Certificated Level 2 SchoolWires Web Training

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Certificated Level 2 SchoolWires Web Training

• Instructor
• Erick Steelman Phone x1121
• Erick.Steelman_at_wuhsd.k12.ca.us

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What the Class Covers

• Blogs - What are they and how can I utilize them
  on my teacher Site.
• PodCasts - Can adding audio to my site really
  help my class or students learn?
• Image Slideshows - Taking images and putting them
  into a flash presentation.
• Site Counters - Finding out how may users have
  come to your site.

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What is a Blog?

• Short for weblog
• Online journals or newsletters
• A Web site that contains dated entries in reverse
  chronological order (most recent first) about a
  particular topic.
• Quick way to publish news and happenings
• A diary or history

• A collaborative space either stand alone or
  within a website that visitors can post comments,
  link to, add to, or just read on a weekly, daily,
  hourly basis
• A web-based publication of periodic articles
  (posts), usually presented in reverse
  chronological order. It is an online journal with
  one or many contributors.

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What can Blogs be used for in Education?

• Information/Communication Tools
• Online Filing Cabinets
• Collaborative Tools
• Literature Circles
• Online Discussions
• Professional Development
• Writing Tools
• Extra Credit Questions / Online Responses

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How Can They Help Students?

• Fun with technology and self-expression
• Improving Writing and Communication Skills
• Creating shared experience learning from
  others
• Getting beyond, what did you learn today? I
  dont know
• Experimenting with styles of communication and
  expression
• Gaining confidence from seeing your ideas
  published
• Working and playing well with others

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Lets Blog Together

• Some of your students are falling behind in class
  and you want to offer them extra credit. Instead
  of posting a topic in class for them to write
  about, you post a current event topic on your
  Blog page. You tell the students to submit their
  responses to the topic for the whole class to
  view online.

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What is a Podcast

• A Podcast is usually an audio file in MP3 format
  which is delivered online via RSS feed (webfeed)
  subscriptions. Podcast subscribers can listen to
  the show at his or her own leisure, which is the
  main attraction of this medium.
• Podcasting is the method of distributing
  multimedia files, such as audio programs or music
  videos, over the Internet for playback on mobile
  devices and personal computers.

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How Can Podcasts Be Used in Education

• Keep students current on news events towards a
  related class subject
• Give access to famous speeches in history
• Record and playback class lectures or student
  presentations
• Broadcast music recordings from band, or excerpts
  from a play
• Foreign language lab assignments
• Athletic event newscasts
• Daily bulletin or class log recordings.

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How Does it Work w/ SchoolWires

• Formats Extensions Supported MP3, MOV MP4
  (Apple IPOD/QuickTime), or WMA (Windows Media
  Player).

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Ready to Podcast?

• Option 1 - You are wanting to post an important
  speech in history on your site because you plan
  on covering the speech in next weeks class.
• Option 2 You are a foreign language teacher and
  you would like to post some online audio
  tutorials to help your students study for an
  upcoming test.

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Image Slideshows

• Ever wanted to take some images and put together
  a collage for your site users to view?Perhaps
  for - Class Project/Presentation Recaps -
  Outdoor Ceremonies or Field Trips- Sporting
  Events

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Image Reminders

• No personal student information can be given out
  along with a picture(s) including namesCOPPA
• Images of students in the classroom need to have
  written permission from home. Staff Development
  has the release form, but it will be included in
  the Summer mailer for next yearI promise!

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Lets Post Some Images

• You would like to add some multimedia fun to your
  site images with back ground musiclets get
  started.
• Use an articles page if you plan on having more
  than one slideshow to show or archive.
• You may also use this feature on any Flex Page
  like your sites home page.

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Adding Counter to Your Site

• Want to keep track of how may users are coming to
  your home page?www.easycounter.com
• I will let you know if I find anymore that are
  better at tracking performance data, instead of
  just counting.

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Steps to Add Tracking to Your Site

• Copy the URL of your homepage prior to going to
  the tracker sites
• Register for one of the sites
• Copy the code the site generates
• Login to your Schoolwires backend, and bring up
  your home page
• Copy the code into the View HTML at the bottom
  of the code
• Save page and check the stats by going to site
  weekly.

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Questions

• Issues or concerns with the program?
• Thanks for coming.