Who gets Chromebooks this year?

Q1. I’ve heard that only some students are getting Chromebooks that they can take home… is that correct?
A1.  Yes, this is correct.  Only students at schools implementing project based learning through New Tech Networks will be receiving a Chromebook that they can take home.

Specifically, here are the schools and grade levels/teams involved:

1. Crestview students grades 3 thru 6
2. Clive students grades 3 thru 6
3. Indian Hills 7th graders on Dream Team
4. Stilwell 7th graders on the S team.

Q2.  When will these students have access to the Chromebooks?
A2.  Each school will decide how/when the devices are handed over to students – but most likely it will be some time during the first week of school.

Q3.  Is there any information on what the parents/students are responsible for related to having the Chromebook at home?
A3.  Yes….   please review the  NTN  Technology Agreement (Microsoft Word document) for details.

Q4. Does the district have plans to expand Chromebook access to all students.
A4.  At this time, there are no plans to expand access beyond students involved in project based learning through New Tech Networks.

Important Tech Dates for summer of 2015

A list of important tech dates for the summer of 2015…

Friday, June 5th  12:01am   All staff Google accounts (that use @wdmcs.org for their account) will be disabled.  During the next week, we’ll be doing work behind the scenes to prepare for all email to be moved into Google.  During this time, you will not be able to log into Google Drive, access your Google documents or anything else related to your Google account. At this same time – all student @wdmtigers.org account will be DELETED.

Monday, June 15th or sooner –   All staff Google accounts (including Google Drive, Docs, and other associated apps requiring log in) will be ready to use again.  However, email will not , we will still be using Outlook for a couple of additional weeks.  In order access your Google account after June 15th, you will need to reactivate your Google by resetting your password.  We will provide directions/steps for this once we reach this date.

Monday, June 15th –  services will stop for the following items….

Schools.wdmcs.org: Our old webserver, schools.wdmcs.org, will be shut down by June 15th

Share Point:  Microsoft SharePoint is currently used to operate our intranet –  and the system will be shut down by June 15th.  Contact School Community Relations if you have materials in the intranet that need to be moved to a different location.

Moodle:  The district’s Moodle server will be turned off by June 15th.  If you would like to continue to use Moodle, please contact AEA’s Evan Abbey <eabbey@aeapdonline.org> as soon as possible, as he will assist you with moving your content over to the state Moodle server where you can continue to use it for classroom services.

Friday, June 19th starting at 5pm:  NO E-MAIL WEEKEND.  Starting at 5pm, your cell phone / computer / smart device will NOT be able to access your @wdmcs.org email account.  Over this weekend, we’ll be moving all of your existing email and folders over to Gmail.   Any email sent to you during this weekend will be  directed into your email account and will NOT be lost or bounced.  As soon as the move is completed, we will provide directions for how to access your email and how to reconnect your personal devices.

 

July 1st –   During the first few weeks of July, we’ll see a number of changes related to copiers and the district print shop.

• New Copiers.  If you currently have a copier that was provided by the district, we’ll be providing a new replacement copier.
• PrintGroove is being replaced during early July.  The new software for submitting print jobs will be setup and rolled out during early July.
• Starting July 1st, each certified staff member will receive from the district $25 to use at the copier and $75 at the printshop.  (NOTE: your building/department probably already provides you with more than $75 at the printshop… this $75 just represents what the district provides for each staff member, your building/department will and can still provide the rest)