Utilizing an Intranet and Camtasia to Provide Asynchronous Instructional Technology Tutorials

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Utilizing an Intranet and Camtasia to Provide
Asynchronous Instructional Technology Tutorials

• In partial fulfillment of IT899
• by
• Pamela Hanks

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Purpose of the Intranet Tutorial Project

• To provide anytime, anywhere assistance for
  District Software and Microsoft Mail Merge
• To provide Internet links, resources, and
  activities for teachers based on discipline
  taught

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No Needs Assessment

• The Director of Research and Technology
• SASI
• IGPRO
• Mail Merge
• The Coordinator of Instructional Technology,
  Curriculum, and Assessment
• Internet Links
• Resources
• Activities
• Building Principal
• GroupWise
• OneNote

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Information to Include in the Tutorials

• I have worked with the high school teachers for 2
  years.
• 10 tech-savvy teachers, 4 instructional
  technology resource teachers, the Director of
  Research and Technology, the Coordinator of
  Instructional Technology, Curriculum, and
  Assessment, and 10 teachers with minimal computer
  skills

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Original Index
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Redesigned Index
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Original Site Map
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Redesigned Site Map
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Original OneNote Tutorial
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Redesigned OneNote Tutorial
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Supplementary Activities
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Materials Used

• Camtasia
• Flash
• Dreamweaver
• DHTML Menu Creator

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Survey Results - Tutorials

• 95 - Tutorials met my needs
• 95 - Tutorials are a time saver
• 97 - Tutorials are easy to understand
• 95 - Tutorials are easy to navigate

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Suggestions

• Add the directions for accessing and changing
  set-up for the Audix Phone System
• Add testing procedures for online testing
• Add directions for setting up and using the
  SmartBoard

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Survey Results Supplementary Activities

• 95 - Activities met my needs
• 97 - Activities are a time saver
• 97 - Activities are easy to understand
• 97 - Activities are easy to navigate

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Suggestions

• Add a link to Henrico County English treasure
  Chest of Web Resources
• Add a link under each discipline to
  portaportal.com
• Locate more chemistry/math related links
• Add a link for lateral area, surface area, and
  volume
• Expand the circle PowerPoint to include arcs and
  inscribed angles

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Where is this project going?

• Continue to add tutorials as needed under each of
  the identified categories
• Continue to update links under the Supplementary
  category
• Continue to add activities such as online
  quizzes, online crossword puzzles, web quests,
  PowerPoint and SmartBoard lessons
• Encourage teachers to contribute activities