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Agenda - Day 1
Quick Overview: Introduction to the Grant Out of the Box - Laptops & Projectors Atomic Learning Introduction to Wikis


 * < **Time** ||< **Topic** ||< **Resources** ||
 * < 8:30 - 10:00 ||< Grant Introduction and Required Paperwork
 * < 8:30 - 10:00 ||< Grant Introduction and Required Paperwork

Christine Mazza ||< All materials will be housed on our wiki: __http://theperfectstormk4.wikispaces.com/__


 * intro survey
 * photo release
 * op 175
 * timesheets
 * equipment release forms
 * The Perfect Storm Pre-test ||
 * < 10:00 - 11:30 ||< Out of the Box Training : Laptops

Carolyn Semet ||< *** Laptop Basics: Getting to Know Your Laptop
 * Log in as administrator, PW: delladmin
 * Setting up the wireless
 * Wireless Codes for Site (25Q219), please use SSID: DOETWAC00M001vl20g and WEP: 219D254001
 * adding the proxy under Internet Options: http://proxy.nycboe.org/proxy.pac
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Downloading other browsers - Firefox, Google Chrome
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Customizing your laptop (Control Panel > Personalization)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Creating folders to organize your work
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Importance of Software Updates regularly
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Adjusting the Date/Time on your machine (under Control Panel or Taskbar)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Welcome to BrainPop
 * Username: csi8
 * Password: brainpop ||
 * < 11:30 - 12:00 ||< Out of the Box Training: Projectors

Kelly Gallagher ||< *** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Connecting to the laptop
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Increasing the life expectancy of the bulb
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Set up your laptop to your projector ||
 * < 12:00 - 12:30 ||< LUNCH ||<  ||
 * < 12:30 - 2:00 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Atomic Learning ||< <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Welcome to “Just in time Support” Presented by Atomic Learning

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Your Username is your email address <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Password: nydoe ||
 * < 2:00 - 3:00 ||< Introduction to Wikis

Carolyn Semet ||< ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What is a wiki?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Overview
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Science Wiki examples
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Code Blue
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Klein's Science Classes
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Zoo Wiki
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create your wiki using wikispaces (free teacher wiki)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Become a member of The Perfect Storm wiki
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Share your wiki URL here
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Creating links and file upload
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Importance of a wiki throughout this project
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How can a wiki enhance science education? ||
 * < 3:00 and beyond ||< * Download other browsers - see above
 * Download Smartboard Notebook Software if you would like (see information below)
 * Download Livescribe Desktop software onto the computer for the smartpen
 * Share your wiki URL on our wiki page. ||< Next week bring:


 * 1) your laptop
 * 2) Livescribe Pen and cord
 * 3) Livescribe Notebook 1 as well as the small journal that came in the box with the pen.
 * 4) In addition, please bring bags to carry science experiment kits and smartpens. ||

**SmartBoard Software Installation**
Obtaining a Product Key to Install the Software

Smartboard Software Link for Windows

Follow the steps below to download and activate SMART Notebook software.
 * 1) [|Obtain a product key] to activate SMART Notebook software.
 * 2) Download SMART Notebook software, either by clicking the **Download** button below or the link in the e-mail you received from SMART Technologies when you registered for a product key.
 * 3) During the installation process, enter the product key you received from SMART Technologies.
 * NOTE:** If you don't obtain a product key, you can use SMART Notebook software for 30 days.

(obtained from the Smartboard site)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wikispaces FAQs and detailed help for teachers: __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ee; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.wikispaces.com/help+Teachers __