Bits & Bytes

Welcome back to Bits and Bytes! Our goal is to keep you informed and up to date on technology policies and the newest technologies that our district uses.

Within this newsletter, you will find information regarding:

• Technology Support
• Data Privacy
• Phishing Emails
• Instructional Software Survey
• District Website
• Self Service Password Management
  
• Update Phone
• Technology Resources
  
• Trivia Time

If you would like further assistance with any of the information that is delivered in the newsletters, please feel free to contact one of the Technology Content Coaches - Ed Duclos, Debbie Matchett or Danyelle Ross. We look forward to working with you this year!

Take care,

The Ed Tech Team

Technology is broken/needs repair/needs an update:

Please submit a ticket into the IT Service Desk. Once the ticket is submitted, IT will be in contact to resolve the issue.

Need help using/integrating technology into the curriculum:

Please reach out to your building technology coach:

• Danyelle Ross: Elementary Schools
• Debbie Matchett: Timothy Edwards Middle School
• Ed Duclos: South Windsor High School

• We need to protect our students from applications that collect personally identifiable student information.

• Rule of Thumb: If the student is asked to sign in, the app must get approved first!

• Please review the list of apps that have been approved/unapproved. Click Here to view the recent list. Note: Please see the different tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet.

• If you do not see an application on the list that you would like to use in the classroom, please fill out a Software Request Form.

An email containing a link that directs you to provide your username and password is a PHISHING attempt to steal your credentials. The cyber-attacker designs the email so that it appears that the email is from someone that you know.

Before following the links, always check the sender's email, the signature line and hover over the links to determine if they are legitimate. If you are in question, best practice is to contact IT.

Click on the image below to test your ability to spot a Phishing Attempt.

We would like to know the websites or apps that you consider essential in your work with students. Data from this survey will assist us with budgeting. Please click on the appropriate link below and fill out the survey.

Elementary Schools Survey

TEMS Survey

SWHS Survey

All website requests, of any kind, for the elementary schools and the district need to be requested via the IT Service Desk.

TEMS website requests, please contact Debbie Matchett.

SWHS website requests, please contact Liza Ramachadran.

• If you have not already done so, please enroll in the self-service password management system.

• This service will allow you to reset your network password, unlock your network account and change your password without the assistance of IT.

• Click Here to learn how to enroll today.

If you are new to the district or have switched classrooms, please be sure to change the following:

• PIN
• Recorded Name
• Recorded Greeting

Click Here to view instructions to help you with this.

All staff have access to the EdTech Resources & Support website. This website houses helpful resources on how to use the software and applications that our district has access to.

Please visit the EdTech Website to view the full bank of resources.