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Technology Updates
Tom Barnes, Technology Coordinator
Southwest Plains Regional Service Center
Email: [email protected]
PowerSchool Information• New Kansas Representative
– Kerry Maxedon, Account Executive– Phone: 877.873.1550 x7320– Email: [email protected]
• March 1st - SWPRSC– 1:00 pm presentation after Superintendent’s
Council– New inquiries and current users are welcome
PowerSchool Information• Feb 1st - Wichita
– PowerScheduler Load Process 1-day session– Designed for schools that have used PowerScheduler previously
• Feb 2nd and 3rd – Wichita– The PowerScheduler Prepare to Build 2-day session is designed
for schools that have used PowerScheduler previously
• Feb 7th, 8th, and 9th – Liberal– The PowerScheduler Prepare to Build 3-day session is designed
for schools that have not previously built a master schedule in PowerScheduler
• To enroll in one of the workshops– Go to http://support.powerschool.com– Login with your username and password– Click on training
Erate Information
• Useful links– Consultants hired by Kansas to help with Erate– http://www.dietrichlockard.com/KSErate.htm – The site used by Erate to verify free and reduced lunch numbers– http://www.ksde.org/leaf/reports_and_publications/free_redc_per
cent/free_red.htm
• Today, Thursday, Jan 19th is last day to file Form 470• Thursday, Feb 16th, is the last day to file Form 471• Major Changes
– All cellular phones in district are eligible for Erate– Item 21 attachments can be filled out online
Yahoo Widgets
• Step 1: Download and install the Widget Engine– http://widgets.yahoo.com/
• Step 2: Choose and download individual Widgets from Gallery– http://widgets.yahoo.com/gallery/
• Widget Favorites– Yahoo Weather– Picture Frame– Calculator– Day Planner
• Widget Favorites– Dictionary– To Do List– Stock Ticker– Clocks/Calendar
iPod
• Video iPod– 30GB and 60GB models – holds up to 15,000 songs– full-color album art and up to 25,000
photos– 150 hours of video– starting at $299
• Educational Uses– http://www.edugadget.com/ – http://www.apple.com/education/ipod/ – http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/
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