1. www.indiecharterschools.org Indie Portal Overview of Web Portal for Network of Independent Charter Schools Fall 2011

2. www.indiecharterschools.org Indie Portal

3. www.indiecharterschools.org  Created for model schools in the Network of Independent Charter Schools  Each school has their own secure school portal within the Indie Portal Indie Portal

4. www.indiecharterschools.org Access from any computer with Internet access and a web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.) Login to Indie Portal Link to Login from home page of www.indiecharterschools.org www.indiecharterschools.org Or access directly at www.indiecharterschools.org/portal www.indiecharterschools.org/portal

5. www.indiecharterschools.org Main Portal Page Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups

6. www.indiecharterschools.org Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page

7. www.indiecharterschools.org Calendar

8. www.indiecharterschools.org Calendar

9. www.indiecharterschools.org Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page

10. www.indiecharterschools.org Newsroom  A place to make announcements  Eliminate the hundreds of emails and memos  Users can subscribe to the newsroom so that they receive an email when a new item is posted

11. www.indiecharterschools.org Newsroom

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14. Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page

15. www.indiecharterschools.org Forums  A place to discuss ideas, projects, concerns, challenges, etc.  Also known as message boards, discussion groups  Conversations are presented in “threads” Person posts an idea or question Others respond to the idea or question Everyone can see all items in the “conversation”

16. www.indiecharterschools.org Forums

17. www.indiecharterschools.org Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page

18. www.indiecharterschools.org Task Management  Assign tasks to members of a team  Set deadlines  Team members post when they complete tasks and if there is a document associated with the task (e.g. lesson plan), provides a link to access the item.  Everyone can monitor progress

19. www.indiecharterschools.org View “my” Tasks

20. www.indiecharterschools.org Assign Tasks

21. www.indiecharterschools.org Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page

22. www.indiecharterschools.org Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page

23. www.indiecharterschools.org RSS Feeds  RSS = Real Simple Syndication  Old use of web - User surfs to multiple websites to access information  New use of web (RSS) - Information comes to the user  Example: Accessing Education News Old model - user goes to www.nytimes.com/education, www.cnn.com/education, www.ed.gov, etc.www.nytimes.com/education www.cnn.com/educationwww.ed.gov RSS - user requests that sites “feed” stories of interest to them (NY Times, CNN and USED “deliver” education stories to the user through a window in the portal)

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26. Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page

27. www.indiecharterschools.org Library  Store documents in the library for collaboration and archiving  Check-in/Check-out process  Fully searchable (“Google” your library)  Preview documents before downloading  Post comments about documents (e.g. ask a collaborator to focus on a particular section)

28. www.indiecharterschools.org Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page

29. www.indiecharterschools.org Resources & Web Groups  Access all resources assigned to a web group  Create web groups Web groups are sub-groupings inside of the portal Users can be members of multiple web groups Only those who are members of the web group can see the resources shared by that group Example web groups: All English teachers All Grade 3 teachers Members of the school-based team Teachers working on a collaborative project All teachers who instruct a particular student (useful for creating IEPs, discussing progress, etc. in a secure environment)