project share training_pdf

PROJECT SHARE TEXASIntroduction

YOUR THOUGHTS

• Go to http://wiffiti.com/screens/54964

• Type your name and complete this stem: I would like to use Project Share to...

• Click “Post Your Message”

OBJECTIVES

• Use Wiffiti to share

• Social networking overview

• Project Share overview

• Log in

• Initial setup

• Connecting

SOCIAL NETWORKING OVERVIEW

• Social Networking in Plain English

PROJECT SHARE OVERVIEW

• Visible network of Texas Educators

• Leads to professional and social contacts, information

• These contacts may have useful information (STAAR)

• Embedded tools for collaboration

MYPORTAL

•What you see immediately after logging in

• Home base / control panel

• Similar to Facebook newsfeed

GADGETS

•On MyPortal

• Include newsfeeds, announcements, and others

• Gadgets can be added, moved, minimized, and removed

MYCORNER

• Pop-up that appears when members click on your name

• Contains information about you and your network, links to your public content, including ePortfolio

EPORTFOLIO

• Page to showcase yourself

• http://www.epsilen.com/username

• Customizable

•More formal than MyCorner

NETWORKS• Create and manage contacts in Epsilen

GROUPS• Join others who have a mutual interest• May be hidden, restricted or open• More formal connection than Networks

COURSES• Present or receive instruction in a structured environment• May be open or invite-only• Great place to access latest STAAR information

LOGGING IN

• http://projectsharetexas.org/

• Look in e-mail for username / password

POSTINGEnter what you are doing right now. Click “Post It”

UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFO• Enter your information• Click on “Update”• Wait for the confirmation message

ADD A WELCOME NOTE• Click on “Add a New Welcome Note”• Write a message to appear on your ePortfolio• Choose who can view it (Access Key)• Click “Save”

PREVIEW YOUR EPORTFOLIO

• Click the link at the top of MyPortal

•Notice your Welcome Note

SEARCH FOR SOMEONE

• At top of MyPortal

• Enter the last name of the person to your left

• Select “People”

• Click “Search”

VIEW SOMEONE’S MYCORNER

• Conduct a People Search

• Click on their name

VIEW SOMEONE’S EPORTFOLIO• Go to their MyCorner• Click on the ePortfolio icon• Wait for the pop-up

ADD SOMEONE TO YOUR NETWORK• Go to their MyCorner• Click on the “add to network” icon• In the pop-up, select a network• Click “Add selected” Note... They are in your network. You will not be in theirs unless they add you.

SEE WHO’S VISITED YOUR CORNER• Go to your MyPortal• Click on the “Visitors to MyCorner” tab

SEE WHO’S ADDED YOU TO THEIR NETWORK• Go to your MyPortal• Click on the “Added me to Networks” tab

SEE OTHERS’ POSTINGS• Go to your MyPortal• Find the Epsilen Postings gadget• Select which category to show

REARRANGE YOUR GADGETS• Go to your MyPortal• Click the “-” to minimize• Click and drag the blue bar to move

• Click “Courses”• Click the name of a course to access its page• To get back to your MyPortal, click “Exit Course” at the top

VIEWING YOUR COURSES

SEARCH FOR A COURSE

• At top of MyPortal

• Enter a keyword (OnTRACK)

• Select “Courses”

• Click “Search”

VIEW A COURSE

• Conduct a Course search

• Click on a Course’s name

JOIN AN OPEN COURSE• Search for a course• Click the shaking hands icon under “Registration”• Set your Member Profile preference. Click “Join”

REQUEST MEMBERSHIP IN A COURSE• Click the name of the course you want to join• Click “Join This Course”• Wait for your request to be accepted. You will know when it shows up on your Courses page

COURSE HOME• Use the links on the left to access content• Announcements appear in the middle• Use Footprint to share your remarks with other students

COURSE SYLLABUS• The course syllabus provides an overview and rationale of the

course

COURSE LESSONS• Click on a title to access lessons

COURSE LESSON VIEW• You are automatically in the first lesson section• Click “Next” to access the next lesson section• Click on a “lesson section” to jump to another lesson section

COURSE TOOL: TAKE NOTES• Click on the “Take Notes” icon when you see it• Enter your notes in the box• Click save

COURSE TOOL: INTERACTIVE EXERCISE• Click on the “Interactive Exercise” icon when you see it• An interactive exercise will open in a new tab / window• Follow the instructions to complete the exercise

COURSE TOOL: TEST• Click on the “Take the Test” link when you see it• A test will open in a new tab / window• Use “Prev,” “Next,” and “Submit” buttons to navigate

OTHER COURSE LINKS

• Resources: A list of all links found in the lessons (interactive exercises)

• Announcements: All course announcements

• Members: A list of other students

• Take Notes: A word processing tool

• Grade Book: A list of assignments, and how you did on each one

• Tests / Quizzes: A list of all course tests

• Student Reports: Access and print your course completion certificate

MORE COURSES• Go to ProjectShareTexas.org• Find a course in the “Course Catalog Overview” box; click on “click for more information”• Click on the link to the Course page

VIEWING YOUR GROUPS• Click “Groups”• Click the name of a group to access its page• To get back to your MyPortal, click “Exit Group” at the top

SEARCH FOR A GROUP

• At top of MyPortal

• Enter a keyword

• Select “Groups”

• Click “Search”

VIEW A GROUP

• Conduct a Group search

• Click on a Group’s name

JOIN A GROUP• Search for a group• Click the shaking hands icon under “Registration”• Set your Member Profile preference. Click “Join”

REQUEST MEMBERSHIP IN A GROUP• Search for a group• Click the request membership icon under “Registration”• Wait for your request to be accepted. You will know when it shows up on your Groups page

CONCLUSIONQuestions and Wiffiti.com follow-up