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icTracker www.ictracker.org

• Funded by Educate America and ACTS Grants
• Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs philosophy
• Web-based Curriculum Mapping
• Electronic Database

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Curriculum mapping is tool for collecting data
on what is actually being taught in the
classroom, anchored in real time. The map shows
the time actually spent teaching a particular
subject.

• Jacobs, Heidi Hayes. Mapping the Big Picture
  Integrating Curriculum and Assessment K-12. ASCD,
  Alexandria, VA 1997.
• Jacobs, Heidi Hayes. Getting Results with
  Curriculum Mapping. ASCD, Alexandria, VA 2004.

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icTracker Login Screen
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icTracker Menu Bar(s)
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icTracker Teacher Contents Area
Teacher Menu Bar
Contents Area
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icTracker Preexisting User Login

• Login to icTracker
• (preexisting user)
• Go to www.ictracker.org
• Enter User ID (teacher)
• Enter Password (teacher)
• Click Login button

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icTracker New User Account Creation

• Account Creation
• (new user)
• Go to www.ictracker.org
• Click New Teachers Click Here

• Obtain your District Password from your District
  Administrator
• Enter District Password (guest)
• Click Next button

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icTracker New User Account Creation

• Complete the following information
• Select your school
• Create a Login ID
• Create a Password
• Enter your first name
• Enter your last name
• Enter your email address
• Enter your certification
• Click the Add button
• You will receive a confirmation via email

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icTracker Teacher Functions Overview
See maps shared in school, district, other
district, and region
Teachers create a new Curriculum Map Activity
Teachers can view/edit their current Curriculum
Map Activities
Search for maps in school, district, other
district, and region
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icTracker Create New Map

• When creating Map Activities, teachers input the
  following
• Course name/title
• Applicable grade levels
• Start/end dates
• Map sharing level
• Applicable academic
• standards

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icTracker Create a New Map

• This form creates the structure of the map. Its
  a template that creates the structure for the
  monthly maps.
• Enter Course/Area
• Enter applicable grade levels
• Start/End Date
• Map sharing level
• Applicable state standards
• When complete, hit the Add button to create the
  Curriculum Map Activity.

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icTracker Show My Maps

• When creating Map Activities, teachers can select
  a different level of sharing for the Map
  Activities, including
• Anonymous share
• Name disclosed
• No share
• Archive

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icTracker Show Shared Maps

• Teachers have the ability to show shared maps
  across
• His or her school
• His or her district
• Within an IU region
• Across IU regions

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icTracker Search for Maps
Teachers have the ability to search for maps
across schools, districts, and regions within
simple and more advanced search parameters.
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icTracker System Overview

• Internet connection
• Web browser IE 4 or Netscape 4
• Support JavaScript and cookies
• Works with Internet Filters
• Proxy servers may slow tool down
• Printer for hard copy

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icTracker Login Screen
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icTracker Menu Bar(s)
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icTracker Teacher Contents Area
Teacher Menu Bar
Contents Area
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icTracker Preexisting User Login

• Login to icTracker
• (preexisting user)
• Go to www.ictracker.org
• Enter User ID (teacher)
• Enter Password (teacher)
• Click Login button

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icTracker New User Account Creation

• Account Creation
• (new user)
• Go to www.ictracker.org
• Click New Teachers Click Here

• Obtain your District Password from your District
  Administrator
• Enter District Password (guest)
• Click Next button

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icTracker New User Account Creation

• Complete the following information
• Select your school
• Create a Login ID
• Create a Password
• Enter your first name
• Enter your last name
• Enter your email address
• Enter your certification
• Click the Add button
• You will receive a confirmation via email

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icTracker Teacher Functions Overview
See maps shared in school, district, other
district, and region
Teachers create a new Curriculum Map Activity
Teachers can view/edit their current Curriculum
Map Activities
Search for maps in school, district, other
district, and region
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icTracker Create New Map

• When creating Map Activities, teachers input the
  following
• Course name/title
• Applicable grade levels
• Start/end dates
• Map sharing level
• Applicable academic
• standards

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icTracker Create a New Map

• This form creates the structure of the map. Its
  a template that creates the structure for the
  monthly maps.
• Enter Course/Area
• Enter applicable grade levels
• Start/End Date
• Map sharing level
• Applicable state standards
• When complete, hit the Add button to create the
  Curriculum Map Activity.

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icTracker Show My Maps

• When creating Map Activities, teachers can select
  a different level of sharing for the Map
  Activities, including
• Anonymous share
• Name disclosed
• No share
• Archive

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icTracker Show Shared Maps

• Teachers have the ability to show shared maps
  across
• His or her school
• His or her district
• Within an IU region
• Across IU regions

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icTracker Search for Maps
Teachers have the ability to search for maps
across schools, districts, and regions within
simple and more advanced search parameters.
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Click on the Advanced Search button
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To look at the curriculum horizontally for
several subjects within a grade, enter criteria
(IU 20, school district, building and grade
level).
IU
School District
School
Grade
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Then scroll down to the bottom of the screen and
click Search.
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Select the subject area maps you would like to
view by checking the box to the left of the
appropriate monthly map.
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Click the View Selected button at the bottom of
the screen to generate the report.
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The maps you have selected will be displayed in a
matrix format, side-by-side.