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Welcome to the Lansing School District Below are a list of technology items to review to start the new school year. The online platforms are specific to each school and staff in each building will work with you to get logged into those programs.…

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MacPrint 22.1 We have added the print queue MacPrint 22.1 that will show up on staff Apple computers. This new print queue resolves the issue of automatic stapling when printing from Apple computers. We are also added a version number, 22.1, to the the name in case we update this in the future. If we update the settings, we will also update the version number.…

We have made a lot of progress automating staff and student accounts in our online programs. With the automation of many of our systems comes necessary work over the summer to prepare those systems for the next school year. In many cases we have to turn off syncing, clean up some information, setup new years, turn on syncing, then make any adjustments necessary. Since many of these systems did not sync in the past, this is new work for us.…

Join Apple Professional Learning for virtual learning opportunities throughout June and July, covering a range of topics, and offered at no cost to you or your school.  Summer Learning Series Rekindle your love for learning this summer with Apple Professional Learning.  From June 14 through July 21, we’re hosting a series of virtual, hands-on professional learning experiences—with a big focus on creativity, integration, and fun. There’s no cost to register or participate.…

For those of you who use Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) for online curriculum such as Go Math, you have used a process to login referred to as single sign on or SSO. HMH is making some changes which required us to update these SSO links. Our existing single sign on links will expire in June so we have updated them updated for each HMH platform listed below. We will also update these links through any managed settings on staff or student iPads.…

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One of my privileges is being on the board of Mid-America Association for Computers in Education https://www.mace-ks.org/, also known as MACE.  The goal of this organization is to support the use of technology within education.  This year the organization is offering 4 grants of $500 each to teachers across the state.  Other details of the grant are shown below.  Please take a little time to review the rubric found at the linked form.…