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DoD and ROAR Formatting and Blogging Tipsheet

Created 3/1/2011

1. When someone logs into your website,

the first thing they’ll see is your

“ABOUT” page

a. This page needs to be

formatted to tell the purpose of

your group / the website / why

are you on the web?

b. What makes your organization

unique? Why should anyone be

interested in reading your

material out of the billions of

webpages that are out there?

i. HOOK them in!

2. Both the ‘Drown Out Drama’ and

‘ROAR’ sites are hosted by NNPS

Community

a. If you need to learn more about

how the blog sites work, click

on the ‘Helping Hand’ tab for

How-To videos

i. Check out the videos on

the difference between

‘Pages’ and ‘Posts’-

VERY important to

understand

3. What’s the difference between a PAGE

and a POST?

a. PAGES hold content that will

not change that much during

the year, or that won’t have

many comments from viewers

i. An example of a PAGE

would be the ABOUT

page (Introduction)

ii. You don’t want to have

more than a few PAGES

on a website because

they are displayed

across the top of the

website (crowded)

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b. POSTS are the fundamental

way to manage your blog.

c. There are two ways to add

POSTS:

d. The fastest way is to use the

QUICKPRESS area

i. Type in a title, type in

the content- you can

even add images, video

or sound files by

clicking the ‘Add

Media’ buttons.

ii. Then click ‘Publish’ and

go to the site to view

your post

4. The second method gives you greater

control over formatting and

categorizing (we will need categorizing

on our sites)

5. In the Dashboard Left Nav window, go

to Posts and click on Add New.

6. In this area, you create a new Post.

a. Type a tile in the box, and some

text in the edit box.

b. You can highlight the text and

then change the formatting

using the buttons above

c. You can also embed videos, add

files and categorize your post

to help visitors search for it

later on

7. Because both DoD and ROAR will have

specific topics, we need to be sure that

we have categorized our posts, and

a. Make sure your posts are

categorized by their topic


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8. Since the topics that we will use as

categories are not present, we need to

‘Add New Category’- click there

a. Type in the name of the needed

category, then click Add

b. When you create a post, be

sure to check the appropriate

category, so that all posts with

the same topic are grouped

together.

9. Adding Media:

a. You can add videos,

PowerPoints, documents- just

about anything you need to a

Post

b. Under the title is the ‘Add

Media’ button

c. Adds an image

d. Adds video that has been

uploaded to your media library

e. Adds audio- like a

podcast- after it has been

uploaded to your media library

f. Adds ‘Media’- a generic

way to add PPTs, documents or

any other form of non-specific

media to your post.

i. Whichever you click,

first you’ll need to

navigate to where the

file is on your computer

ii. When the file is

uploaded, you’ll be

able to choose what to

do with it


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10. Once the media is added you have

multiple options:

a. Add a caption to the picture /

file / video

b. Choose the alignment (left /

center / right) of how it will

appear in the text of the post

c. Choose the size

d. Be SURE to leave as ‘Insert into

Post’

i. This embeds the media

file directly into your

Post.

ii. Click ‘Save all changes’

11. If you have created a podcast or video

file, you will need to upload that to the

Medial Library before following steps

9 & 10 to add the file to your post

a. To add files to the Media

Library, go to the Dashboard

and click on Media > Library

b. At the top of the Media Library,

click on Add New

c. Just like you browsed for the

media files, you’ll need to

browse for the podcast, upload

it to the Media Library, then

add it to your post.

12. When you upload a podcast .mp3 file,

the computer recognizes it as an .mp3

file.

a. Be sure the name is correct and

what you want the public to see

b. Caption: What is this about? A

‘hook’ to grab their attention

c. Description: A brief description

of what your podcast covers

d. URL- COPY this- you will need it


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How to add your podcast to your post:

13. Once you have uploaded your media

files, created and uploaded your

podcast, then go back into your post to

edit it. CLICK WHERE YOU WANT THE

PODCAST TO GO IN YOUR POST.

a. Scroll down the page and you’ll

see a ‘Podcasting’ heading

b. Where it says URL, paste in the

address that was posted in the

Media Library

c. Leave it set to ‘Default format’

and click “add’

d. If you add the podcast .mp3 file

as an audio file, it will open in

another window and play as a

QuickTime file.

