Welcome Everyone

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Welcome Everyone!

• Pick up a folder
• Put on your name tag
• Grab some snacks
• Well get started at 815
• Goals for Today
• Walk you through the Sept. 12 agenda
• Get familiar with Atomic Learning
• Modify the basic Atomic Learning PowerPoint to
  fit the needs of your staff

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Introductions

• Your name
• School
• Describe one way that youve integrated
  technology into the classroom in the past year or
  so.

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Todays Schedule

• 830 Run through the Atomic Learning Introduction
  Videos and discuss presentation strategies
• 1130-1230 - Lunch
• 1230 - Regroup - Discuss Things to Consider
• 1245-300 Work on your presentation with your
  ITT
• 300-315 Share your modifications
• 315 - 330 Feedback

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Web Access Authentication

• With the new web access authentication in this
  building, you need to allow the pop-up for this
  site.
• Follow the steps on the How To sheet in your
  folder to allow a pop-up to this site while
  keeping other pop-ups blocked.
• FireFox directions are on one side and Safari
  directions are on the other.

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Atomic Learning Tutorials

• The first tutorial will be an overview of the
  other tutorials
• Well watch some of the tutorials together
• Well provide you with a PowerPoint that you can
  use with your teachers

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Log In

• At school
• Type in http//www.atomiclearning.com
• You are automatically logged in
• At home
• Find fields at top of screen and type in the
  username and password
• the username is fairbanks
• the password is atomic
• Click Log In

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Training Videos

• The site has been revised over the past few weeks
• There are slight differences between the videos
  and the new site
• Well point these out as we go along!

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Training Library

• Blue tabs at top
• The Our Tutorials tab is now called Training
  Library
• Pull down to Technology Skills and then over to
  English or Spanish on the pull-down menu

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Training Library

• Follow the directions on the page to limit your
  choices
• Click button to search by state standards or ISTE
  NET-S (more about this later)

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Resources

• This is a key section of Atomic Learning
• Includes lesson plans with videos and assessment

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Support
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About Us

• Some of these have changed since the video was
  created.

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How to Buy

• This tab was previously called Subscribe

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Atomic Training

• Takes you to another web site
• Place for districts to host, publish and share
  training resources

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Search for Specific Tutorials

• Type a question or phrase into the search field
• Click Go

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Search for Specific Tutorials

• Limit results using the enhanced search feature
• Platform
• Application
• Language
• Results on a page

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Right Navigation Bar

• Quick Links is first
• Getting Started is now the first page.
• You dont need to go to another page
• Follow the Getting Started Tutorials

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User Forum

• Connect with other Atomic Learning users around
  the globe

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ALs Newsletter

• Subscribe in the right blue column

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QuickTime and Flash

• The white laptops are all set so that you
  shouldnt need to add either of these.
• If you have problems, call 452-2000 x397

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Our Tutorials (Index)

• To reach the index, click on Training Library
  gtTechnology SkillsgtEnglish
• This is different than the video

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Sorting Tutorials

• Listed in alpha order by Application
• Click Mac or PC to limit your search
• Can sort by clicking column headers
• Combine sorts

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Selecting an Application

• Limit search by choosing a platform
• Click on first letter of Application Title
• Sort by clicking column headers
• Combo of Platform and then column header

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Series Page

• Brief description of application
• List of tutorials
• Go through tutorial step-by-step
• Watch video with specific information

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State Standards and ISTE NET-S

• Click Standards button
• Can select by state standards
• Or select ISTE-NET-S from the State pulldown
  button

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Questions to Ponder

• Search for a topic that you will explore in the
  next month. What ideas / lessons did you find
  that you could incorporate into your lesson
  plans?
• What software application would you like to know
  about? Find and watch a tutorial for a software
  application.

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Resource Tools

• Place your mouse over Resources to see the options

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Lesson Accelerators

• Ready-made lesson plans
• Combine curriculum with technology
• Adapt to grade, skill levels, or subjects
• Provides lesson plans

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State Standards Search

• Also includes ISTE NET-S search

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Interactive Index Search

• Select platform
• Letter of alphabet
• Sort by column headings

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Teacher2Teacher

• Access to large library of technology infused
  activities
• Lesson plans created by teachers
• Designed for technology integration

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Workshops

• Use this section to
• Design newsletters
• Building wikis
• Creating podcasts
• Sort workshops by headers or State Standards

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Storyboard Pro

• Use this software to help create videos
• Step-by-step tutorials lead teacher and class
  through the process
• Software is in your application folder

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Video Storytelling Guide

• Use in conjunction with Storyboard Pro for
  effective videos

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Assessment Tools

• Assessment Framework
• Explains the self assessment
• Self Assessment
• Take it, then email it to yourself.
• Use it as at beginning and end of year

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User Forum

• Create a unique username and password
• Connect with teachers around the world

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Lesson Accelerator Explained

• Perfect way to bring hands on technology into the
  classroom
• Dont have to be an expert to use this site
• Includes step by step tutorials
• EVERYTHING is there for you!

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Lesson Accelerator - Project Launcher

• Select your lesson
• Takes you to the Project Launcher page
• Videos to teach the lesson
• PDF downloads of lesson plans

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Lesson Accelerator - Downloadable Packet

• Contains copy of finished example project
• Images and other resource files
• Project Activity Guide

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Lesson Accelerators - Project Overview

• More complete description
• Goals and Objectives
• Materials Needed
• Assessment indicators
• Extensions and Adaptations

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Lesson Accelerator Activity

• Find a lesson that you may want to use in your
  classroom.

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Workshops

• Use this section to
• Design newsletters
• Create a blog or podcast
• Understand how to keep your computer running
  smoothly
• Go to Resources and pull down to Workshops

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Workshop Searches

• Interactive Toolbar
• State Standards

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Specific Workshop

• Brief summary of workshop
• List of tutorials

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Workshop Activity

• Find one workshop that interests you and that
  youd like to explore further.
• Explain how you might use this in your classroom.

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Teacher2Teacher

• Over 100 lesson plans
• Created by teachers
• Designed for technology integration
• Twenty-six pages of lessons!

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Teacher2Teacher Downloads

• Download 26 page PDF
• Click on an application to see list of .zip files
  available

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Teacher2Teacher Activity

• Find a teacher lesson that you want to use in
  your classroom. What technology does it require?

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Storyboard Pro

• Designed for teachers, students, and home movie
  makers

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Storyboard Pro Features

• Print blank story boards

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Video Storytelling Guide

• Great tool to make polished videos
• Shows examples of good video
• Great way to start a video club without much
  preparation! Let the kids teach themselves.

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Storybook Pro Activity

• Describe one way you can use the guide in your
  classroom.

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Assessment Tools

• Helps you evaluate your technology skill level

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Assessment Assumptions

• Review the Framework before taking the
  self-assessment

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Self-Assessment Test

• Use drop down menus to rate yourself
• Click on text for more information and examples

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Self-Assessment Test

• Take the Self-Assessment Test now
• E-mail it to yourself
• Take the Zoomerang Survey on TLC Online
• http//ittwiki.northstar.k12.ak.us/4._Resources/At
  omic_Learning