1. Technology Training Please find your seat.
Please discuss ways that you have used technology in other classes with your pointing partner.
Technology Training

2. Tools You Will Use Blog Wiki Math Practice Activities VoiceThread
Podcasting
Movie Maker
Photo Story
Mobi
Backchannel Discussions
Quizlet
Web Quests
Video Clips
Interactive Websites
Quiz Star
Mimeo
Digital Cameras
Video Cameras
Edmodo

3. Today’s Plan Review laptop procedures Login to the network
Introduce classroom blog and wiki
Take Mr. Ferrell’s technology survey
Math review activities

4. Laptop Procedures Be careful! Always use your class number laptops
You will use two hands at all times when carrying a laptop
Please only carry one laptop at a time
Do not close your laptop until it has finished shutting down
Be gentle and very careful when returning laptops to the cart
Please do not touch any buttons on the cart
Students will not move the laptop carts

5. Laptop Procedures
Please point with your cursor on the laptop instead of your fingers
Be sure your hands are clean before handling the laptops
Laptops and acute angles?
Please do not pick at or pry off any laptop keys
Please do not remove laptop batteries without specific permission
You will shut down the laptops using the start menu – not the power button

6. Laptop Procedures
Remember to always change your screen resolution to MultiRes 1024x768

7. Student Logins
Your username and password will be printed on the slip of paper.
You will be asked to change your password the first time you login.
Choose something easy to remember
Write down your username and password in your agenda

8. File Organization You will create folders for each of your classes
Language Arts
Reading
Guided Reading
Math
Social Studies
Science
Electives

9. Class Websites Mr. Ferrell’s Class Blog Mr. Ferrell’s Class Wiki
Mr. Ferrell’s Class Wiki