Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Changing Password
Changing passwords can take a while especially if it is your students' first time to change them.
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Mac Basics - Getting Started With Your Mac
Getting a new MacBook Air can be both exciting and daunting, particularly for new Mac users.
The Finder is where you can access pretty much everything on your Mac. You can organise files and folders, delete and manage files and more.
Apple has a number of tutorial videos and explanations which are designed to make your transition to a Mac easier. An overview of their support materials can be found here, however we have selected a few of our favourites to highlight below.
Here are a few tips to getting started with your Mac.
This is an overview on some main features of the operating system, designed to orient you to using a Mac.
This allows you to customize your Mac to meet your needs. Here you can customize the trackpad and different multitouch gestures which make the Mac such a powerful, user-friendly tool.
The bar at the bottom of your screen is called the Dock. You can add shortcuts for your favourite applications, and create stacks for frequently used folders here.
The Finder is where you can access pretty much everything on your Mac. You can organise files and folders, delete and manage files and more.
This support document answers the question, "I used to do this on a PC. How do I do it on a Mac?"
Monday, 26 August 2013
Customizing your Class Google Site Banner
You can customize your class Google Site banner to personalize your site for your class.
Here you will find instructions as to how to customize your banner using a Keynote template, or using iPhoto.
Here's how to use the Keynote template.
Here you will find instructions as to how to customize your banner using a Keynote template, or using iPhoto.
Here's how to use the Keynote template.
Follow these steps to customize your site banner using iPhoto
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Customizing your Blog header
You can customize your blog header in Blogger to have a more personalized picture to represent your class. Follow the steps below to change your header.
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Getting Started with your Class Blogs
Each infant class has been set up with a class blog accessible from the school website (www.uwcsea.edu.sg). The purpose of the blog is to share the learning that is happening in the classroom with parents and the wider community.
2. Select Infant or Junior as needed
3. Select your grade level
4. This will take you to your grade level page which the parents of your students will see. (Here is an example from K1)
1. Log in to the school website and click on the East Learning (Note: The left hand side of the icon)
2. Select Infant or Junior as needed
3. Select your grade level
4. This will take you to your grade level page which the parents of your students will see. (Here is an example from K1)
5. Click on your name to access your class blog. It will look like this:
6. If you are signed in, you can click on the Blogger icon in the top left so you can edit your blog.
7. Click on the name of your blog to open the editing menu
8. Click on New Post to add a new post, or click on Posts to edit a draft post.
9. Type a Title, some Labels (Keywords separated by commas) and type your message.
You can save a post, which means your work is saved in draft form. You can edit at a later stage if you like. When you are finished the post, click Publish, which will mean your post will be visible to the public.
10. Posts do not need to be long, however we strongly recommend every post include photos. Visit this blog post to see how to embed a Picasa Slideshow.
Please feel free to contact either Dave or Keri-Lee if you would like some help with this process.
Adding a Picasa Slideshow to your Blog
Follow these instructions to embed a Picasa Web Album to your blog.
1. Select the photos you would like to share from your iPhoto Library.
5. Click Allow access.
6. Fill in any more details (e.g. album name etc) and click Export.
7. Click on view to go to Picasa & see your album
8. Make sure your album is Public on the Web. Click on Link to this Album.
9. Click on Embed Slideshow
1. Select the photos you would like to share from your iPhoto Library.
2. Click on File -> Export
3. Click on Picasa and make sure you have Better Quality selected.
4. Sign in to Picasa with your Google Apps account.
5. Click Allow access.
6. Fill in any more details (e.g. album name etc) and click Export.
7. Click on view to go to Picasa & see your album
8. Make sure your album is Public on the Web. Click on Link to this Album.
9. Click on Embed Slideshow
10. Select Large and copy the embed code in the box at the bottom.
11. Switch over to your blog and open the post you want to put the slideshow in. Create a post title, write your text, and don't forget to add some labels (Keywords).
To add the slideshow, click on the HTML button (top left).
12. Go to the end of the text, then Paste the embed code you copied earlier.
13. Click on Compose again, and you should see your slideshow embedded in your blog post. You can continue and publish from there.
Getting Started with your Class Google Site
This year, each class has been set up with its own Google Site. The purpose is to keep our parents informed about specific goings on in each class, and to host weekly homework.
Below is a screencast showing how to navigate to and get started with your class Google Site.
Below is a screencast showing how to navigate to and get started with your class Google Site.
Each grade has been set up with a grade level page accessible from the school website (www.uwcsea.edu.sg).
