Welcome to 2013-and Technology in the Classroom by Tim Rhodes

1. Please go to Hoover High School Webpageshttp://hooverhigh.al.hch.schoolinsites.com/

2. Go to “Staff Login” and login with your regular password.

3. Go to top left and click on your name and go to “page settings”. Then:

4. Click on the main page of Hoover High.

Introduction and NBC Archives

• Go to Tim Rhodes on Hoover High Webpages• Note: See my the links for each class.• Click on NBC Archives: Video Clips on NBC Archives - register

using this code.....registration code: MWT819 • Check out available resources on this video site. If

you are at school using the resource you do not need to register. At home you will need to register or you will only see 15 seconds worth of video.

Hoover High Webpages

• Go to “Professional Development for Teachers” on Tim Rhodes HHS webpages- LINK

• Click on the powerpoint for today’s activity- The Big Picture- Technology in the Classroom. (also there is a video for review later)

• Follow along on the presentation on the big screen or on your screen.

Working with HHS webpages

• Go back to your teacher site and• “page settings” of the Hoover High Webpages

• Go to your Custom Page • Items in RED can be changed• File Manager is where you store your documents.

Embed Video

• Go to your custom page. Copy this embed code

• <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Klo9tVJgHLs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

• Or, you can go to a video you like on Youtube and click on the “share” button. This will give you the option to either copy a link or get the embed code. *Click on “HTML” and then right click and copy or hit “Ctrl V” on your keyboard.

Check out other items on webpage• Click on the left tool bar and set up any pages you are interested in using.

Remember to go to page settings and click in the box to make the page active. Always “save” (or update) your page before moving elsewhere. You will have to refresh the web page (top) to see changes you just made.

Set up Dropbox, Edmodo, Cloudon….And Discuss

• My link to Dropbox http://db.tt/5LlplRg or https://www.dropbox.com

• Edmodo - http://hoovercity.edmodo.com/home

• You can add “Dropittome” to dropbox http://dropitto.me/ (first set up dropbox) pick a simple turn it in code (your last name).

• Cloudon- can be uploaded on your Ipad:Here is a story on Cloudon- http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/19/cloudon-3-0-brings-microsoft-office-to-iphone-ipad-mini-nexus-7/

Questions? Other items to discuss?Thanks for coming today- My email if you have additional questions: trhodes@hoover.k12.al.us