Roosevelt+Staff+Mtg+9.13.11

Here's a recap of what we did during the tech portion of Tuesday's staff meeting. If you missed it, I've included a couple of screencasts to walk you through the steps.

Start on a desktop computer:
 * 1) Watch a screencast on how to add the Roosevelt Staff & Computer Lab Google Calendars to your personal Google Calendar

Grab your iPad and follow these steps to sync your calendars with your iPad:

1. Enter the following address on your iPad: don't put http or www. in front of it m.google.com/sync

2. The page says the following: Google Sync Manage devices

3. Click (tap) on the word that says: iPad (toward the top and it has an arrow on the right side) That takes you to a screen called Settings

4. Enable (click/tap) on which calendars you would like to sync.

5. Hit save...and you are finished.

(Directions courtesy of Steve Braunius)

You can now tap the calendar icon on your home screen to view your personal, Roosevelt Staff, and Roosevelt Lab calendars.

Watch a screencast on how to reserve the Roosevelt Computer Lab using the Google Calendar

On our iPads, we added links to the following page on our home screen. Ask a colleague to show you how! :>)
 * @http://whd.zps.org
 * @http://ic.zps.org
 * @http://docs.zps.org
 * @http://ilearn.zps.org

We wrapped up with a quick overview of the Instructional Technology Coach job description. Keep in mind that my (Kip's) goal is to assist you to use technology to improve student learning in any of the three phases that were highlighted in the video we watched on the Sept. 1 inservice day.

As many people ask me each week what they can do to support me and my family, I told the staff on Tuesday that the best way you can help me is to schedule an appt. with me. That way I can manage my time better and don't get stuck tending to tech before or after school when I need to tend to my own classroom.

If you have questions about any of the topics above, please talk to a colleague or schedule a time with me.

Thanks for reading. Kip