Vista Verde Teacher Web Resources
ASSET
http://www.asset.asu.edu
Atomic Learning
http://www.atomiclearning.com/
Course Wizard
http://cw.pvschools.net/coursewizard/login/Login.jsp
Discovery Education
http://www.discoveryeducation.com
GenYES
http://www.genyes.com/
Google Education
http://www.google.com/educators/index.html
IB Programme
http://occ.ibo.org
Payroll
https://onlinepv.sungardpsasp.com/employeeonline/
PV Technology
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/siteweb/ITDepartment.htm
pDAT
https://pdat.pvschools.net
pOGB
https://vvmspogb.pvschools.net/
PV Learners.Net
http://www.pvlearners.net/
PVUSD Web Page
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/siteweb/
SchoolTube
http://www.schooltube.com/
Study Island
http://www.studyisland.com/
TeacherTube
http://teachertube.com/videoList.php?start=16&user_id=0&pg=featureedvideolist&thumb=yes
or ........ http://teachertube.com/
Ticket System - Computer & Technical Problems
User Name
External Password
http://webhelpdesk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/HostedHelpdesk.woa/wa?id=282
VVMS Web Page
http://cmweb.pvschools.net/vvmsweb/
Web Center (sub)
http://absent.pvschools.net
Teacher Re-Certification - Every 6 years:
$69.00 Figerprint Card
- MONEY ORDER or CASHIER'S Check - made out to DPS
$5.00 For PVUSD to fingerprint,
HR Susie Owchinko
180 Hours of Professional Education Clock Hours, submit with application to Odessa Russell
$20.00 for Arizona Education of Department - New Certificate
Structured English Immersion (SEI)
$60.00 SEI 60 hour endorsement, for Arizona Education of Department - Added to Certificate
Inspirational - Teachers who make a difference:
http://www.makeadifferencemovie.com/
Tired of punching numbers on the phone? Talk to a Real Person - Get Human.com
http://www.gethuman.com/
Thinkfinity - FREE lesson plans and educational resources
http://www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx
Teacher Computer Resources
E-Mail - Zoom
File, Preferences, Content, Options, Zoom
Laptop Energy Saver Settings must be set as follows:
"Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive for" --> set to NEVER
"Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible" --> do NOT check the box
Teacher Web Newsletter Resources
Teachers First.com
TeachersFirst has an extraordinary collection of useful websites and other resources. It sends out a weekly newsletter with new featured sites and updates.
http://www.teachersfirst.com/index.cfm
The Teacher List
The Teacher List is a daily email of a new site. Pete MacKay, a teacher himself, puts it out as a labor love, and, along with his long list of contributors, provides an excellent source of new web resources.
http://www.theteacherlist.ca/
Blue Web N'
Blue Web'n is an online library of 2100 outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects).
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/bluewebn/index.cfm
PBS Teacher Previews
This newsletter comes out weekly and gives the newest web activities connected to PBS programs, along with listing appropriate grade levels.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/?address=/teachersource
Librarians' Internet Index
"New This Week" is a weekly newsletter published with support from the State Librarians of California and Washington. It lists new web resources from throughout the world with a particular emphasis on sites related to the western United States.
http://lii.org/
Neat New Stuff
This is another labor of love, this time from a librarian. Each week you'll receive an email listing several sites of interest to educators.
http://marylaine.com/subscrib.html
Middleweb Newsletter "Of Particular Interest"
Middleweb is a network of educators primarily working in the middle grades. However, this weekly newsletter includes lists of websites useful to teachers at all levels.
http://www.middleweb.com/mw/aaSignUp.html
BBC Schools
The BBC schools website might very well be the best in the world for original and engaging online resources. This monthly newsletter will keep you informed on additions and changes to the site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/newsletter/
Shambles
Shambles is an impressive collection of thousands of sites that is published by an organization of schools, primarily in Asia. The newsletter comes out quarterly.
http://www.shambles.net/newsletter/
"Websites of the Day for Teaching ELL, ESL, and EFL"
Focusing on sites appropriate for English Language Learners and for younger native speakers. You can subscribe to this via RSS or email.
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/
PV Technology Information
PEARL (Paradise Education and Assessment Repository for Learning), accomplished through a unique partnership with Arizona State University. PEARL represents future data-driven decision making at the classroom, school, district and home levels.
pSAMs (online PEARL Standards Aligned Measures), and reading assessments.
pOSE (PEARL Online Special Education module for the IEP process).
pIGB (PEARL Integrated Grade Book for standards integration into an online gradebook for K-6).
pOGB (PEARL Online Grade Book for high school students, teachers and parents).
pMOO (now known as “Distancia” where over 12 high school courses are being developed/provided in an online environment).
Distancia (Online Classes for High School Students).
pVITTS (IT Ticket System, allowing technology tickets to be entered at sites, tracked and resolved for effectiveness and efficiency).
STR’s (Site Tech Reps) For Vista Verde:
No longer have funding for.
STS (Site Technology Specialist) For Vista Verde:
Brian Smith
TIF (Technology Information Facilitator) For Vista Verde:
Kathern Scott
Instructional Leaders (Teacher Leadership) Inform, guide, and instruct technology data and skills to other teachers to create a positive and successful learning environment.
GenYes (Generation Youth & Educators Succeeding) Develop student leadership and partnerships with students and teachers to create lessons and projects that teachers can use in the future.
pCHAT (PV secure web site for students and teacher chat rooms).
pDAT (PV online server to view grades, passwords, and AIM’s scores).
pTunes (PV secure web site for pod cast and vod cast).
TAC (Technology Advisory Committee) Approves technology override funds.
pVTV (PV internal online digital tv).
pvlearners.net (Google host for PV contract internal web site) Students and teachers use for web storage and e-mail.
OC3 Committee (decides pvlearners.net policy)
pWAN (PV Wide Area Network-Microwave) Summer 2007, is the largest and fastest privately owned WAN system in the United States.
Internal PV intranet System - PVUSD is the largest and first in the world to contract with Apple, ASU, and Google.
To scan on the Ricoh Copier and send scan to your e-mail:
Create user accounts on the Ricoh Copier
Set-up user:
• Select User Tools/Counter
• Select System Settings
• Select Key Operator Tools ñ Go to next page
• Select Address Book Management > Next
• Program Change
• New Program Should be highlighted
• User Destination > Name > Select Change > Enter name > OK
• Select email and add ConnectMe email address > OK
• Exit
• Exit
Scanning:
• Select Scan button on console face
• Place documents to be scanned just as you would for copying
• Press scan
• Remove document. Check email, it will be a PDF
As a courtesy exit scan function and push copy button for next user
