Prescott Elementary School

New TeacherLaptop Training

By Vicky StelzerTechnology Coach

Prescott Elementary School

Prescott Elementary SchoolNew Teacher Laptop

TrainingClick Here

The above link will begin your new laptop training.The link will take you to a Prezi Presentation that includes 8 short video tutorials to familiarize new staff members to their DCSD Laptop and other district procedures.

Needs Assessment

O All incoming new teachers to the Dubuque Community School District receive a laptop for school use.

O All teachers need to be trained how to:O log on to the district server correctly.O use the z drive or district server for file storage. O access the shared documents folder on the Prescott

server. O log on at home when the computer is not connected

to the network. O log on to the Prescott Google Calendar.O create home page tabs when the log into the Internet.O Search the library management system for a library

book.

What do you know? 

O I want to know:O if teachers can access their z drive folderO if teachers can access the staff handbook in

the shared documents file on the Prescott server

O if teachers understand how to log onto their laptop at home and know where to save files when logged on as local user

O can set home page tabs for their Internet home page

O if teachers can search the library management system

What do you want to know?

What are you trying to measure, determine, or define? 

O Do the new teachers have a basic understanding of how their new laptop functions?

O Do the new teachers have the basic skills necessary to utilize the school laptop to perform basic functions for work related tasks?

How will you collect and record

information?  O In October of every school year new

teachers will be asked to fill out a survey using Survey Monkey to determine whether sufficient laptop training has been provided or not.

O Once the survey results are reviewed additional professional development will be provided in areas that are needed.

How will you report the

information you collect? 

O The information will be reported at a district professional development day.

O The information will be used to plan technology in-services for new teachers or any teacher who is interested in review sessions.

Are all interested groups included in planning and conducting the needs

assessment?

O The Building Leadership Team (6 teachers, 2 instructional coaches, and 1 technology coach) discusses the information that is most important for new teachers to know about their district laptop.

O The technology coach decides how the information will be delivered to the new teachers.

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