New technology information for the 2010-2011 school year

1. Technology Updates 2010-2011

2. Technology QuickStart Guide Mailboxes this week Addresses and common password conventions for most of our technology-related resources Remember that we subscribe to eNotes! United Streaming is now Discovery Streaming See the handout for username and password info, as new teacher accounts are created differently from veteran teacher accounts

3. eSIS Preps and setup Grading needs to be set to “Cumulative” under Preferences. If in doubt, wait for my instructions or give me a quick call to have me look it over. Training will be optional and is scheduled for: Thursday, August 19th, at 3:30 PM in Library 3 Please have your grade book set up by Friday, August 20th. New teachers/transfer teachers need to fill out a request form immediately. Java 18 rollover problems? Contact me.

4. Outlook Inbox confusion? Can’t find a message? Problems with the Subject line? (What’s it for, anyway?) Archive questions? Optional training will be offered in September – look for an upcoming email (yes, I understand the irony)

5. Password Security Passwords will be set to expire tonight after work – change now Ctrl-Alt-Del or wait If you haven’t changed your password since last May, you will be affected. Major spam outbreak FROM USD259 over the summer. DNS servers blacklisted our domain for over 4 hours. One East High staff member culpable Phishing email scams - never give out your password in an email.

6. Learning Walks Reminder Desktop icon Contact me if you can’t get in or it won’t open properly. Occasionally if it takes too long for the database to open from your shortcut, you will get an error. Generally that has more to do with network speed and/or problems with your Windows Desktop Search. Contact me.

7. SchoolFusion! Painful transition – still not complete and most definitely NOT perfect BUT… powerful tools for teachers and coaches/activity sponsors Login info Students should be populated in your classes by the beginning of September Features: Classrooms, homework assignments, blogs, slideshows, wikis, and more