KRJA Productions
Univ of Phoenix
WEB 425 - Week Four
September 12, 2007

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Amphitheater Middle School

"Home of the Scholarly Pirates"

Information for Teachers - SY 2007 -2008

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Attention New and Returning Teachers

UPDATE - Sept 10: The training schedule for the year is ready. If you have misplaced your copy, Karen R. will soon have a copy located on this page for your use.

Attention New and Returning Teachers

UPDATE - Aug 4: Attn Math Teachers. The plugins for the Math Standards are available. Thanks Paul, for helping with this project.

UPDATE - July 24: If you will be posting grades on your web site, Karen R will need to check that your "ftp" account is still active. Please, email her in advance of trying to post your grades for the first time.

Easy Grade Pro Update

New Features are:

"With the state and national emphasis on skill-based assessment, the #1 requested feature from Easy Grade Pro users is a way to record and assess performance by standards. With v4.0, you can..." (Easy Grade Pro Web Site, 2007)

UPDATE - July 1: Apparently the "plugin" isn't as easy as the advertising says. Apparently someone has to type up the standards, but then they can share them with everyone. So we may want to vote on using this feature. If we decide on usage maybe we can divide up the standards and then Ron or I can combine them into one plugin . . . . We'll talk and decide later.

• Add your school's or state's standards to a grade book.
• Create unlimited rubric scales (i.e. Exceeds Standard - 4.00, Meets Standard - 3.00).
• Link up to ten standards to each for independent assessment.
• Utilize two separate charts for entering and viewing standard data: 1-Student, 1-Assignment (pictured on web site).
• Have overall standard grades calculated using averages (not percents), using the Power-law formula or manually.
• also;
• add extra credit by offering the option of an Extra Credit category with a use-definable maximum value.

To check which version you have, open your Grade Pro, click on Help, go to "About Easy Grade Pro." Marty at 6272 and Karen R. at x6307 will be coming to your room to install on your classroom computer. To borrow the upgrade to install on your home computer, please call us.

The Wetmore training schedule is posted on their Reigtration Web site. Sign up for some GREAT classes!

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How to Use Your AMS Phone or My Ears Are Ringing!

1. First Lesson: WOW! I have a Phone in My Room!
2. Second Lesson: Taking Control of Your Voicemail
3. Third Lesson: Making the Phone in Your Classroom YOURS!
4. Fourth Lesson: BUT, I Don't Want it to Ring During Class!
5. Fifth Lesson: Oops, I Need to Change My Password
6. Last Lesson: Oh My Many Friends! So Many People, So Little Time

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This page was last updated September 12, 2007, by Karen Rutynowski (krutynow@amphi.com).

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