Welcome to Digital Tools for the K-12 Educator! As you begin this course, the following steps will help you in your success.

Step 1: Watch the intro videos

Dr. Rebekah McPherson (profile)

Dr. Catherine Dutton (profile)

Dr. Judy Donovan (profile)

Course Orientation Video

Step 2: Complete the student surveys

Please take time to take the Student Demographic Survey. We would like to get a better idea of your needs and interests in taking this class.

You can complete this by clicking the links above, or by continuing through the module.

Step 3: Review the syllabus

Skim through the course objectives, expectations, and course schedule on the Course Syllabus Page

Step 4: Fill out your student profile & Introduce yourself

A) Student Profile: One great feature of Canvas is the Student Profile- you can click on a person's name and find out a little more about them and even connect via other networks that they share. Use these directions to Update Your Profile. (Quick directions: Click your name in the upper right hand corner --> Click Edit Profile)

B) Introductions: Please take a minute and introduce yourself on the discussion board. We like getting to know our students, and this tells us a lot about you. Tell us what you teach, where you teach, and what you want out of this course. If you have a blog, twitter handle, or other means of logging your activity in the course, feel free to share it with us here as well. If you want to get really creative, try using Thinglink, Big Huge Lab's Mosaic Maker, or another web tool that you love, to tell us more about yourself in a visual manner!

Step 5: Start with Module 1

There are two methods of locating the weekly modules.

Method 1: Click Modules on the side menu. Then click the first link for the appropriate module.

Method 2: Click home on the side menu. Then select the appropriate module link from the course homepage. Click the next buttons at the bottom of the page to navigate through the modules.

(okay, three methods... click this link to Module 1- Presentations)