Introduction 

Objective : By the end of the lesson each student will be able to partner up with ideal and learn more information about ideal by watching some informational videos. Evidence will be based on students acess to the website and partning up with ideal.

  IDEAL   Is a single access point to educational resources and information for all Arizona Educators. Access to professional development, standards based curriculum resources, collaborative tools and school improvement resources. Take a tour, visit the Home edition, explore AIMS Resources and then log in to access the full suite of resources.

How to acess IDEAL webpage? 

First: type this website into your crusor http://www.ideal.azed.gov/ If you cant acess the website.

Follow next instructions.

•   Type google.com
• write Arizona Deparment of Education
• Click on IDEAL                                

There are two ways you can get into the IDEAL website you may either register for an account or you just  can learn more information about the website.

Can you get an account with IDEAL?

The answer is YES! Since IDEAL is assossiated with ASU You may have access to an account

Here are the following stepts to register:

1. click on the link http://www.ideal.azed.gov/ 

2. click on the right hand corner where it says sing in

3. click on the first options PARTNER LOGIN

IF you don’t have an ASU account you can still login you just need a valid email address and follow these simples’ steps:

• Create a NEW ACCOUNT 

• Then the you will receive a SECRET CODE and a link in your EMAIL 

• click on the link and paste the code on the provided space

• Next, you will receive ANOTHER EMAIL with your TEMPORARY PASSWORD

• click on the link on your email and it will log you in automatically so you can update your information and set a password 

•  It is recommended to choose a password that contains at least 6 characters. It should include numbers, punctuation, and both upper and lowercase letters

 IF for some reason you don't remember you password you can allways request a temporary password by requesting one to be send to your email address. 

If you have problems login in you may call helpdesk: 480-965-9411 or support@ideal.azed.gov. So you may have this type to copy this infomation if you find IDEAL useful for your teaching career in the future.

            Learning more about the website?

                  Here are some videos for you to enjoy and inform yourself about the website.

https://www.ideal.azed.gov/p/tour/curriculum-resources

The curriculum resource video offers teachers a great amount of resources for teachers and administration to use. For example, the website offers a library where teachers and administrators can look for lesson plans by subject, content and strand. Therefore, if you need help doing lesson plan you can take a look in this website and find ways you can improve your own lesson plans. Also, there are applications on Itunes where you can download educational videos, podcast, and documents that will help you throughout your education experience.  

https://www.ideal.azed.gov/p/tour/professional-development

This video provides information of professional development there are three to four programs. Recipes for Sucess where teachers learn new skills. Also, Intel Teach program is a guide for teachers to integrate technology as a tool into classroom to promote a twenty-first century teaching enviroment.

https://www.ideal.azed.gov/p/tour/school-improvement

In this video you learned about how school improvement can be implement into your school. For example, if your school wants to improve their curriculum they can look into the standards and rubrics and they could know about their limitations. This is a good tool for administrators to align the standards to their curriculum.   

https://www.ideal.azed.gov/p/tour/collaboration

 Collaboration provides users with tools to create groups that can be use to discuss ideas. You can even create a public or private group and share ideas with other users.

https://www.ideal.azed.gov/p/tour/personal-workspace

How to use or edit your personal information on your profile.

Beneficial Articles within the website!  

https://www.ideal.azed.gov/p/home-edition-students

https://www.ideal.azed.gov/p/content/public_announcement/MEC_2011_Call_Proposals

How can teacher's benefit from IDEAL?

Everything is evolving and education is not the exeption IDEAL is design for and to teachers. They focus on how to implement technology into education, making the teachers successful in their lesson and achieving their objective. Teachers can be more prepare to teach students with the resources and tools that IDEAL provides.  Teachers will become aware of everything that there is to help them stay updated. Also IDEAL provides teacher with assessments according with the State Standards teacher can just go and select the Standard they want and a assessment will be ready to hand out to the students =).

 How can students benefit fron IDEAL?  

Students like technology and they like to learn everything within technology. This is a great attention grabber sometimes and they will be wanting to learn more. Students would get a better chance of a better education if the teacher is inform and involve in programs like IDEAL. The more the teachers knows the more that can benefit the student.  

 Resources used:

Computer  

website

Internet explore