Technology Professional DevelopmentNew Employee Orientation- August 2009

Professional Development Center

• Instructional Technology– Technology Trainers

• Professional Development

• Inservice

• Library Media Services– Library Media Specialists

• Santa Rosa District Web

PDC Facilities

• Two 24-station Technology Training Labs at Milton PDC

• One 24-station South Training Lab at Woodlawn Beach Middle School

• Full-Service TV Studio

• Classroom

• Teacher Production Room

• Two TSAs/Trainers

Production Room

• Copier

• Laminating Machines

• Ellison Machine

• Book Binders

• Paper Cutters

• Poster Printer

Professional Development Website

http://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/pdc

• Teacher Resources

• Online Courses

• ERO

Professional Development

• Professional Development Folder

• National Professional Development Standards

• State Professional Development Standards– Data Driven

• Student Achievement• Teacher Certification Needs• School Improvement Needs

Professional Teaching Certificate

• Five year renewal period = 120 points– Inservice hours (1 point per 1 hour of seat

time)– College coursework (two 3-hour courses =

120 points)– Certification test (60 points per test)

• Call the Human Resources office before registering for any course or applying for a certification test

Temporary Certificate

• Valid for three school years • Nonrenewable • Provides time to complete all requirements for

a Professional Certificate while teaching full-time

• No inservice points accrue except:– ESOL– Reading Endorsement– Valid only first recertification time - 5 years

ESOL and Reading Endorsement

• Teachers with temporary certificates can only carry points forward into their first certification period.– Must be used the first time certifying.

• Previously certified teachers may bank through two certification periods.

Inservice Points Transfer

• Employment change within Florida districts– Contact the Inservice Office to initiate

process, or– Write a letter of request to the Inservice

Office, or– Have appropriate personnel in new district

write or call the Inservice Office to initiate the process

Training Opportunities

District and Site-based Face-to-Face

• Technology Integration Peer Coaches

• Mentor Teachers

• Reading Coaches

• District Specialists

• Out-of-district trainers

• AIS

• Math Coaches

Online Training Opportunities

• Inservice Representative support

• District-developed courses

• BEACON

• Other (use voucher), e.g., college courses

Additional Training

• Video Streaming

• Learning Communities

• Action Research

• Out of District Conferences/Workshops– Document with an Inservice voucher

Technology

• No Expectations of Privacy– As educators, we are held to a higher duty

of care in the use of technology.– Your teacher station has been provided by

the school district for the purpose of conducting school business.

Telecommunication Policy

• Internet and Email Liability– Viewed at school site each year– Sign documentation

• Employee Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

• General Internet Policies

• Email Retention and Archiving

Student Acceptable Use Policy

• Computer and Internet use must be supervised.

• The AUP is required for all students.• Minors must not sign the AUP.• Student AUP status information must be

available to all staff.• No AUP required for students for

– Teacher demonstration – Internet-based educational software

Technology Contact

• Setup email account

• Install software

• Troubleshoot district-owned hardware

• Serve as district go-between

Always be professional when using the computer,

email, and the Web.

Electronic Registrar Online

• Electronic tool

• Anytime/anywhere access

• Registrations for all non-school-based training

• Training video and user manual

Using ERO

• Demonstration of ERO

• Santa Rosa County web site– ERO link will be on the left side– User ID = Employee ID

• Last 4 digits of SSN, birth month, birth date and zero (9 digits in all)

– Pin Number = Number you select– Organization ID number = 57000

Email – Webmail – Internet

• DON’T use district email for personal reasons.

• DO include a subject.

• DON’T open spam.

• DO archive email regularly.

• DON’T email when you are angry.

Email

• Public Record– Outlook at work/Webmail at home– Must be archived for a minimum of 3 years– Archiving guide on district Documents and

Forms web page

Microsoft Outlook

• Used for all work email

• Only works at work

• No expectation of privacy

• No personal use

• Archive using county guide

Webmail

• Access email at home• Link on District home page• Secret logo shortcut• County username and password

required

District Resources

• Video Requests – PDC web site

• World Book Online

• unitedstreaming.com

• Thomson Gale databases and LitFinder

• NewsBank

• New Employee Orientation– http://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/neo

Other District Resources

• DP Technical Support

• PDC Documents and Forms– Approved Alternate Web Host List

• PDC Teacher Web Resources– Popular and vetted

• Safety– i-Safe Student/Parent Resources– i-Safe web site i-Learn curriculum

Have a great school year!