Topics
#1 School Stuff!
#2 Library stuff!
#3 Research Tool
#4 New Teachers (required at some time?)
#5 Other tools/options for future at back to work PD I would like a few minutes at each faculty meeting to Introduce these items and have a 30 min “class” that week after school.
- TIPS book (overview) (5 min)
- Quick basics as needed (save, save as, Browsers, bookmarks, homepage…) (10 min)
- How to change a student password (5 min)
- LanSchool (viewing, blocking allowing websites, power on, shutdown) Chromebooks (?) (15 min)
- Outlook Tips (Contacts, calendar, signature, BCC, folders, rules, junk…) (15 min)
- Skype tips (share, send files, phone app, OR forwarding (10 min)
#2 Library stuff!
- Destiny book searches by Lexile (10 min) YOUR checkouts.
- Collections. Books, Links, Documents collections by Core standards. (10 min)
- Sora (e-books, create reading assignments) (15)
- Ideas to have students read across the curriculum https://www.theolycenter.org/book-ideas.html (10 min)
#3 Research Tool
- NoodleTools (research, note cards, bibliography…) https://www.noodletools.com/ (50 min)
#4 New Teachers (required at some time?)
- TIPS book (5 min)
- Portal (10 min)
- Chromebook / GraniteSD (google basics) (15 min)
- Set up Gradebook / Set up Canvas (10 min)
- Start using Canvas (30 min) Splash page, disclosure, link to google, spreadsheet.
- Master classes in Canvas
- Outlook / Skype (phone) basics (15 min)
- Outlook Calendar (labs) (5 min)
- Adding network Printers (5 min)
- Individual classroom set-up/ help
#5 Other tools/options for future at back to work PD I would like a few minutes at each faculty meeting to Introduce these items and have a 30 min “class” that week after school.
- Canva.com
- NearPod (is being done by others)
- Lucid Press (desktop publishing)
- Gale / UEN / Noodletools tie in.
- Search Engine / Research engines
- Flipgrid
- Prezi
- Google Doc (Forms)
- Goosechase (scavenger hunt)
- Breakout boxes.
