TechBytes
Cherokee County Schools
Welcome
Thanks for checking out the first edition of the Cherokee County School's Technology Department newsletter! We hope you will find this information useful and helpful in both your instruction and managing the technology in your classroom.
Help!
support@cherokeek12.org to enter a tech support ticket
technology@cherokeek12.org to reach everyone in our office and ask general questions
AETC - MobileAlabama Educational Technology Conference June 12-14Make plans with your administrators now if you'd like to attend AETC! | Website Please remember that you can build a website for your classroom within our new SchoolBlocks website platform. We would like for ALL teachers to have a classroom website! At the very least, please update your profile card. If you need help, let us know! | ViewSonic Panels We are placing more and more ViewSonic interactive panels in our classrooms. Please go visit a teacher in your school who has one and check it out! If you are interested in having one, please let your principal or us know. |
AETC - Mobile
Alabama Educational Technology Conference
June 12-14Make plans with your administrators now if you'd like to attend AETC!
Website
Security Focus
Phishing Scams
1. Don't use the same password over and over again! Have a unique password for all applications, especially your email account and iNow.
2. Don't save your passwords in your browser.
3. Be careful when opening emails from someone you don't know.
4. Be knowledgeable about what a phishing attempt looks like. Attackers can "spoof" other users' email addresses. You have to look carefully to determine if the email is legit. ALWAYS take the extra time to check emails that ask for sensitive information. Never send account information, banking information, or social security numbers through email.
Take this quiz to brush up on your ability to spot a phishing email:
Math is Fun! Students doing some math surgery with their Chromebooks! | Small groups Students solving math problems with their Chromebooks during small group time | Typing Skills Cherokee County students practice their typing skills to prepare for BIG things in the future! |
New VoIP Phone System
The Technology Department recently tackled the momentous task of replacing many of our analog phone lines with an internet-based phone system. This change is saving our school system approximately $20,000.00 per year! Of course, with change comes some degree of a learning curve. Please click to review the topics found here, and let us know if you have additional questions.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PyNEQYnqE0_xIrX1rykVwl-Gxl7n3tOLijI4qTz5Be4/edit?usp=sharing
Purchasing
EdTech Spotlight
Nominate an educator in our system who is using technology in innovative ways!
Click below for the nomination form.
Want your students included in our next newsletter?!
Please submit photographs and short descriptions of how your students are utilizing technology in your classroom to Cassandra Lindsey at clindsey@cherokeek12.org
About Us
Danny Black, Network Administrator
Rhonda Clark, Technology Integration/PD
Jeff Helms, Computer/Network/Phone Specialist
Nathaniel Hunter, Computer/Network Specialist