InnovateEDU Summit is coming! Mark your calendars!
In order to showcase and reward our amazingly creative students in May, we must start coaching them today! See the website for details and assist students with registration as needed.
Donors Choose is a program which provides equipment to classrooms at no cost to teachers or the district. Technology Services and Educational Technology endorse the program. Whenever possible, items selected through Donors Choose should conform to the same Technology Guidelines as items purchased with district funds.
1) When using Donors Choose, select only items that are supported by Technology Services. Please refer to the "restricted items" list on the Buyer's Guide for more information on supported technology items.
2) Any software chosen from Donors Choose needs to be on the Approved Software List or have gone through the Software Approval Process before being installed. Click here for more information on requesting to add an item to the list.
Educational Technology and Technology Services do not want to stifle creativity and innovation. We will support to the best of our abilities the items selected by teachers on Donors Choose, but we encourage all teachers to begin with the end in mind before completing their requests; i.e., what is it I want my students to know and be able to do; what are my goals/objectives/purpose in requesting these items.
Donors Choose is a great tool to acquire needed equipment for classrooms. Selecting supported equipment can enhance the classroom experience for students. Please consult the Buyers Guide when considering classroom needs.
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Many teachers are reporting that they are unable to access appraisal documents in Google Chrome. If you have add-ons and/or extensions to your Chrome browser, they may interfere with opening documents in Eduphoria. Here's how you can correct this:
You have 3 options:
- When accessing Eduphoria, run Chrome incognito
- click the 3 lines upper right in Chrome browser
- select New Incognito Window
- launch Eduphoria
- Open Eduphoria in Firefox you will need to create Firefox as a trusted site
- delete all of your add-ons and extensions (search toolbars)
If you have any questions, contact Educational Technology at X2329.
If you need for us to troubleshoot anything on your computer, please use Lync. Lync allows us to see your desktop in real time meaning we can provide you the best support right when you need it. We have found that when using Lync instead of email to resolve issues, problems are solved quickly. To activate Lync,
- Open Lync 2013--if you have a new laptop, you have Lync
- Sign in using your full email address; no password necessary
- Click in "find someone" and then key in the name of the person you wish to Lync with
- Most often, you will be asked to connect by selecting Manage Presentable Content
- Select My Desktop
By doing so, we can see what you are doing and troubleshoot real time with you.
Click here for Lync video tutorials!
Click here for Lync video tutorials!
The latest update to ActivInspire is out and ready for download! To access it,
- go to your Start Menu and search for Software Center.
- Select it.
- Then, click on the link in the upper right-hand corner which says FIND ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS FROM THE APPLICATION CATALOG.
- Select ActivInspire version 2.0.65382 - August 2014
- Click the INSTALL button in the lower right corner of the page (scroll if necessary)
- Click Yes in the confirmation window.
Click this link for Step by Step Pictorial Directions
We do not recommend downloading from Promethean Planet. That install changes resources and drivers and will ultimately require a Technology Service Request ticket to resolve.
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