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NMS New Teacher Tech Crash Course

KATHERINE SCHRAMM

Created on April 17, 2023

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NMS New Teacher Tech Crash Course

(Bookmark this choice board!) Click on the Emerson Mavericks on your left to join the Padlet where you can post your selfies

MISSION 1:

The Staff Portal

Mission 2:

Classroom Tech

Mission 3:Creating an Email Signature

Parking Lot Link

Mission 4: The Google Zone

Mission 5:

Canvas Overview

Mission 6: District-Purchased Tools

NMS New Teacher Tech Training

Mission 8:

Submitting aN Incident IQ Help Ticket

Mission 9: Important Tech Resources

Mission 7: sTUDENT tECH hELP

Have additional questions? Need more help? Want some ideas? Shoot Katherine an email at Schrammk@friscoisd.org, make an appointment using the link in her email signature, or just swing by her office in the Library (if it's something quick)!

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Mission 1: The Staff Portal

Step 1: Favorites

  • Go to portal.friscoisd.org
  • Click where it says DASHBOARD and choose applications (Down carrott) to see all the applications
  • Choose check the box and select all bookmarks and
  • When you find a resource, right-click it, then click Add to Favorites.
RESOURCES TO FAVORITE

Feel free to favorite anything else you find helpful!

Mission 1: The Staff Portal

Step 2: eSchool

  • Go back to the portal and click the tile. This is eSchool. (Also called HAC or Graded- especially by students)
  • Log in with user ID and your FISD password.
  • Let’s look at your roster first.
    • Click on the name of a class to open a roster
    • Click on a student to view information
  • Now click the Gradebook tab at the top.
  • Go to this link and locate the "how-to's" for Taking attendance, Creating assignments, and Copying assignments

this link

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Mission 2: Classroom Tech

  • To complete this mission, you must view a Slides presentation covering the following important classroom tech topics:
    • Teacher Chromebooks
    • Wireless Keyboards
    • Mirroring 360
    • Kami (as whiteboard/doc cam replacement)
    • Classroom Relay
    • Classroom Furniture Setup
    • Printing
    • Conference Period
    • Office 365/Equation Editor

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Mission 3: Creating Your Email Signature

  • Go to the Portal (portal.friscoisd.org), and click on the Email Signature Maker tile.
  • Open the Email Signature Creator, and follow the directions and prompts to create your signature.

Mission 3: Creating Your Email Signature

Webmail

  • Once finished, paste your shiny new signature into your Outlook Webmail and/or desktop app.
  • Login is userid@friscoisd.org and your FISD password. You may be asked to authenticate using your phone.

Desktop App

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Mission 4: The Google Zone

  • Main method of file sharing and collaboration used by EHSteachers
  • Easy integration with Canvas
  • Never use a flash drive again!
  • Storage used to be unlimited, but that changes this year. You have 10 GB of storage for your teacher email account which is alot, just DON'T link your personal photos accidentally!! :)

Mission 4: The Google Zone

  • Go to drive.google.com and log in using your FISD credentials. Take a look around, then check out these resources. Bookmark if you wish!

Google Drive Cheat Sheet

Another Google Drive Cheat Sheet

How to Use Google Drive for Desktop (not for Chromebooks) Allows access to Drive files without using browser

Mission 4: The Google Zone

  • Should you need video conferencing, we use Google Meet.
  • One hour limit per session, 100 participant limit per session
  • Go to meet.google.com and check it out. Start an instant meeting and click around a bit.

Mission 4: The Google Zone

  • We use other Google Workspace apps, such as Slides, Docs, Sheets, etc.
  • A great one-stop shop for all things Google is the Google Support Site. Bookmark this!

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Mission 5: Canvas Overview

  • This mission is a "Choose Your Own Adventure" kind of mission. Choose one or more of the following based on your current level of Canvas knowledge.
    • Completely new to Canvas? Start with this Intro to Canvas Slides presentation.
    • If you're new or just need a refresher on the basics of Canvas, try the FISD Canvas Level One course.
    • If you're a more experienced user, challenge yourself with the FISD Next Level Canvas course.

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Mission 6: District-Purchased Tools

This mission will walk you through the many district-purchased resources available for you to use, such as:

  • Bulb
  • Classroom Relay
  • Discovery Education
  • Kami
  • Megatrax
  • Nearpod
  • Mirroring 360
  • Remind
  • Turnitin
  • WeVideo

Click here to access the District Purchased Programs Canvas page, then bookmark it!

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Mission 7: STUDENT TECH HELP

  • As a teacher I want you to know where your students can go to get technology help!
  • The bit.ly linked below will take them to a help page! Click around on the help page to see what all is there!

https://bit.ly/EHSHELP

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Mission 8: Submitting a Helpdesk Ticket

The Eduphoria HelpDesk is the system the Tech department uses to organize and address a variety of tech issues. This mission walks you through the process of submitting a Helpdesk ticket.

  • Go to the Portal (portal.friscoisd.org) and click the Eduphoria tile.
  • Log in with user ID (meaning no "@fisd.org" at the end) and your FISD password.
  • Follow the directions in this clicksheet to submit a Helpdesk ticket. Yes, I want you to actually submit one. It will go to me anyway. :-)
  • Though you will likely use the "General Technology" category most often, submit this one under the Canvas category.
  • Make up a Helpdesk scenario. Have a little fun if you wish, or you can be super serious and businesslike. Your choice!

I need help, who should I contact?

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Author's Name

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Mission 9: Important Tech Resources

There is no way I would expect you to remember all of the information from today's session. Even if you forget it all, this mission will help you organize the various tech resources available to you so they are accessible when you really need them!

Step 1: Contacts Make a note of these!

Mission 9: Important Tech Resources

Step 2: Bookmark Resources Click the button to access a list of resources you definitely need to have bookmarked. Click each resource in the list, then add it to your Bookmarks Bar. Be sure you're logged into Chrome with your FISD account before bookmarking!

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What is the Combination?

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