Back to School Meeting
September 4, 2014
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 Ryan
 Lloyd
Imbriale – Executive Director –
Department of Innovative
Learning
Brown –
Executive Director –
Department of Information
Technology
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Portal.microsoftonline.com
 Online
access to One Drive.
 Use BCPS credentials to log in.
 Full “sync” coming in Fall.
MAP Testing
Nick Argyros – Manager
 Imaging
of HP devices…..Coming Soon!
 Work Orders: Thanks for your patience!
 Daly Support and Extended Help Desk
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Email Tickets
7:30 – 5:00 (BCPS) 5:00 – 10:00 (Daly)
 Print
Management Services
 Adobe Creative Cloud License
 Edmodo
Southwest
Northwest
Central
Northeast
Southeast
Dave Langis
Dave Soter
Fred Balmages
Todd Loht
Derrick Pittman
Elementary Schools
Arbutus
Baltimore Highlands
Catonsville
Chadwick
Dogwood
Edmonson Heights
Featherbed Lane
Halethorpe
Hebbville
Imagine Discovery
Johnnycake
Lansdowne
Powhatan
Relay
Riverview
Westchester
Westowne
Winfield
Woodbridge
Woodmoor
Bedford
Campfield
Cedarmere
Chatsworth
Church Lane
Deer Park
Fort Garrison
Franklin
Glyndon
Hernwood
Milbrook
New Town
Owings Mills
Randallstown
Reisterstown
Scotts Branch
Summit Park
Timber Grove
Wellwood
Winand
Woodholme
Carroll Manor
Cromwell Valley
Fifth District
Halstead Academy
Hampton
Jacksonville
Lutherville Lab
Oakleigh
Padonia
Pinewood
Pleasant Plains
Pot Spring
Prettyboy
Riderwood
Rodgers Forge
Seventh District
Sparks
Stonleigh
Timonium
Villa Cresta
Warren
West Towson
Mays Chapel
Arbutus
Bridge Center
Catonsville
Lansdowne
Southwest Academy
Meadowood Center
Woodlawn
Windsor Mill
Deer Park Magnet
Franklin
Old Court
Pikesville
Sudbrook
Cockeysville
Dumbarton
Hereford
Loch Raven Academy
Ridgely
Catonville
Catonsville Alternative
Lansdowne
Western Technical
Woodlawn
Franklin
Millford Mill Academy
New Town
Owings Mills
Pikesville
Randallstown
Carver Center
Dulaney
Hereford
Loch Raven
Towson
Carney
Chapel Hill
Elmwood
Essex
Fullerton
Glenmar
Gunpowder
Harford Hills
Joppa View
Kingsville
Martin Boulevard
McCormick
Middlesex
Orems
Perry Hall
Pine Grove
Red House Run
Seven Oaks
Shady Springs
Victory Villa
Vincent Farm
Battle Grove
Bear Creek
Berkshire
Charlesmont
Chase
Chesapeake Terrace
Colgate
Deep Creek
Dundalk
Eastwood Center
Edgemere
Grange
Hawthorne
Logan
Mars Estates
Middleborough
Norwood
Oliver Beach
Sandalwood
Sandy Plains
Seneca
Sussex
Crossroads
Golden Ring
Middle River
Parkville
Perry Hall
Pine Grove
Stemmers Run
Deep Creek
Dundalk
Gen. John Stricker
Holabird
Sparrows Point
Eastern Technical
Kenwood
Overlea
Parkville
Perry Hall
Rosedale Center
Chesapeake
Dundalk
Patapsco
Sollers Point Technical
Sparrows Point
Middle Schools
High Schools
Maiden Choice
RICA
Special Schools
Ridge/Ruxton
White Oak
Eastern Family Resource
Battle Monument
MAP Testing
Michele Wagner – DoIT
 15347
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New myBCPS accounts
19750+ existing accounts from other apps
414 are now BCPS One parents
 20847
Parent-to-Student Associations
 Since Wed. 8/27
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Lowest volume day 655 new parents
Highest volume day 4266 new parents
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Volume – 600+ an hour
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Code Errors
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4 releases since 8/27, another targeted for tonight
Connectivity – outage on internet
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Added resources to our servers
Changed sender of system e-mails to monitor for
spam notices.
