http://www.learnnowbc.ca/lnbcresources/elluminate/default.aspx I’m finding the elluminate is ever more pervasive in BC education. If you haven’t loaded the free java app for your computer please follow the link above.
Category: Communication
Service Interruption
Tuesday at 4pm we are planning on doing some work to virtualize some services. Websites and webmail may be down for short periods of time. Helpdesk, and BASC will be down until 9am Wednesday morning. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Schools Purchasing Computers
Please note that schools wishing to purchase computers should go through our department to make the purchase. Please contact Sharon Irving at 262-6013 and put in a work order with a account to bill. We will purchase the computer, inventory, and configure it. This is to make sure that any machine that enters our network […]
Login for District moodle sites
For district moodle site (other than NPSS at the moment) you can login using your email credentials and password. (username and password, no @prn.bc.ca needed) There is a short movie how to do this on the Moodle page or directly at http://www.prn.bc.ca/ts/moodle_docs/login.mov
Wide Area Network Specialist
I’d like to congratulate and welcome Chad Cushway as our new Wide Area Network Specialist. He will be working with Matt Williams for training for the next few weeks.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Gone Phishing
Email services are regularly receiving phishing attacks. Our servers block many but a few get by on occasion. A Phishing attack is usually an official sounding email about a bank, ebay, paypal, facebook, etc that is looking to get you to follow a link to fill in information about yourself or account information so that […]