Levy1112

My primary role as 1/2 Tech Mentor is to give workshops and educate the staff. In keeping with the philosophy of the LACS Computer Literacy course, many of the presentations will be inspired by the discovery of the students in class.

Interesting and useful web apps discovered by students in Computer Literacy (and shared with staff): Workshops Offered:
 * Web Application Discovered in Class || Classroom Applications ||
 * Wordle || * analyze the text of original creative writing to determine whether we are repeating ourselves in our writing
 * decode messages embedded into political speeches ||
 * Prezi || * more visually appealing alternative to Powerpoint ||
 * Spaaze || * create a virtual cork board, good for planning larger projects like web sites ||
 * Wix || * unique templates make it easy to create visually appealing web sites ||
 * Pinterest || * Pinboard allows users to share photos and videos and arrange them by category ||
 * Neave.com || * Like Photobooth but online and with more options ||
 * Neave.com || * Like Photobooth but online and with more options ||
 * Neave.com || * Like Photobooth but online and with more options ||
 * **November:** Formspring
 * **November:** Spaaze
 * **December:** Drop Box
 * **January:** Setting up finder, browser and email windows
 * **February:** Setting up finder, browser and email windows
 * **March:** @Using Web Apps (presentation during school-wide PLC Day)
 * **April:** iPad small group instruction--help with maximizing your use

Other ways I've assisted staff and students:
 * helped staff set up laptops with projectors
 * helped staff download and install new web browsers onto laptops
 * helped staff configure email so that it can be used more efficiently
 * helped with basic navigation and functioning of iPads
 * helped find missing projector cart
 * helped troubleshoot problems running school dvd players
 * organized a team of students to troubleshoot issues with the school's new evaluation web site
 * organized a team of students to help install software updates to two computer labs
 * led a team of seniors making a series of documentaries about the school, helped with planning and editing films and troubleshooting technical issues related to camera and computer use
 * helped change ink cartridge in printer
 * helped plan, film and edit a documentary about the school to be shown to prospective students
 * helped staff use the school's "flag" web site (our system of sending messages home)
 * troubleshooted lab computers when music teacher needed to re-install Reason
 * helped plan PLC day workshop with teachers
 * helped coach staff on uses for the iPad
 * helped coach staff having trouble with using wifi
 * mentored a staff member planning on filming for a video project
 * helped math teacher find a web site to use for project reversing faces
 * helped teacher migrate data from old laptop to new laptop
 * helped install Reason software to computers in lab
 * proposed new committee to bring awareness of web apps to staff and students