6-6-2023 Tuesday Tech Tips

 

In today's Tuesday Tech Alerts, read all about some new guidelines related to student Chromebooks, a troubleshooting technique that may save you lots of time if a website isn't working as expected, news on some recent phishing campaigns directed at GCSD, PL opportunities for all staff, & more!➡️ ➡️➡️

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New Guidelines for Student Chromebooks

Stickers should NO LONGER be put directly on Chromebooks or cases. Removing stickers requires a lot of effort and chemicals when repairs and swaps are made. Instead, students can position a decorated half sheet of paper under the transparent cover on the top lid. Masking tape is the only other acceptable option for labeling Chromebooks. Thank you for adhering to this (pardon the pun) going forward.

And remember, Chromebooks at K-5 should not move with students from year to year.

You can read more details about these guidelines HERE.

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You can solve problems twice as fast as Hollywood
legend Nicholas Cage when you know about this

Your Website Problems Could be Gone in 30 Seconds

Is something not working for in Chrome for just you or a few users? Do THIS as your first line of defense. Just follow the steps shown in this quick video on the site that you're having an issue with. You just may be able to fix it that quickly.

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You're Doing a Great Job Tackling Phishing Emails, GCSD!

In the last few weeks, we've seen an increase in the number of Phishing emails being sent to our users. In the wake of our first Phishing Drill campaign, we're seeing users doing an outstanding job marking them as spam or phishing, which has helped TSS remove many Phishing emails from users' inboxes before they even saw them. Teamwork really does make the Dream work!

Remember, there's no need to forward a suspected phishing email to TSS. Please continue to help proactively thwart phishing by using the "Report spam" and "Report phishing" functions in Gmail, and following the suggestions found HERE.

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Bonus Entry!

Repeat from our last issue...On the off chance that you want, or perhaps need, to get some PL hours in by the end of the school year

Please check out our curated PL offering from our partner vendors HERE. More has just been added!

Make sure you scroll down on that page to see the links to sites to get certifications directly from companies such as Nearpod, Book Creator, and Kami.

The Book Creator certification HERE is very good. Plus, the vendor has promised to send us some swag if we get more of our teachers, by percentage, to get certified than their current leader, those know-it-all's in Kansas City Public Schools. It's a recently updated, media-heavy PL that will teach you all you need to know about this outstanding resource in less than two hours.

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For assistance with these topics, or anything else related to instructional technology, please click HERE to book an appointment with your building's ITT.