Tuesday, May 5, 2009

'09-'10 School Year


Next school year it will be expected that students will use the Internet. So, therefore parents will not have to sign permission slips. Only parents who wish their children to opt out will have to sign a waiver.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Important Technology Information

The Division of Technology has stated that no routers (wireless) or other devices from home may be connected to our network. These devices cause wrong IP addresses to be pulled and may cause DNS settings to be changed.

Please remember to log in through the network to all machines at least once a month to update the anti-virus software and security patches. Failure to log in will cause the machine to be disjoined from the network. Summer months have been extended.

Please keep your e-mail boxes managed. That means clean it out so that it does not get full. Don't forget to empty the TRASH and delete your SENT ITEMS Folder. Do not fall for phishing scams. That is, never give personal information such as SS# or passwords. The school board has all this information and would never have to ask for it. If you do not recognize who the e-mail is from then delete it without opening. Also pay attention to all e-mails from POST OFFICE.

Remember that when you signed the AUP you understood that you can expect NO Privacy when it comes to E-Mail and Internet usage. Security makes personal contact once a number of hits have become noticeable on a weekly report that they run. They said they average the dismissal of one employee a month for inappropriate material. Most of the investigations turn out to be a student logged in under a teacher's log in. Please refrain from doing this and protect all passwords.(Do not keep passwords listed by computer etc.) They did state even though they can see all e-mail, they do not care about viewing this unless a certain person is under investigation.

Remember your students can log in with your help. Username is s******** (s followed by eight digit student number) and Password (last 4 of the student's Social Security number) If your students use desktops in your classroom make sure they are logged in under a student log in. Questions...just e-mail me.

Concerning OnCourse

Please remember to use Firefox as your browser when running OnCourse on the Macs. Safari is not supported. Any problems with your class roll please see/e-mail Cheryl Chatman. It has to be changed in Genesis.
You may begin taking attendance in OnCourse Monday, April 20th. Please take attendance and save it by 9:00a.m. each morning. Please continue to take in on paper as well until further notice.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Replacement of Stolen Laptops


Dr. Stahlman stated that the district does not have funds to replace stolen laptops from teachers cars or homes. So, if you leave your laptop in your car or home and it is stolen, the district will make a claim against the employee's home owner's insurance.

Directions to Print Certificate

1. Login to “How to Master” http://duval.howtomaster.com
Username= 8 digit employee number
Password= password

2. Click on “My Courses”

3. Click on “Library-Soft Skills”

4. Click on “Track-Human Resources”

5. Click on the link “Complete” under the status column.

6. Scroll all the way down to “Print Certificate of Completion”

7. Do the same for the other course.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Technology News

We had 166 students finish the FCAT Explorer so those students will be invited to the Snow Cone Party set for February 12th. The projectors and document cameras that we received through the Magnet grant are in and will be disbursed by Mrs. Davis. Oncourse, the district's new online gradebook program will be coming our way soon. We are set to see an overview on February 18th and then training will take place after FCAT. We will go live with just our attendance the fourth nine weeks.

Good news! We will receive a free upgrade to iLife '09 for our Macs. If you haven't seen all the new things this suite of programs will do check it out here.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Destination Success

Teachers, you can login to Destination Success using your first and last name followed by 226 no spaces. Your password is your 8 digit employee number. (Use preceeding zeros to make 8 digits.)
Ex. Username: kimberlytomlinson226
Password: 00001234

Students log in by first and last name followed by 226 no spaces. Their password is birth month, birth day (two digits, two digits).

Ex. Username: johnbrown226
Password: 0105 (meaning January 5th)