Author: Dell

TEACHER
WEB PAGES

The individual teacher webpages can post information, downloadable documents and links to websites. Students cannot respond to these web pages.

To access individual teacher webpages, go to the Derry Township School District website: www.hershey.k12.pa.us
From the menu bar on the banner, choose Hershey Middle School
Choose Teacher Websites from the menu bar in the center of the website

Find the name of the teacher whose website you would like to visit; select that name
You will find the teacher resources, downloads, and links to featured websites

ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION . . .
You must know your username and password for each website; if you do not, you must contact your teacher. It’s a good idea to write it down somewhere.
Sometimes when you enter your user name and password you may need to add your initials to the password (your student #) i.e. John Smith = JS000000

For GoogleDocs, you must add the following to your username: @hershey.k12.pa.us
Edmodo might look like Facebook, but it is a secure, closed educational environment

Hershey Middle School

500 Homestead Road Hershey, PA 17033 (717) 531-2222

www.hershey.k12.pa.us

Hershey Middle School

Most Commonly Used Web-Based Technology

Most Commonly Used Web-based Technology

Edmodo is a course management system. It allows teachers to post information, assignments, links, etc. and allows students to respond to that information.
To access Edmodo, go to the Edmodo website: hershey.edmodo.com
Enter your username and password (this will be different than your normal network username and password)
You will automatically be sent to your home page where you should find your posts as well as assignments in the folders assigned to your classes
Any notes or assignments from the teacher will automatically pop up
If you are joining a class for the first time, your will the need the group code provided by your teacher

Moodle is a course management system. It allows teachers to post information, worksheets, links, tests, etc. and allows students to respond to that information.
To access Moodle, go to the Derry Township Moodle website: derrymoodle.caiu.org
Enter your normal network username and password
Choose Middle School
Choose Course Categories (If you are entering for the first time, some courses require you to have an enrollment code in order to join the class—you will get this from your teacher)
Choose the subject & teacher
You should find your assignments and resources there
The next time you login, all of your courses will appear in the left margin and you will NOT have to choose your course category, subject & teacher

Google Docs is cloud computing software. It allows students and teachers to create documents, presentations, and spreadsheets and store them in cyber space. It then gives the creator the option of sharing these items with other people It is a fabulous collaboration tool. It is free, but you must have a Google e-mail address to use and access the documents there (gmail.com)
To access Google Docs, go to the Google Docs website: docs.google.com/a/hershey.k12.pa.us (there is a Quick link on the MS website)
Typically, you will use your normal network username and password; remember to add the @hershey.k12.pa.us to your username; your password is usually your student # or your initials and your student # (the first time you log on, it will be hershey)
The documents, presentations and forms that are “owned” by you or are “shared” with you will show up on a list
Choose the document you want
Complete the assignment and “share” it back to your teacher or people in your group by clicking on Share or Add people