1. Implementation Training

2. Your Instructor  Your name  Email: name@classroom.com  Phone: 941.555.5555

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. PROGRAM COMPONENTS

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

8. Activity #1: Activation

9. Welcome

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

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

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

13. My Profile: Create a New Group

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25. My Assignments: Tech Standards Report

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

27. Resources: Find Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. Resources: Ready to Go! Sets

40. Connected Tech: Teacher’s Guide

41. Connected Tech: Help

42. 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.

43. QUESTIONS?