ShenTRAC November 2008 Newsletter

Office 2007 - As some of you may have noticed, Office 2007 is now available through Shenapps. Office 2007 will replace Office 2003 starting in Sept. 2010. If when using Office 2007 it is slow or unresponsive please send a Lead Teacher an email so we can let IMS know. Training and support for Office 2007 will be available during the 2009-2010 school year.

Upcoming Professional Development

Date	Class	Time
Dec. 1st	Integrating Technology in the Secondary Music Classroom	9:00-3:00
Dec. 2nd	Integrating Technology in the Elementary Music Classroom	9:00-3:00
Dec. 2nd	Powertools for Reading in the Content Areas	8:30-3:00
Dec. 3rd	Video Production with Movie Maker	9:00-3:00
Dec. 4th	Roundtable - Professional Portfolio Development	8:30-2:30
Dec. 8th	Strategies for Effective Teaching	8:30-3:00
Dec. 9th	Integrating Technology into High School English	9:00-3:00
Dec. 10th	Frontpage for Teachers	9:00-3:00
Dec. 11th	CDWT (Curriculum Development with Technology) - whole or half day	9:00-3:00
Jan. 14th	Developing Differentiated Products	8:30-3:00
Jan. 14th	Frontpage for Teachers	9:00-3:00
Jan. 15th	CDWT (Curriculum Development with Technology)- whole or half day	9:00-3:00
Jan. 15th	Portfolio Peer Review	4:00-5:30
Jan. 16th	Boardmaker	12:30-3:00
Jan. 22nd	Getting the most out of Renzulli	12:30-3:00
Jan. 27th	Podcasting: Unleash the power of portable media players in LOTE	9:00-3:00
Jan. 29th	Webpage Refresher	9:00-3:00

Over the course of the next year, the district will be slowly rolling out an internal Shen website called InsideShen. InsideShen is an intranet or website only accessible to staff with a valid network login. This website will help facilitate collaboration between all Shen staff members. The range of resources available on InsideShen will initially be limited. The District Office has already begun adding resources. As training and testing are completed for different user groups, more content will be made available.

Inside Shen (Intranet)

Inside Shen graphic

  In This Issue
    - DITIC BOE Presentation
    - To Do after Re-imaging
    - Common Questions

- Storage Space
- Network Security
- Inside Shen (Intranet)

- Office 2007
- Upcoming Professional
Development

Common Questions!

Help! My distribution lists aren’t working!

http://shentrac.wetpaint.com/page/Configuring+Distribution+Lists+to+work+in+Outlook

My Today screen is missing in Outlook. (non-citrix solution)

http://shentrac.wetpaint.com/page/Fix+missing+Outlook+Today+Screen

How do I set my voicemail?

www.shenet.org/district/ShenTRAC/resources/toptips/phonetips.pdf

How do I add the Prof. Dev. calendar in Outlook so I can check to see if I signed up for a workshop?

1) In Outlook, click on Calendar. Click Open a Shared Calendar.
2) Type: Staff Development Rooms. Click OK.

3) You may now double-click on any session in the calendar to see the details.

How do I view one of my students’ IEPs?

1) In Infinite Campus, click on Roster (under Instruction)

2) Students with an IEP have a flag, click on that students name

3) Click on the Document tab. Then click on the IEP at a Glance option

4) IEP may be viewed but not printed by the classroom teacher

Where is FrontPage?

FrontPage is now only available through Citrix or shenapps

FrontPage won’t let me login or SIS won’t show the whole menu!

Your Citrix profile may be corrupted. To reset it, follow the steps in this help sheet.

Reset CITRIX profile

SIS is displaying old information. How do I fix it?

SIS REFRESH FIX

DITIC Presentation to the Board of Education

On Sept. 23^rd members of DITIC (District Instructional Technology Integration Committee) made a presentation to the Board regarding progress on the implementation of instructional technology goals.

When clicking on the presentation below use the slide show button in the bottom left corner.

Click here for the presentation to the BOE in September 2008. To view the video on slide 9 click here

Improved Network Security

In an effort to improve network security IMS has implemented three minor changes to user procedures. These changes were communicated by IMS via a List-Shen email.

1. SCREEN SAVER (Staff Network) - If a teacher logins and does not use the station (no mouse or keyboard activity) for 15 minutes a screen saver will activate and require the user to reenter their password before being able to get back to the desktop. All programs and files will be open and useable as when you left the computer and the login time is not the same as at startup. This is simple a measure to avoid students being able to access teacher files and websites. Note if a different teacher logs in when the screensaver is active it will close the other teachers files and drives.

2. NO STUDENTS ON STAFF COMPUTERS (Staff Network) - This was always the intention and it was previously communicated that students should NOT be using staff machines, it now however will be enforced by the computers at login themselves.

3. TIMEOUT - FAILED LOGIN ATTEMPTS (Staff and Student Networks) - Again this is a simple security measure to stop users from guessing at passwords repeatedly in an attempt to gain access.

To Do After Re-Imaging…

When computers are re-imaged (usually in summer), some user preferences are lost. Common features you may wish to reset include:

Drawing Canvas – When inserting an AutoShape in Word, it appears on a “canvas” that makes the object difficult to manipulate. Use the Tools menu to select Options. Click the General tab. Uncheck the box for “Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting AutoShapes.”

Reading Layout – When opening a Word attachment in Outlook, the file appears in a strange view. In Word, use the Tools menu to select Options. On the General tab, uncheck Allow starting in Reading Layout.

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