EdLine

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EdLine PD 360 at Mililani High School

• Mohs Professional Development Day
• April 18, 2008
• Sue Ann Lavarias, Business Teacher
• Alex Obra, Curriculum Coordinator
• Deira Itagaki, Curriculum Coordinator

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Introductions

• Mrs. Sue Ann Lavarias, Business Teacher
• Ms. Alex Obra, Curriculum Coordinator
• Mrs. Deira Itagaki, Curriculum Coordinator

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Session Outcomes

• Participants will understand
• What EdLine/PD 360 is
• The Capabilities of EdLine/PD 360
• How EdLine/PD 360 can be implemented and
  integrated in the classroom.

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Agenda

• Introductions
• What is EdLine?
• Why MHS turned to EdLine?
• A Teachers Perspective on EdLine
• Students and Parents Perspectives on EdLine
• MHS EdLine Home Page
• Example of a Teacher EdLine Page
• Benefits of EdLine
• PD 360
• Questions Answers

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Dealing with Everyday Issues

• Are you having a hard time keeping up with parent
  phone calls and e-mails regarding their childs
  progress in your class?
• Are you tired of students losing their handouts
  in your classes?
• Are you tired of xeroxing handouts for students?
• If you answered yes, we have a solution to all
  your worries!

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• EdLine

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What is EdLine

• A web-based program which allows a school to
  communicate with students and parents.

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Capabilities of EdLine

• Check students latest grades
• Parents can receive e-mail alerts when new grades
  are posted
• Students and parents can receive e-mails with
  school or class information
• See what homework is not turned in and read notes
  from teachers

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Capabilities of EdLine

• View clubs and sports
• View attendance records
• View events from the school calendar
• Read daily announcements, lunch menus, school
  policies, etc.
• Create forms and surveys
• Online quizzes
• Homework Hand-In Assignments

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Why MHS Turned to EdLine?

• Increase communication between school and home
• Provide support to teachers in the classroom

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Benefits of EdLine

• Increased communication between school and home.
• Students take responsibility for their learning.
• Distribution and collection of documents.
• Up-to-date progress reports

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A Teachers Perspective on EdLine

• First impression time consuming
• Realizations
• Saves time
• Ease of information transfer
• Better communication
• Documentation

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Students Perspectives on EdLine

• I like EdLine for the most part because it
  allows me to check my grades and more importantly
  upcoming assignments and what to do on them.
• EdLine is very useful because I can check it at
  any time and know all my grades.
• I believe that EdLine is really helping this year
  because I can at least see what Im getting every
  week and keep it up

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Parents Perspective on EdLine

• We love it! EdLine is great, easy to use and a
  perfect way to keep up with assignments and
  grades.
• It is the most informative and up to date
  progress on my childs status. Now I can check
  daily work with my child in needed areas.

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• MHS EdLine Home Page

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• Sue Ann Lavarias
• EdLine Page

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• PD 360

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PD 360

• What is PD 360?
• PD 360 is an online professional development
  tool. Teachers and administrators can use PD 360
  to access videos which are broken into hundreds
  of fully indexed and searchable segments.

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PD 360

• Provides examples of best practices which show
  teachers what effective teaching actually looks
  like.
• There are follow-up tools to help teachers know
  how to implement improved practices.

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PD 360

• Reflection questions assist teachers as they
  think about how to apply their learning.
• Integrated tracking and reporting ensure
  professional development happens consistently.
• Customize PD 360 by inputting your state, system,
  and school standards and objectives.

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Unique Components of PD 360

• Videos are short ranging from 2-6 minutes.
• Reflection questions are sent to the teacher.
• A facilitator guide is available for each
  segment.
• Discussion questions are provided
• Activities

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PD 360 at MHS

• Individual teachers can log on to PD 360 and view
  videos of interest to them.
• Administrators can use PD 360 when working with
  their PEP-T teachers.
• PLCs can view video segments and incorporate into
  their discussions.

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• Demo of PD 360

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• Questions Answers

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Resources

• EdLine
• www.edline.net
• Mililani High School EdLine Home Page
• http//www.edline.net/pages/Mililani_High_School
• PD 360
• http//www.schoolimprovement.com

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• Thank you for allowing us to share information
  about EdLine and PD 360 with you!