August15

**New Teacher Orientation**
12:30 - Welcome!

12:35 - [|Pay Attention] - the world is NOT the same!

12:45 - Hand out MacBooks

12:55 - Care & Feeding of your MacBook (do's, don'ts, ports, and things)

1:05 - OSX (pronounced O S ten) The basics of navigation
 * Powerful stuff under the hood: [|Mac 101]
 * From Windows to Mac: [|Switch 101]

1:30 - You've got Mail! Overview of ThunderBird mail client
 * [|ToolBar/HotBar Options]
 * [|Creating a signature]
 * [|Attachments and Address Books]
 * [|Spam Filters]
 * [|Message Filters]

1:40 - Firefox Tips & Tricks | Tabs
 * [|Moodle] • [|eReqs] • [|Discovery Education] • [|Empowered Desktop] • [|Altec.org]

2:00 - [|PowerSchool Teachers] / PowerGrade

2:30 - eReqs overview (Marcia Harkins)

2:45 - iChat - Setting up your account
 * Mac 101: [|iChatAV]

Reading assignment for this week: [|All Children Can Learn]


 * Next meeting**: Sunday, September 16 @ 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.