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WILD Wednesdays – Nov. 30th, Dec. 7th, 14th
Using e-mail to communicate effectively – Nov. 30th This class will demonstrate how you can use e-mail to more effectively communicate with your peers, students, and parents, and how to save you time! SPAM E-mail filtering – Dec. 7th This session will show you how to set up Squirrel Mail to automatically filter out most…

New tech department intern – Braxton Walters
For the 2017-2018 school year Braxton Walters will be assisting the technology department. He is a student at Kenton High School, having deferred graduation for 2017. Mr. Walters will be formally introduced during the teacher work day on August 14th, but he may be working in your classroom before then.
New features in google classroom. And more to come
Google has released updates for Google Classroom. The updates include “question-driven discussions including debates and question-and-answer sessions. Teachers can now post a question, video, article or other content in Classroom, and ask students to answer the question or write a response. Teachers also have the option of allowing students to comment on each other’s responses.”…

Server upgrades for the web server
With the increased usage of Moodle, our web server has been taking a pretty good hit in the performance department. To alleviate the stress on the server, I’ve installed the Varnish caching software in front of the webserver.

A new look for your MyCatPage
The KCS MyCatPage will be getting an upgrade over the summer. The look is cleaner, and the links to various resources are better organized. Check it out here and let me know what you like and what you don’t like!