Free Screencastify Ultimated upgrade
Screencastify is offering free unlimited accounts to the staff! Directions are available on the Free Internet Services Info page. Staff, check out Internet Resources for even more resources!
Installing the new Cricut software on your Macbook
The new Cricut software can be installed on your Macbook without the administrator password. Download the application from Cricut and it will show a window to drag the Cricut application to Applications. This will not work. To install the application it needs to be put in your Applications folder, not the machine’s. Using the Go menu at…
Shortening web addresses with go.kcs.me
A URL shortener is a service that takes a long web address and makes it shorter and easier to share. If you’ve every used or seen bit.ly or tinyurl.com, you’ve used an URL shortener. I had written an URL shortener several years ago, and remnants of it still exist under kcs.me. It worked ok, but…
Printing and copying through Papercut
The process of printing and copying with the copiers is now changed. Staff will use the copier pin that was sent to their email, while students will use their student ID #. Students are limited to ~20 pages a week, which will probably need to be adjusted as the year progresses. To begin, you will…
WOCO passwords are expiring (and how to reset your WOCO password in the future)
If you have an account with any of the WOCO services (StudentInformation, GradeBook, EMIS-R, etc.) you will receive an email to reset your password. There is a good chance that if you are a staff member at Kenton City Schools you will need to reset your password. The email looks like this: The link to…
Google Classroom sync to Gradebook is now available
Google Classroom Sync to GradeBook is now available for use. This tool will allow you to sync your grades in Google Classroom back to GradeBook without manual copying. It will be a big time savings for teachers grading in Google Classroom. The sync is a one time transfer and must be repeated for each assignment if…
Now available for graphics, web pages, and video editing – Adobe Spark
Adobe offers Spark free to schools. What is Spark? It’s an online service that allows you to create graphics, webpages, or edit video, from any computer with a web browser. I used it to create the graphic above. All of the staff and students have accounts in Adobe Spark, and they can log in with…
The web address for SAM, SRI, SRC, and SMI has changed
Be sure to update any bookmarks you have for SAM, SRI, SRC, and SMI to the following. For students, the new link is http://sam.es.thekcs.net:55888/slms/studentaccess. For staff, the new link is http://sam.es.thekcs.net:55888/slms/educatoraccess.
DASL hasn’t existed for years, and other definitions
I thought I would send out a quick refresher on the names of the most used software packages through WOCO. Since it is the start of the new year, it’s as good as time as any to reference the services by their correct names. DASL – Previously called DSL, no product has been called DASL for…
New KCS Technology Status Site – status.kcs.me
Check out the new KCS Technology Status website!