This document provides information about setting up and using Google Chrome, updates to various school systems and resources for the upcoming school year. It includes instructions on setting up a Google Chrome account with the school domain, selecting homepage tabs in D2L, and importing course materials from previous years. Teachers are given an overview of changes to attendance tracking, gradebook access, absence requests and new systems like AESOP for substitutes and Classworks for supplemental lessons.

1. Technology Updates
The good, the bad, and
the…wait, it’s all good.

2. Who? Where?
Type goo.gl/O2hnn9
into your address bar
Capital O
Fill out the form,
then click Submit

3. Cool Map Time

4. What is this Google
thing & why are we
doing it?

5. Why I Love
Google Chrome
1) It’s FAST
2) I don’t have to remember passwords
3) I can import allof my oldbookmarks
from Internet Explorer
4) I can teach Chrome which pages to
open every time I double-click the icon
5) Search straight from the address bar
6) Google Drive is the perfect tool for
CONNECTing & collaborating!

6. Setting up
Chrome
• Open Chrome – click on the 3 bars at the right of the address
bar
• Click on Settings
• Sign out of Google Chrome (if you’re signed in)
• Login with your NEW Google account
YOUR NEW account is: first.last@harbins.org
learn2013
EXAMPLE: Chris.Rogers@harbins.org
learn2013

7. Setting up
Chrome(cont.)
• If it asks you to merge accounts, click “Yes” – this will allow
you to keep all of your saved passwords, bookmarks, etc. – if
you want them separate, click “New User”
• After setting it up, close out of Chrome & reopen
• Choose 2-5 webpages you want to open EVERY TIME you log
in to Google Chrome – the first two should be Portal Login &
Google Drive, the others are your choice – here’s an example
• Go to Settings again, and choose “Open a Specific Set of
Pages, then “Set Pages”

8. Setting up
Chrome(cont.)
• Choose “Use Current Pages” then OK. You are done! Close
out Google Chrome and reopen to see if it works. If it doesn’t,
log in with your new harbins.org account, check Settings to
be sure they’re the same, then repeat.

9. Google Drive
Open up Google Drive, and click on “Items
Shared With Me” – here are the planning
resources I shared, plus your New Lab
Schedule sign-up sheet.

10. Response Break!
Type in m.socrative.com
Room # 663367

11. What’s Staying
the Same?
Gradebook/Attendance
Attendance on 1st Day – Don’t forget NVS until
you see them!
Gradebook won’t be active until the 2nd week of
school – GL Staff Development on Thursday,
August 15th to set up for everyone.

12. What’s Staying
the Same?
Absence Requests
Non-grace leave is through the portal
Grace leave is through Harbins Staff login on the
Harbins webpage – harbinsteacher learn

13. What ELSE is
new?
AESOP sub system – will receive training
on Tuesday
Classworks – more info. to come after
training for Principal & LSTC on August 13th
– access through the Teacher/Student
portal

14. What ELSE is
new?
Tool Time – monthly technology Staff
Development – TOOLS YOUR KIDS CAN
USE!
Learning Tree – trying to use
Symbaloo and other tools to replace
it – we will continue to use that format for
staff development

15. NETS-S
NETS-S Curriculum Planning Tool – new
resource to help us “see” what the NETS
look like in action

16. NETS-S K-2
CREATIVITY & COLLABORATION
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
NETS-S for K-2

17. NETS-S 3-5
CREATIVITY & COLLABORATION
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
NETS-S for 3-5

18. Miscellaneous
Reminders
• Email subject lines
• School device use starts when BYOD starts
• TSRs for tech issues
• Tech Lab/BYOD menus will be available on
Tuesday – I would like to collaborate with you
before/after each session

19. D2L Updates
New skin (front page) for Elementary
Open up your Green E-Class icon, select this year’s class (if you are a
HR teacher)
Click on Course Management – Edit Course
Select Homepages
Select Eclass Elementary Homepage Revision July 2013 – click Apply

20. D2L Updates
(cont.)
Click the Back button on your browser
Select Navigation/Themes
Select Eclass Elementary Navbar – Click Apply
Now you are set – your new homepage will look like this:

21. D2L Updates
Importing
Now, you can find “Edit Course” in the Content menu at the top
Select Edit Course, then Import-Export- Copy Components

22. D2L Updates
Importing (cont.)
Click “Search for Offering”
Now choose the course you want to Import From – it might be last
year’s course, your Summer Sandbox, or a grade-level course
Go ahead and Copy All Components – you can always delete later