Spring 2006 Institute
Rye Town Hilton, Rye, NY

Using New Media to Build Learning Communities
John Elfrank-Dana, Murry Bergtraum High School
Facilitator
 

Problem: Common Planning Time – How do we manage to communicate and share information when school conditions don’t permit or don’t provide enough common planning time?

Solutions: Microsoft Office Suite: Word for Web Pages & File Versions, Outlook/Excel for Data Communications, Sharepoint for virtual discussion and file sharing.

I.        Creating A Class Web Page with MS Word:  Tutorial & Upload (1 hr)

II.       Using SharePoint to Create Virtual Collaboration Space (1 hr) Demo Site

a.       Threaded Discussions (administering the site, managing users)

b.       Document Sharing

c.       Versions in Word

d.      Shared Calendar

A recommended Sharepoint provider "Basic Plan" demonstrated today.

SharePoint Homepage

III.      Using Excel for Record Keeping (30 min.)

a.       Tutorial for Simple Grade Book

IV.      Integrating Outlook and Excel (20 min.) Right-click here, choose "save target as..." to download demo grade file.

a.       Tutorial for Integrating Outlook and Excel