Today’s Tech Tools

Open a Word Document

Save all of your usernames and

passwords where you can access them at

home and at school!

Two Tools

• Edmodo: for threaded discussion

• Wikispaces: to compile and house process and findings

• Why are we doing this again? • Collaboration

• Communication

• It’s where our colleagues are discussing and sharing things

• Keep current in our field

• What is Edmodo?• Like email but easier to follow

• Discuss, share, link-thoughts, documents, resources

• Why not just use email or something I’m familiar with?• Dedicated space for this ongoing project

• Easy to find discussion topics

• Collaboration possibilities

• Easy transfer to classroom use

• Keep up on industry practices

Features • Secure discussions

• Must be admitted into the group

• Teachers can monitor all activity

• Formed on-going educator communities

• Most commonly used student collaboration tool right now

Today’s Goals

1. Set up group for secure discussions for our district CTP participants

2. Set up group for your specific small CTP group

3. Browse Edmodo communities to increase your Professional Learning Network (PLN)

CommunitiesOn bottom left of Home Page

Sign-up!

• I am a Teacher

• Use code: 2tnnr4

• Use your school email address

•Go to: geneva304.edmodo.com

Click Back to Home

First join our main CTP group: barcgiThen join your individual group:

For Help Tutorial is on the main Geneva304 Wiki on the

Tech Resources tab, which is linked from all wikis

Tech BreakTake some time to play around with it.

WikispacesAn open space to collaborate, compile and house

resources, outcomes and products.

A website created by your group.

Virtual USADare to Differentiate

Cool Tools for Schools

Virtual PD

Geneva304

Searching for other Wikis

• Huge store of shared wikis

• You can click ‘join’ to add them to your list

Click on your dashboard

One you get to it, use the search bar on the top right.

Click Join if enabled, or bookmark.

Wikispaces.com

1. Use your school email address to create your account.

2. Once you have finished the first page, go to your email and verify your account.

Find Geneva 304

search Geneva304-Home or go to:geneva304.wikispaces.com/

Find your group and then click ‘Join Now’ here as well

• Make sure that you are logged in

• Click ‘Edit’ on the top of page

• Two people cannot edit the same page simultaneously

• Finding the wikispaces help on the Geneva304 wiki

• Can add text, pictures, embed video

• Make sure to check out the widget tab!

Editing

Searching for other Wikis• Huge store of shared wikis

• Check dates

• You can click ‘join’ to add them to your list

Click on your dashboard

One you get to it, use the search bar on the top right.

Click Join if enabled, or bookmark.

This Afternoon and After

• Add your group goals to the home page of your wiki. Questions are located on the bottom of the page. Just click ‘edit’ and add your information.

Throughout the year, add:• Resource links

• Meeting Notes (template found on Geneva304 Wiki under CPT documents

• Any pages you want

Open Collaborative/Shared Site

• Can be used by future 304 staff to benefit from your work

• Shared with other educators outside of our district

• Add things that help you as members

• Add things that help others following your lead

Tech BreakTake some time to play around with it.