WINDOWS 8.1On the HP Revolve 810 G2

CONTEXT

Remember modern teaching is not about the device (or even the tools).

It is about the NEW ASK (i.e., how do we prepare students to be globally competitive in the world they grow into in 2030)?

In the conceptual age, citizens need to be innovative thinkers, creators, and entrepreneurs.

Education needs to become more inquiry-based and student- centered.

Blended learning makes this transformation achievable.

TODAY WE WILL:

Explore the basic operations of the new HP Revolve 810 G2.

Become oriented to the new BCPS gradebook system.

More detailed information is available on the BCPS website. Kathy Benson will be available next Tuesday 6/10 4:00 – 5:00 in the library for an information Q&A session. DDL is offering training over the summer but most sessions are full. Follow @BCPSDDL on twitter for the latest news.

WHAT DO YOU GET? HP Revolve 810 G2, case and power cord

Docking station (coming later – with monitor, keyboard, and mouse)

Dongle (can be used to connect to projector in the interim) – Make sure one is in your case!

TWO UNIVERSES

Desktop Metro

DESKTOP Familiar (Windows 7 like) You’ll feel like you are on a PC Live here until you are ready to explore new worlds Runs familiar Microsoft Programs, ActivInspire, etc.

METRO Also may be referred to as the “Start Screen”. This is a brave new world that you’ll want to visit when you are

ready. You’ll feel like you are on a smartphone. Has apps from the Microsoft store called “full screen apps” For now, you can’t add other apps from the store, but eventually

there will be a BCPS version of the Windows Apps store with apps that are virus free and have been approved for use by the BCPS DOT.

WARP SPEED ! TAKE ME TO THE OTHER UNIVERSE

Task:Switch from Desktop to Metro and back.

TRAINING OPTIONS

Built-in support folder Training videos Reference sheets

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions https://intranet.bcps.org/offices/oit/device Online training videos and Webinars CPD courses and workshops

(for updates follow @BCPSDDL on twitter)

REVOLVE 101For beginning users

CHOICES, CHOICES, CHOICESDesktop Metro

Mouse Track pad Touchscreen

“TRAINING WHEELS” FOR YOUR STAR SHIP

Live in the Desktop Universe Use a mouse You know a lot already Take it slow Learn one new thing at a time Customize the environment to

resemble your existing environment

LET’S GO FOR IT Outlook

Word

BCPS One

Internet Explorer Task:Launch Outlook, Word, BCPS ONE, and Internet Explorer.

SWITCH TO TABLET MODE

Task: Change your notebook to a tablet1. Rotate the display clockwise 180 degrees until the display faces backwards.2. Lower the display over the keyboard.To change the tablet back into a notebook, reverse these steps

VISIT THE SELF-SERVE RESOURCES

Task:Explore your choice of a resource from the self serve portal.

REVOLVE 102For intermediate users

THE TRACK PAD

Pinch and Zoom

Two-finger scroll

Gestures

TASK: Open the “Q&A Resources” folder on your desktop. Access the “files” and then “videos” subfolders. Identify a tutorial to watch later. Close the window.

TOUCH SCREEN

Click (Double-Click)

Right-click

Drag

Pinch and Zoom

Swipe

Rotate

Gestures

Mouse

Equivalents

Task:From the Start Screen, swipe from the right edge, tap Settings, customize as you wish.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

Desktop Metro

TASK: Choose 1: a) Launch an app, b) Close an app, c) Switch

between apps,d) Make shortcut

for an app, e) Change

settings for an app.

