Christie Turbeville

Adobe FlashPlayer sent out another update today.  Please click INSTALL when the black box pops up, however, please DO NOT just click UPDATE NOW, until you have UNCHECKED the Install Chrome box (as seen in the picture below).  Google Chrome is being installed on computers in the lab and, in some cases, web tools that your students enjoy using to create projects are no longer loading correctly.  Students cannot install Adobe Flashplayer so this needs to be done by a staff member.

The checkbox below states that it will become the “default browser” if it is installed with this link. If you choose to install Google Chrome as a backup browser, please do it separately on the Google site, but note that some programs may malfunction within Chrome.  

We will soon be “refreshing” our Student Technology Projects page on our Technology website.  We would like to feature 2012-2013 projects on our District Technology Website! “Any” technology project (Voki, Glogster, Powerpoint, Photostory, Moviemaker, iMovie, Audacity, Animoto, Stories created through an app, Newspapers, Social Media feeds that could be snapshots of learning – Edmodo, Kidblog, etc.) would be greatly appreciated.  Pictures of the students completing the projects would be wonderful as well so please send anything my way.  Even if I may not have been directly involved in the creation and don’t know what has been done, I do know that we have wonderful teachers who have used their technology knowledge and taught students how to create some wonderful technology projects.  We want to feature you and your student’s projects!

Thanks to those who have already sent projects from your classroom!  If you have technology projects that you completed in your classroom and would like to see those projects featured on our district technology website, please send me the project, place it in the school programs folder (tell me where), or give me their project login information and I will retrieve the project for upload. If you are unsure how to retrieve the project or get the project to me, send me an email and we can brainstorm together.

PLEASE NOTE:  We also need to make sure the featured students have a release form signed so that their names, photos, etc. can be on the Internet if needed.

If you could get the projects (student names) to me as soon as possible, I can start compiling those resources and placing the projects on our website.  If you have any questions or need anything, please let me know.

If you have had or will have a name change this school year (summer), please remember that you will need to request your login / email account to be changed by submitting a technology work order. http://service.bullittschools.org/sv2/

When you open a new ticket, be sure to choose “User Account Name Change” as the reason. After this, just fill in the requested information. These work order requests will go directly to Andy Hobbs for the computer / email login account to be changed and to see that everything is forwarded and moved over correctly from your old name to your new name.

NOTE: Please remember that this work order request is only for your computer / email login account information.

• Any other site that you have access to within the district (Compass, United Streaming, etc.) will have to be changed by going through your TIS.
• If it is an outside source (web tool) such as Glogster, Animoto, Voki, etc. you will contact those sites directly to make any changes.
• To officially change your name for the district (retirement, insurance, etc.) please be sure to visit the Human Resources Department.

You’ve heard us discuss Microsoft LYNC that was included with the new WEBMAIL link (http://login.microsoftonline.com ). What is it? Check out the page below on our Technology Website for videos on how to use LYNC, what it is, and how it could help you and your students in the classroom.  If you would like to know more about Lync, please email me and I’ll help you get your Lync setup on your computer.  Even if you don’t get it up and running this year, please begin to plan this summer so you can use Lync next year.  We have many ways you can use Lync throughout the district.

Install Directions – http://ww2.bullittschools.org/technology/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BCPS-LYNC-Install.pdf

Quick Reference – http://www.erlanger.kyschools.us/technology/quickreference/lync.pdf

Items Needed:

• Webcam hooked to your computer / mic on webcam or separate (or one on your laptop)
• Lync installed on your Computer through Webmail
• Contacts through Lync (added to your Lync account)

http://ww2.bullittschools.org/technology/?page_id=1848

Technology PD – Even though many teachers have already achieved their PD hours this year, we are still trying to offer at least one more technology PD in April. Our next district Technology PD (Teacher Academy) is scheduled for Thursday, April 25th from 4 – 6 p.m. in the Roby Elementary School Computer Lab. This will be a Blogging / Video Conferencing PD  - “How to use KIDBlog with my Students?  How to become ‘somewhat’ paperless through Edmodo?  How can I ‘video conference’ with my students?”  We will go over these tools quickly in the first hour then give you the last hour to play with the tools, load apps, setup accounts, etc.

