Help desk report 10/8/15 – 10/14/15

Over Spring Break I installed (re-purposed) the old mail and web server as squid caching servers for Hardin Central and Espy. By putting this hardware it place it will: Take the load of routing off of the file servers. Transparently cache data in the buildings. What this means is when a person visits a site,…
The old email addresses you may be using for the help desk no longer work. The correct email address for the help desk is [email protected] can use it from any device, although we prefer it when the email comes from your school account so we can identify who you are. 🙂
On the survey participants were asked to answer the following question: What needs to change in regards to technology and technology access in the Kenton City School District? How would you recommend enacting this change? I’m going to highlight a few of the responses and try to clear up some problems and misconceptions:
Setting up Chrome on the laptop and desktop There are a few steps that you’ll want to complete to get going with Google Chrome: Putting the icon on your dock, signing in to sync, and setting Google Chrome as your default browser. Once you’ve completed those steps, Chrome will sync your bookmarks and passwords. These…
Powerwashing a Chromebook.
This year, for the new staff bootcamp, I put together a self guided tour of the technology available at Kenton City Schools. I thought others may be interested in it, so here is a link to the presentation. ⚠ Be forewarned, I talk at the start, so you may want to turn down your speakers….