DNS server between us and Engrade failed for one
hour
E-mail Service Providers Rejecting our mail
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AOL and Yahoo seem to be the most common
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Not reading yellow sheet or trying to set up accounts before
getting them.
Not receiving activation code
Delivering to full mailboxes
 Parents entering incorrect e-mail
 Parents with whitelists
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Mistyping verification code or DOB
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Out of all 20,000 activations only 9 have been actual data issues
Using verification code for account activation code
Trying to log in to BCPS One through school web site “Login”
link.
Teachers sending home internal and external password but
not explaining which the student should use at home.
MAP Testing
Kama Dwyer – Team Leader
 Kama
Dwyer, Team Leader
kdwyer@bcps.org
 Heather Donatelli hdonatelli@bcps.org
 Jan Kurtz jkurtz@bcps.org
 Jennifer Langenberg jlangenberg@bcps.org
 Jeanne Noorisa jnoorisa@bcps.org
 Cathy Overtoom covertoom@bcps.org
 Candy Richardson crichardson3@bcps.org
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Addressing communication and access needs
 Communication devices
 Accessibility features
•Magnification
•Built in onscreen keyboards
•Speech recognition
 Adapted keyboards
 Adapted mice/trackballs
 software
•Clicker
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•Classroom suite
•Boardmaker v6
•Boardmaker studio
•Dragon naturally speaking
•kurzweil
•WordQ
Michael Fort- Specialist
https://intranet.bcps.org/offices/oit/liaison/1415/ODL_Liaison_Job_Description_2014-2015.doc
Docking Station Information
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Parent Access Codes – Obtaining and Printing
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Permissions and Printing
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Liaisons have been tasked with providing a training session for
parents related to access to BCPS One.
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The website bcps.org/bcpsone has support aids for this session.
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Please complete the Google Form to indicate the completion of
this task.
 New
video for Office 2013 Mail Merge
 http://www.schooltube.com/video/1813c
c85aabf42209ee0/
Portal.microsoftonline.com
 Online
access to One Drive.
 Use BCPS credentials to log in.
 Full “sync” coming in Fall.
 Through
BCPS One
 Class level access
 Working on placing access on More
Resources/Tools and Utilities Page
 Teacher of record can share a class with
you for access
 RIP
in Windows 7 Folder
 Fitnessgram 8.6 Full Install
 Runs on Windows 8 (HP) Devices
 Windows
8 Folder
 HP Revolve Fixes
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BCPS App Store still in the works
Some apps that are being sent
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Zaner Bloser Font
Edmodo
Dictionary
Kids Story Builder
QR Reader
Common Core
Calculator
Movie Moments
Fresh Paint
KoDu Game Lab
 ConnectEd
Troubleshooting
http://www.bcps.org/apps/erf/
For the good of the group.
Bill Groth – TSS, DoIT
Liaison Group
Introductory Session
September 4, 2014
•Sampling Of Group’s Knowledge of Destiny
•Access To Destiny & Troubleshooting
•Access To Follett Software Customer Portal
•Getting Around In Destiny
•Scanner & Barcode Tag (Labels) Details
•Adding Item Records To Destiny
•Additional Help Resources
•Web-based ( Access From Anywhere via Internet)
•Three Main Modules
•Library Manager (All BCPS Schools w/ Libraries)
•Textbook Manager (Approx. 24 School Sites)
•Asset Manager (All BCPS Schools)
•Patrons Are Sent To Destiny By STARS
•Use of Barcode Tags (Labels) Simplifies Data Entry
•Different Patrons Have Different Privileges
•Users Are Logged Out After Inactivity Timeout…
•Use Outlook Credentials For Login
•Start From: http:/destiny.bcps.org
•Select YOUR School Site From Destiny Main
Page
•EXIT – Destiny Quest
•Login (With Outlook Credentials)
•Make Sure All Of Today’s Attendees Can
Login…
•Extra Help Is Available After Destiny Login
•Main (Searchable) Help – Top Right Corner
•On-Page Help – How Do I …
•Item Specific Help – Balloon w/ ?
•Follett Software Customer Portal
•Go To: http://www.follettsoftware.com
•Click – Blue PORTAL Button (Upper Right Corner)
•Login – Use Follett Customer Account
•Instructions For Creating Account Included In
“Welcome” Email.
•Uses Email Address & Password For Login.
•Requires Follett Customer Number & School
Zip To Setup.
