Implementation Training

Your Instructor  Your name   Phone:

Today’s Agenda What is Connected Tech? Features of Connected Tech Activating account Creating student groups and home pages Locating activities and resources Examining lesson plans Assigning resources to student home pages Flagging vs. assigning Exploring best practices in using CT Q&A

What is Connected Tech?  It is an integrated and supportive program that allows you to combine authentic technology with the curriculum that you’re already teaching in your classroom.  For Students K-8

Connected Tech  450+ Lessons and Projects that align your curriculum – the most of any approved K-8 program!  2,000+ Tutorials and Helpful Tips  11,000+ Glossary terms and hand-picked Web links  Complete K-8 online program  Proven effective at increasing technology skills and content knowledge

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Real World Applications  Students use the applications that are on your classroom computers.

Activity #1: Activation

Welcome

My Profile: Edit Profile  Checking My Profile  Click “Edit My Profile” button.  When completed, Click “Done”button.

My Profile: Student Groups  Options  Creating a New Group  Click “Create a New Group” button  Editing a Group  Click “Edit” button or “Delete” button

My Profile: Create a New Group  Creating a New Group  Click “Create a New Group” button

My Profile: Create a New Group

Activity #2: Setting Up Student Groups  Create two groups.

Connected Tech: Program  My Assignments  Resources  Teacher’s Guide  Help

Connected Tech : My Assignments  Options  Current Assignments  Past Assignments  Tech Standards Report

Connected Tech : Resources  Options  Find Resources  By Technology Topic  By Subject  By Software Application  Flagged Activities and Resources  Ready to Go! Sets

Connected Tech : My Assignments  Current Assignments  Past Assignments  Tech Standards Report

My Assignments: Current Assignments  Options  Edit Message  See Student Home Page  List of resources and activities

Current Assignments: Edit Message  Click “Edit Message”button.

Current Assignments: Edit Message  Type message.  Click “Save Changes”button.

Activity #3: Revising Your Message  Revise the message and save.

My Assignments: Past Assignments  Shows a list of resources that have been assigned in the past.

My Assignments: Past Assignments  Options  View lesson  Assign again  Flag later

My Assignments: Tech Standards Report

Connected Tech: Resources  Options  Find Resources  By Technology Topic  By Subject  By Software Application  Flagged Activities and Resources  Ready to Go! Sets

Resources: Find Resources

Resource: Assigning A Resource  Step 1:  Under by Subject and click Reading and Language Arts

Resource: Assigning A Resource  Step 2:  Scroll through tutorials, lessons and projects.

Resource: Assigning A Resource  Step 3:  Click lesson title (hyperlink) to view lesson plan.

Resource: Assigning A Resource  Step 4:  Examine lesson plan components.

Resource: Assigning A Resource  Step 5:  Click “See Student View” to see student lesson.

Resource: Assigning A Resource  Step 6:  Examine Lesson: Story Wheel.

Resource: Assigning A Resource  Step 7:  Click “Assign” button.  Or “Flag for Later” button.

Resource: Assigning A Resource  Step 8:  Click “Assign Now” button.

Activity #4: Assigning A Lesson  Locate a resource, review the lesson plan and assign it to Student Home Page.

Resources: My Flagged Resources  Options  Assign (to Student Home Page)  Remove

Resources: Ready to Go! Sets

Connected Tech: Teacher’s Guide

Connected Tech: Help

Activity #5: Putting It All Together  Complete the following:  Create a new student group.  Type a new message.  Assign two lessons and a tutorial to Student Home Page.  Assign a Ready to Go! set to Student Home Page..  Flag a project for later.  Remove a lesson from the Student Home Page.

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