A new resource called Technology and Safety has been added to the district moodle site. It is directed specifically at parents and other adults. We will be creating another course around safety for the teachers in the WWP to use with their students.
Category: Communication
Connection Upgrade at Board Office
The board office connection has been upgraded to a 100Mbps connection. This should result in somewhat faster web/file/mail services as one end of the pipe is much bigger than before. We are working with the Provincial Learning Network (PLNet) and Workplace Technology Services to increase all school’s connections over the next few years.
Facebook Survey Results
Here are the results from 219 responses to the Facebook survey that was published before the break. Facebook Survey Results
Facebook and PRN email.
We needed to rebuild some user accounts on Tuesday which causes slow downs to the system. Oddly enough the queue was again full of mail from facebook. I’m thinking it coincidence but it also makes me wonder whether people should be having facebook mail sent to their work address? I would suggest staff create hotmail […]
How to use Google Calendar to sign up for your FSA tech support
The following video shows you how to sign up for a google account and how to use google calendar to sign up for your FSA tech support. Google Calendar How-to (zoomed) Google Calendar How-to (external link) Google Calendar How-To (internal link only, must be in SD60 Network) Give this a try as your technology challenge […]
New Office filetypes (docx etc)
The new XML file types that microsoft is using cannot be opened by old versions of office unless you install a free converter from MS. PC MAC Otherwise you have a couple of options. You can purchase Office 2008 through tech services, or you can download a free version of open office for the mac. […]
listserv’s – Jan 16th update
Listserv’s have been created for all the schools, admin-l and secretary-l have been finished. bcesis-l library-l wwp-l still need to be created.
Haikus from Mail Outage
In my usual way I asked the staff over at NPSS to respond to a test email, but asked that if they had comments about the service interruption to please put them in Haiku format. Points for effort, but not all follow the Haiku that I know. went to get my Email no mail made […]
Services Update ~ Jan 15th
January 15th 9am. Mail is up and running. There may be some slow downs as everyone accesses and retrieves their emails. January 14th 11:22pm. Mail is up and running. We may have to take the service offline occasionally for some further adjustments. Thank you to our dedicated consultant, Jeff Dyck, for his valuable contribution. Unfortunately […]
District Wide Login
For over a year we’ve had a district wide login (DWL) for many services. Some services are still using unique usernames and passwords however many use the DWL. Starting in January 2009 you will begin to see the DWL logo on services that use DWL. Clicking on the DWL Login image will take you to […]