SUMMARYFeature

Desktop Metro

Launch Double-click program’s shortcut on the desktop or taskbar

Click a tile on Start Screen or Or Click the at the bottom of the Start screen; browse for the appOr Search (type the first few letters of the app name)

Close Click Close X button in the upper right corner of the program

Hover mouse at top (title bar) of the app, then click the Close X button in upper rightOr Swipe from top All the way to the bottom

Switch Alt-tab from keyboardClick the program’s icon on the taskbar

Swipe from left side Or mouse to upper left hand corner, drag down, select

Add more apps (programs)

Right-click Windows icon > Search > Open File Location > Create Shortcut Or Search > Pin to Taskbar

Search > Pin to Start

Settings Use program menus Swipe down from top of app Or up from bottom of app

VINCENT FARM PORTAPORTAL

To make life easier I have created a hotlist of links you might frequently use (http://guest.portaportal.com/vincentfarm)

For example, it takes you to the VF Destiny and VF Safari Montage.

Task:1. Visit the hotlist.2. Bookmark it in your browser or create a

shortcut to it on your Desktop or Metro Start screen.

REVOLVE 103For advanced users

GETTING AROUND

On the Start screen, swipe up from under the lowest app to display ALL apps and programs. Select three apps (use the Windows key to return to the Metro screen

between selections) Swipe left to move between apps / programs Swipe down to resize or close apps

Task:Open multiple apps / programs, switch between them, and close them.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/getting-around-tutorial

THE UNIVERSES COLLIDE(BUT HAPPILY CO-EXIST SIDE BY SIDE)

Task:Display a Desktop program and a Metro app side by side.

NOTES Keep your device safe. Report theft to the police within

two days.

When you close the lid, it goes to sleep. At the end of each day, shutdown and recharge it.

If the battery comes loose, turn it over, unlock the battery, reseed it, and relock it.

TEACHERS CAN ADD LESSONS AND DIGITAL RESOURCES BY STUDENT OR BY GROUP

MAY DO If you wish, set Chrome as

your default browser. Explore the great

instructional resources from Discovery Education at http://bcps.discoveryeducation.com

You can add them your lessons now!

Students can access them with their BCPS username and password

TASK: Find a digital resource for an upcoming lesson.

PATH FORWARD We plan to install printers on the new devices after teachers report

in fall. If you need additional software installed on your device, please put

in a ticket at http://vfes.estreamdesk.com/. We also plan to do these installs in the fall as well.

In the fall, DDL will be providing all teacher and students in K-8 with a copy of Wixie (cloud-based version of Pixie) for use at school and home.

When you turn in your existing laptop on the last day of school, please attach the status report form. This form will help us know what (if anything) needs to be repaired on your existing laptop so that it can be repurposed for the Spanish pilot in the fall. A hard copy of the form will be in your snail mail box.

BCPS ONE Review

BCPS One accelerates achievement by enabling educators to connect the right learning resources to the right student at

the right time.

http ://www.bcps.org/academics/BCPSOne/

Curriculum Conversion

Instructional Conversion

Assessment ConversionProfessional Development

ConversionInfrastructure Conversion

Policy Conversion

Budget Conversion

Global Transformat

ion

GRADEBOOK 101 An Orientation

Task: Watch the video (if you haven’t already)

http://www.schooltube.com/video/5fa5ab1a136d4098a900/Overview%20and%20Settings

Task: Create a practice assignment.

http://bcpsone.bcps.org

TAKE AWAY For grades 3-5, this is not too different conceptually from what you’ve been doing.

Andy, Stephanie, and Jess have been part of the pilot and it has been working fine. For grades 1-2, this is new, but you can customize it to suit what you’ve been doing. Assignments can be graded or ungraded. Assignments can be tagged to standards (but they don’t have to be). If you tag by

standard, then you and parents can summarize student performance by standard. Grades are automatically shared with parents unless you mark them ungraded or

hidden. The district has not revised the report card, but it is under review. Eventually, you can elect to have scores on digital assessments will automatically

recorded in the gradebook. Since the district is paying for Engrade, schools won’t have to pay for Edline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION If you want more tutorials on how to use the grade book, see the

one on assignments and scoring and the other on printing and reports.

QUESTIONS? Kathy Benson will be available for an optional Q & A session next

Tuesday 6/10 4:00 – 5:00 PM.