Technology Professional Development

1. Technology Professional Development New Employee Orientation- August 2009

2. Professional Development Center • Instructional Technology • Technology Trainers • Professional Development • Inservice • Library Media Services • Library Media Specialists • Santa Rosa District Web

3. PDC Facilities • Two 24-station Technology Training Labs at Milton PDC • One 24-station South Training Lab at Woodlawn Beach Middle School • Full-Service TV Studio • Classroom • Teacher Production Room • Two TSAs/Trainers

4. Production Room • Copier • Laminating Machines • Ellison Machine • Book Binders • Paper Cutters • Poster Printer

5. Professional Development Website http://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/pdc • Teacher Resources • Online Courses • ERO

6. Professional Development • Professional Development Folder • National Professional Development Standards • State Professional Development Standards • Data Driven • Student Achievement • Teacher Certification Needs • School Improvement Needs

7. Professional Teaching Certificate • Five year renewal period = 120 points • Inservice hours (1 point per 1 hour of seat time) • College coursework (two 3-hour courses = 120 points) • Certification test (60 points per test) • Call the Human Resources office before registering for any course or applying for a certification test

8. Temporary Certificate • Valid for three school years • Nonrenewable • Provides time to complete all requirements for a Professional Certificate while teaching full-time • No inservice points accrue except: • ESOL • Reading Endorsement • Valid only first recertification time - 5 years

9. ESOL and Reading Endorsement • Teachers with temporary certificates can only carry points forward into their first certification period. • Must be used the first time certifying. • Previously certified teachers may bank through two certification periods.

10. Inservice Points Transfer • Employment change within Florida districts • Contact the Inservice Office to initiate process, or • Write a letter of request to the Inservice Office, or • Have appropriate personnel in new district write or call the Inservice Office to initiate the process

11. Training Opportunities District and Site-based Face-to-Face • Technology Integration Peer Coaches • Mentor Teachers • Reading Coaches • District Specialists • Out-of-district trainers • AIS • Math Coaches

12. Online Training Opportunities • Inservice Representative support • District-developed courses • BEACON • Other (use voucher), e.g., college courses

13. Additional Training • Video Streaming • Learning Communities • Action Research • Out of District Conferences/Workshops • Document with an Inservice voucher

14. Technology • No Expectations of Privacy • As educators, we are held to a higher duty of care in the use of technology. • Your teacher station has been provided by the school district for the purpose of conducting school business.

15. Telecommunication Policy • Internet and Email Liability • Viewed at school site each year • Sign documentation • Employee Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) • General Internet Policies • Email Retention and Archiving

16. Student Acceptable Use Policy • Computer and Internet use must be supervised. • The AUP is required for all students. • Minors must not sign the AUP. • Student AUP status information must be available to all staff. • No AUP required for students for • Teacher demonstration • Internet-based educational software

17. Technology Contact • Setup email account • Install software • Troubleshoot district-owned hardware • Serve as district go-between

18. Always be professional when using the computer, email, and the Web.

19. Electronic Registrar Online • Electronic tool • Anytime/anywhere access • Registrations for all non-school-based training • Training video and user manual

20. Using ERO • Demonstration of ERO • Santa Rosa County web site • ERO link will be on the left side • User ID = Employee ID • Last 4 digits of SSN, birth month, birth date and zero (9 digits in all) • Pin Number = Number you select • Organization ID number = 57000

21. Email – Webmail – Internet • DON’T use district email for personal reasons. • DO include a subject. • DON’T open spam. • DO archive email regularly. • DON’T email when you are angry.

22. Email • Public Record • Outlook at work/Webmail at home • Must be archived for a minimum of 3 years • Archiving guide on district Documents and Forms web page

23. Microsoft Outlook • Used for all work email • Only works at work • No expectation of privacy • No personal use • Archive using county guide

24. Webmail • Access email at home • Link on District home page • Secret logo shortcut • County username and password required

25. District Resources • Video Requests – PDC web site • World Book Online • unitedstreaming.com • Thomson Gale databases and LitFinder • NewsBank • New Employee Orientation • http://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/neo

26. Other District Resources • DP Technical Support • PDC Documents and Forms • Approved Alternate Web Host List • PDC Teacher Web Resources • Popular and vetted • Safety • i-Safe Student/Parent Resources • i-Safe web site i-Learn curriculum

27. Have a great school year!