TECHNOLOGY IN WYLIE ISD Welcome Aboard David Burkhart

TECHNOLOGY IN WYLIE ISD Welcome Aboard! David Burkhart, M. Ed. Technical Services Director

AGENDA • Welcome to the Wylie ISD! • Note about AUG • Introduction to tools • Give you homework! • Answer your questions

FIRST… This presentation and many other helpful solutions can be found at www. wylieisd. net/Tech. DIY

ABOUT THE AUG • In short, if you wouldn’t want Dr. Vinson and the School Board to see it, don’t view it on the Internet, email it or save it • No expectation of privacy • Internet browsing filtered and logged • Email is searchable and may be monitored

ABOUT OUR TOOLS • Ceiling-mounted projector or SMART Panel in classrooms

TOOLS FOR STUDENTS

ABOUT OUR TOOLS • Ceiling-mounted projector or SMART Panel in classrooms • Grades K-2: 6 i. Pads per classroom (1 for teacher) • Grades 3 -4: 6 Chromebooks per classroom (all student devices) • Elementary Campuses – 2 carts of 25 i. Pads & 2 carts of 25 Chromebooks • Grades 5 -12: 1 -to-1 Chromebooks

GOOGLE APPS • Wylie ISD is a Google Apps shop • All staff, students and student teachers have Google Apps accounts • All staff, 5 -12 students and student teachers have Google Apps email accounts • Student teachers can only send/receive email to/from our staff (@wylieisd. net) and students (@apps. wylieisd. net) • Please be smart with these tools!

EDUPHORIA! TOOLS • eduphoria! is used by over 80% of Texas school districts • Aware – data disaggregation made simple • Forethought – Lesson planning and sharing (see cooperating teacher about planner setup) • Strive – staff evaluations & professional development

SUMMARY OF ACCESS Resource Status Access to computer desktop/Chromebook ü Access to the portal ü Internet access (history logged) ü Access to Forethought ü Closed email account with Google Apps ü Other campus drives H drive (personal storage) Staff Exchange/Outlook email account Access to Aware and Strive Access to Skyward Voicemail account Ability to sign into www. wylieisd. net Use apps on www. wylieisd. net/links

THINGS TO DO • Personal device? SSID – My. Wy. Fi; Password – wylierox • Log onto Google Apps and set new password • Log onto eduphoria! and setup profile • Set up a Planner in Forethought

DIALOG BOXES

GOOGLE APPS • Example user: Bubba Gump • www. google. com • st. Bubba. Gump@apps. wylieisd. net (the st is required) • Wylie ISD dialog box • Bubba. G@wylieisd. net • Password: 2 we. Lcome. U • Set a new, complex password • 8+ characters and at least three of the following characteristics • Upper case letter • Lower case letter • Number • Special character (i. e. , SHIFT+[number key at top of keyboard])

SET UP EDUPHORIA! • Go to https: //eduphoria. wylieisd. net • Sign in using WISD username (Bubba. G) and new password • Complete profile as if you were a new teacher on your campus • • • Do not change the email address presented Select your (first) campus > Next Select Teacher (required for Forethought access) > Next Select subject(s) to be taught > Next Select Grade level(s) > Save Changes • App Passwords is not required

SET UP YOUR PLANNER • Select Forethought from the suite of applications • Click on Next (bottom-right) to begin setting up a planner • Name the Planner and click Next • Add Entries for each “Prep” your CT teaches by selecting Add Entry • Select “A Course with Learning Standards” and add the Entry for a “prep” taught • Assign that Entry to your Scheduled Courses • Repeat adding Entries for each “prep” • Click Next until you get to Begin Using Forethought

QUESTIONS?