Macbook Information Page
Staff Tutorials
First Wednesday of Each Month at 7:30 a.m. in Room 29
Please email Leandra if you are attending to allow for enough materials to be prepared.
Bring your own laptop, or use the student iMac's. If using iMacs you might want to bring your own usb keyboard as there are no letters on student keyboards
October 5th, 2011 - School Loop - Creating class web page at HesperiaJrHigh.org
November 2nd, 2011 - Discovery Teachers - Video Streaming
December 7th, 2011 - Gaggle.net - Web2 applications in the classroom (email, chat, blog, Digital Locker, Youtube access)
January 11th, 2012 - Study Island - Creating your own tests
February 1st, 2012 - Attending District Tech Meeting; will share/distrubute information at staff meeting Monday
March 7th, 2012 - Mac - Desktop, Finder & basic system preferences
April 4th, 2012 - Mac - Mac Applications - Preview, Safari, Mail, Address Book,
Study Island
Username: first letter of first name (a dot) whole last name@hjh (example l.pearson@hjh)
Password: you set - if you did not set it, email leandra and she will tell you the default
To create your classes, go to Class Manager and enter the title under "Add New Class". Click on either 7th or 8th grade to pull up a list of students, and then check on each student that is in that particular class. Make sure you save when you finish checking your students. Then, click on "Back to Class Manager," and repeat the process for each class you want to create.
Gaggle.net
What Is Gaggle?
A safe online learning environment with Web 2.0 tools for communication and collaboration
Filtered and controlled with easy access to all student activity
Email, translator, auditory feedback system
Zoho docs, Calendars, Social Wall, Message Boards, Chat rooms, Blogs, Digital Lockers, Homework Drop Boxes, GaggleTube
Teacher Username: first dot last @students.hesperiausd.org
Teacher Password: you set - if you have not set, email leandra for the default
Student Usernames and Passwords for the 2011 - 2012 school year will be provided soon
GCF Learnfree.org
Computers
Whether you are new to the computer, returning for review or just want to gain more 21st century skills, our free computer tutorials can help. From Computer Basics to Microsoft Office to Facebook, we have a wide range of free computer tutorials to choose from.
5 Free Sites to learn how to type
Reading
Utilizing various learning tools featuring videos and games, learners will be able to learn and practice reading the top 1,000 most frequently used words in the English language.
Everything is self-paced and self-directed so that learners can choose to focus on the areas that are most important and relevant to learn.
Math Basics
Do you need help with basic math like subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, times tables and percents? Our basic math tutorials and learning interactives make learning math easier, and allow you to practice basic math skills at your own level and pace.
