Get+Going+with+eChalk


 * Adding Resources to your Class page**

//The Resources section of a Class Page on eChalk is used to post additional reference materials for students, parents and other teachers. Resources can be link to sites on the web, presentations and notes, surveys or eChalk template web pages.//
 * SETTING THE STAGE** //(To be reviewed before the session begins.)//

//In this session, participants will learn how to upload resources to a Teacher’s Class Page and retrieve those resources from a Teacher’s Class Page. This lesson is designed for students to assist teachers in using the Resource section of their Class Page.//
 * Session Overview**

//What are the steps needed to upload a file/website to the Resource section of a Class page? How can students retrieve those Resources?//
 * Focusing Questions**

The following materials are used in this session: -Laptops -Projector -SMART Board
 * Materials**

The following resources are used in this session. -Internet - Previously created document (PowerPoint, Excel, Word document) -Teacher previewed website
 * Resources**

INSTRUCTION //(Typically lasts about 20% of session.)//

“//Teachers sometimes want students to be able to access documents or websites that will be used for instruction. eChalk is an excellent place to host these Resources for classroom use. Today, you are going to learn how to assist teachers in uploading Resources and also how to assist students with retrieving those Resources”.//
 * Framing the Session**

Demonstrate for participants how to: //“Watch me as I show you how to upload a document from my computer to my Class Page. The Teacher needs to be logged in to eChalk and have a Class Page created in order to upload a Resource. ”// · Click on Save To add a link to a site on the web, follow the same steps as adding a file except you must type in a web address.
 * Teaching**
 * //Teacher must log-in to eChalk and click on the My Classes section.//
 * //Click on the Class that you want to add the Resource to//
 * //Under Resources, click on Add//
 * //Then, choose which type of resource you want to add (Link to a site on the web, Add a file from your local computer, etc…). __We will choose Add a File from your local computer__//
 * //Click on Next//
 * Next to File, click on Choose File and locate the file that you want to attach
 * Give the file a Title
 * You can give it a description if desired
 * Under Classes, check all the classes that you want the Resource to appear under

Guide participants through the process of uploading a document from your local computer to the Resource section of the Class Page. //“Now it is your turn to try it.”//
 * Guided Practice**


 * WORK TIME** //(Typically lasts about 60–70% of session.)//

Tell participants what they will be doing during their work time, and how much time they have: //“Take the next 30 minutes to find 2 reliable websites, post them to the Class page and then access them as a student would do during class. You will also download the document you posted.”//
 * Getting Started**

Participants will... __Step 1__ – Find 2 websites that they will post under the Resources section of the Class page __Step 2__ – Add a link to those sites on the Class Page __Step 3__ – Log out as teacher and access that Teacher’s Class Page __Step 4__ – Click on the links that you added to make sure that they work __Step 5__ – Click on the file that you added to download it. __Step 6__ – Click on the file again, and then click on Choice #2 (Open the file in its application)
 * Participant Activity**

Circulate around the room and confer with participants. Make sure that they are on task and are not having any issues
 * Facilitator Conferring**

Take note of particularly good examples of work that can be presented during the Share.


 * SHARE** //(Typically lasts about 10–20% of session.)//

Ask selected participants to share particularly good examples of their work. Lead a discussion about how this work addresses the focusing questions.
 * Share**

Author: John Hutton, DJ Azaria, Kelly Gallagher Email: School/Employer: NYC DOE Title: iSquad Faculty Advisors
 * ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS**


 * TEMPLATE DESCRIPTION**


 * Each session contains the following components and can be conducted in 45–60 minutes:**

This is a concise summary of the session, and how it fits into the training series as a whole.
 * Session Overview**

These are the specific questions that guide the session. The purpose of the session is to address these questions.
 * Focusing Questions**

This is a list of all materials that the facilitator must make sure are present at the training site, including technology resources.
 * Materials**

All handouts can be found linked from the Resources section of the participant agenda. Participants will be able to access these materials online during the session, but the facilitator should review them ahead of time, and any instructional support charts should be posted in the room before the session begins.
 * Resources**

The facilitator explains to the participants what will be covered in this session, how it fits into the training series as a whole, and how it may be incorporated into their reflective practice.
 * Framing the Session**

This is a short period of facilitator-led instruction designed to prepare the participants for their work time. The facilitator might demonstrate a specific use of technology in an authentic curricular context, selected participants might be invited to share relevant experiences, or the group as a whole might contribute to a shared brainstorming list. The facilitator should be careful to avoid giving a lengthy lecture or straying too far from the focusing questions.
 * Teaching**

Sometimes it is helpful for the facilitator to walk the participants through a process step by step. This gives the participants the hands-on experience of work time before losing the scaffolding of facilitator-led instruction.
 * Guided Practice**

The facilitator gives instructions to the participants for their work time, and lets them know what they will be expected to share at the end of the session.
 * Getting Started**

Participants are given time to practice the specific process they have seen demonstrated. They may be working independently, with a partner, or in small groups.
 * Participant Activity**

As participants work, the facilitator moves around the room holding short conferences to help guide the work and make it more productive. The facilitator should be at eye level with participants during each conference. These conversations need not be especially private; the facilitator may invite someone sitting nearby to listen in. If common needs among the group emerge, they can either be addressed immediately or during the sharing time.
 * Facilitator Conferring**

Participants gather at the end of the session to demonstrate what they have done, discuss experiences they have had, and reflect on what they have learned. This is an opportunity to return to the focusing questions that began the session, and discuss what has been accomplished in the interval.
 * Share**

This section acknowledges those who contributed to the creation of this session.
 * Acknowledgements**