Prepping for Our Inservice (DCMS 1.12.16)

Conference Room
Bring either your laptop or your iPad

 

 1. Mark Your Attendance

Mark your attendance on the DCMS Tech Training Attendance spreadsheet.

2. January 18 Inservice Registration

Next Monday is our K-8 district inservice. I'm really excited about the sessions we're able to offer, and I personally wish I could attend almost all of them!

OUR OBJECTIVE today is to make sure you fully understand the schedule and your session options for Monday's inservice. We will do this by using the Smore flyer and registering in My Learning Plan.

The Smore flyer contains all the information we need for the day. You might want to save it to your home screen for easy reference. The first blue button contains session information. You CAN print this up. If you do, be sure you are using the Landscape setting to get a file that's easier to read.

The second blue button takes you to My Learning Plan. Most teachers log in using your school email address (lastname.firstname@usd443.org). Click on District Catalog on the left, and then click on January.

Look up sessions by name. Click on the session title, and then click on Sign Up Here. Most of the session information is already complete. Scroll down to the Goals section and click on the goal(s) that best fits this session. Click the box that verifies that you have selected a goal.

Scroll on down to Documentation and type in "sign-in sheet" here. Scroll down to Comments and write a sentence or two that explains what you will learn (key words from what the session is about).

Depending on the type of sessions you choose, you could have from 4-6 sessions for the day. Don't forget to register for the Keynote session and the Final Session.

3. Twitter Basics

Believe it or not, teachers are one of the most effective Twitter users on the planet. Let's review how to connect with other educators teaching our same content or those who are exploring the same ideas we are.

Once you're set up, use the search bar in Twitter to explore some of these basic hashtags: #ipaded, #mathed, #socialstudies, #sschat, #mdpt, #physed, #tlap, #ela, and #edchat. Select All Tweets at the top once the page loads on your iPad (if you're on your laptop, click on Live at the top). Usually, these are all good people to follow. Also, don't forget to search #443chat and follow these tweeters, as well!

Here are some screenshots to walk you through the process on the iPad.

We'll use #443Tomorrows to create a back channel for Monday's inservice, so be sure and tweet out some of your "aha" moments!

4. The Challenge

Of course you want to get properly registered for Monday's inservice, so our CHALLENGE to you this week is to report some of the ideas you're most excited about via Twitter using the #443Tomorrows hashtag! Don't forget to add a picture or two.

5. Record Anonymouse Feedback Here