POW-PAKCreating Classroom Power

with Pow-Pak

Why bother?

• Students connect with information and one another (social)

• Parents believe internet can support student learning• Where do they go for that

support?

• Students need to know there is administrative support

Benefits for Teachers

• Increase communications• Create web sites with no knowledge

of html or web design• Create specialized pages• Integrated with Ohio Treasure

Chest of Tech Resources• Spell check• Web based• No delay in posting

Benefits for Students

• Learn about teachers• Calendars with assignments &

due dates• File pages with forms, study

guides, presentations• Effective links• WebQuests page, Wordsearch

page and school-safe blog

Benefits for Parents

• Learn about teachers• Check on homework through

calendar• Access to forms • Access to links• Email, pictures, blogs and

podcasts

Benefits for Administrators

• Communication• Easy and uncomplicated• Increase student achievement• FREE• Provides web space for

coaches, advisors and secretaries

Helpful hints for success

• Get support from the administration

• Have an easy to use web design program (such as POW-PAK)

• Offer training• Make sure staff keep their sites

maintained, especially checking links periodically

Pow-Pak

http://www.pow-pak.com

Getting started or revisiting• Go to the teacher log in athttp://www.campbell.k12.oh.us/

Powpak/cgi-bin/secure/login.pl• Type in your log in (first initial and

last name, no spaces• Type in your password (last name

unless you changed it)• You’re in!• Click the Help button in each

section to learn more about the features in each area.

Main edit screen

Exploring Pow-Pak

• Initiate or update your Global Settings, Title Area and Welcome Page

• Create or update one or more Specialty Pages

• Initiate or update a calendar• Optional: Create a

sports/activity page

Resources

• Web Page Development

• ReadWriteThink• INFOhio• Ohio Treasure Chest• SchoolRooms