What tech skills do your subs need?

A few weeks ago, I wrote about pockets of employees in our district who we've overlooked for technology training. (The Lost Souls of Technology Training) At Tuesday's 1:1 iLearn77 project professional development day, a teacher brought up another group: substitute teachers.

We've already had Smartboard training for substitutes who volunteer to participate. There is an expectation subs know some basics about using our student information system to take attendance. Most, I believe, can get a video running through the computer and LCD projector. But even then, I hear reports of these folks struggling. (Smart ones have always had students assist.)

With tablets being used in our district for a multiplicty of tasks, including accessing our CMS Moodle instead of a print textbook, my concern is that we may be leaving most of our substitute teachers even further in the dust of educational change.

One of our departmental tasks next year will be to create a list of tech skills all subs need to know and try to figure out a means of helping these brave souls master them.

Any brilliant ideas out there for helping your substitute teachers learn the now everyday tools of the teaching craft?