Technology Professional Development New Employee Orientation – August 2011

Professional Development Center O Instructional Technology O Technology Integration Coaches O Professional Development/Inservice O Inservice Representatives O Mentor Teachers O Data Teams O Library Media Services O Library Media Specialists O Santa Rosa District Web

PDC Facilities O Two 24-station Technology Training Labs at Milton PDC O One 24-station South Training Lab at Woodlawn Beach Middle School O Full-Service TV Studio O Classroom O Teacher Production Room O Three TSAs/Trainers

Production Room O Copier O Laminating Machines O Ellison Machine O Book Binders O Paper Cutters

Professional Development Site O O Teacher Resources O Online Courses O Documents and Forms

Professional Growth System O Electronic tool O Anytime/anywhere access O Registrations for all non-school-based training O Online Professional Development Plans and Evaluations O Access with district user id and password

Professional Growth System O Demonstration of PGS O Santa Rosa County web site O Login-District user ID and password O Training provided by Inservice Rep.

Professional Development Handout O National Professional Development Standards O State Professional Development Standards O Professional Development Goals (PDP) O Data Driven O Student Achievement O Teacher Certification Needs O School Improvement Needs

Professional Teaching Certificate O Five year renewal period = 120 points O Inservice hours O 1 point per 1 hour of seat time O College coursework O 2 three hour courses = 120 points O Certification test O 60 points per test O Call the Human Resources office before registering for any course or applying for a certification test

Temporary Certificate O Valid for three/four school years O Nonrenewable O Provides time to complete all requirements for a Professional Certificate while teaching full-time O No inservice points accrue except: O ESOL O Reading Endorsement O (Valid only first recertification time- 5 years)

ESOL and Reading Endorsement O Teachers with temporary certificates can only carry points forward into their first certification period and must use the points in their first time certifying. O Teachers with professional certificates may bank indefinitely.

Inservice Points Transfer Employment change within Florida districts O Contact the Inservice Office to initiate process, or O Write a letter of request to the Inservice Office, or O Have appropriate personnel in new district write or call the Inservice Office to initiate the process.

District and Site-based Face-to-Face Training Opportunities O Technology Integration Coaches O Mentor Teachers O Reading Coaches O District Specialists O Out-of-district trainers O AIS

Online Training Opportunities O District-developed courses O District-developed bookstudies O Microsoft Office productivity O BEACON (ESOL) O Reading/CAR-PD O Other – e.g., college courses (use voucher)

Additional Training O Online Video Streaming O Learning Communities O Action Research O Lesson Study O Out of District Conferences/Workshops (Document with an Inservice voucher)

Technology O No Expectations of Privacy O As educators, we are held to a higher duty of care in the use of technology. O Your teacher station has been provided by the school district for the purpose of conducting school business.

Telecommunication Policy O Policy is on the Documents & Forms page O General Policies O Employee Acceptable Use and Risk Policy (AURP) O Social Media and Social Networking O Retention and Archiving O Student AUP

General Policies Telecommunication Policy O Don’t mix personal with business O Contact with students using electronic devices should always be ethical O When using any media for school business, be professional

Social Media and Social Networking O Please be aware of the policy concerning Social Media in the AURP. O Keep in mind applicable School Board Policy 6.83 Personal Business on School Time O No employee of the School Board may conduct personal business on school board time except for emergencies approved by the principal or Superintendent. O School Board equipment and supplies shall not be used to conduct personal business or other activity not connected with the school system.

Retention and Archiving O All school business related is public record O You are required by law to archive and any electronic communication related to school business for a minimum of 3 years O Outlook at work/Webmail at home O Archiving guide on district Documents and Forms webpage

Student Acceptable Use Policy O Computer and internet use should be supervised. O The AUP is required for all students. O Minors must not sign the AUP. O Student AUP status information must be available to all staff (schools document student AUP status in various ways). O No Student AUP required for O Teacher demonstration O Internet-based educational software (e.g., Disc. Ed.)

School Technology Contact O Setup account O Install software O Troubleshoot district-owned hardware O Serve as district go-between

Always Be Professional When Using The Computer! O O Web use O Social media O Social networks

O Avoid or minimize use of district mail for personal reasons O Include a subject O Learn to use Barracuda O Archive regularly O Don’t when you are angry! O Don’t forward s without permission

Webmail O Access anytime/anywhere O Link on District home page O Secret logo shortcut O County username and password required

District Resources O Discovery Education Streaming & Assessments Discovery Education Streaming & Assessments O New Employee Orientation O O Thomson Gale databases and LitFinder Thomson Gale LitFinder O Visual Thesaurus Visual Thesaurus O World Book Online World Book Online

Other District Resources O DP Technical Support O PDC Documents and Forms O Approved Alternate Web Host List O Approved Instructional Software List O Request form for approval of new software O PDC Teacher Web Resources O Popular O Vetted O Safety O i-Safe Student/Parent Additional Resources O i-Safe web site