Denver Public Schools
Teachers’ Tech and Data
Tools
Erin Magley
Matthew Woolums
Kirk Anderson
Educational Technology & Library Services
Nigel Jordan
Mark Thiel
Jason Rand
Jeff Braa
Department of Technology Services,
Site Support
Web Resource
Everything is linked at:
http://TeacherTechResources.wikispaces.dpsk12.org
http://tinyurl.com/DPSTech
Technology In Education
Technology implementation is vital to the LEAP
(Leading Effective Academic Practice) Framework:
http://leap.dpsk12.org/The-Framework/2012-13-Framework.aspx
Who Supports You?
 School Tech Rep (STR)
 Department of Technology Services (DoTS)
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Hotline (720-423-3888)
Site Support Team
Network Team
Telecommunications Team
 Educational Technology and Library Services
DPS Board of Education –
Tech Policies
 The proper use of technology systems is governed by
Board of Education policies.
 The district is subject to the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which mandates how
personally identifiable student records are to be
handled.
 Board policies prohibit the sharing of passwords with
anyone: colleagues, students.
DPS Board of Education –
Tech Policies
Board policies located at:
http://board.dpsk12.org/policy/policy.shtml
JRA/JRC
EGAEA
Student
Records/Release of
Information on
Students
Electronic Mail
EGAEB
Internet Policy
EGAEC
Network Connections
EGAD-R-1
Copyright Compliance
(Computer Software)
What’s in Your Classroom
 Teacher Computer (Dell or Mac)
 Teacher Laptop Project (all teachers by Dec 2012)
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Cisco telephone with voice mail to Outlook email
Computer lab access
Projector (or to check out)
Shared printer access
Other items particular to each school
Systems You Can Access
 Teacher
Portal/Schoolnet(http://teacher.dpsk12.org)
 Infinite Campus - student information system
(http://campus.dpsk12.org)
 Employee Self Service
(http://employeeinfo.dpsk12.org)
 Outlook - Email (http://webmail.dpsk12.org)
Standardized Supported
Software
 Microsoft
 Windows 7/Vista/XP
 Office 2007/2010
 Macintosh
 OS 10.x
 Office 2008/2011
 Home use of MS Office
DPS Network
 Wired vs. Wireless
DPS Barcoded Equipment Only
 Non-DPS Equipment – Only on
DPSGuest Wireless
Your First Days With Technology
Day 1
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Take student attendance in IC (Infinite Campus)
Access your DPS Outlook e-mail account
Set up your telephone voice mail
Access Teacher Portal/Schoolnet
Your First Days With Technology
Days To Come
• Check your employee information (including your
pay stub) on Employee Self-Service
• Ask for your guest teacher from SmartFind
Express (substitute system)
Self-Service Password Management
(SSPM)
 The Department of Technology Services (DoTS)
rollout of the Identity and Access Management (IAM)
solution includes a stand-alone Self-Service Password
Management tool which provides convenient and
confidential password reset functionalities for Denver
Public Schools (DPS) employees, contractors,
volunteers and mentors.
Self-Service Password Management
(SSPM)
 Benefits of Managing My Own Password
• Centralized self-service for password management
• One place to go for all password management related
activities, such as password resets, password changes
and username lookup
• Retrieve a forgotten DPS network/email account
username
• Reset forgotten DPS network/email account password
• Available at any time, 24 hours a day/7 days week
Your First Days With Technology
Standard-Based Progress Report
 Used by all elementary and most middle
schools (not high schools)
 Trimester schedules
 Enter progress marks and comments in IC
Instructional Technology
Online research databases
Access via:
http://lion.dpsk12.org/
Gaggle.net (student email,
blogging, and social media)
Learning.com
Instructional Technology
Edmodo (Social media/Learning Management)
 Create an account in DPS
Google Apps (Not Available Yet)
Instructional Technology
YouTube (can be overridden by
teachers)
Digital Educator Academy
 Tech Symposium Sept. 8th and Oct. 6th (Saturdays)
 http://dea.dpsk12.org
Teacher Webpages
 Currently Wikispaces
Instructional Technology
Safari Montage (streaming digital content)
 6000 high-quality
educational videos
 Searchable
On Aug 10th Account Set Up
Outlook Email
Infinite Campus
Teacher Portal/Schoolnet
How can WE help?
Questions?
Web Resource
Everything is linked at:
http://TeacherTechResources.wikispaces.dpsk12.org
http://tinyurl.com/DPSTech