10 Days to DyKnow:Middle School Faculty Training

Created by:Patrick Woessner

MICDS

What is DyKnow?

Day 1: Basic Inking

• Home Tab: Basic inking tools; can be used like a Smartboard

• Private Ink: Only visible on teacher notebook• Answer Box: Space for students to write• Session Tab: Follow Me (thumbtack) will sync

teacher-student slides

Day 2: The Viewer

• Viewer: Includes Private Notes and Chat

• Private Notes: Only visible to student• Chat: Whole class or person-to-person

Day 3: Monitoring

• Monitor Tab: Allows you to transfer files, block applications, lock and view student screens

• Transfer: Send/launch files; saved to desktop• Block Applications: Create custom plans• Attention: Locks screen and prevents users from

using the computer

Day 4: Inserting Objects

• Insert Tab: Allows you to insert panels, objects, input boxes, and shapes

• Screen Grab: Capture/paste screen selection• Link: Link to webpage or file• Web Page: Embeds the page on the screen• Background: Maps, graph paper, etc.

Day 5: Formative Assessment

• Session Tab: Interaction section of the ribbon: poll participants and request status

• Poll Participants: Multiple choice, T/F, Y/N.• Request Status: Will not be visible to students

if using Projection Mode

Day 6: Control and Groups

• Session Tab: Interaction section of the ribbon: share control and create groups

• Share Control: Makes a student(s) the moderator

• Work in Groups: Create groups manually or automatically for working on the same slide(s)

Day 8: Showing

• Session Tab: Show section of the ribbon: broadcast screen, pointer, and timer

• Broadcast Screen: Projects teacher screen to students’ computers

• Timer: Displays on teacher screen

Day 9: Audio

• Session Tab: Audio sections of the ribbon: record and broadcast audio

• Record Audio: Will record/embed teacher audio; use headset mic for best results

• Broadcast Audio: Will send teacher audio to student computers

Day 10: Viewing

• View Tab: Allows you to change views and replay panels

• Projector Mode: Only the teacher slide is broadcast to student machines

• Replay: Will replay the content of a slide

More Information

• DyKnow Training Tools: Free and available to members of the DyKnow Community

• Includes Notebooks, Guides, Videos and Training Tutorials

• Visit http://community.dyknow.com for more information and to join the Community