Technology

Overview

over 2 years ago

Laurens 55 Technology Department's goal is to support instructional, administrative, and operational use of technology appropriate to the mission and goals of the school district.

The Technology staff is committed to bringing the exciting power of technology to students, teachers, and the District 55 community of Laurens County.

The Department of Technology administers a large and diverse network computing environment.

Technology is responsible for over 2,000 computers and devices, Over 40 network file servers and over 450 instructional areas including hundreds of interactive classrooms spread out over 15 school sites. Additionally, the Office of Technology provides mission-critical IT services, including:

User & E-Mail Administration
Internet Access & Security
Telecommunications Services
Application Deployment & Support
Network Upkeep
On-Site & Remote Support Services

The Office of Technology is committed to supporting the educational mission of Laurens County School District 55. We aim to continually provide innovative solutions to the complex array of problems that surface in an educational environment. Additionally, we strive to provide maximum up-time to our users as well as resolve both hardware and software problems in a timely manner.

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PowerSchool Information

over 2 years ago

PowerSchool & PowerTeacher Help

Is there something in PowerSchool or PowerTeacher that you want to learn how to do? Give PowerSource a try. This is PowerSchool's resource center and it is easier to access now. The Distance Learning and Mastery in Minutes tutorials are excellent and FREE. Here is how you get started.

1. Login to PowerSchool or PowerTeacher like you normally do.

2. Look for this symbol

click it and choose PowerSource.

3. This will take you to the PowerSource site, look for the Training tab and click it.

4. Use the tutorials found in the Distance Learning and Mastery in Minutes sections.

Give it a try. If you have any problems send us a Technology Request and we will be glad to give you some assistance.

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Department of Education Technology Services Information

Implementation documents, Training documents, and State Reporting. The following Technical notes may contain valuable information or may contain an issue that has already been resolved during the Phase I process.

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Department of Education Technology Services Information

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Department of Education Technology Services Information

PowerSchool Mobile App Settings

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Technology Staff

Michael Armstrong
Computer Systems Engineer
Jonathan Cann
Computer Systems Engineer
Bill Finley
Director of Technology
Pamela Garrett
Technician
Jim Iacuone
Computer Systems Engineer
Tim May
Computer Systems Engineer
Patrice Tinsley
Computer Systems Engineer
Neal Wilhite
Computer Systems Engineer

PowerSchool Training Docs

over 3 years ago

Parent Template for PowerSchool to Excent Upload (Edit in Wordpad)

Below are the Quick Reference Guides for the courses offered on-line and during the classroom training held in Sept.-Oct. of 2009.

PowerSchool Basic Quick Reference

Covers searches, exports, labels, student selection.

Enrollments and Transfers

Enrolling new students, transfer out of school, re-enroll students, making a family match.

During the Year Scheduling - Elementary

Adding courses, modifying master schedule, add/drop
a class to schedule, mass enroll, work with special
programs.

During the Year Scheduling - Secondary

Adding courses, modifying master schedule, add/drop
a class to schedule, mass enroll, work with special programs. Enrolling student in another school.

Manage Meeting Attendance

View, find absences, check to see if teachers have taken attendance, update attendance, search chronic problems,
various reports.

Manage Daily Attendance

View, find absences, check to see if teachers have taken attendance, update attendance, search chronicd problems, various reports.

Communication Tools Quick Reference

Mailing labels, reports, form letters, report cards,
import and export reports, Daily bulletin.

School, Staff and Student Management

Working with staff, teacher schedules, behavior and
discipline, At-Risk report, view academic records,
viewing teacher gradebook data.

Managing Grades and Data Quick Reference

Entering transcripts, changing Historical Grades,
entering test scores, searches, various reports.

Excel Quick Reference Card

How to export data from Powerschool to Excel.

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Tech Tips

Dispose D-Link Routers

What's New in Technology

over 2 years ago

Microsoft Office 2016

Microsoft offers the new Office 2016 to all District 55 employees for home use at educational pricing. Go to Microsoft's HUP Employee Site for details.

