School Web Lockers Web-based, Student and Teacher Storage and Collaboration
Why Use WEB LOCKERS? Teachers and Students need to have access to computer-based files from school and home. Disks and Flash drives are prohibited for students by the user policy. This program allows this access. Students can save a file at school, open it at home, work on it, save it and reopen it at school.
WEB LOCKERS for Teachers Also, if you choose to use it: Teachers have the ability to give and receive homework in a simple and secure manner. Teachers have an electronic method to grade homework (no more printing of homework). Teachers have a simple and secure way to communicate with students via the web. Electronic Portfolio & Homework Archive can be stored here. School/District has audit-ability, security, and administrative control over resources
Past Challenges Student Homework and File Sharing Before –Floppy Disks, CD-R, Flash Drives –Network Home Directories – –Printing & Grading homework –Server & User Administration
School Web Lockers 5 Productivity Functions 1.Web-based Personal Data Storage - 100Mb students - 1Gb teachers 2.Assignment and Homework Shares 3.Homework Assessment (private thread) 4.Public and Private Message Boards 5.Calendars (Personal/Class/School)
Internet Accessible Full Browser compatibility. From any Internet connection –Classroom –Library –Home/Friends House –Anywhere a connection is available
Home Directory Each user (teacher 1Gb, student 100Mb) has a personal directory with full privileges that is preserved year-to-year Each user can create unlimited sub- directories within their personal folder
Student File Access School to Home Student Home Computer School Computer Student’s Home Directory on Web Locker
Student Home Directory Student Class Shared Folders Per. 1 Biology Per. 2 History Per. 3 English Per. 4 Math Per. 5 Phys. Ed.
Class Shared Directories If you want to use this service with your classes, Class data can be imported from APSCN to create a class directory shared to teacher and each student. Teachers are not required to use this service, but certainly may if they desire. Technology department will help you with this. Home Directory for Darryl Vidal8,625 KB TempTempoarary files606 KB Personnel3 KB ABC Unified130 KB Fizzicks 1010 KB Home Directory for Darryl Vidal8,625 KB TempTempoarary files606 KB Personnel3 KB ABC Unified130 KB Fizzicks 1010 KB English 101 Period 3 - Smith
Class Folder Structure on School Web Locker Teacher’s Web Locker Directory Student’s Web Locker Directory Class Shared Folder Teacher Student
Teacher Web Locker Home Directory Class Shared Folders Teacher Per. 1 Biology Per. 2 Biology Per. 3 Biology Per. 4 Adv. Bio. Per. 5 Adv. Bio.
Class Shared Folder Assignments Homework Teacher Student English Per. 1 - Smith Download Only Upload Only
Homework Work Flow Teacher Creates Assignment Teacher Uploads to Assignment Folder Student Downloads Assignment Student Works on Assignment And can store In home dir Student Completes Assignment And uploads To Homework Directory Teacher Downloads or Views Homework Teacher makes Assessment Student views And may reply to Assessment AssignmentsHomework DueGraded HomeworkHome Directory
Calendars School-wide Calendar Class Calendars – only students in that particular class can see the calendar Personal calendars – Everyone has their own Calendar View. Parents do not have access to these calendars. If you choose to use this, it is for your students’ viewing only.
Message Forum Multi-threaded messages Administrator can add and manage access to message forums Teachers can monitor, edit and manage boards Creates the glue for collaboration Can be used for blogging or discussion board Fully auditable – activity logs
Teacher Talk Teacher’s personal message board Only teacher(s) and their students can access the board Teachers must enable their “Teacher Talk” in their Profile
Teacher Information This is a brief overview of School Web Lockers. If you are interested in using this service with your classes, please Dianne Martin. We will set up a detailed in-service for those teachers who wish to utilize the advanced functions of this service. You will be provided with a one-page handout for your students that explains how to use the service. Your login name is the same one you use on the network. First time password is your login name. Then you will be asked to change your password.