TL-Feb-2011

Office of Educational Technology =**Building Your ARIS Communities within your school: **= ====//**How to create, motivate and share data within ARIS. Find, access and contribute ARIS resources for improving instruction. All so a presentation from Raz-Kids. **//====

Agenda: 8:30 - 9:30 Welcome and Greetings 9:00 - 10:30 Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Staten Island) 9:00 - 10:15 Raz-Kids (Brooklyn) 10:45 - 11:30 Raz-Kids(Staten Island) 10:30 - 12:30 Stan Silverman from NYIT (Online Learning) (Brooklyn Only) 11:30 -12:00 Lunch (Staten Island) 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (Brooklyn) 12:30- 2:30 ARIS Connect (Staten Island) 1:00 - 2:30 ARIS Connect (Brooklyn) 2:30 - 2:45 Evaluation

WORK-FLOW: Stan Silverman
 * Thinkfinity
 * Intel-Online Professional Development
 * [|Oracle]
 * Google and NYC partnership
 * Free online tools for educators

Educational Communities A Look at ARIS School Community in ARIS ACTIVITY-Learning how to Contribute ARIS as Storage ARIS as a Resource Library Joining Communities of Interest Creating a Community
 * Tabs
 * Searching
 * Resource
 * Discussion
 * Blog
 * Wiki

Understanding the purpose of communities in an educational environment What is the Purpose of it all?
 * Builds Leadership
 * communication
 * Resources
 * Builds structure
 * Links common goals and interests
 * Connect

Taken from the NYCDOE website: ** What’s ARIS? ** ARIS is a first of its kind innovative system that enables you to view student information, explore instructional resources, and **collaborate with teachers in your school and across New York City -- all in one place!**

__The Basics:__ Log in to ARIS anytime, from any computer, at. Log on using your DOE username and password. Your DOE username is the first part of your e-mail address. Need an e-mail, password, or general help logging on? Click on __The First Time Login Guide__.
 * How Can I Log in and check it Out? **

See how the kids in YOUR class are doing and monitor progress by going to the **My Students** tab. There you can:
 * What Can I Do in ARIS? **


 * Organize your students’ information, the way you want to see it
 * Check out your students' history, attendance patterns, contact information, and scores all in one place
 * Create groups for differentiated instruction and to help monitor student progress

//**Connect**// with people and resources by going to the **Connect** tab. There you can:
 * Access and contribute to a library of instructional resources contributed by educators citywide
 * Get involved with communities of practice throughout the city
 * Identify educators who have similar interests and face similar challenges, and collaborate on solutions
 * Organize and share work documents with team members and colleagues

** How Can I Learn To Use ARIS? **

> First Time Login Guide > Help a Teacher Login > Postcard for Teachers
 * Watch a [|**Recorded Training Session**] !
 * Access training materials in the ARIS Training/Information Community in ARIS Connect by clicking on this . You will be asked to sign in to ARIS. Please enter in your DOE username and password. Your DOE username is the first part of your e-mail address (the part before the @ symbol).
 * Call the ARIS helpdesk at 1-866-562-6618 if you have questions about how to use the site.
 * ** Key documents: **

Reviewing the Tabs or Hubs in ARIS ARIS Connect Entering your School Community Searching and Joining other communities (Technology Liaisons) Reviewing the platform and Navigation Side bar tabs: Adding either a Resource, Discussion, Blog, or a Wiki to the Technology Liaison Community
 * 1) Home - Dashboard
 * 2) Students - Inquiry and data
 * 3) //** Connect - Networking and Community **//
 * 4) **Learn - Personal Growth and Evaluation of Teaching Practices**
 * My Communities
 * Contribute
 * Browse Content
 * ACTIVITY:**