The Basics... How To

Welcome to the VCP 2017 online courses in tech. 

You must be registered BEFORE the launch date of each course in mylearningplan.com. 

There are 6 online courses. They can be taken in any order. They must be completed by August 20, 2017. Posts or submissions of work made on August 21 or later will not be accepted. If you choose to sit and do all 6 hours worth of work on Sunday Aug 20, you are a procrastinator but will be accepted. Each course is one hour. If you choose to substitute the last online course, Classlink, for an in-person version of the course, you are still eligible for the prize. 

If you complete all 6 you are entered to win... $900 in the Scholastic Catalog. 

Your instructor is Michele. You can reach her by posting to the comments here or gmail. 

You are able to attend both the online and the in-person WFL TC workshops that repeat some of these topics because they are different instructors. However, replacing the online workshops with those will NOT keep you eligible for the prize. The prize is for suffering through Michele. 

Course Outline:

July 10: Best Practice Tips for Google Forms and GMail. 
 Learn how to build a group, use search filters, and label email in gmail. Learn how to use and manage a Form (survey). ***On Aug 15, there is a beginner's workshop on the Google Suite at WFL TC in Newark. 

July 17: We Hate Google Drive.
This workshop will tackle the basics of how it's supposed to work, and attempts to tame the beast. We'll cover: how to upload files from Gmail and Local drives. How to make folders, and how to search. Sharing permissions and Team Drive will also be reviewed. ***On July 25, there is a real workshop on Drive at the WFL TC in Newark. 

July 24: Smore and the Hive
This course reviews Smore, which can be used as a presentation tool, newsletter template, bibliography, or knowledge consolidation. You will create a smore and explore the Hive.

July 31: Symbaloo, Advanced Docs, or Classroom... Gathering and Presenting Web Content to Students {posted here as "Getting Kids to Stuff Online"}
So you have a bunch of websites you want the kids to use... now what? You want your kids to use some online resources, but getting them there is a HASSLE. So put all the links in one spot and teach the students a process. This workshop presents many options for doing so. You pick one and go create something you want to actually use with kids next school year. At the end of this workshop, you will have a webpage students can access that contains 3 links you want to them to use. ***On Aug 2, there is a real workshop on Google Classroom at the WFL TC in Newark. On Aug 14 there's a Google Classroom Workshop at the Intermediate School through the VTC. On Aug 24 there's a Google Sites Workshop at the ECS through the VTC.  Also on Aug 24 is a Weebly workshop at the VTC. 

Aug 7: Seesaw 
Seesaw is a parent-communication option for parents who have cell or email. It lets you and your students share student work and experiences instantly. ***On Aug 21, there is a real workshop on Seesaw at the WFL TC in Newark. 

Aug 14: Classlink 
Review the district's new single-sign on software and set it up to your preferences. Everyone is going to be using this so learn about it AND get credit! ***You may not get MLP credit for both in-person and online versions of this course with the same instructor. However, Maggie is offering Classlink in-person on Aug 25 at the Intermediate, then you would be able to take both this course and an in-person version.