FSA Tech Challenges

For tech staff, teachers, admin, and What was the most significant challenge that we faced with the technology for the FSA’s last year? Please comment.

TS Staff Meeting

Staff Meeting will be Wednesday, Oct 1, at 12:30pm in the board room at the board office. Max 2 hours.

Student Accounts & Files

Just a reminder to all staff that student accounts and files are deleted each year.This practice conserves file space on servers and allows for clean and easy creation of accounts each year. Students wishing to keep files should bring in a usb memory stick to copy all of their files before the end of June. […]

AO computer purchases

If an AO is buying a computer, please route the purchase through Technology Services. We need to be involved in the purchase to make sure necessary standards for hardware and software are met. An account number along with what you need and how much money can be spent on it can be sent in via […]

2011-2012 WWP Image

It’s time again for image feedback for the WWP. Please add your suggestions below for software or functionality and we will add in anything we can. A major area of focus this year will be on FOSS (Free Open Source Software) such as Open Office, the Tux suite of learning programs, and updates to programs […]

Staff Meeting Sept/Oct 2008

Passwords Inventory IP Database WWP roll-out vehicles training/apple certs. expectations helpdesk recycling others? Hoping to keep it under two hours after lunch sometime soon

How to spot an email hoax

From pcworld.ca How to Spot a Hoax E-Mail Several resources can tell you whether an e-mail claim you’re interested in is a hoax. One is Hoax-Busters.org, which describes itself as the Big List of Internet Hoaxes; another is Snopes.com, which specializes in urban legends and hoaxes, and a third is Hoax-Slayer.com. Check out any of […]

BCeSIS training guide

Mike Clark and his amazing searching skills found a BCeSIS training guide from SD28 for secondary teachers. You can download this on his department’s website at http://www.npss.prn.bc.ca/tfa/?p=36

WWP laptops at the start of the year

Just some feeback about laptops coming out of carts at startup. Couple of concerns regarding dust, please give them a wipe as they go in. Check the screws to make sure that none have any screws loose (please insert joke here). We’ll touch base on this as well in the staff meeting.