Class Five

Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner Please take an OCUP CD and insert it in into your CD/DVD Drive

Step 1 – Click Open folder to view files

Step 2 – Double-click setup.exe

Step 3 – Click Next >

Step 4 – Agree to the license agreement & click Next >

Step 5 – Click Next >

Step 6 – Click Next >

Step 7 – Click Next >

Step 8 – Click Install

Step 9 – Click Next

Step 10 – Click Finish

2007 OCUP Runtime Update  Insert the USB memory key  Goto GUIDES2007Update_RT folder and double click install.exe Follow the onscreen instructions  Goto OCUP2007Update_RT folder and double click install.exe Follow the onscreen instructions

Select the PLANNER RUNTIME icon from your Desktop Click Add Author

Fill in the appropriate information into the form and choose a memorable Login and Password

 Browse Library Units My Work, Library, Catalog, Web Catalog  Browse Teacher Companions Teaching/Learning Strategies  Strategies Chart  Visual Tools  Browse Curriculum Expectations Select Grade, Subject, Strand, Expectation (Overall/Specific)

 Modes  Outliner Allows you to create a concise, two-page unit outline, including Initial Assessment, Subtasks, and Culminating Task.  Lite WYSIWYG framework which allows you to design a unit that looks exactly the way the unit will look when printed.  Open Provides a large framework with the maximum design options

 Outliner/Lite/Open Enable Text Help Prompts  Guides you through planning your unit = Teacher Companions G/TL/A/RD  G = Groupings  TL = Teaching/Learning Strategies  A = Assessment  RD = Recording Devices Use ? to get guide

FAQ Why have a teaching portfolio? Teacher portfolios provide important insight into a teachers' individual talents and beliefs about education. Increasingly, school boards/principals require portfolios from their teaching staff. Through this process teachers have gained valuable experience in selecting the types of materials they collect as well as ways in which to store the information.

FAQ Why create an Electronic Portfolio? E-portfolios are concise collections of teacher work / accomplishments which can be modified regularly without much additional work. What makes e-portfolios very different from traditional portfolios is that they can include scanned or digital photos, video and sound clips, animations, recordings, text, traditional writings, drawings. …

FAQ What do I include on my e-portfolio? Teacher portfolios are a collection of work produced by a teacher. The portfolio is designed to highlight and demonstrate the teachers' talents, knowledge and skills in teaching. Ultimately, the goal for this assignment is for you to make something that you are proud to present to potential employers which is reflective of YOU. This means that you should include only what YOU want to include.

Sample - Websites

Where Do I Start Hardware The ITeach Resource Center (BCEC-010) has a heavy- duty HP 5590 scanner to make it easy for you to create an e-portfolio.

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