Welcome to Biology Class of 2014!! Your teacher is: Mrs. Linda Pellegrini This presentation will get you and your laptop ready for this coming year!

Getting Started-1 Make a Biology Folder on your desktop: Put the cursor on the desktop and right click Click “New” Click “Folder” Rename the folder: “Biology”

Getting Started-2 Bookmark Your Edline Page: 1. Click on explorer to go to the internet 2. Type (or copy/paste) the following address into the address bar: 3. Click on “Favorites” or “Bookmark”, (on the toolbar) 4. Click “Add” to Favorites/Bookmark 5. Change the name to: “Edline” 6. Click “OK”

Getting Started-3 You may or may not be able to access Edline at this time- don’t worry if you can’t, we’ll go over it in class: 1. Mr. Stewart should have given you a username and password for Edline. If you have it, type in your username and password, if not skip to the next page. 2. Click on Biology to go to your biology page. You will find your weekly assignments here-under “News”, as well as tests and other links. 3. Click on the Safety Powerpoint in the upper right. Open it and save it to your biology folder.

Getting Started-4 Mrs. Pellegrini assumes that your Ursuline address is the first letter of your first name plus your last name. If this is NOT correct, please send your correct address to: or Please do it now! If you have another address that you would ALSO like Mrs. Pellegrini to use, please send that to the above address also.

Getting Started-5 Find Mrs. Pellegrini’s Biology Page: Type (or copy & paste) the following address and press “Enter”

Getting Started-6 Add the Biology page to your “Favorites” or “Bookmarks” Click on “Favorites” or “Bookmark” Click “Add to” Favorites/Bookmark Click “OK” On this site you will find notes, powerpoints, web links and information on the different topics we will be studying this year.

Getting Started-7 4 Now go to Ursuline’s Wiki: –Type the following into the Explorer address bar: – –Log in-Type your username and password (You should have received these in an from Mrs. Pellegrini)

Getting Started-8 4 A wiki is a program that allows lots of people to edit its contents. 4 At the very top of the page, you should see your name in red. Words in red indicate there is no page for this item. So you are going to make a page about you. This should be a fun little activity and help you get to know each other. 4 Click on your name.

Getting Started-9 4 Click on “edit this page” 4 This is YOUR PAGE! You can write anything you want about yourself (within reason, of course). Remember- the people at Ursuline who have passwords (like ME! ) can see this- but no one else can. 4 So, to get started write something about yourself, such as: My favorite activities, then go to the bottom and save the page. You will see the finished page.

Getting Started-10 4 Click “edit” again. Put two equal signs (==) before and after My favorite activities, like this: ==My favorite activities==; then click enter. 4 Write three equal signs (===) then: Sports –then another 3 equal signs (===), then click enter 4 Type an asterisk (*), then one of your favorite sports, then click enter 4 Type an astrisk (*), then your 2 nd favorite sport, then click enter 4 Type 3 equal signs then: Non-sport Activities –Then type another 3 equal signs, click enter 4 Type an asterisk, then one activity, click enter, and repeat this 4 Now that you see how it’s done- you can elaborate on it. 4 Save the page

Getting Started-11 4 You should be able to tell now that –the more = signs you have, the smaller the heading –Typing * will cause a list –Typing ** will cause a more indented list

Getting Started-12 4 To add a picture/clipart: –Click “edit” –Click on “Upload file” in the toolbox on the left –Browse your computer for a picture/clip art you want to include on your page (a photo of you would be great!) Click “Upload file” –Copy the name of the file exactly as shown in the uploaded file, i.e. crickandwatson2.jpg –Copy all of the following and substitute the name of your pic for “crickandwatson2.jpg” ; instead of “Watson and Crick” give your pic a caption. –[[Image:crickandwatson2.jpg|right|250px|thumbnail|Wa tson and Crick]] –Click save page. Your picture should now appear on your page.

Getting Started-13 4 There are more rules, and I will give them to you later. Or, if you want to venture on your own, go to Or 4 Go to the Ursuline wiki main page and scroll down to “Sample Page”. You will find some tips there. 4 You can now add anything you want, like a picture or information about yourself and your friends. Just remember, you will have to click on the “Edit” tab at the top of any page- or sometimes in the middle of a page- to make any additions or changes. 4 Finish your page with information that will introduce you to others in the class. You can always change the page later if you want.

Getting Started-14 4 Click on the “History” tab at the top of your page- this shows every edit that has been made to your page, and who did it. 4 Anyone with a password can edit your page- and you can edit others. Remember, we don’t tolerate any kind of vandalism, and each time you edit a page, the change is listed with your name. That’s why it is very important not to let anyone have your password. 4 (Note: Only Ursuline Upper/Middle School students and teachers have access to the wiki, so it does not have public access.) 4 Also- to comment on someone else’s page, go to their page and click the DISCUSSION tab; OR to leave a message for a user, click on their TALK tab. (To find a user’s page, type “user:lpellegrini” in the search box, substituting the username for mine in this example.”

Getting Started-15 Now you should be able to access: 1. Mrs. Pellegrini’s Edline Page, 2. Mrs. Pellegrini’s Biology Webpage 3. The Ursuline Wiki by simply going to your list of favorites. 4. Check the links to make sure they work.

Getting Started-16 Save Louis Pasteur to your Biology Folder: Go to Edline. In the right column, under Contents open (double click) the Louis Pasteur reading, –Click on File; Save As; –Click on the folder “Biology” –Repeat this procedure for the Pasteur Assignment. This assignment is due in October  see your syllabus for the exact date.

Getting Started-17 4 Examine important sites –Click on Favorites –Click on Mrs. Pellegrini’s Biology Web Page –Click on Biology Class Policies –Click on Get Your Assignment- This takes you directly to Edline! –Click on the Syllabus for your class Notice this will give you the assignments for an entire month. The due dates on the syllabus may be changed if the class falls behind schedule. So, always use Edline “News” for the MOST ACCURATE DUE DATES.

Almost Done-18 4 Continue exploring the Biology Page: –Click on “Interactive Biology Review Sites” Note: Use these sites to learn and study specific topics –Click on “Mrs. Pellegrini’s schedule”: If you need to see me, you will be able to tell when I am available. Keep in mind, sometimes I am very busy even when I don’t have a class! –Click on “Scientific Method”- in the table Notice there are notes available. I expect you to check the notes I have made available to you. Some topics have links to sites which will help you learn the material or which will expand on the topic.

Almost Done-19 4 Now finish exploring Mrs. Pellegrini’s Biology Webpage- make sure you have found these sites: –Reading and study tips: read this –Laboratory safety information- you will be assigned to read this later

THE END-20 Now check the biology folder on the desktop to make sure you have a copy of: Pasteur Reading Pasteur Assignment Safety First Powerpoint You should now be familiar with the basic internet resources available for Biology.

We will do this in class…….. 4 Add “mygradebook.com” to your “Favorites” –From Mrs. Pellegrini’s Biology Page, click on the link: “Get your grades” –Click on “Favorites”, –Change the name to “BioGrades” Click “OK” (You can access your grades with the username and password you received in a separate .)