Implementation Checklists
The following items can be of great help as you implement and promote usage of netTrekker for the following users. Click on the user to view an implementation checklist.
Administrator
Tour netTrekker
- View netTrekker Features Tour (4 minute Flash video) to preview an overview of netTrekker's award winning features
- Review netTrekker Quick-Reference Guide (8-page PDF) to provide you an introduction of ways to Search, Differentiate, Organize and Integrate resources in netTrekker
Create Awareness of netTrekker
- Introduce netTrekker at faculty and parent meetings
- Highlight netTrekker in newsletter article
- Distribute netTrekker promotional items
- Encourage your staff to sign-up for netTrekker newletters. Your netTrekker's administrator's email address was added to our newsletter distribution list and will receive a bi-monthly netTrekker newsletter as well as Did you Know emails containing helpful tips, product news, and feature articles. Past netTrekker Newsletters are archived for easy access.
- Customize and distribute netTrekker Parent letter
Establish Access to netTrekker
- View Implementation Tips to create awareness, conduct training and promote ongoing usage to netTrekker.
- View Recommended Environment suggestions for browsers, filters and pop-ups to access netTrekker.
- Increase usage and with quick and easy access to netTrekker by making netTrekker your homepage, adding netTrekker to your bookmarks or toolbar, or creating a webpage link, or login or search box.
- Email your Account Management contact to help you decide on method(s) to access netTrekker:
- Admins, Teachers, Students and Parents may register individual usernames
- Admins may register shared usernames for students and parents
- netTrekker can bulk load individual or shared usernames
- IP authentication for school access
- Portal authentication
- Federated Search authentication
- 3rd Party product integration to netTrekker
Login with Admin account to access Admin Tools for managing Users and School Settings
- View A Guide to Administrative Implementation
- View and/or or generate Registration Key for school(s)
- Set Teacher Code for school(s)
- Review Usage for school and district
- Review and manage registered usernames in school with User Count Summary and User Management tools
- Set Wikipedia and Controversial settings for school(s)
Conduct Training on netTrekker
- Utilize netTrekker Professional Development offerings to conduct hands-on training for your staff
- Use online video tutorials to provide targeted training on netTrekker features
- Download promotional items and training resources to support your training efforts
Promote Ongoing Use of netTrekker
- Ensure all teachers and staff have established a teacher username
- Use netTrekker promotional items as a visual reminder
- Assign a resident netTrekker expert at each school
- Utilize netTrekker Professional Development offerings to conduct hands-on training for your staff
- Highlight netTrekker best practices at faculty and parent meetings
- Hold contests to encourage sharing and collaboration of netTrekker best practices
- Include netTrekker in surveys of valuable tools for learning initiatives and for integrating technology
Connect with Other netTrekker Users
- Join netTrekker Village - a hub for netTrekker educators to connect. Villagers can share best practices, ideas for enhancements, learn about new features that will be released in netTrekker, as well as general discussion about what's most important to them
- Subscribe to the netTrekker Blog for educational best practices, ways to integrate netTrekker with our partners' products, 21st century learning skills ideas, and training and implementation strategies
- Follow netTrekker on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn