Week of Aug 23rd – Aug 27th

Highlights for the week: 

Monday 23rd:

Today we will be working on some school start-up housekeeping chores and introducing some internet use policy information.  This will be my first year teaching technology applications (after many years of teaching science and other classes) and I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to run a paperless classroom!

Tuesday 24th:

Today we will try to get all students logged on to their accounts, view information on EtherPad and practice using online forms for questions and comments.

Wednesday 25th:

The bell schedule for 8th grade will be different today due to a team assembly during 7th period.  Here’s a copy of the bell schedule for today.

Today we will test LanSchool, learn where to save work and find assignments on the school network drives, and work through the District Responsible Use Policy.  If you are having problems accessing the Plans for the Week, you can get to the RUP presentation through this link, and the RUP questions form through this link.

Thursday 26th:  

The bell schedule for 7th grade will be different today due to a team assembly during 7th period.  Here’s a copy of the bell schedule for today.

Today we will record a screencast on how to create a folder on your S-drive and try some advanced search techniques.  You might need this link to do your screencast if you can’t open the ‘Plans for the week’ spreadsheet.

Friday 27th:  

Today we will finish up some earlier work.  Here are some links you may need:

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