This page provides links to EdFolio tutorials, usage guidelines, information pertaining to FDU's Acceptable Use Policy, and offers links to important Web sites relating to professional teaching standards in the state of New Jersey and at the FDU School of Education.

Professional Teaching Standards

Links to New Jersey Department of Education Web Sites

• New Jersey Department of Education 
• NJDOE Academic and Professional Standards (standards homepage) 
• New Jersey Core Cirriculum Content Standards 
• New Jersey Standards for Professional Development of Teachers
• NJ Professional Professional Standards for Teachers and School Leaders (PDF file)

Professional teaching standards at the FDU School of Education

• School of Education - Introduction to Teaching Standards Rubric (MS Word file)
• School of Education - Teaching Standards Rubric (MS Word file)

Other sites relating to teaching and standards

• ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education
• NSTA - National Science Teachers Association 
• NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 
• NCTE - National Council of Teachers of English 
• NCSS - National Council for the Social Studies 
• TESOL - Teachers to Speakers of Other Languages 
• TIMSS - Trends in International Mathematics & Science Study
• ASCD - Association for Supervision & Cirriculum Development
• IRA - International Reading Association
• CEC - Council for Exeptional Children

EdFolio Tutorials - The "Quick Start Guide"

Tutorials on the School of Education's EdFolio portal will help you to quickly find the essential information you'll need to begin developing your EdFolio site. If you have any recommendations or ideas to share, you can post them in the discussion section located on the Quick Start Page.

Click here to view the Quick Start Page to get started!   You'll find two helpful EdFolio tutorials on this page, as well as other useful information. (Tutorial sites will open in a new browser window, close window to return.)

Note that the Quick Start "Step-by-Step" Guide is now available in MS Word format! 

Other technology guides/tutorials are available at Jeff Ross's EdFolio site.

FDU Acceptable Use & Related Policies

Please review information on the FDU Website pertaining to policies on the use of university computers and resources.  In addition to information provided from the links below, the School of Education is currently drafting policies and procedures for use of the Prototype Classroom, personal computers, and Web authoring on your EdFolio and EdWeb Internet sites.  This information will be provided as soon as it becomes available. (Use browser Back button to return)

• FDU Acceptable Use Policy for Computer Usage
• Resident Network Acceptable Use Policy (Residents only)
  FDU's Information Resources and Technology division has adopted
  these regulations on the use of the Residential Computing network.
• FDU Academic Integrity Policy - Standards of acedemic honesty.
• FDU Turn-it-in Policy - and - Turnitin.com Infromation
• Confidentiality Agreement and Security Policy  
  FDU policies pertaining to university/student data, records, information
  and files.

Legal Issues Regarding Use of the SOE EdFolio and EdWeb sites, the Prototype Classroom, SOE and Personal Computers.  (TBD)

This section will include statements regarding unacceptable content on EdFolio or EdWeb sites,  plagiarism, ownership of site content, graphics and photos, policies for use of the Prototype Classroom at the School of Education, policies for use of personal computers at the SOE, and similar.

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