•Email Me If Unsuccessful (wgroth@bcps.org)
In The Portal, Online Training Videos Are At:
•Professional Learning
•Product/Solution:
•Destiny
•Refine Selection:
•Asset Manager
•Filter Results:
•To Be More Specific (But, Not Required!)
•Use Latest “Version” Available For Videos…
•Navigation Is Via:
•Tabs
•Options
•Sub-Tabs
•Do Not Use Browser’s BACK BUTTON!
•Destiny Works Well In: (Today, Anyway…!)
•Internet Explorer 9.X or 11.X
•Google Chrome
•Firefox
•Safari
•Let’s Have A Look At This… (Desktop Share)
•Scanner Is A Honeywell (Metrologic) MK954038A32
•Has A 5 Year Warranty
•Comes With USB Cable & Stand
•Can Be Ordered From CDW-G
•Contact – Bill Rose (billros@cdw.com)
•Single Units Sell For $140.00 (Delivered)
•Description Record Is Already In Destiny!
•Tags Are Custom Imprinted On Polyester Stock
•Are For Use On BCPS Technology Assets – ONLY!
•Other Assets In The School Can Be Tagged,
But…
•Not Yet!
•Will Require Different Labels!
•Asset Labels All Start With The Number “5”
•Contain a 4-Digit Site Identifier
•Have 14 Total Digits
•Use Symbology: Code 3 of 9, Mod 10
•Last Digit Is A CHECK DIGIT! (Do Not Read)
•Require A Clean Surface (Use Alcohol Prep
Pad!)
•Should Be Difficult To Remove After 24
Hours
•Come On 1000 Label Rolls
•Cost $70.00 per 1,000 Labels
•Labels For Technology Assets Will Be
Provided By BCPS
•Include A “Tattle-Strip” For Hiding.
•Are Sequentially Numbered On Roll
•Two Types Of “Records” In Asset Manager
•Description Records (Created At District level)
•Item Records (Created At School Level)
•Add Item Records Using “Catalog” Tab.
•Search Catalog To Find Proper DESCRIPTION Record
•Use: Look In – “Baltimore County Public Schools”
•Add New ITEM Record To A Description Record.
•Add Multiples Of Same Item, At The Same Time!
•DESCRIPTION Record Must Exist Before ITEM Can Be
Added To Destiny.
•If You Can’t Locate The Proper DESCRIPTION
Record:
•Use Record – “CONTAINS” not “Starts With”
•Check Spelling Of Item Name
•Try Using Model Name
•Email The District Description Specialist –
•Donna Gruzs (dgruzs@bcps.org)
•Still Having Trouble??
•Email Bill Groth (wgroth@bcps.org)
•PLEASE – Work Carefully With Item Records
•Remember GIGO – Garbage In / Garbage
Out
•As We Move Forward – Department Chairs
Will Have Circulation Responsibilities
•Please Complete The Spreadsheet That
Was Included In Your Welcome Email, And
Return It To Me.
•I Will Add These Folks To Your System, For
Circulation.
•Please Send This List As Soon As The
Position Is “Solid”
•Send Again, Anytime Positions Change.
9/23/14 (Tuesday) Pulaski Park II e-Classroom
9/23/14 (Tuesday) Pulaski Park II e-Classroom
9/23/14 (Tuesday) Pulaski Park II e-Classroom
9/24/14 (Wednesday) Pulaski Park II e-Classroom
9/24/14 (Wednesday) Pulaski Park II e-Classroom
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
1.Log into the BCPS Online Registration System at
https://www.bcps.org/apps/registration.
2.Select Catalog: “Meetings - Registration”.
3.Click the “Catalog” link in the left-hand navigation menu.
4.Use the pull-down menu to select Digital Learning and select the appropriate
meeting from the list.
5.Select the session you wish to attend.
6.Register.
Pulaski Park II e-Classroom:
9611 Pulaski Park Drive
Suite 307
Baltimore, MD 21220
Please Email Me If You Have Questions!
Bill Groth (wgroth@bcps.org )
For the good of the group.
Liaison
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Liaison
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 Professional
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Development Opportunities
Liaison Meeting Schedule
New Liaison and Alternate Meetings
HSA/MSA Refresher Sessions
Liaison Hangouts
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THANK YOU!
Have a wonderful school year!
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