Using the Online Training Modules

1. The first time that you enter the Online Training section of the web site, you will need to create your login and password.

a. From the Power of 2 Homepage (www.powerof2.org), click on the Online Training link.

b. Here you will need to click on the red link titled “Create a new login account”.

c. Enter your e-mail address (this will be used as your login name), your name, and your password. Now click the “create an account” button.

If you lose your password, go to the Online Training page of the web site. Click on the red link titled “Lost your password?” Enter in the e-mail you used to create your Power of 2 account. An e-mail with your Power of 2 module password will be automatically sent to that e-mail address within a few minutes.

2. The Online Training is broken into several parts.

a. First, are the Online Training Modules themselves. There are five of these online training modules: Program Development, Effective Teaching, Collaborative Consultation, Co-Teaching, and Teams.

b. Within these online modules, there are several Learning

Objects. These are the links that are found below each of the

modules. Some examples of these are Readiness for Inclusion

and Time for Collaboration.

c. In the training manual, there are also activities that are not part of the learning objects, but that expand on the ideas present in the module. These are referred to as Learning Activities.

3. When completing a Learning Object, follow the directions within the Learning Object. Some Learning Objects begin with presentations and have activities at the end and some consist of only activities. Most of the Learning Object can be saved to the online portfolio. If an object can be saved to the portfolio, it will have a button asking if you would like to save it at the end of the activity. If there is no button, then that particular Learning Object cannot be saved to the online portfolio.

a. Please note that you cannot save partially completed Learning Objects and that there is not way to edit or revise the Learning Object once it is in the portfolio.

b. For longer Learning Objects, a downloadable form has been created to address this issue. Some modules have a worksheet that can be downloaded to your hard drive. The worksheet is to assist you in completing and editing the content of a module to your satisfaction before saving it to your portfolio. In some of the modules, you will see a link that will look similar to figure 1. Clicking on the link will open the module in Microsoft Word.

Figure 1. A link that allows you to download a module in Word format.

After you have completed the worksheet, you will need to transfer that information (either copy/paste or enter) to the actual module. You also can save the worksheet to your portfolio folder.

c. You may upload documents as well to your online portfolio.

i. First, enter your online portfolio.

ii. Click on the link titled “Additional Submissions to my Portfolio”.

iii. Here, click on the link “Administrate your Portfolio”.

iv. Click on the browse button to locate the file that you wish to upload. Once you locate the file, you can create a name for it in the next box. Than click the upload files button.

v. Once the file has been successfully uploaded, you may return to your portfolio by clicking the link at the top of the page.

vi. Please note that you may delete files from your online portfolio after the facilitator has reviewed them. This will keep your online portfolio from becoming too full.

d. Your facilitator and/or anyone that you share your portfolio with can post comments to your portfolio. They may post general comments, relating to the portfolio overall, or they can submit specific comments that relate to the individual Learning Objects.

i. You may view these comments by clicking on the link “View comments”.

e. Finally, you have the option of sending a copy of one of your Learning Objects to someone via e-mail.

i. First, save the completed module to your online portfolio.

ii. Now, enter the portfolio and click on the Learning Object that you wish to send.

iii. At the bottom of the summary, there will be a box for an e-mail address and it will say “Send this summary to (email):”. Enter the e-mail address you wish to share with and an invitation to view this summary will be sent to the person you choose.