Formatting Your Blog:

14. Think about how you want your page to

look for each topic.

a. Remember- there should be

very few PAGES on the blog.

Most information will be in

POSTS.

b. Posts will group together

automatically and look like a

PAGE if they are placed in the

same CATEGORY.

c. What information do you think

is important for the community

to know?

i. Be sure to include that

information in your

POSTS

Title of Posts- What are the grouped as?

Links to websites or

info about topic

Video on topic

Description of

topic, why it’s

important for us to

know about it,

include a link to

podcast

Each box is a

separate POST.

The posts

group together

and look like a

PAGE because

they are all in

the same

CATEGORY.

Think about

what info is

valuable that

you want to

share, and how

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Orienting the SMART Board interactive whiteboardOrientation ensures your touch is registered accurately when you are using the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard. If you press the interactive whiteboard with your finger and your cursor appears somewhere other than where you are pressing, try orienting the interactive whiteboard.

Quick Orientation 1 To orient the interactive whiteboard, press and hold the Keyboard and Right Mouse buttons simultaneously until the

Orientation screen appears.

2 Begin the orientation process at the upper left corner of the Orientation screen. Press your finger or pen firmly on the center of each cross in the order indicated by the white, diamond-shaped graphic.

TIP: If you are not satisfied with the precision of a particular orientation point while orienting, press one of the pen tray buttons or the left arrow key on your keyboard to redo the previous orientation point.

Changing Orientation SettingsIncrease the detail of calibration for applications that require a greater amount of precision.

1 Press the SMART Board icon in the Windows Notification Area, and select Control Panel from the SMART Tool menu.

2 From the Control Panel window, press the SMART Hardware Settings button.

Pen tray buttons

Pen tray buttons

Orientation screen

Windows Notification Area

3 The SMART Hardware Settings window will open. Select Orientation/Alignment Settings from the drop-down menu.

4 Select Fine (20 Points) and press OK to apply the new orientation and alignment settings.

5 From the Control Panel window, press the Orient button to begin the orientation process.

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If it is not already on your screen, you can launch the Floating Tools by selecting the SMART Board™ icon located in Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen, and choosing Show Floating Tools from the menu.

Button What the button does

Stop using other tools and return the cursor to mouse mode

Write or draw in digital ink, and select the ink color

Highlight an area of the screen with translucent ink for emphasis, and select the ink color

Erase digital ink, and select the size of the eraser

Draw a line, and select the format of the line

Draw a pre-formed shape, and select the shape

Make your next press on the interactive whiteboard a right-click

Launch the on-screen keyboard

Launch Notebook software

Undo your previous action.

Open the Customize Floating Tools menu to personalize toolbar functions

Floating Tools toolbar (default settings)

Hide/Reveal toolbar

Move toolbar

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Customizing Floating Tools

Press the Customize button in the Floating Tools toolbar to choose from a variety of toolbar buttons. You can choose as many buttons as you like to fully customize Floating Tools with the buttons you need.

To add a button to the Floating Tools drag and drop the icon onto the toolbar. To remove a button, ensure the Customize button has been pressed, and drag the button off the Floating Tools toolbar.

To return the toolbar to its original configuration press the Restore Defaults button.

When you are finished customizing the toolbar press the Done button.

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The buttons that have side menus can be further customized.

Right click on the side menu. The Properties dialog box will appear where you can change the settings for the tool.

You can save the new settings so they become the default for that tool by clicking the Save Tool Settings button at the bottom of the dialog box after you’ve set the parameters above.

