Instructional Tools for Teachers:Accessing Materials & Using the Lesson Planner

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What is Classrooms?

Classrooms is a module of Schoolnet that:

Provides teachers with standards-based instructional tools, lessons and best practices

Delivers class and student level data to the teacher’s desktop

Provides teachers the information they need anytime and anywhere 24/7

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HOW DO I LOCATE, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS?

Instructional Materials

In Classrooms, ‘Instructional Materials’ refers to:CurriculumCurricular UnitsInstructional UnitsLessonResourcesAssessments

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Accessing Instructional Materials

In Classrooms Materials Search

Throughout Classrooms

On Classrooms Home Page (for selected section only, once district maps curriculum to courses)

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Search for Any Curriculum

Click

Click

Filter by grade and subject

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Suggested Materials

Even before you search… the “Materials Search” home page pushes suggested materials to eligible users, without any search function being performed.

Displays additional materials aligned to the same standards as upcoming scheduled lessons

Displays materials aligned to same standards that students struggled with on a recent assessment

Filter by course

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Logic for Suggested Materials

Suggestions will be based on aligned standards for:Upcoming assessments (materials aligned to standards on

upcoming tests that had lowest mastery rate)

Upcoming instruction (materials aligned to standards that have been scheduled on teacher’s lesson planner)

Recent assessment results (materials aligned to standards on recent test that had the lowest mastery rate)

Lesson Plans will be suggested over Instructional Units

System will randomly choose five materials from all available institution banks

If the user has no sections assigned or there are no suggestions available, Most Popular will appear

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Materials Smart Search: Pre-Search Quick Filters

Before searching, filter your search by Subject (multiple subjects can be selected) and/or Grade LevelFor teachers, subject/grade will be pre-filtered based on the courses they teach

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Materials Smart Search: Post-Search Filters

Can view by:SubjectGradeInstitutionMaterial type, etc.

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Materials Detail Page

View aligned standards and other materials tied to the same standardsCreate PDFRecommendSave in My Materials for laterBuild an Express Test (jump to Assessment Admin module, create test from standards aligned to selected material)

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Recommended Materials

View # of recommendations on materials search results pageClick into material to recommend it to othersCan only recommend – no negative counterpartMaterials with more recommendations will be considered more “popular” and will be suggested over less popular materials

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Standards Search

Search for standards that contain a specific keywordLocate all materials aligned to a particular standardSchedule standard on the planner

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Navigating to My Materials

Add items to my materials from the overview or detail view

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My Materials

My Materials is a combination of materials you have created and those you have saved from the Materials SearchDefault suggestions pushed to usersSame browsing/filter options as with Materials SearchSorting options

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Try It Out: Locating Instructional Materials

Questions for UnderstandingWhat material types are searchable?

What are the two ways a material gets into My Materials?

PracticeSearch for all resources across grade levels for a particular subject.

Browse for a resource by standard

Apply Your KnowledgeLocate some materials of interest and save them to My Materials.

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HOW CAN I PLAN INSTRUCTION IN CIITS?

Lesson Planner

Teachers can schedule lessons, add notes, files, events, etc.

Personal and section views are available

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Filter calendars by section or material type

Day, Week or Month view

Click drop-down arrow to open selector boxes – click arrow again to close them

Hover actions (such as over year to view past planners)

Drag and drop

Navigating in Your Planner

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Schedule a Lesson or Unit

Choose materials from District-wide Materials Bank, School Bank, My Materials or Available Curriculum.

Must pick grade & subject

‘Hover’ to reveal schedule icon, then drag & drop.

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Schedule Material from within Detail Screen

Access detail screen by clicking title in Materials Search or My MaterialsClick Schedule to view mini calendar‘Save and Go to Planner’ or ‘Save and Close’

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Add Standards Coverage

Use to keep track of standards covered without actually posting a lesson in Classrooms.

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Add Events

Drag and drop desired event to day square.

Enter details.

Click to close detail window.

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Attach Files to Any Day

Roll cursor over bottom of day square.

Click paperclip icon that appears.

Choose and attach file.

Paperclip visible to indicate available file.

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Add a Note to Any Day

Roll cursor over bottom of day square.

Click note icon that appears.

Enter title and content

Click Save ( )icon.

Note icon is visible to indicate added note.

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Embedded Standards MasteryOn the standards to be

covered today, how have my students done so far this year on those standards?

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Copy Items

To copy a lesson (or other item) from one section to another, click and hold on the Copy icon. Drag and drop to the additional location.

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Create a New Lesson or Unit

Teachers can create their own instructional units and lessons by linking directly from the planner

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Print Materials for the Week

Select material type(s)

Select day(s)

Choose section

Hint: Click arrow again to close pop-up window

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In the Planner, click ‘Search other calendars.’

Slowly type the teacher’s last name.

Click the teacher’s name in the ‘type-ahead’ menu.

Accessing Planners as an Administrator

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Try It Out: Lesson Planner Scheduling

Questions for Understanding

What sorts of files might be useful to attach to a day in your lesson planner?

How do you attach a note to a day?

What is the fastest way to schedule a lesson to multiple periods of the same course?

Practice

Select a lesson to schedule to your Lesson Planner.

View your planner in day view.

Schedule an event and copy it to another section.

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