Summer computer checkout request form

If you want to check out a notebook computer over the summer, you need to check out one from the tech office, not your school. All computers must be migrated from Novell to Microsoft Active Directory this summer, so they may not be checked out from schools as in past years. We have a limited number of computers we can check out from the DSO for summer use. 

Submit a request using the form at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/oregonsd.net/viewform?formkey=dDI4OS1PbUtuZ0JEZGk4Zl8zOFd2WVE6MQ

You can also access the form by going to the IT Document site at http://sites.google.com/a/oregonsd.net/technology/ and scroll down the "Summer computer checkout request form" link.

Bear in mind that we have a limited number of computers available, so you should check one out for the shortest amount of time necessary so that we have enough for everyone.

Middle School computers to be removed June 16

Our plan is to begin removing computers from OMS on June 16 so we have room for the new ones coming in. If you are an OMS teacher, don't count on being able to use your computer after June 16. (We know office staff work longer into the summer, so we'll work around those few exceptions.)

(This assumes, of course, that we can still afford to buy computers. We'll see how the state budget gets worked out.)

Summer equipment procedures

Here are some rules/guidelines for making the end of the year and the summer go smoothly for everyone.

Summer borrowing
If you want to borrow any piece of district equipment during the summer (including a laptop computer that you regularly use) you must check it out from the building where it is housed. For example, if you want to check out a laptop that normally "lives" at OMS, check with Lynn Benisch. DON'T bring an OMS computer to the district tech office and expect to check it out. This change from centralized checkout at the district tech office is to insure that everything gets returned to the correct place.

General room cleanup
Remove all batteries from remote controls. (i.e. Projectors, TV, boom boxes.) This keeps the batteries from draining over the summer, or worse, corroding inside the unit. You may want to label the batteries or tape them to the thing they came out of so you know where they go when you come back.

Unplug all power cords from all A/V equipment in your room, including TVs.

Clean up those electrons!
Keep track of important passwords. (Voicemail, Novell, PowerSchool, etc.)

Delete old and unused files from the Video (V:), Home (H:), and “share” folders (that you own, of course). If you don’t specifically need it as part of curriculum next year, it’s just using up valuable and limited space on the network.

Thank you!

Registration now open for summer professional development classes!

Registration is now open for the Oregon Summer Series of professional development classes! 

Classes are held at various times throughout the summer, so you can take more than one. A variety of exciting options are available, including:

• Literacy and Technology
• Weaving Web 2.0 into the Classroom
• Connections, Collaboration, and Conversations using Digital Tools in an Elementary Classroom
• Intro to Improvisational Writing
• ELL strategies for the mainstream teacher 
  
• Google Apps for Educators

But wait, there's more! Go to http://bit.ly/SummerSeries to browse classes and register online.
All educators are welcome!