I.A.

Global Connect Correspondence
 * **Standard** || **Artifacts** || **Description** || **Reflection** ||
 * 1.A.1 || [[file:Copy of TechBudget09-10.xls]]Global Connect

Performance Tracker || The district budget is created by the technology coordinator. My role is to assist in determing which items related to the classrooms will be part of the initial budget submission. The goal is to try to spread the funding across all buildings so that technology needs can continue to be met across the district for all staff and not staff in just one building. Global Connect and Performance Tracker are two tools that were selected through a process that involved initial research and then input from a final selection person or group. In researching calling systems a copy of the template that was used is attached. In addition, a copy of the letter confirming our eventual agreement with global connect is attached. || This process has worked well for us. We do what we can to fulfill specific requests. Teachers are asked to keep submitting requests that are not able to be filled in the hope that they will be filled in the next budget year. Prior to selecting new products for the district research is done. It usually falls to me to collect information and make comparisons of various products. I do this by meeting with vendors, participating in webinars and charting the differences between the products and then narrow it down to the top 2 or 3 choices. The next step of the process is to bring the choices that would best address district needs to a person or group who would then participate in the final decision. ||
 * 1.A.2 || Planets Digital Story

Proportions || These are samples of digital story projects. The first is a digital story created by second graders about the solar system. The proportions project was created as part of the first Technology Boot Camp by one of the participants as a digital story model for math. || This project went smoothly. Miss Weigle and I discussed the steps that would need to be completed in order to get the children to this finished product. The project generated much excitement and enthusiasm by the students. They incorporated,reading, writing and speaking as part these digital stories. Mrs. Neiderer created the proportions digital story as a model for her students. These examples show how digital stories can be used across a variety of grade levels and content areas. ||
 * 1.A.2 || 1st Gr Flipchart



|| These are examples of primary grade flipcharts using the Active Inspire software from Promethean. || These flipcharts are part of a group of flipcharts I have created to help jumpstart the use of the promethean technology at the primary level. These flipcharts have been shared at the monthly promethean usergroup meetings. The flipcharts are set up so teachers can tweak they by adding to, deleting from or changing the information within the charts to meet their needs. || Nelson Gantz Bevenour || These are examples of web pages for which I have created the template. || This template made the creation process much easier for teachers as well as more uniform in the types of information that is presented and showcased. Teachers began to look at using their web pages as ways to showcase their students, classrooms, and schools. In addition, this template can be customized so that pages or additional links can be added for those who what to expand their web page. || || Building Moodles || The administrators found this professional development very beneficial in that they were able to personalize their building moodles to meet their needs. ||
 * 1.A.2 || Moodle || This is the front page of the Conewago Valley Moodle || Within the district I am the moodle administrator and have set up and currently maintain the structure of the moodle. ||
 * 1.A.3 || Teacher Webpages
 * 1.A.3 || [[file:screen shot noe moodle.doc]]
 * 1.A.4 || Alt. Ed. Brochure

Alt Ed. Booklet || These are the materials that were created for the district's alternative education program. || These were created per alternative education requirements. These materials can be reviewed and changed as needed. ||
 * I.A.4 || Edline

MMS

|| The district continues to seek ways to provide acess to staff, students and parents of tools and resources. MMS and Edline are examples of tools that the district purchases and oversees. || Edline has been a useful tool. Teachers are able to quickly post and upload grade information for students and parents. As one of the administrators of edline I have trained secretaries in each participating building so that they are able to use the tool for their building as well as help staff, students and parents. I am also the district contact should there be a problem that can't be solved at the building level. I then work with parents to resolve the more complicated issues. MMS is our student management system. I have worked with secretaries and health services to develop a uniform input process for the data. In addition, many custom reports have been created to address specific needs for various individuals. I also have worked with secretaries to help them to learn how to create custom reports for themselves. ||
 * I.A.4 || Aimesweb Template

Aimsweb elementary report || This is a screen shot showing a report created in the student management system to pull data on all students. This data was exported as an excel spreadsheet and uploaded to a service provider, Aimesweb. This is used by the K-6 buildings. The Aimesweb is a service used to monitor student progress. It was initially used for Special Education students but is now used for all K-6 students. || This process was streamlined this year in that I created reports that would allow us to pull information directly from the student management system and save them to an excel spreadsheet that could then be uploaded to Aimsweb. This process will now be able to be turned over to a secretary who can continue to prepare the information in the coming years. ||
 * I.A.5 || Promethean Software

screencast of flipchart || Various tools have been demonstrated within the promethean software (Active Inspire or Active Primary) that can help teachers of students with special needs. || Teachers can use or can have students use the video recording tool, the audio recording tool, the caption feature as well as modifying flipchart pages to address specific needs of students with and without special needs. These tips are shared in Promethean professional development trainings and within the Promethean user group meetings. ||
 * I.A.6 || MMS Guide

|| This is the MMS guideline that is provided to each secretary annually after updates have been made on the student management sytems. || Maintenance of this guide has been beneficial in assisting all secretaries in maintaing a uniform entry process within the student management system. It also benefits us when a question arises in that we have a place to go to obtain specific answers to our questions. || return to Content
 * I.A.6 || Moodle || This is a link to our district moodle site. || As the administrator of moodle I am responsible for maintaining the course structure for the site. Once courses are created teachers are then given all the rights they need to create and teach the courses. ||