Your Name: Katie Schilling

Today’s Date: 2011/1/30

Day(s) worked or described: M, W 10-2

Total hours for week: 8

The School: Dumas Technology Academy

Kind of Work: iMovie, Software Help for teachers, Server Connection Issues

Main Report or Narrative:

I solved a couple smaller user-based issues this week for a couple teachers: how to download programs to dual boot laptops, personalizing settings, server sharing setup.  One of the classes couldn't transfer their large movie files on the server on Tuesday, so Wednesday, I did some troubleshooting and found out that there is a funky feature where files can show up as uploaded to the server on one computer when they actually aren't.  It looks like the folders can be uploaded without the contents (or just alias files of the contents).  I ended up showing the teacher how to import projects into iMovie (as opposed to just the video clips) and how to transfer the clips as packets.

I also looked into Moodle, INsight, and a bunch of Web 2.0 projects for the kids.  There were several teachers requesting some interactive and collaborative programs, so I emailed a list of suggestions to Ms. Allen and Ms. Johnson (cc'd Sara, too).  It turns out that the teachers have to make presentations on how they are using technology in the classroom, so it seems that new ideas are in high demand.  I'm going to work on getting these ideas to the teachers more directly and perhaps writing up a couple ideas for activities on the PD wiki?

For your pleasure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI9RGK9iyNo