Danielle+Rottenstein

Month of September 2013:

 * Basic Trouble shooting for the beginning of the year (Printers, Elmo/document camera).
 * 1) Met with new principal to discuss my role as a tech mentor and what her vision of what that looks like would be for the year.
 * 2) Helped 5th gade teacher with adding printers repeadedly
 * 3) Helped anna c. with printers and powepointHelped Julie W. with powerpoint and with Extra math set up
 * 4) Showed Teir one team how to use elmo document camera as well as how to use speackers


 * Sat with new librarian and discussed how we can use edmodo as a tool for the whole school to communicate and share resources. Set up her account and walked her through edmodo as a learning tool for both students and teachers. We made accounts for groups as well. As a result she has been able to use edmodo and have meetings with other grades about using edmodo as a learning tool.
 * 1) Worked with second grade team and edmodo
 * 2) Worked with third grade teacher Shelia H and edmodo. Showed her the program called Moby Math to help as a progress monitoring tool for her classroom.
 * Worked with Sierra M on smart board and smart notebook

2012:Trouble shooting many printing problems, showed numerous staff members how to use self service to add printers as well as how to add smart board software, set up smart boards and talk about notebook files. Sat with WH to walk her through basic functions of her new Dell lap top, as well as trouble shooting AC's dell laptop printing problem. Showed many individuals how to submit a snoopy. Brainstormed with a first grade teacher how use voice thread in the most efficient way with her parents as well as the possibilities for multi-class work, with grant writing opportunities.

//** October 2013 **//
 * ** W orkshop: **TMB 14 Engage all learners using Raz-Kids 10/15/13 Learn how to integrate technology into your literacy curriculum, and meet the needs of all learners in your class. This class will provide you with an information and work session about the new features of Raz kids and how to easy it is to use the data collected to guide you literacy comprehension instruction. Improve home-school connections by inviting parents to their child's Raz-kid account. This gives them a way to stay connected with what their child is reading.
 * Trouble shot with teachers for difficulty creating accounts during many open tech hours. (All problems have been fixed)
 * Began prepping for the eno-board process. Wrote emails to staff to keep them updated on the project, had meetings with Mary Grover (Principal), disscusions with installers, went around to each teacher to show them where their board will be placed.


 * Worked with Joe Ford to help with i-pad and diffentiated instruction. Showed how to download apps, write snoopys and use ipads.
 * Worked with 2nd grade PLC team and showed math apps that I have found to be helpful with my teaching and fact practice. (Numbers)

2012: Taught staff how to install and use dropbox with Jen Goodmark at staff meeting. Created a wikki to explain tech position and questionnaire for staff to let us know what they will like help with using google docs 45min

www.carolinetech.wikispaces.com

//** November 2013: **// Eno Board
 * TM114: Eno Board setup at Caroline 11/19/13 This will be the first session for Caroline staff to work with a fully operational eno board. This session will be spent downloading software and putting together penkit. We will also practice paring the pen to the blue tooth reciever. You will leave feeling confident of being able to pair your own pen and have a few tricks for student engagement in the everyday lessons that you are already teaching. Please bring your school labtop and your pen kit

 >     TM114: Eno Worshop
 * Many hours spent trouble shooting and pairing. Numerous one to one attention supporting teachers incorporate technology through use of the eno board.
 * 1) Kerri B.
 * 2)  Diana C.
 * 3)   Peggy W.
 * 4)   
 * This will be the first session for Caroline staff to work with a fully operational eno board. This session will be spent downloading software and putting together pen kit. We will also practice paring the pen to the blue tooth receiver. You will leave feeling confident of being able to pair your own pen and have a few tricks for student engagement in the everyday lessons that you are already teaching. Please bring your school labtop and your pen kit.

December: 2013
 * Walked teachers through the setup process that have not been able to use their board yet. At this point all classroom teachers have been pared and have been using their board. At this point all teachers have used their board in interactive ways.

Imagine learning help to many teachers that were not able to attend the workshop
 * Trouble shot headphone instalation

2012: Taught workshop TMB13: Raz-Kids: Using Data to guide instruction ( Learn how to integrate technology into your literacy curriculum, and meet the needs of all learners in your class. This class will provide you with an information and work session about the new features of Raz-kids and how to easy it is to use the data collected to guide you literacy comprehension instruction. Improve home-school connections by inviting parents to their child's Raz-kid account. This gives them a way to stay connected with what their child is reading.)

Teachers set up and were excited to learn about all the uses of Vocabulary A_Z!

January 2014
 * Continued to support teachers on incorporating Eno board and Easiteach lessons into their daily instruction.
 * Woked with Jennifer G. to get her up to speed on eno board because she was on leave during the time they were installed.
 * Worshop: TMB14 Using Easiteach
 * Shared how to use brainpop jr and brainpop to multiple teachers for use with note taking skills and showed teachers how to use these videos to create parallel tasks aligned with ICSD assessments.

2013 Workshop:
 * TMB13 Introducing Edmodo Caroline Elementary 1/22/13 **

This will be an informational workshop on edmodo.com. Edmodo is a secure learning network for teachers and students purchased by our district. Edmodo provides a safe way for teachers to connect, share content, access homework, participate in discussion, receive class information and monitor progress. It also allows you to create a web presence with parents for open lines of communication. After the presentation there will be time to create your own accounts.