Longhorn Technology
November Technology News
Take Note! Changes to email coming soon!
Email Changes - Effective January 1, 2015
The district’s email server is running out of space and we need your help clearing emails. There are a few things you can do to start clearing email:
- Empty your Deleted Items Folder.
- Delete those sent items past a year.
- Attachments! Attachments are the main menace to a full email mailbox. Sort your emails by attachment (paperclip icon) and delete the messages with attachments that you do not need, or alternatively save the attachments on a flash drive and delete the email. In many cases, the attachment is already on your H: drive.
- We will also send steps to archive your old emails to a flash drive if you want to store old messages offline.
Starting in January, there will be a 2 gigabyte quota enforced. Employees over 2 gb will receive notices and will be unable to send emails until their mailboxes are cleaned out. Thank you for your assistance.
Technology Workshops
- Nov. 10 - SMART Board Add-Ons
- Nov. 13 - iPad & Green Screen: Create Great Movie Project
- Nov. 19 - November Appy Hour - hosted by Plummer
Please note: We will have new offerings beginning in January. There are still plenty of online options through eduphoria and TEQ Online PD.
HoverCam Document Cameras Available
The Integration Games are Here! It's not too late to get in the game!
- Did you complete your AUP at the beginning of the year?
- Did you create an account with TEQ for online learning?
- Did you like CHISD Technology on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter?
- Did you attend the Welcome to Longhorn Technology Video Conference?
- Have you/can you go add your thoughts about technology to an online bulletin board?
- Do you have your own Apple ID?
- Do you let your students use devices?
- Do you let your students work on the SMART Board?
- Do you have time to take a 1 hour course online through the TEQ site?
If you answered yes to all of these questions, congratulations! You earned 10 points and a lanyard in the integration games! Just submit your documentation in FormSpace and the Prize Patrol will be seeing you soon!
We are excited to see many of you have accepted the challenge. Watch for the Integration Games Leaderboard every month. Click here for more details about the Integration Games.
Consider yourself Challenged! Will you accept the challenge?
If you have not had a chance to submit your September Challenges, we have extended the deadline. Submit all documentation in FormSpace.
See below for an explanation to the Challenges.
Integration Games Leaderboard
- Wilmetria Simpson (Permenter) - 14 points
- Shandria Russell (West), Lisa Tullbane (West) - 11 points
- Cynthia Suarez-Rodriguez (Permenter), Kenitha Carey (Coleman) - 8 points
And the campus with the largest percentage of participating teachers is Permenter!
Keep working to master the challenges!
Instructional Technology
Email: intech@chisd.net
Website: http://www.chisd.net/intech
Location: Cedar Hill Government Center
Phone: 972-291-1581
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CedarHillIsdInstructionalTechnology?ref=hl
Twitter: @CHISDTechnology