Crawford AuSable Tech - Training Notes

GMS - Protopage, LogMeIn, DropBox

October 28, 2011
New GMS Protopage: this will be the homepage of the computers in the labs.  Jess will submit a tech ticket after the session today so you can begin adding links immediately.
Why?  To share links with students - avoid the typing of web addresses and saving of files on the network for them to access links.  Save time - keep links for the next year!
Address of Protopage: http://www.protopage.com/graylingmiddleschool
Address of Jess' video about how to use it: http://screencast.com/t/9DElZBsqf

LogMeIn - Control your teacher computer from home!
Log in from your laptop, desktop or ipad from anywhere!
1. Sign up for an account and install the program on your teacher computer.  Your teacher computer will need to be left on when you plan to use this feature.
2. From home, sign in at logmein.com to control the computer.

DropBox - Edit files from any computer!
Watch the intro video at www.dropbox.com
Sign up for an account and install it on the computer.  Save files into the dropbox folder.
Sign in to dropbox.com to access files OR install on additional computers (such as your home computer) and it syncs automatically.
 

Wikis

October 11, 2011


Wikispaces: Webpages with many editors
    Samples:
    high school class portfolio
    middle school class collaboration

Jessica's College Examples
   Creativity Wiki http://cep818.wikispaces.com/
   And check out the Wix Page: http://cep818.wikispaces.com/Abstracting+%28Flash%29
   Creative Critical Thinking Wiki http://creativecriticalthinking.wikispaces.com/




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Blogging with Students

October 4, 2011
What is a blog?



Why should we teach responsible blogging?  
   News Story with Feedback Here
 
Samples from Jess:
   Personal Blog as Learning Log
   Classroom Individual Blogs
   Posterous Newsletters
Great Blogging Sites for Classrooms
   Posterous.com
   Kidblog.org
   Weebly - Individual Student Sites
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Prezi

September 15, 2011
Prezi Best Practices: borrowed from a great mind!


Visit Prezi.com for more links to great Prezi's!

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Back To School Time Saving Tech Tricks

August 30, 2011
It's time to let technology save you time by working smarter - not harder!!

Agenda
1 - Groupwise - Email groups (video demo)
2 - Groupwise - COW checkout (video demo - groupwise client) (video demo - online email)
    Groupwise is installed on the lab computers for you to try these two items.

3 - LogMeIn - Access your school computer from home (setup instructions - pdf)
4 - Drop Box - Access your Files from anywhere!
    You may return to your room to install these on your teacher computer.

5 - Xer...
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Using Photos in Publishing: Voicethread and BigHugeLabs

May 4, 2011
Agenda
3:30 Jess shares some basics
3:45 Time to sign up for accounts, play with photos, and workshop!

Links for today
Voicethread
Ideas for Voicethread

BigHugeLabs
Check out some examples from the Mission Possible Class
You can link BHL with your facebook account to publish for your friends and family!


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Online Photo Storage

May 3, 2011

Agenda

3:30 Jess shares some basics: Storing Photos (Google, Flickr) and Sharing Photos (Google, Flickr, Animoto)
3:45 You start signing up for and trying accounts


Today's Links:
Google's Picasa Web version

Flickr Web version

Facebook

Animoto


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APS/GES Smart Training - Grade Level

April 28, 2011
K- Joann LaVere's room
1st - Jill Baker's room
2nd - Cheryl Hatfield's room
3rd - Jane Urban's room
4th - Sandy Baynham's room
5th - Ginger Casey's room
Specialists can join Becky and Jess in Ginger Casey's room or join a grade level.

Video: Inserting a YouTube video (if you need a refresher from last week)

Assignment:
As a grade level, choose a topic or lesson that you are responsible for.  Create a smart notebook file that will help in your teaching of the lesson.  Remember that INTERACTIVE is the ...
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APS/GES Smart Training 03/28/11

March 24, 2011
Ink Aware
     Word and Excel Video  Tip Sheet
     Powerpoint Video   Tip Sheet

Taking one slide from a notebook file into a different notebook file

Video: Inserting a YouTube video into your smart notebook file
     *advantages* 
          -no waiting for streaming video during the school day
          -videos load right into smart notebook without another program
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APS/GES Smart Training 2/24/11

February 24, 2011

Training Materials
Smart Notebook Toolbars  
     Video   Tip Sheet

Using Objects   
     Video

Gallery   
     Video   Tip Sheet - fixed
Page Sorter   
     Video 

Ink Aware
     Word and Excel Video  Tip Sheet
     Powerpoint Video   Tip Sheet

Smart Notebook Sample File (Building interactivity)
     Download and use this file with your group.
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