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District Email

over 3 years ago

The district email is now hosted by Google Enterprise Services

Get to your email at http://mail.laurens55.org or go to Google -> G-mail and enter in your email address and password.

District email belongs to the school district and email should not be considered private. It can be accessed for Freedom of Information requests, eDiscovery, or administrative reasons. Email is provided by the district for business use.

How to set up a smartphone:

iPhone (there are several ways to set this up, but this way is the only one that gives you full functionality.)

Open Settings, then open Mail, Contacts, and Calendars. Select Add an Account, then

Microsoft Exchange (IOS 3.0 only allows one Exchange mail server). In the Email field, enter your full email address. [Do not download the Google App or choose GMAIL from the menu of email types]

If you use IOS version 6 or higher: Open Settings, then open Mail, Contacts, and Calendars. Select

Add an Account, then Microsoft Exchange (IOS 3.0 only allows one Exchange mail server). In the Email

field, enter your full email address.Enter your Google Account password as the Password. Press Next

at the top of your screen. Enter m.google.com in the Server field. Leave the Domain field blank. Enter

your FULL email address as the Username. Press Next at the top of your screen again.

If you use older versions of IOS:

Leave the Domain field blank. Enter your full Google Account email address as the Username. Enter

your Google Account password as the Password. Tap Next at the top of your screen. Choose Cancel

if the Unable to Verify Certificate dialog appears. When the new Server field appears,

enter m.google.com. To access m.google.com, set the language to English (US). Press Next at the top

of your screen again.

Example screen images for steps above.

You can select to sync Calendar, Contacts, and/or Mail. I recommend you start with Mail - add calendar if you like. If you want to include contacts, look at the contacts in your email account because you may not want all of these on your phone/tablet. I recommend you not do contacts yet. It will sync your personal address book and your frequent contacts address book. There are three options for keeping your contacts synced. You can keep your device's contacts and sync just your My Contacts group, you can sync only Google Contacts and wipe your device's contacts, or you can merge your contacts via iTunes and sync only the contacts that stream with your phone. Google's instructions are here.

How to set up the Android smartphone

Google produces Android phones, so full functionality is built in for this in all Android phones.

How to set up a Windows Phone

http://support.google.com/a/users/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138636

Benefits of the Google Enterprise for Schools Email System which Our District Uses.

Excellent email system with many features
More powerful calendar
Word processing and spreadsheet online
Collaboration tools
Saves the district money and time
Provides Google Dive with a great deal of secure storage to store with ability to share files
Reliable and secure - it always works
Connects with smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops
Green! Reduces the district's environmental footprint

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Acceptable Use Policies

Acceptable Use Policies
Web Page Guidelines
Personal Technology Equipment
District Approved Software Downloads
Disposal of Technology

Technology Plan

over 3 years ago

This three-year district technology plan is designed to guide the implementation of technology in the district. Students will be provided opportunities to utilize a variety of technology as part of their learning, and will increase their level of technological competency. There will be a significant concentration on assuring updated equipment and providing teachers with laptops, projectors, interactive whiteboards, and other instructional technology. Students will be allowed to use their own and district mobile devices, and will participate in one-to-one initiative in grades 9-12. The wireless infrastructure and upgraded switches will be purchased and installed to support these uses. In order to integrate this technology into instruction, professional development will be offered and a comprehensive system will be used to promote technology competency. Web sites and other innovative electronic means will be used to improve community and parental communications. Two district technology coaches will rotate between schools and a stipend-based coach will be selected in each school. A comprehensive information technology department will provide technical support to operational and instructional programs. The district will also maintain robust networks and internet connectivity, as well as an extensive range of security systems and processes to protect resources and confidential data. Administration, operations, and other supporting services will be provided required resources, upgrades, and communication systems to effectively and efficiently meet their assigned mission.

The Technology Plan will be evaluated yearly and modified as needed.

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