Google Workspace from IT

The District's free Google Workspace for Education accounts will no longer support unlimited storage. Instead, the District will be allocated a shared 100 Terabyte storage pool for all users. This change is being driven by Google, which is eliminating the unlimited free storage.

In preparation for the reduced storage capacity, the IT department has been working with Google Drive power users to help reduce the volume of their stored data. The team also is assisting, as needed, with migrating data to other storage options.

As a result, the creation of shared drives has been limited by Google and they have implemented a 100 Gigabyte limit on shared drives in Google.

Website

We are in the process of selecting a new web hosting service for district and school websites. A sprint team committee is engaging in a series of meetings to review and select vendors for piloting. All community stakeholders may provide input into our process through the VistaUSD District Website Feedback form. Check out our selection and process timeline here.

The Learning Collaborative (TLC)

To access the TLC tile, please go to Canvas through Cloud Connect.

Each month we are adding more resources to support all teachers and staff.

This month we added the following!

Turning the Page with TLC

Several read-aloud videos have been added to the Turning the Page/Dale vuelta a la página con TLC Resource Directory! Check these out to support your students during Read Across America Week! There are Spanish and English read-alouds.

TCi

Both Social Studies trainings have been added to the TCi Resource Directory as well as pacing guides for grades K-5.

Hāpara

Hāpara offers several great asynchronous and FREE training options. Here are beginner videos to get your started. Here is a great “on your own” training called Camp Hāpara - Hāpara Resource Directory through TLC shows a lot more exciting opportunities and resources.

Benchmark

Intervention resources and materials for K-2; Fluency and K: Phonics/Word Recognition. More is coming soon for 3rd-5th! Check out the Resource Directory.

Intellispark

For secondary teachers, Intellispark is a site that will provide you with Social-Emotional information on each of your students. Here is the Resource Directory for Intellispark including a new link for how to access Intellispark and how to access the data of your students. Watch this space for additional “How To…” information.

Interest Survey - We are always trying to support all educators and staff in what they need. Please fill out this short interest survey to let us know what you need support in or want us to investigate further and bring PD's to VUSD.

Every site has a Site Tech Expert! If you don’t know who yours is, please ask your admin or grade level lead/chair. If you have checked with your Canvas Site Expert and still need support, you can fill out our Technology Help Form and we will assist you! The technology help form is meant for help with Canvas (deleting a course, you aren’t seeing your courses, adding a teacher/IA/sub, etc), Benchmark and TCi. You can also contact Canvas through their chat feature, by clicking Help in Canvas.

Here is the temporary login for Benchmark if your tile isn’t working in Cloud Connect.

Login: https://vistausd.benchmarkuniverse.com/

• Username: vistausd_edu

• Password: password

If you cannot access your Benchmark account, please let us know ASAP! Benchmark said all accounts have been fixed as of last week. Technology Help Form