Two upcoming free edtech conferences
There are a couple of upcoming online edtech conferences that are free to attend. Future of Education Technology Conference First up is FETC, the Future of Education Technology Conference. It usually takes place in Florida or Louisiana the last week of January. This year the conference will be taking place online from January 26 –…
Helpdesk report for 11 Jan 2021 – 17 Jan 2021
Here is the help desk ticket report for 11 Jan 2021 – 17 Jan 2021:
Sept. 2020 PD Videos now available
I’ve put up the videos from the various sessions of our Tech PD Day 2020 from September 14. You can access the videos from the Tech PD Day website: go.kcs.me/techpd2020. Scroll the page to the bottom, and I’ve added a video link to each session: Click the link to view the video. You will need…
Internet troubleshooting help
I’ve put together a help sheet for you to follow when you or your students are having issues on the internet or with a particular website. At the beginning of the page is a check list, tasks to be completed before submitting a help desk request. The most important step is to check the…
Changes to printing
By now, you’ve probably seen this message when you go to print: I’ve set up Papercut’s Mobility server to replace Google Cloudprint. What does that mean for you? It means, to print, you’ll now select kcs-copier from the list: You will have to sign in to Papercut Mobility Print the first time you use it….
New software updates – Google Chrome 87 and more!
Several software updates were added to Managed Software Center (look in the Applications folder on the hard drive) for the Macintosh computers in use in the district. I recommend upgrading as soon as you can. The exciting update is not in Google Drive File Stream but in Google Chrome. Version 87 has much improved performance…
Helping Flash go gently into that good night
Adobe announced in July of 2017 and I have posted that Flash was going the way of the dodo bird at the end of 2020. Well, how time flies because we are now closing in on the end of 2020. Google has slowly been making it harder and harder to run Flash in the browser….
Kami 60 day trial now available for students and staff
Kenton City Schools has signed up with a 60 day trial of Kami’s teacher plan. After the 60 days, the licence will revert back to the Basic plan. Kami is a web based app that students can use to collaborate, edit, or markup documents and images, such as PDFs and jpegs. It’s a nice alternative to…
Introduction to KCS Technology
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….