sharepoint-july

=SharePoint= 2nd Session

Please add your wikispaces name to the participant's list to let everyone know who is in the class. To do this, select "edit this page" on the top left. You are now in the editing area of this wiki page. Place your cursor under the word "participants" and type your wikispaces name. When finished select "save" in the upper right hand corner.


 * Participants**
 * Ann Bettis**

Congratulations! You are now a part of the online community, In this first week, you will learn how to participate in an online class using a wiki and the discussion select of the class wiki page. Each week I will post a reading assignment, discussion questions, and an assignment that will be part of the overall lesson plan / project that will be your final presentation. I will post the assignments by Monday at 9:00 A.M. Also, there is an optional Elluminate meeting available every week where we can get together online for re-teaching, questions, and assistance with assignments. Elluminate is a virtual classroom where we can write on a virtual whiteboard, talk one at a time, chat like through IM, share desktops for help, and take Internet tours. The final session will take place in Elluminate where we will all meet online at a specific time decided by the group to present the lesson plans / projects and reflect on the session. I will send you the link you need to enter the Elluminate room at least one day in advance so you can make sure that there are not any problems getting in for the final session.
 * Week 1**

1. Join wikispaces by following the directions above. 2. Add your name to the participant's list 3. Leave a post to week 1 discussion. To do this, select the "discussion" tab at the top of this page. Select Week 1 Discussion. Type your reply in the box under reply and select "post" when finished.
 * Week 1 Assignment**

Reading View this PowerPoint - [|Guide for Good Website Design] by Patrick Crispen. (hint - It takes less time to download the PowerPoint than to open it on the Internet.)
 * Week 2**

Assignment View at least 5 other SharePoint sites of teachers either in your grade, subject area, and/or school. What did you notice that others teachers are using that you would like to use on your site?

Visit at least 2 other schools to see how other schools are using websites. Go to Google at type in "high school website", etc. to help you locate schools

Discussion 1. What are your goals for your website? 2. What did you notice that others teachers are using that you would like to use on your site? Share the names of the teacher's sites you visited so we can view them also. 3. How can you use your SharePoint site to make it interactive for students?

This week's reading and assignment will be based on needs mentioned in the discussion board from this session and last session. Choose which items you would like to learn more about and practice adding to your SharePoint site. You only have to choose one but you are welcome to try as many as you wish.
 * Week 3**

When finished, complete the end our class survey at [|http://private.trussvillecityschools.com/sites/Teachers/april.chamberlain/Lists/SharePoint Online Class/overview.aspx]. Once you have completed this survey and this week's discussion, your professional development hours will be logged into STI PD. If you need additional time, please let me know.

What is podcasting? How are people using it in education? and other related questions Classroom 2.0 - http://www.classroom20.net/Podcasting Podcasting on Eduwikipedia - http://www.connect-learn.net/eduwikipedia/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting Basics - http://podcastingbasics.wikispaces.com/ KidCast, Podcasting in the Classroom - http://www.intelligenic.com/blog/
 * Podcasting**

Larry Jones just shared this - In reviewing Time Magazine’s [|Top 50 websites] for 2007, I discovered a website that offers a wealth of MP3 files—3.3 million-plus at last count—and audio channels numbering in the thousands, all of it available legally for download into your mobile device, or for streaming inside the website too. It is [|www.odeo.com]

Also, Erin McGuyer found this site for free MP3 songs without words - [|http://www.freeplaymusic.com]

Rachel Brockman has a great example of how she plans to use podcasting on the Primary Library site - http://www.trussvillecityschools.com/Teachers/rachel.brockman/default.aspx

Directions for podcasting Audacity and LAME http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm
 * Audacity and LAME are both available for download from the approved software download list on the private technology website

Uploading to SharePoint site 1. Go to your private SharePoint website. 2. Login 3. Select DOCUMENTS on the left navigation. 4. Select CREATE DOCUMENT LIBRARY 5. Select DOCUMENT LIBRARY 6. Fill in the TITLE that you wish to name your document library. 7. Select CREATE. You are now in your document library. 8. Select UPLOAD DOCUMENT 9. Select BROWSE to locate your podcast that you created. 10. Double click the podcast. 11. Select SAVE AND CLOSE.Embedding into SharePoint site

1. Go to your SharePoint site 2. Create a webpart for your podcast 3. Select MODIFY SHARED WEB PART 4. In the CONTENT EDITOR task bar on the right hand site, select SOURCE EDITOR. 5. Copy and paste the following html code in the box replacing the "[|http://...]" with the http of where your podcast is located  ** 7. Select OK on the Content Editor task bar
 * Embedding directly onto your SharePoint site
 * **To locate the URL of your podcast, go the document library where you uploaded the podcast. Right click on the title of the podcast. Select Properties. Highlight and copy the location of the podcast.**
 * **You may need to decrease or increase the width and height of the embed.**
 * 6. Select SAVE


 * NOTE - use the above directions for embedding video onto your SharePoint site. I would make the width and height 200.
 * NOTE - this is also the way to add music to any site. To make the music begin automatically, change autoplay="false" to autoplay="true". Loop means that the music will play over and over until the person moves on to another site. I do not recommend this because it can become very annoying to the person.**


 * How to Embed a PowerPoint direction into SharePoint site

SlideShare is a free online tool that allows you to upload PowerPoints to share globally and also get the html code to embed it in an online area.

1. Join SlideShare at [|http://www.slideshare.net] 2. Upload your PowerPoint 3. Go to your PowerPoint 4. On the right hand side, SlideShare gives you the code for embedding the PowerPoint into your blog. Copy this code. 5. Go to your SharePoint website 6. Create or open a webpart for the PowerPoint 7. Select MODIFY SHARED WEBPART 8. Select SOURCE EDITOR 9. Paste the code into the box. 10. Select SAVE

Document Libraries There are several document libraries that were preset for you. You can keep them or delete them and make new ones that fits your needs. Any file that can be saved can be uploaded to a document library. So, if you have assigned a long term assignment, a document library who be helpful for directions for the assignment, all forms or templates needed to complete the assignment, rubric for grading, examples, list of resources, etc.

To delete a document library, 1. Go to your SharePoint site 2. Select DOCUMENTS on the left navigation bar 3. Select the document library you wish to delete 4. Select MODIFY COLUMNS AND SETTINGS on the left navigation bar 5. Select DELETE THIS DOCUMENT LIBRARY

To add a document library, 1. Go to your SharePoint site 2. Select Documents on the left navigation bar 3. Select CREATE DOCUMENT LIBRARY 4. Select DOCUMENT LIBRARY 5. Name your document library in the title box 6. Select CREATE

You are now in your document library and ready to upload. * You can also add folders in any document library to increase organization. If 20 items are added to a document library, a student could get lost in the files.

Discussion Boards or Blogs Here is the link to the online summer class to learn more about blogs - http://learning247.wikispaces.com/blogs

Search Engine for SharePoint site** There is already a search feature. It is in the upper right of all of the pages. It will search the site for documents, pages, pictures, anything with the keyword that is put in the search.**