Technology 101

1. Technology 101 Alice Raden • To view this PowerPoint and the hyperlinks within, go to http://hmslemon.wikispaces.com

2. Work Smarter Not Harder • Desktop Basics • Create Folders • Finding folders, your classroom or Lab LMC. • Saving to Lab LMC with kids • File –Save As • Labshare- Lab LMC • Teacher Folder – create your own or have one created for you.

3. Work Smarter Not Harder • Emails and Attachments • Opening documents • Right click on them and open with Word • Emails out of order – click on received and will put them back in date order • Split screen- good for viewing spam folder • Address Book – create distribution lists – parents • New email – to box- New button- distribution list – add new name and email address.

4. Work Smarter Not Harder • Internet Safety • ClickSmartSafe • NS teens – stalkers, posting things online, • Archives – stuff that NEVER GOES AWAY • Cyberbulling • http://www.michigan.gov/documents/ag/Michigan_CSI_Program_Summary_200688_7.pdf

5. Work Smarter Not Harder • Search Engines • Google, Bing, MSN, Yahoo • Driven by advertising and money(sponsored links) • Wikipedia.com • Ever changing – user can modify the text- not always reliable • Links – give credit – plagiarism, citation etc. and credibility.

6. Work Smarter Not Harder • Address Extensions • .gov – government • .edu – education • .com – commerce • .mil – military • .net - network • .org – organization

7. Work Smarter Not Harder • Normal Search –narrow your search • Tiger vs. Tigers • Siberian Tiger • “Siberian Tiger” • Top Blue links • Images and Videos – blocked but can be opened if you ask. • Maps, News and Shopping work.

8. Work Smarter Not Harder • Advanced Search • Enter keywords, titles etc. • Leave out things – ebay and amazon • File type – PDF, PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Pictures- .jpg or .bpm • Lesson Plans –usually comes with worksheets and anything else you might need

9. Work Smarter Not Harder • Specific Websites with Lesson Plans • Thinkfinity • Thru Michigan Virtual University Thru Learnport- free to all Michigan Teachers • www.mivu.org • NetTrekker and other useful resources. • www.microsoft.com/learningessentials/default.mspx (will need to download learning essentials) • Math Worksheet Generator • www.recipes4success.com/index.php • Email to follow with all hot links needed for Microsoft products

10. Work Smarter Not Harder • www.teach-nology.com • This site requires a membership for full access • www.atozteacherstuff.com • school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans • www.edhelper.com • Limited access without paid membership • www.lessonplanz.com • UMD-edtech wiki • This site was created for inservice teachers at UMD. It is a great tool for anyone interested in the integration of technology into the curriculum

11. HMS Teacher Wiki • This wiki is a work in progress. • The goal of the HMS Teacher Wiki is to create a one-stop resource share for teachers at Hilbert Middle School. • Teachers who choose to join this Wiki will be able to add content that would be useful to co-teachers, parents and students alike. • Click on the link above to view some useful online resources