2. Select Infant or Junior as needed
3. Select your grade level
4. This will take you to your grade level page which the parents of your students will see. (Here is an example from grade 3)
5. In the sidebar on the left there are links to information about your grade (Academics, Activities, Outdoor education, Personal and Social Education, Service and Announcements).
6. To go to your personal page, click on your picture.
7. Once in your personal page click on "New Post"
8. Change the Title of the post from "Untitled Post" to the week and date of your post (eg. Week 1 - August 19-23)
*NOTE - at this moment when you type in the title of the post, you can't see what you type. To work around this, type the title you would like in the body of the post and copy and paste it in the title. See the video at the top of this page for an example.
9. Write what you would like to share with the parents in the space below your title.
10. If you would like to add pictures into your post, put your cursor where you would like to put your picture and select Insert > Image from the menu bar.
1. Log in to the school website and click on the East Learning (Note: The left hand side of the icon)
2. Select Infant or Junior as needed
3. Select your grade level
4. This will take you to your grade level page which the parents of your students will see. (Here is an example from grade 3)
5. In the sidebar on the left there are links to information about your grade (Academics, Activities, Outdoor education, Personal and Social Education, Service and Announcements).
6. To go to your personal page, click on your picture.
7. Once in your personal page click on "New Post"
8. Change the Title of the post from "Untitled Post" to the week and date of your post (eg. Week 1 - August 19-23)
*NOTE - at this moment when you type in the title of the post, you can't see what you type. To work around this, type the title you would like in the body of the post and copy and paste it in the title. See the video at the top of this page for an example.
9. Write what you would like to share with the parents in the space below your title.
10. If you would like to add pictures into your post, put your cursor where you would like to put your picture and select Insert > Image from the menu bar.
11. Click on Choose File.
12. Find your image and select Open.
13. Another dialogue box will open. Click on the picture so it is highlighted and select Ok.
14. The image may display in your post as a different size than you would like it to be.
To change the size, locate the popover display bar. To the right of the word "Image" you have options to place your image left, center or right of your page.
Beside that you can select the size of the image as small (S), medium (M) or large (L). Select the size that you would like for your post.
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Creating Announcements for Your Grade Level Page (HoG)
Each grade has been set up with a grade level page accessible from the school website (www.uwcsea.edu.sg).
2. Select Infant or Junior as needed
3. Select your grade level
4. This will take you to your grade level page which the parents of your students will see. (Here is an example from grade 3)
5. In the sidebar on the left there are links to information about your grade (Academics, Activities, Outdoor education, Personal and Social Education, Service and Announcements).
The "Announcements" link is only available to head of grades and will not be visible to other teachers when they log in to this page.
6. The announcement page is replacing the ebrief page. To create a new announcement, click on the Announcements on the left hand side.
7. This will take you to a page where you would write any news that is relevant to the entire grade level.
8. Click on the New Post button to create a new post.
9. Change the Title of the post from "Untitled Post" week and date of your post (eg. Week 1 - August 19-23)
10. Write what you would like to share with the parents in the space below your title.
11. If you would like to add pictures into your post, put your cursor where you would like to put your picture and select Insert > Image from the menu bar.
1. Log in to the school website and click on the East Learning (Note: The left hand side of the icon)
2. Select Infant or Junior as needed
3. Select your grade level
4. This will take you to your grade level page which the parents of your students will see. (Here is an example from grade 3)
5. In the sidebar on the left there are links to information about your grade (Academics, Activities, Outdoor education, Personal and Social Education, Service and Announcements).
The "Announcements" link is only available to head of grades and will not be visible to other teachers when they log in to this page.
6. The announcement page is replacing the ebrief page. To create a new announcement, click on the Announcements on the left hand side.
7. This will take you to a page where you would write any news that is relevant to the entire grade level.
8. Click on the New Post button to create a new post.
9. Change the Title of the post from "Untitled Post" week and date of your post (eg. Week 1 - August 19-23)
11. If you would like to add pictures into your post, put your cursor where you would like to put your picture and select Insert > Image from the menu bar.
12. Click on Choose File.
13. Find your image and select Open.
14. Another dialogue box will open. Click on the picture so it is highlighted and select Ok.
15. The image may display in your post as a different size than you would like it to be.
To change the size, locate the popover display bar. To the right of the word "Image" you have options to place your image left, center or right of your page.
Beside that you can select the size of the image as small (S), medium (M) or large (L). Select the size that you would like for your post.
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