Curriculum-Professional Development / Video How-To

District Created How-To Videos

These videos are created to help teachers with a variety of technology programs. You can stop, replay, or fast forward the videos to review the specific needed steps. Windows Media Player must be loaded on your computer to play the videos. Be sure and turn the volume up on your computer before starting the video.

CSCOPE	Project Share	Outlook Exchange Email	iTunes U
SMART Notebook	Twitter	Region 16 Training Records	YouTube
SchoolWires	GPS	United Streaming Video	AnyVideo Converter
Eduphoria	Benefits Hub How-To	QR Code Generator	Dyslexia Training
Texas STaR Chart	iPads

iPad Procedures and Management Video
Created by Debbie Boyer
The following "iPad Procedures" video is required of all staff. After watching and listening to the video, please complete the Statement of Understanding within Eduphoria. If the video will not open, you may need a video player on your computer. Contact your TSA for troubleshooting.

Please choose the correct grade level video.

PreK-4th Grade iPad Procedures

5th-12th Grade iPad Procedures

iPad How-To Videos

Created by Debbie Boyer
The following videos share iPad basics and tips.

iPad Basics Video - 14 min (.WMV file opens on PC)	iPad Basics Video - 14 min (.MOV file opens on iPad and Mac)
Safari on the iPad - 8 min (.WMV file opens on PC)	Safari on the iPad - 8 min (.MOV file opens on iPad and Mac)

Erase and Reveal	Fade-In-Fade-Out	SMART Recorder
Hide and Reveal	Shrink and Grow Animation	SMART Video Player
Drag-n-Drop	Annotation ELA Lesson - Linking Pages

Overview & Login	Learn how-to login and access the different features of the "MyPortal" portion of Epsilen.
My ePortfolio	Learn how-to set up the"My ePortfolio" section within the Epsilen system. This will be the area that other teachers in CISD and the Epsilen system will be able to view. Please upload a picture, set your teaching interests, and choose your theme or background colors. Setting up teaching interest will allow educators across the state to network.
Adding a Picture to My ePortfolio	Directions for uploading a picture to the "My ePortfolio" area will be demonstrated in this video. Teacher pictures help as PLCs meet across the district or as teachers participate in online professional development.
Changing Passwords & Color Themes	Learn how to change your Project Share password and set your color themes for the My Portal and ePortfolio areas.
Collaboration & Groups	Within MyPortal, there is an area to collaborate with a group of teachers or adminstrators. This video segment shows how-to access the group area and work with others in the group using the group tools.
Learning & Courses	Discover how to use many of the instructional tools within Project Share courses including: announcements, members, syllabus, resources, drop boxes, and course mail.
Content Repository	Learn to use the online databases available in Project Share including New York Times, Texas PBS, CSIS Seven Revolutions, Flat World, NASA and more.
Drop Box	Within groups or courses, there is a digital drop box tool which allows group members or course members to upload and share files. These files can be accessed by group members anywhere they have Internet access. Engaging Exceptional Learner participants will upload at least three files per campus per grade level and/or subject area of differentiated student products. These student products can be a picture of the product, a scanned file on the copier, or an actual digital file such as Word, PPT, Excel, Notebook, video, etc. This video was created in the older version of Project Share; however, the steps will still be the same.
Wiki	Wikis are a quick way for a group or class to create a common document that everyone can edit, add to, change, and create. Wikis are found within groups or courses. Only one person can edit the wiki at a time. It is a great way to compile a list of Websites, resources, thoughts, and more. A history is created of who has edited the document. Learn to create a wiki and edit it. This video was created in the older version of Project Share; however, the steps will still be the same.
Wiki - Drafts	If you exit a Wiki without saving the changes, it will create a draft of the Wiki that only you can see. You will need to delete the Wiki DRAFT before you can edit the real Wiki document. This video was created in the older version of Project Share; however, the steps will still be the same.
Creating Lessons in Courses	Learn how to create lessons within Project Share to organize and present your instruction. Add Web links and documents to the course content. This was created in the older version of Project Share, so it might look slightly different but the steps are the same.