MyEDesk

MyEDesk has now become eDesk2. It has many new features and once we all figure it out, we will love it!

> MyEdesk is an excellent tool for organizing technology projects, course documents and internet resources. We will:
 * New - MyEDesk has changed now to eDesk2 and the tutorials are no longer available.
 * The new eDesk2 is the same as the new UTIPS. The following documents from [|Davis School District] may be useful:
 * [|Beginning Skills]
 * [|Intermediate Skills]
 * [|Folders]
 * [|Blogging]
 * [|Calendar]
 * [|Themes]
 * 1) Examine other teacher websites for ideas
 * List of all eMINTS Teachers by Grade Level: [|emints.myedesk.org]
 * Click on Articles, Grants, and Websites
 * Click on Teacher Websites
 * Click on a grade level folder
 * 1) Create your own website, editing the web appearance of that site.
 * 2) Begin bookmarking websites for your students to use.
 * 3) Lets get started: [|http://www.myedesk.org].
 * 4) Click on the little key by the Login.
 * 5) Use admin for the Referrer
 * 6) Use a login and password that you usually use. (Maybe the same login you use at school.)
 * 7) Tutorials are found on MyEdesk. Once you are logged into your account, you will notice a tutorials folder on the left hand side of the screen.


 * FINDING AN IMAGES FOR YOUR HOMEPAGE**
 * [|Michelle Asay's Clipart Page] - Sandburg Elementary
 * [|FreeFoto.com]
 * [|Pics4Learning.com]

[|document]
 * SAVING, UPLOADING AND CHANGING AN IMAGE ON MYEDESK**
 * Saving an Image
 * Find an image you want to save
 * Right click on the image
 * Click on Save Picture As
 * In the Save Picture Dialog Box, there are 2 things you need to do:
 * Choose the location where you want to save the image (Desktop, My Pictures, etc.)
 * Name the image
 * Click Save
 * Uploading the image to MyEDesk
 * Click on the Images folder
 * Click on the Media tab on the menu bar
 * Click on Upload a File
 * Click on the Browse button
 * Find the image that you saved and click on it
 * Click Open
 * Click Upload
 * Changing the default image
 * Click on the Profile tab
 * Click the 'My Page' tab
 * Click the pull-down by Media and click on New
 * Click on the Browse button
 * Find the image that you saved and click on it
 * Click Open
 * Click Upload
 * Look at your public page - how does it look?
 * BOOKMARKING A WEBSITE**
 * Find the website you want to copy
 * Click in the address bar one time so the address is highlighted in blue
 * Click on Edit>Copy
 * Minimize that website or click on your EDesk tab on the taskbar
 * On your MyEDesk site:
 * Click on the folder you want the site in
 * Click on the Media tab
 * Click on New
 * Click on Bookmark a Website
 * Type in the Title of the website
 * Click in the URL box
 * Click on Edit>Paste
 * Click on File It
 * OR JUST CLICK YOUR [|FILE-IT] SHORTCUT.....
 * FIXING (REMOVING) PERSONAL INFORMATION**
 * HTML TO ADD TO MYEDESK**
 * [|HTML document]
 * [|Hexidecimal Values] for more colors.
 * http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/
 * http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/
 * http://www.case.edu/help/introHTML/toc.html
 * INTERNET RESOURCES**
 * Use [|eThemes] to search for anything! Use the calendar, newest added features. or have Missouri find resources for you!
 * [|UEN] - Look at the activities, virtual fieldtrips or lesson plans.
 * [|Pioneer Library] (Searchasaurus, Culture Grams are a few ways to start)
 * Misty's suggestions: [|internet4classrooms], [|apples4theteacher] , [|teachersfirst] , [|iknowthat]
 * [|Google.com]: Search engine for students - not students. Jayanne showed us tips for using Google. Google will add:, define:, and convert meaurements plus so much more. Google Powerpoints for more information: [|All About Google], [|Google Smarter] , [|Google 101] , [|Google 201] , [|Uber Google 301]
 * Kid Friendly Search Engines. These sites should be bookmarked on your MyEDesk account. [|Yahooligans], [|Ask Jeeves for Kids] , [|Kids Click]