Resetting Student Passwords
Now that you are back on campus, you are now able to reset your student's passwords, no middle-man needed!!
Student passwords need to be at least 8 characters in length, and should contain 3 of the 4 following criteria:
- Upper Case Letter
- Lower Case Letter
- Number
- Special Character (!@#$%^&*)
In addition to the password criteria, the password cannot have the student/user name or be similar to the previous password (which is not specified on the screen). This triggers the LDAP error.
Need a student password reset refresher? Check out the video below!
Updating your Challenge Questions
We ask you to do this every year!
This is important for two reasons. So if you forget your password you can...
1. Reset your password yourself at Aldine Cloud
2. The help desk will be able to assist you with a reset.
If you don't answer your challenge questions, then a work order will have to be submitted if you have forgotten your password.
You need to answer two pre-made questions and then create two of your own questions.
Log in
Go to Apps on the bottom
Click on Access Request Management System
Log in again
At this point, the challenge questions should automatically pop up if you need to answer them.
Calibrate your Promethean Board!
When the Promethean Boards were installed the install team calibrated the boards using the quick 5 point calibration. Use the 16 point precision calibration to have better accuracy with the touch screen. Click on the graphic on the left to enlarge the image to see how to do this.
Restart vs. Shutdown
Tech devices on campus not acting as they should? Chances are they need some updates after sitting dormant for 6 months!
Shut Down: closes all apps and turns off the PC. Your computer and Promethean Board should be Shut Down at least every Friday.
Restart: closes all apps, turns off the PC, and then turns it on again. Your computer and Promethean Board should be Restarted at least once a week in order to pull updates from the district.
You may need to restart your desktop computer and Promethean multiple times to get completely updated!
Office Hours
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Additional Clever Access
Access to Clever has been extended to additional staff. If you are assigned to one of the positions below but are not able to or having issues accessing Clever, please contact your DLS so the issue can be resolved. Because the following do not have rostered classes, you may not have the same exact view as the classroom teachers.
Campus Admins Access to Clever:
- Assistant Principal
- Counselor
- Diagnostician
- Digital Learning Specialist
- Dyslexia Specialist
- Instructional Literacy Coach
- Literacy Specialist
- Principal
- RTI Specialist
- Skills Specialist
- Testing Coordinator
Technology & Curriculum Conference of Aldine (TCCA)
The 10th Anniversary of TCCA is just two months away and we are going all out to bring you the absolute best speakers and curriculum focused EdTech sessions in the country! Make sure you get registered today! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Don't hesitate. You must register in order to receive the live session links.
Schoology Virtual Learning Resources
Click Here to join the Middle School Virtual Learning Group
If you haven't joined already, that is where you can access all the Resources from the training sessions that have been presented (last year during virtual learning and Aldine LIVE sessions in July). We will continue to add materials to this Schoology group for teachers to access.
*This group is for Aldine staff only, please do not share this group code/link with parents or students.
Middle School DLS Team
As you navigate this new role as a virtual teacher please know we are here to support you! If you have a question about a digital resource reach out to your designated DLS. You can also request help in ePortal (or click here)!
Chad Cochran--Drew, Garcia, Hoffman, Shotwell
@MrCtechme
Hosea Pipkins, III--Jones, Lewis, Plummer, Stovall, Teague
@HoseaPipkins
Ann Waite--Aldine MS, Grantham, Hambrick, KEC, Mead
@AnnMWaite
