Message for newbies.

Chill.  It's OK, you'll learn to shift a little in your thinking.  The Student Portal is huge and it may seem daunting at first.  But take time to explore and play around with the apps.  You will slowly find yourself changing the way you think about technology and the possibilities it has for you and your students.   You will fail many times and you will feel like you can't do it all.  Well the reality is that you can't do it all.  Pick a few things and work on them individually until you feel a comfort level then move on.  Find some people to collaborate with early on.  Make friends with the computer geeks at your school, or at these PD sessions.  You'll thank us later.