Example of Pen tool’s Properties dialog box

side menu Properties dialog box


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Using SIS Reports to Set Up Teacher Tools and Classes in Smart Response

Open SIS and Log in

Run Task Widget > Reports > Go

Form Name > Class Roster

Output format > PDF

Filters to Apply > Class

EN8000-004

EN8000-005

EN8000-006 (can shift click for multiple classes)

Click Next

Class List Options > Run

Will create a PDF report of student names / IDs

Will use the Smart Response tip sheet to set up

classes and copy the user names / IDs into Excel

to create classes

Open Excel

Column Headers:

A: ID Number

B: First Name

C: Last Name

ID Number First Name Last Name

Using Senteo to give a student paper test and export results

Students will log into computers with their user names and passwords, open their Hand Out folder, find

your folder, and open the PDF file with the test. They will read the test on the computer screen.

Plug the Senteo Receiver into your laptop and pass out the Senteo units to your students. You'll get a message that Senteo / Smart Response is starting up- wait to start the receivers.

The light on the Senteo receiver will turn green when it is ready to go and the clickers can be turned on.

On your teacher laptop, open the attached answer key in Smart Notebook.

In Smart Notebook, go to Response > Teacher Tools.

Select the class that you will be testing.

Click on 'Start Class'- your students will be joining this class.

In Smart Notebook, click on the Smart Response tab on the left (gold tab)

Click on the middle button 'Progress' and click on 'Start Assessment Now': This starts the test itself.

NOW your students can turn on their Senteos.

They turn on the power button, scroll down to 'Find a class' and hit the ENTER button. Senteo will find your class- Students hit ENTER to join

It asks for ID: this is their student number.

Once their ID is entered, it will show their name and ask if this is them. Hit Y for Yes.

The test will download to their Senteos (numbers only).

Students can enter the letter of their response. They enter the letter, and can change it by hitting delete. If its the answer they want, they hit ENTER.

Students can work at their own pace- the answers they enter are not timed, or restricted by other users.

When users are finished, they hit "FINISH" by pressing ENTER- the test is set to not show their scores.

However the scores will be sent to Senteo.

When everyone is finished with the test, in Smart Notebook, click on the Smart Response tab on the left (gold tab), click on 'Stop Assessment'.

To save your results and see the data disaggregated, go to Response > Export Results to > Microsoft Excel

Save As 'Core_YourName.xls' in your My Documents folder (You may want to make a new folder for Writing Placement Test Results).

Excel 2007 is newer than the version Smart was designed for.

You will get an error message- just click ok.

You will have a spreadsheet that shows the students, each question, the answer, averages and answer key.

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1. Log in: User Name is firstname.lastname and Password is: your student number

2. When you are on the desktop, take the headphone microphones and follow these directions:

a. Plug the BEIGE jack into the headphone port

b. Plug the RED jack into the microphone port

3. When you plug in the microphone

port, you’ll see a pop-up window asking what to do with the microphone.

a. Select ‘Microphone’ b. Click OK c. The window closes

4. On your desktop, click on the icon for the ‘Audacity’ program to open it.

5. When ‘Audacity’ opens, you’ll see a

recording window. a. Press the RED RECORD

button to record your voice into your microphone.

b. Press the YELLOW STOP button to stop recording.

c. Press the BLUE PAUSE button to pause recording.

6. Go to File > Save Project As a. In your My Documents file

name your project “YourLastName_Name of Project

7. When you record, Audacity will show your voice going across the screen

a. If you don’t see your voice being recorded, go back to step 3 or make sure that you have pressed the record button.

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b. Make sure that you save your project to your My Documents folder.

9. When you have finished recording everything, and are ready to turn your project in, you’ll need to ‘Hand it in’ electronically.

a. Make sure that you have followed Step 7.

b. Open your My Documents Folder

c. Open the Hand In folder i. Open the folder

named ‘Your Teacher_Your Core’

d. You’ll drag the icon named ‘Yourlastname_Name of Project.wav’ into Your Teacher’s Hand In Folder

e. You’ll know you’ve done it correctly if there is a copy in Hand Ins and in your My Documents folder.

10. Be sure to log off the computer and shut it down before you leave the lab.

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