Welcome to Young Achievers School Technology Boot Camp

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Welcome to Young Achievers SchoolTechnology
Boot Camp
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Overview of the Process
The concept of the Technology Boot Camp is that
good progress can be made in advancing the
technology skills of staff if they have intensive
training in sessions where they can concentrate
on the technology for extended periods of time
without interruptions and without having to jump
up to another task after a short 50 minute
workshop where not much immediate reinforcement
occurs and people are just beginning to scratch
the surface of a topic. One of the major goals
of the Tech Boot Camp is for staff to concentrate
on things that they will actually be using in
their classrooms and have something to show for
their efforts that they can actually use. Part
of that is customizing the training as much as
possible in addition to conveying the whole staff
necessary technology information that people need
to know, i.e, specifically how to use the
specialized group email tool or the specialized
Laptop Signup Calendar of the Middle School
Homework Calendar. See the Young Achievers
school web site to see what I am talking about.
Note, some of the tools are only available from
within the Boston Public School network or behind
pass word protected directory. Most of the
training materials are accessible without a
password.
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Main Modules for Training

• Computer Skills
• Using the Specialized Tools
• Using the Applications
• Integrating Technology With Curriculum

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Module 1 - Computer Skills

• Logging On
• File structure and file types
• Saving files, copying files, using Windows
  Explorer
• File Naming Guidelines
• Tips and Tricks"
• Web browsing, navigating, etc.
• Printing
• Simple Trouble Shooting
• How to FTP for uploading student/teacher web
  pages
• How to Publish Student Web Pages on the web site
• How to Scan
• Creating Electronic Published Stories and
  writings

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Module 2 - Using the Specialized Tools

• Web Email
• Group Email
• Teacher Web Pages- Using the Webedit Tool
• On Line Survey
• MyBPS
• Technical Support Requests - paper and online
  form
• Calendar Use, Calendar Entry for various
  calendars
• 1. School Calendar-Daily Notice
• 2. Laptop Calendar
• 3. Middle School Homework Calendar
• 4. Daily Quotes Calendar

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Module 3 - Using the Applications

• Power Point
• Dreamweaver
• Adobe Photo Shop
• Paint Shop Pro
• EReader
• Inspiration 7
• Kidspiration
• Folktales
• Thinking Reader
• Write Outloud Tutorial 1- PDF 1 Tutorial 2
  PDF
• Timeliner - PDF

• CoWriter
• Ocean Adventure
• Island Adventure
• Wiggleworks
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• Intellitalk II
• Mediator Pro 7 - CD Rom Software
• Gradekeeper
• Other Applications not listed

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Module 4 - Integrating Technology With
Curriculum

• How to Publish Electronic Stories, Poems,
  Artworks
• How to Integrate Class projects and assignments
  with student web sites and electronic files for
  eventual use as a student portfolio.
• How to scan graphics for stories, projects, web
  sites
• Creating Class and Individual Student CD Rom's,
  ie Class Science CD Rom, Class Stories CD Rom,
  Individual Student Cd Rom of their writings,
  etc.
• Using the Teacher web site for class units,
  assignments, etc.

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Related Links
Young Achievers Tech Training and Support
Page http//www.youngachieversschool.org/tech_tra
ining/tech_training_home.htm Or go to the school
web site and click on links in the middle of the
page or in the right column. http//www.youngachie
versschool.org