Welcome to the Tutorials and Resources page. Here you will find a wealth of print tutorials, as well as online video, for a variety of programs and initiatives in SAISD. You will also find workshop resources, including workshop agendas and more.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Online Workshop Agenda & Materials Video Tutorials and How-Tos Blogging and Podcasting Gradebook and Attendance Tracking System (GATS) Moodle iDataPortal* Getting/Recording Videos on the Web SubFinder WebConnect Print Materials Gradebook and Attendance Tracking System (GATS) Web 2.0 Tutorials Windows PC Tutorials MS Office MS Outlook and Web Outlook Macintosh Tutorials Videos to Watch

 

Online Workshop Agenda & Materials

(in alpha order)

 

1. Digital Storytelling with PhotoStory 3
2. Diigo the Web
   1. Getting Started with Delicious.com (a competitor to Diigo)
3. Download a la Mode
   1. File Management
   2. Protecting Your Privacy
   3. Protecting Your Computer Against Malware and Viruses
   4. Working with CDs/DVDs
4. Grabbing Media Off the Web
5. Introduction to Moodle

 

Video Tutorials and How-Tos

(in alpha order)

 

Blogging and Podcasting

1. Google Reader in Plain English
2. RSS in Plain English
3. Converting WMV to MP4 Video
4. Converting WMA to MP3 Audio

Gradebook and Attendance Tracking System (GATS)

1. Logging into GATS
2. Changing or Updating your Teacher Password
3. Recovering your Forgotten Password
4. Entering Comments for Grade Reporting Periods
5. Official Attendance Window
6. No Shows
7. How to take Attendance - New!!

Moodle

1.  Basic Moodle Icons
2.  Edit your Profile and Upload your Picture
3.  Adding a Journal
4.  Adding a Calendar
5.  Adding Resources
6.  Adding a Survey
7.  Viewing Survey Results
8. Exporting ExamView Questions, Import into Moodle Quiz

iDataPortal*

1. Logging into iDataPortal
2. iDataPortal Sections
3. Demographics Section
4. Assessments Section
5. Parent Portal Section
6. iDataPortal PowerPoint Presentation

*When clicking on the video tutorial, be prepared to enter your username and password.  The videos are currently being edited, so may not appear automatically. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause. Please feel free to contact Stephanie Correa, scorrea2@saisd.net for more information

 

Getting/Recording Videos on the Web

1. Get YouTube Videos with Zamzar.com/URL

 

 

SubFinder WebConnect

• Access SubFinder WebConnect print materials and video tutorials

 

Print Materials

 

Gradebook and Attendance Tracking System (GATS)   Presentations (Powerpoints) Campus Presentation Manuals Administrators Teachers PK-Kinder Data Clerks Mass Activation Quick Reference - For Teachers Logging In Forgot Password Progress Reports and Comments Verify and Change Grades Modifications Quick Reference - For Administrators Leave of Absence	Web 2.0 Tutorials   Converting Audio and Video to Usable Formats - Format Factory and Switch Tutorial Podcasting Tutorial Voicethread Tutorial
Windows PC Tutorials Please note that all tutorials are for 2003. You are encouraged to take advantage of the IT Academy tutorials.   Presenting from USB Drive CD Burning   MS Office MS Word MS Publisher MS Powerpoint MS Excel MS Access   MS Outlook and Web Outlook MS Outlook (used by Administrators) Tutorial for MS Outlook Chapter 4 of the MS Outlook Tutorial Personal Folders in MS Outlook	Macintosh Tutorials   Understanding Macs CD Burning MS Office for Macintosh Powerpoint Entourage MS Word

 

 

Videos to Watch

Check out this great collection of education videos. You'll need VLC Media Player to watch most of them.

1. Cowboys Herding Cats
2. Did You Know? (original)
3. Digital Students, Analog Schools
4. Electing a U.S. President
5. LOTI - Turn Up the HEAT with Dr. Chris Moersch
6. LOTI - Turn Up the HEAT with Melissa Ramos
7. Skype - Brian Lamb
8. Stuck on an Escalator
9. The Networked Student
10. Time to Learn
11. Walkthroughs. Just Do It.
12. We Think