School Web LockersSchool Web Lockers

Web-based, Student and Teacher Storage and Collaboration

• Why Use WEB LOCKERS?• Teachers and Students need to

have access to computer-based files from school and home. Disks and Flash drives are prohibited for students by the user policy.

• This program allows this access. Students can save a file at school, open it at home, work on it, save it and reopen it at school.

WEB LOCKERS for TeachersWEB LOCKERS for Teachers• Also, if you choose to use it:• Teachers have the ability to give and receive

homework in a simple and secure manner.• Teachers have an electronic method to grade

homework (no more printing of homework).• Teachers have a simple and secure way to

communicate with students via the web.• Electronic Portfolio & Homework Archive can

be stored here.• School/District has audit-ability, security, and

administrative control over resources

Past ChallengesPast Challenges• Student Homework and File

Sharing Before– Floppy Disks, CD-R, Flash

Drives– Network Home Directories– E-mail– Printing & Grading homework– Server & User Administration

School Web LockersSchool Web Lockers

• 5 Productivity Functions

1. Web-based Personal Data Storage

- 100Mb students

- 1Gb teachers

2. Assignment and Homework Shares

3. Homework Assessment (private thread)

4. Public and Private Message Boards

5. Calendars (Personal/Class/School)

Internet AccessibleInternet Accessible

• Full Browser compatibility.• From any Internet connection

– Classroom– Library– Home/Friends House– Anywhere a connection is

available

Home DirectoryHome Directory

• Each user (teacher 1Gb, student 100Mb) has a personal directory with full privileges that is preserved year-to-year

• Each user can create unlimited sub-directories within their personal folder

Student File AccessStudent File AccessSchool to HomeSchool to Home

Student Home Computer

School Computer

Student’s Home Directory on Web Locker

StudentStudent

Home DirectoryStudent

Class Shared Folders

Per. 1 Biology

Per. 2 History

Per. 3 English

Per. 4 Math

Per. 5 Phys. Ed.

Class Shared DirectoriesClass Shared Directories

• If you want to use this service with your classes, Class data can be imported from APSCN to create a class directory shared to teacher and each student. Teachers are not required to use this service, but certainly may if they desire. Technology department will help you with this.

       

English 101 Period 3 - Smith

Class Folder StructureClass Folder Structureon School Web Lockeron School Web Locker

Teacher’s Web Locker

Directory

Student’sWeb Locker

Directory

Class Shared Folder

Teacher

Student

TeacherTeacherWeb

Locker Home

Directory

Class Shared Folders

Teacher

Per. 1 Biology

Per. 2 Biology

Per. 3 Biology

Per. 4 Adv. Bio.

Per. 5 Adv. Bio.

Class Shared FolderClass Shared Folder

Assignments

Homework

Teacher

Student

English Per. 1 - Smith

Download Only

Upload Only

Homework Work FlowHomework Work Flow

TeacherCreates

Assignment

TeacherUploads toAssignment

Folder

StudentDownloadsAssignment

StudentWorks on

AssignmentAnd can storeIn home dir

StudentCompletesAssignmentAnd uploads

To HomeworkDirectory

TeacherDownloads or

ViewsHomework

Teachermakes

Assessment

Student viewsAnd may reply to

Assessment

Assignments

Homework Due

Graded Homework

Home Directory

CalendarsCalendars

• School-wide Calendar • Class Calendars – only students in

that particular class can see the calendar

• Personal calendars – Everyone has their own Calendar View.

• Parents do not have access to these calendars. If you choose to use this, it is for your students’ viewing only.

Message ForumMessage Forum• Multi-threaded messages• Administrator can add and manage

access to message forums• Teachers can monitor, edit and

manage boards• Creates the glue for collaboration• Can be used for blogging or

discussion board• Fully auditable – activity logs

Teacher TalkTeacher Talk

• Teacher’s personal message board

• Only teacher(s) and their students can access the board

• Teachers must enable their “Teacher Talk” in their Profile

Teacher InformationTeacher Information• This is a brief overview of School Web

Lockers. If you are interested in using this service with your classes, please e-mail Dianne Martin. We will set up a detailed in-service for those teachers who wish to utilize the advanced functions of this service.

• You will be provided with a one-page handout for your students that explains how to use the service.

• Your login name is the same one you use on the network. First time password is your login name. Then you will be asked to change your password.