September+2010

Monthly Activity Reflection
September 2010 Standards V-D, VI-E This month I helped the teachers and administrators set the schedule for Computer Lab access and Mobile lab schedules for classroom use. We first asked for requests and then planned around those requests. While participating in this activity I discovered that making schedules is not all that easy. It took me a little while to fit everything in to each week. Of course I did this with the help of someone who is very proficient in making schedules. At TCEA I attended a workshop on Google Docs and Sites and I remembered about Google calendar so I decided to use one for the Computer Lab access. After we finished creating the calendar we emailed a link to the calendar so the teachers can check their scheduled times. The teachers can access the calendar and request extra time or days in the lab and then it can be seen by all others when they access the calendars. The teachers really like that capability. I liked the fact that I was able to use something else that I learned at TCEA. Also this month I helped train students and their parents on the parent portal. One of the features of our Student Information Software that I //really// like is the parent portal. The parents and the students give us an email address and that is what they use for a login id. The student and the parent each have their own access, even though it takes them to the same page. The student/parent portal training took place several afternoons and evenings during the month. These events were successful. I have learned that both the students and the parents are interested in how the student is doing in class. That made the afternoons enjoyable. I will be able to use that fact to help communicate with the parents later on down the road.