010. The mission of Trussville City Schools is to design engaging and challenging work that results in students learning important content at high levels.

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Day 1 – Wednesday, Aug 4

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  1. Day 1 – Wednesday, Aug 4 • 1:00 – 3:00

  2. New Teacher TrainingTechnologyAugust 2010

  3. The mission of Trussville City Schools is to design engaging and challenging work that results in students learning important content at high levels. How can technology assist you in meeting this mission?

  4. Laptop • Assigned to you for you and your students • Sign the inventory form • We hope this tool will empower you to create engaging and intellectually rich schoolwork while at school and home.

  5. Logging into your computer • Press Control, Alt and Delete at the same time • Your login will be your first name.last name • Password will be Welcome 1 • Select OK • You will be asked to change your password. • Test you password strength at http://www.passwordmeter.com

  6. If you are logged into your computer and need to walk away from it ALWAYSlock it by pressingControl, Alt, Delete then lock computer

  7. Getting to Know You http://tinyurl.com/10newteachertechnology Select Respond to this Survey on the top gray bar to begin. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/

  8. Break Timehttp://www.online-stopwatch.com/

  9. Taking Care of the Laptop • Updates with Bradford • Bit 9 • Software Installation • August and January • Blocking/Unblocking websites with M8e6 • WORF

  10. WORFWork Order Request Form • Complete when you have a technology problem • Web-based • At school – open Internet Explorer and type “worf” • At home – open Internet, go to https://vpn.trussvillecityschools.com, login, select WORF and complete the form • Complete any box that has a red asterisk * • Common problems • Subject means the subject / type of problem, not subject you teach • Not enough detail in the description

  11. Getting to Know the Laptop • USB ports • Firewire port • Power • Internet • LCD port (What is the correct name for this one?) • Speaker • Microphone

  12. Virtual Private Network • https://vpn.trussvillecityschools.com • WORF • STI iClassroom (grades) • Atrium (Library)

  13. Day 2 – Thursday, Aug 5

  14. Windows 7

  15. Communicate • Outlook, Teacher E-mail • Gaggle, Student E-mail • SharePoint • STI Home

  16. Outlook, Teacher E-mail • Setup Outlook on Laptop • Inbox • Compose and send a new message • Use Global Directory • Create folders to organize e-mails • Calendar • Delete e-mails • Accessing Outlook e-mails from anywhere • http://mail.trussvillecityschools.com

  17. Gaggle, Student E-mail • Access from website – http://www.gaggle.net • Login information • Username - first initial of your first name and your last name then @tville.k12.al.us • Password - tville plus the last four digits of your Social Security Number (all lower case) • Forward Gaggle e-mails to Outlook E-mail • Setup Homework Drop Boxes for students to turn in their work http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/its/Gaggle/Starting%20the%20School%20Year.pdf

  18. SharePoint Websites • District Website, Teacher Websites and Student Digital Portfolios • Announcements • Calendar • Document Libraries • Surveys • Blog / Discussion Board • Wiki • Links • Embeddable Objects • Private Teacher Site

  19. Distribution Lists

  20. Hard and Soft Phones

  21. STI iClassroomAttendance, Grades and Lunch Choices • Web-based • PP – https://ppsti/iclassroom • PI – https://pisti/iclassroom • HTMS – https://htmssti/iclassroom • HTHS – https://hthssti/iclassroom • Attendance – either missing or present • Grades – partner with teacher from team or department to learn how everyone sets up their class defaults (points, averages, category points or category averages) • Lunch Choices – PI may be the only school who uses this • PP – uses Skills Based Report Card so manual entry of 9 week grades only

  22. STI Home • Web-based, https://home.sti-k12.com/default.htm • Data uploaded at 12 noon and 12 midnight everyday from STI iClassroom • Parents and students can check grades at any time

  23. Video Conference • ACCESS • Skype

  24. 1 hour

  25. Have you been paying attention to students? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M_336pDWoM

  26. Navigating the TCS Website • Main Page • Top Tabs • My TCS

  27. Your Website • Communicate important information to students and parents such as homework, project information and due dates, links to support the topic • Share pictures, videos, etc. from class • Collaborative Space – wiki and blog • Survey for feedback

  28. Website continued • self-service account creation for collaborating with others • distribution lists to send weekly announcement updates to parents, etc. • Teacher Corner – about you, randomly selects teacher information for main site

  29. Break Timehttp://www.online-stopwatch.com/

  30. Resources in the Classroom • Laptop • LCD Projector • ELMO, document camera • Speakers – HTHS and HTMS • Airliner Slates – HTHS and HTMS • Wireless Internet • Webcameras – checkout through library • Video Conferencing – rooms at HTHS and HTMS, mobile stations at PP and PI

  31. Software • Google Earth • Photo Story 3 • Audacity • Student Encyclopedia • Skype • Any Video Converter • iTunes • Microsoft Office 2007 If software is not on a computer, it can be downloaded by you if it is on the approved download list found online.

  32. HTMS 1:1 Pilot

  33. Resources Online • YouTube – videos • iTunes and websites – podcasts • ALEX, Alabama Learning Exchange – lesson plans mapped to AL COS and Thinkfinity • MediaCast – morning announcements, videos from the Library, etc. • READ – type read into Internet URL and search the school libraries, teachers and students • Webquests - http://webquest.org/search/ • Live Webcams - http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc/cam_menu.asp • National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - http://nlvm.usu.edu/ Sites are in the process of being created for teachers and one for students to share online resources. These pages will be located on the Curriculum and Instruction website.

  34. Teacher Resource Pages

  35. TTLs / LTTs

  36. TTLs / LTTs

  37. Technology Staff

  38. Tech Tips to Remember • Check plugs • When in doubt, restart • Always WORFit

  39. STI PD • http://pdweb.alsde.edu • Title of Session • Enroll Now

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