***Please follow this link to the PD Registration site to register for the April 25^th PD - http://webapps.bullittschools.org/secure/bcpd/. Login to the site and scroll down to the bottom to find the calendar.  Click on Thursday’s date (April 25^th) and register. ***

Microsoft Office 2013 Home Purchasing:

• Office 2013 includes Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Publisher, and One Note (among other programs)

To access the Microsoft Home Use Program Web site:

1. Go to http://hup.microsoft.com/.
2. Select the country to which you want your order to be shipped to and choose the language for viewing the order Web site.
3. Enter  your corporate BCPS e-mail address and insert the  program code that needs to be obtained through your building TIS. 
   Note: This program code is assigned to our organization for our sole use in accessing this site. You may NOT share this number with anyone outside our organization. ONLY BCPS employees can purchase this software at this price.  You must have a valid BCPS email to complete the purchase process.
4. Place your order online, and download the software, or for an additional $12.00 you can purchase the DVD media and it will be shipped to the location you have chosen. Please note that a fulfillment fee of $9.95 will be charged to cover ackaging, shipping, and handling costs.
5. If you have problems with the download or your computer crashes in the future, please keep this number and email as a reference for questions – Microsoft support information:  1-877-237-3165 or the Contact information at:  http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/contact-us.aspx

** Please understand that the BCPS technology department cannot support the installation or maintenance of these programs on home computers.

Windows 7 –two ways below:

1. Go to our Technology Website – http://ww2.bullittschools.org/technology/?page_id=311  and click on Microsoft Software Purchasing – click on Faculty/Staff at the top, click on Microsoft Windows 7, you will find it available for $10.99 for all Bullitt County Faculty/Staff (KY employees) OR…
2. Click on this link and it will take you directly to the ordering site: http://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/OfferingsOfMajorVersionList.aspx?ws=2388998e-27f4-db11-b8b4-0030485a6b08&vsro=8&pmv=b01abaf7-4588-de11-8cd1-0030487d8897&cmi_mnuMain=4f061143-091b-de11-9c12-0030485a8df0&cmi_mnuMain_child=8fb89d35-b838-dd11-abb7-0030485a6b08

** Please understand that the BCPS technology department cannot support the installation or maintenance of these programs on home computers.

The staff email link is http://login.microsoftonline.com or https://login.microsoftonline.com (both will work for you)

The student email link continues to remain http://www.outlook.com. Be sure your school webmasters make a separate link on your school website for student email access if needed. Many students are trying to use the teacher webmail link on the school websites and that will NOT work for them.

You’ve heard us discuss Microsoft LYNC that was included with the new WEBMAIL link (http://login.microsoftonline.com ). What is it? Check out the page below (created by Andy Hobbs) on our Technology Website for videos on how to use LYNC, what it is, and how it could help you and your students in the classroom.  If you would like to know more about Lync, please email me and I’ll help you get your Lync setup.  Even if you don’t get it up and running this year, please begin to plan this summer so you can use Lync next year.  We have many ways you can use Lync throughout the district.

Items Needed:

• Webcam hooked to your computer (or one on your laptop)
• Lync installed on your Computer through Webmail
• Contacts through Lync (added to your Lync account)

http://ww2.bullittschools.org/technology/?page_id=1848

Technology PD – Even though many teachers have already achieved their PD hours this year, we are still trying to offer at least one technology PD per month when possible. Our next district Technology PD (Teacher Academy) is scheduled for Thursday, March 21st from 4 – 6 p.m. in the Roby Elementary School Computer Lab. This will be a “60 Tools (web tools and apps) in 60 Minutes” (with 45 minutes to work on something you learned) so bring your mobile device (iPad, iPod, Nexus, etc.) to load apps, laptop to test sites or save favorites, etc. We will go over these tools quickly in the first hour then give you the last hour to play with the tools, load apps, focus on what would work best for you in your classroom.

***Please follow this link to the PD Registration site to register for the Mar. 21st PD - http://webapps.bullittschools.org/secure/bcpd/. Login to the site and scroll down to the bottom to find the calendar.  Click on Thursday’s date (March 21st) and register. ***

The staff email link is http://login.microsoftonline.com or https://login.microsoftonline.com (both will work for you).

The student email link continues to remain http://www.outlook.com so I have emailed your school webmasters to make a separate link on your school website for student email access if needed. Many students are trying to use the teacher webmail link on the school websites and that will NOT work for them.