TechBytes

• August 11 - Master Schedules must be completed in Aeries
  
• August 14 - Courses go live in Canvas

• June 26-August 31 - Nearpod: PD by the Pool.
• Sessions include: Choice Boards in Nearpod, Pro Tips for Engagement, Nearpod for Librarians & Counselors, and BTS Open House with Nearpod

• August 1-11 - Hipi-Palooza with Hapara

  Hapara's virtual flipped professional development event just for Hāpara educators. It’s got something for everyone so all faculty and staff can hit the ground running with Hāpara in the new school year. (Recordings will be available all year long if you can’t attend.) Learn more: hapara.com/hipipalooza/

Over the next year, Clever will be updating the look and feel of the teacher Portal to help teachers find the resources they need quickly and easily.

Teachers will get a sneak peek of the updated version starting on August 1st. You can learn more here.

In August, teachers will see a toggle in their Clever Portal that enables them to switch back and forth between the Classic and Enhanced Teacher Portals. The new design streamlines navigation so teachers can access district resources and their favorite tools in fewer clicks.

Here’s a preview of the new look and feel:

• New employees who need to request a new laptop (Dell only) and/or a workstation (docking station, monitor, keyboard, and mouse) must fill out a Service Request for the equipment. The teacher/staff member must personally fill out the request so ITS can verify equipment eligibility and communicate with the staff member for deployment. HERE is a how to video and HERE is the direct Service Request link.
• For current employees who are changing locations, please leave the workstation at your previous site and only take your laptop with you. If there is not a workstation at your new site, put in a request for a workstation.

• Our Curbside/In Person Tech Support is now at the Ed Center by appointment only. To book an appointment for device check ins, check outs, and general tech support, please set your appointment using THIS LINK. Appointments must be created at least 24 hours ahead of time, same day appointments will not be available.

All accounts and applications have moved to the new PUSD Portal. If you need to reset your password, please do so in the Portal. If you have issues resetting your password, please contact the Help Desk.

ITS recommends that you adhere to the following Password Policy:

• minimum 8 characters
• minimum 1 uppercase letter
• minimum 1 lowercase letter
• minimum 1 number
• maximum 128 characters
• do NOT include
• first or last name
• username
• email
• restricted words (ex. "password")

• After you receive your device and have signed in to it, applications will download to the device over a few hours. If it's been a while and you still don't have important applications (such as Chrome), please restart your device while connected to your docking station.
• If you have specific applications that you use and need to download, you will have to put in a Help Desk ticket so we can push the application out to you. In the ticket system, please select Staff > Account/Application > Intune Requests > Application Request.
• The new set up is designed for flexibility. You can remove your laptop from the docking station to work in a different location or connect to your projector.
• If you are having issues with your monitor connecting to your laptop, please double check your connections and make sure they match with the picture to the right.
• Please reboot your device daily for the first week. Doing so will help with updates and ensuring your device works optimally.