Procedures for use of Teacher Resource Center/Computer Lab
(90 Delaware Ave., 2nd Floor)

The Teacher Resource Center/Computer Lab, established in 1981, is a service for individual teachers provided by the Division of Academic Services of the Paterson School District to help increase administrative and staff capacity (Priority IV, Goal 4).  Services available include:

• loans of sets of novels, professional books, thematic kits, readers theater scripts,
  AV equipment, etc.
• make-and-take stations such as letter/symbol cutting, lamination
• access to computers to print off lesson plans, learning centers (in color), and other
  teacher-developed learning aids

Teachers can schedule visits to the Center by emailing Dennis Vroegindewey, Director of Instructional Technology at:   dennisv@paterson.k12.nj.us

Visitation dates/times are determined by the availability of Mr. Vroegindewey or other Academic Services Staff, and every request for service will be addressed in an efficient and responsive manner.

 

Research Process Skills Curriculum

(Adopted by BOE on 9/18/2013)

I. Rationale II. Best Practices III. Research Process Skills Continuum IV. Research Process Rubrics Kindergarten Grades 1-2 Grades 3-4 Grades 5-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12 V. Focus LAL Student Objectives for School Librarians Grades K-2 Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 VI. Online Resources Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 VII. Works Cited

Research Databases

 Jerseyclicks

 Paterson Public Library Electronic Resources

 Paterson Public Library EZ Library Card Form

 

 

 

 

 

 

These Classroom Application Documents are sample activities with resources included that demonstrate how Technology Standard 8.1 supports learning across the curriculum. Standard 8.1 Strand A - Technology Operations and Concepts Strand B - Creativity and Innovation Strand C - Communication and Collaboration Strand D - Digital Citizenship Strand E - Research and Information Fluency Strand F - Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Standard 8.2 Strand A—The Nature of Technology: Creativity and Innovation Strand B—Technology and Society Strand C—Design Strand D—Abilities for a Technological World Strand E—Computational Thinking: Programming

 

 

 

 

Google Apps for Education

How to set up your account:

As part of the district's homegrown initiative for GAFE you have been added you to Google apps. To log in you go to Google.com and sign in with your username@ppsstaff.org. The username is the same as your district login id. Your password is ppsstaff until you change it. If you already signed into Google Apps with your ppsstaff account, the password may have been reset to ppsstaff.

Using Google Apps for Education you can use all of Google Drive (Docs, Sheets and Slides) and are able to upload to it. Plus the exciting feature of Google Classroom is available through this login.

Information on how to set up student accounts is forthcoming.

---

Tutorials

Welcome, Log in

Google Docs overview

Google Classroom Teacher overview

Google Classroom Student/Teacher

Google Docs  View only/ Sharing

Google Docs Sharing

Google Forms, Creating a basic Form

Google Form Responses (New video for new forms will be coming)

New Google Form

Make use of the Google Training Center  (using your new Google login):

---

 

Digital Tools

Susan Sullivan, Education Technology Specialist in the NJDOE Office of Educational Technology, has compiled resources “to support and empower learning.”  You can find the listing, updated daily, at the following site:

tinyurl.com/viewtools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dennis Vroegindewey

Director of Instructional Technology and Libraries
973-321-0814
E-mail: dennisv@paterson.k12.nj.us

 

Jose Correa

Interim Executive Director of Technology

973-321-0671

E-mail: jcorrea@paterson.k12.nj.us