EdTech Newsletter

Visit Educational Technology's Helpful Tips page on your Dallas ISD Portal Dashboard for additional resources.

The Application Training and Support team's Training Schedule and Course Catalog for Spring 2024 are available in Cornerstone.

The attached course catalog is linked under Quick Links on the ATS website. Training schedules, including times and locations, are organized on each application’s resource page, i.e. PowerSchool Resources, Oracle EBS Resources, etc., by subject.

Please register for any classes you are interested in through Cornerstone. If you have any questions or require further support, please reach out to the ATS team by submitting a ticket via ServiceNow.

Please submit a request for assistance with Oracle through ServiceNow using the following instructions.

Updates

Classroom and conference room digital displays (i.e. Promethean or Newline interactive teaching displays) will go through a software update on May 6. Campus-based Technicians may visit campuses in the following weeks to verify the update.

Storage

Classroom and conference room digital displays need to be kept in a secure environment when not in use. Display screens should not be left to face direct sunlight or near windows. Cords should be unplugged from the wall, laptop, or computer and left with the display; they can be wrapped and secured to the back of the display or cart. Remotes, keyboards, pens, or other peripherals should be kept together and labeled to go with the device. Displays on carts should be labeled with room number/location information before moving for cleaning or construction. Any permanent movement or change in location/room must be documented in the TipWeb Asset Management System.

If you have questions, please reach out to your Campus Technician.

• Do you have a lost or stolen device that needs to be locked or located?
• Has a student returned a device that needs to be unlocked?
• Is there a device that has been found outside of the district that needs to be returned?

The EdTech Fulfillment Asset Recovery Team can assist you with these scenarios.

Contact the Asset Recovery Team at DGFCDeviceRecovery@dallasisd.org

If not, we recommend accessing your applications through the Dallas ISD portal to remain SSO enabled.

When you sign in to the Dallas ISD Portal, you are instantly signed in to all of your applications at once. You can switch between applications seamlessly, without having to sign in to each one separately.

Substitutes assigned to org 000 now have automatic access to HMH Apps Ed: your friend in learning, MyHrw and ThinkCentral via Clever!

Little SIS Premium is a web app add-on to Little SIS Classroom that can create and sync Google Classroom classes with student information system (SIS) data. For more information, please see the attached FAQ and document.

Little SIS Teacher FAQs

Little SIS Coming Soon

Beginning March 2nd, PowerSchool will have a new modern look and feel. Functionality is the same, but finding your favorite reports and pages may take a bit of exploring.

The following crosswalks are available to help you find the new location of some of your most used features or functions:

PowerSchool Update Crosswalk (Central Staff)

PowerSchool Update Crosswalk (Campus Staff)

The PowerSchool guides and manuals listed on this page have been updated to reflect the changes.

Starting May 2024, the process for requesting a DocuSign Account through ServiceNow will change. The following knowledge article will explain the new process for requesting an account.

How to Submit for a DocuSign Account

This comprehensive glossary details services and service offerings for Portal Users.

Follow these steps to enable dual monitors on a Zoom call.

Please remember to complete the state-mandated training through Cornerstone as soon as possible!

Thank you to those of you who have already completed your training!

As we head into the end of another school year, please ensure you delete any sensitive data on your device that is no longer required or needed.

If you require files and data to use again next year, please ensure you are saving files into a District-managed cloud storage.

For guidance on how to use the available district-managed cloud storage, please review the Using District Cloud Storage training available in Cornerstone.

District policy prohibits the use of removable storage devices (i.e. USB drives, SD cards, etc.) on district-managed computers. If a USB is required for job responsibilities or essential curriculum, please ensure the following information is provided in submitted requests:

• Device name

• Decal/Tag#

• Serial #

• Location

• Detailed Justification

Please note all requests and justifications will be reviewed by the Information Security Team and Deputy CTO.