Older browsers won't be supported in Google Apps

Google Apps sent out the following notice regarding the end of support for older browsers. I'm passing along this notice in case anyone is using an older browser at home. All district computers have been upgraded to supported browsers.

In order to continue to improve our products and deliver more sophisticated features and performance, we are harnessing some of the latest improvements in web browser technology.  This includes faster JavaScript processing and new standards like HTML5.  As a result, over the course of 2010, we will be phasing out support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 as well as other older browsers that are not supported by their own manufacturers.

We plan to begin phasing out support of these older browsers on the Google Docs suite and the Google Sites editor on March 1, 2010.  After that point, certain functionality within these applications may have higher latency and may not work correctly in these older browsers. Later in 2010, we will start to phase out support for these browsers for Google Mail and Google Calendar.

Google Apps will continue to support Internet Explorer 7.0 and above, Firefox 3.0 and above, Google Chrome 4.0 and above, and Safari 3.0 and above.

Starting this week, users on these older browsers will see a message in Google Docs and the Google Sites editor explaining this change and asking them to upgrade their browser.  We will also alert you again closer to March 1 to remind you of this change.

In 2009, the Google Apps team delivered more than 100 improvements to enhance your product experience.  We are aiming to beat that in 2010 and continue to deliver the best and most innovative collaboration products for businesses.

Thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely,

The Google Apps team

 So, if you are still running IE 6, Firefox 2, or some ancient version of Netscape, it's time to upgrade.

How to contact Information Technology Literacy Teachers

You can contact the Information and Technology Literacy Teachers to get help with classroom technology integration either online or via phone. You can submit a request online at http://sites.google.com/a/oregonsd.net/infotechliteracy/request-service-from-itlt

To contact them by phone, please refer to http://sites.google.com/a/oregonsd.net/infotechliteracy/Home/itlt-members . This page lists the contact information for all members of the Information Technology Literacy Team, including Library Media Specialists.

(Note: you will have to log in with your Novell username and password to view these staff-only sites.)

For your convenience, the new extensions for the Info Tech Literacy Teachers are listed here. If dialing from an outside line, simply add the "835-" prefix.

Jeri Shumaker, x6760
Pam Sengos, x6761
Shelly Kadow, x6762
Velvet Holmes, x6763

IT skeleton crew today

The IT department is running on a skeleton crew today due to the holiday weekend. Bear with us if support times are longer than normal. If you don't reach a live person on the help desk phone line, please either leave a message or submit a ticket online.

Barebones crew

The IT department/helpdesk is operating at a reduced staffing level today and tomorrow due to sickness and vacation. If you need help, please submit a ticket online unless it's really urgent.