Week 1

DAY 1

• Take attendance (correct nicknames/names)
• Seating Chart
  • Student Pictures (as needed)
• Go over Class Syllabus and Class Introduction Prezi
• Talk about class
  • Schedule Plan for Exploratory: Class vs PE (every 3-weeks??)
• Enroll and Introduce Google Classroom
  • Go over Google Classroom Areas (Stream, Classwork, People, Grades, To-Do)
  • If time, change Google Profile Picture (must do via gmail settings).
• If time, ask if they have any questions about anything about middle school/6th grade.

DAY 2

• Collect signed Syllabus
• Make sure everyone is enrolled in Google Classroom
• Go over and explain mrpaxton.com website.
• Showed students how to add Google Classroom and Skyward to the Shelf on chromebooks
• Student Interest Inventory Activity

DAY 3

• Give time to finish Student Interest Inventory Activity from yesterday.
• Begin Chromebook Introduction
  • Chromebook Introduction
  • Continue Chromebook vs Netbook comparison
  • Adding important apps/websites to the "Shelf"
    • Google Classroom, Skyward, Aleks

DAY 4

• Finish Chromebook Introduction if needed
• Mention potentially useful Smartphone Apps
  • Skyward - Android - IPhone
  • Google Classroom - Android - IPhone
  • EH Athletics - Android - IPhone
• Introduce Google Drive.
  • Demonstrate creating new folders, drag folders, rename folders, save in folders.
• Introduce SKYWARD.
  • Make sure they know how to log in to skyward.
  • Show how to check grades, homework, attendance, lunch, and discipline.
• Write a paragraph about yourself and include a picture on Google Docs
  • We will practice printing it tomorrow.

DAY 5

• Introduce the new Ricoh Printers system.
  • Print off document from yesterday
  • Demonstrate how to print (6th grade hall, 7th grade hall, 8th grade hall), discuss limitations (25 pages per week), locations of different printers, library can print color, but Mrs. Jackson must release it (use sparingly).
• Introduce GMAIL
  • How to log in.
  • How to start an email.
    • Went over starting an email, went over subject, went over do not press tab, entering email addresses.
  • Tips:
    • Do not press tab (might accidently send your email before finished typing)