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At its heart, MichED is a community with a point of connection being weekly “chats” on Twitter. The website is a work in progress: http://miched.net/. In addition to archived chat captures, you will also find podcasts and stories from Michigan classrooms.


The Chat



The chats occurs every Wednesday evening, on Twitter, between 8 and 9 p.m. using the hashtag #MichED. During the summer there are “campfire” meetings, where people casually connect with no predetermined questions or agenda

General #MichED format

For those of you new to Twitter chats or #miched, the following guidelines will help your participation:


1. Introduce yourself (name, where you teach, what you teach)
2. Watch for questions to be tweeted out by moderator
3. Questions will be tweeted as “Q1: …………….”
4. Respond with “A1: ………”
5. Don’t forget to include the #miched hashtag!
6. Don’t worry about keeping up. Better to engage with one or two people. Chat will be “storified” (a method for archiving Tweets), tweeted out using #miched and posted to miched.net on Thursday.
7. At the end of the chat, please complete the participation form. We are working toward building a powerful PLN of engaged teachers!


Resources:
Never participated in a Twitter chat? Here are some resources to get you started.
Visit this site to see all the events: http://connectededucators.org/calendar/
Tip #1 How to access your files when Google drive is just spinning (loading....)






or by opening a second tab and entering:
  • docs.google.com
  • sheets.google.com
  • slides.google.com


Tip #2  Learn how to prevent others from sharing, printing, and copying your Google Docs:
TIP #1 : Teachers are inquiring as to what tools and devices are a good fit for teaching skills and activities. The following link was developed to provide more information on TEchnology versus Blooms, SAMR and STEAM foundational Skills:  Which technology should I use? 
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TIP #2: Are you having trouble with students accessing Files01 server?

If students experience trouble logging into the files server ( smb://files01 ), please enter the student number in the Name field.

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TIP #3:  How can I request apps?

To request an app, please complete the following form: http://goo.gl/forms/cBuxSqwAHF

 
AAPS participates in the Apple Volume Purchase Program (AVPP)
a)     AVPP allows for volume purchases of Apple iOS software applications (apps). There is a 50% discount on purchases of 20 or more licenses on individual iOS apps. Discount does not apply to all apps, it is determined by the app developer.    
b)    AVPP honors the district tax exempt status. Regular App Store does not.
d)    AVPP requires the Purchase of Vouchers. Each building/department will have a VPP account set up to track these purchases.
**Please note that gift cards will not work for purchasing apps on district devices. Apple requires schools to use the Volume Purchase
e)     To view apps and VPP program pricing, please visit the site at: https://volume.itunes.apple.com/us/store/
Below are sites to help you review apps for your classroom:

Deployment of Apps
a)     Student iPads will only obtain iOS apps from the district and the AVPP Program, regardless if they are free or paid iOS apps. 
  • Requests for student iOS apps will be communicated by filling out the online request form. 
  • Apps will be purchased on a schedule determined by the district and will be loaded onto student iPads by the ITD staff at the end of each month.
You may have noticed different wireless networks popping up in your devices. AAPS has updated our wireless networks to better manage bandwidth and prioritize educational use. Below are the descriptions and targets for each of the new wireless networks.


AAPS – Will be used by district-owned devices and will replace the AAPSWF network over time.


AAPS-Guest - Replaces AAPS-GUEST
  • Accessing the Guest network requires use of an AAPS Active Directory account. Every staff member and student has an account.
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  • Staff or students using “Bring Your Own Technology” (BYOT) in class need to enter their Active Directory Login/Password and accept the Use Agreement to access this network
  • This is the same ID used to access the server space

AAPS-Public - Replaces AAPS-Vendor and is for visitors, parents and community members.
  • Users must provide their email address and accept the Use Agreement to access this network. The set up is similar to the screens you see when visiting a network at a hotel or coffee shop.
  • The email does not have to be an aaps.k12.mi.us email address
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These networks will require students to re-authenticate to the network after a period of two hours, similar to a hotel or coffee shop.

WIFI Access Directions for Students and Staff


Accessing the Guest Network as a Student:
Use the portion of your AAPS email address before the '@' as your username.


Student Login to the AAPS-Guest Network with Active Directory Credentials.
For example: Username - 2016doejohn



Staff Login to the AAPS-Guest Network with Active Directory Credentials:
Login to the Guest Network on a personal device with Active Directory Credentials.
Use the login to your computer. For example -Username: smitha



If your password doesn't work please put in a help desk ticket and ask to have your active directory password reset.


How Can a Teacher Look Up a Student’s Email Address?
  • Print a report in PowerTeacher (not gradebook) for a class list of student email addresses.
  1. Click on Reports in the left hand navigation
  2. Use the Pull Down Menu and select the report: “DST Class List w GooglePermission”

*Note that students’ Google email passwords are different than Active Directory passwords.
New Technology Resource Pages

Over the summer, ITD has been working hard to prepare variety of tools to meet the differing needs across curricular areas and levels:

  • iPads
  • Chromebooks
  • Macbook Air Laptops
  • an allocation of devices for supplementing instructional services (BYOD, Rotational Model, project base learning, innovative practices, special areas, magnets)
  • two iPads for use in the music class
  • Kiosk Display
  • Needed upgrades to printers in offices and common areas
  • Network Storage and Back-up systems for staff and student files.
  • Windows computers for Project Lead the Way Labs for all Secondary Schools
  • Project Lead the Way Launch iPad carts for pilot Elementary Schools

As we infuse our schools with new technologies, we would like to share resources for use in the classroom as well. Please visit the following pages on the AAPS Instructional Technology Blog to learn more.

Inspiring Innovative Integration Resource - Handouts and presentations from the Summer Technology Professional Development Opportunities

Accessing data on the Servers - How to connect to the new Storage servers.

iPad Resources

Chromebook Resources

Ladibug Document Camera

Reflector 2 - How to display an iPad on the projector





To access your data on the server from a Mac:​

  1. In Finder, click on Go and select Connect to Server from the drop
    ​-​
    down menu.
  2. Enter the server address smb://files01
  3. Click Connect.
  4. Enter your active directory name and password
    ​ 
    - the same one you use to log into your computer​
  5. Select the volume you wish to mount (Staff, Student or Shared).

Tip!  When presented with a list of directory names, simply start typing to jump down the list.



T
o access your data on the server from a PC
​:​
  1. Log into your pc with your active directory id and password.  
  2. Open a new window in Explorer
  3. Enter \\files01\ in the Navigation bar (URL)
  4. In the central window you should see a number of options, including Shared.  Open the folder you wish to access (Staff, Student or Shared).