1. Information Technology (IT)
New Hire Training

2. The IT Department
Cara Black
Kelly Mihalik
Holly Landauer
Brian Wherry

3. Connecting to the AA network
99% wireless
AA-Student and AA-Faculty
Same except for emergencies
AA-Library
Only gives access to AA eLibrary and amazon.com
Kindles connect to this
AA-Guest
SmartPhone, tablet, ipad connection
Do not give students any wireless keys

4. Email (email IT Team email, not individual) Phone (emergencies)
How to request help
Help Desk
Entire IT team is notified; gets assigned to IT member
Easily trackable and you receive updates
( IT Team , not individual)
Phone (emergencies)

5. Changing your password Backups
Your laptop
Personalization
Backgrounds
iTunes
Taking home
What is on your desktop?
Network shortcuts
Changing your password
Backups
Local hard drive and desktop NOT backed up
Remember to Shutdown and the end of the day and before you come to school.

6. Microsoft Outlook – the basics
Microsoft Outlook – the basics
Looking up users
Junk mail
Creating folders
Calendar
Contacts/People
Great tips
Access from anywhere
on smartphone and tablet

7. OneDrive Office 365 “THINKLINK” Setting up OneDrive
Saving and syncing*
Microsoft Office Suite
OneNote
Accessing 365 from any device
* Personal photos, videos, music can cause synching issues and delays due to size

8. Server Folders
Shared Staff
AA-Media
Must use VPN to access away from school

9. Remote access to AA
VPN
Set up VPN
Printing from home
Shared Staff

10. UCA Client – check voicemail and chat
Phones
Staff Directory
AA website
Desk phone
Outlook global address book
UCA Client – check voic and chat
Change login automatically and DND settings
Voic sent to 24 hours a day
Teacher phones forwarded to voic for all outside calls during school hours
Do not change login pins…no need to ever log out and subs need to be able to use phones

11. Printers
Printer locations
Copies
Color printing vs black & white costs
SecurePrint
Copy codes

12. SMART interactive projector and Doc Cameras
Kelly Mihalik – certified SMART trainer
Document cameras use software on your computer to connect

13. Lightspeed Sound Systems
Using in the classroom
Neck microphone
Handheld microphone
Benefits to using
Connecting computer for audio

14. Internet Filtering and Level 2 Sites
DCSD filters internet
YouTube blocked
Unblocking sites
Do not share password with students
Do not unblock sites on student computers
Subs do not have access to Level 2 sites
Download and save YouTube videos for subs

15. One-to-One computer for grades 5-8
Computer groups
One-to-One computer for grades 5-8
Students required to bring daily
Charge every night
No “loaners” provided if student forgets – teacher has a penalty (incomplete on homework; miss recess; etc)
Groups of 28 laptops on carts available for K-4
One iPad group available for Kindergarten
One iPad group available for Ability Groups
No BYOD allowed – must use school-provided devices (except for Kindles – they are allowed)
Computer labs at each campus also available for checkout

16. Computer reservations
Use Outlook Calendar to reserve rooms and computer groups
Add a shared calendar
Reserve for particular time – do not do all day reservations (others can use in your “down” time)

17. Student usernames follow IC naming conventions Passwords
Student Logins
Student usernames follow IC naming conventions
Last name, first initial, middle initial
Passwords
K-3: 123
4-8: student number (six digits) also used for hot lunch and library checkout
Generic Login
PARKER Username: s Password: 123
CASTLE PINES username: aa password: 123

18. Lanschool
What is it?
Why you would use it

19. Items we will cover during PD
Software in use at the school
File Management
ing assignments
Questions?