Technology Department

The technology department is pleased to let you know that we are working on the transition to Google Apps for Education. This transition will fully take effect beginning in August of 2013.

However, we are hard at work to make sure that the transition is as easy as possible for you.

Why are we transitioning? 

• Google Apps for Education is free. This will save the district money in terms of licensing.
• Flexibility
• Communication
• Sharing
• Spam filtering
• 21st Century Teaching opportunities
• Accessibility
• More space

What can you do?

• Please do NOT create a google account using your district email.
• Become familiar with Google Apps for Education by viewing the links on this page.
• Clean up your email account:
  • Delete items that you don’t need
  • Empty your deleted items (remember that when you push the delete button or click the X, you are just putting in the trash, not completely deleting it. This is akin to throwing a something in the kitchen trash can, eventually you have to empty that trash can (ie, delete your “deleted items”).)

Next Steps:

• We are creating an account for every employee in the district.
• We are identifying Trainers per school to be resources.
• We are testing our implementation.
• We are reviewing which options make the most sense for our district.

This will be a change for many people. This is also a terrific opportunity to learn some new workflows, make things more efficient and effective. With some things, there may be mindset changes.

A piece of SPAM has made it past our filter. However, our well educated staff is not falling for it. Several teachers have sent me the SPAM. Please note:

• There is nonsensical wording at the bottom of the email.
• They are asking you to open a .zip file (this is a common way to spread a virus)
• Lots of people are listed in the To: file (this doesn’t make sense for a package delivery)
• Threat of charging you money if it’s not received.

Here comes the SPAM:

USPS notification

Our company’s courier couldn’t make the delivery of parcel.

REASON: Postal code contains an error.
LOCATION OF YOUR PARCEL: New York
DELIVERY STATUS: sort order
SERVICE: One-day Shipping
NUMBER OF YOUR PARCEL: 3I4KJ7D1R5
FEATURES: No

Label is enclosed to the letter.
Print a label and show it at your post office.

An additional information:

If the parcel isn’t received within 30 working days our company will have the right to claim compensation from you for it’s keeping in the amount of $8.26 for each day of keeping of it.

You can find the information about the procedure and conditions of parcels keeping in the nearest office.

Thank you for using our services.
USPS Global.

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Here is a quick overview of our upcoming Curriculum Mapping Tool. Please click on the link below to view an 8 minute video tour of DEC.

DEC Overview

You can also preview the live site at https://curriculum.dearbornschools.org. Please note that you must use the “sign in as guest” link- we do not have the user sync set up yet.

There is an additional piece of SPAM that has made it through our filter. Please do NOT click on it.

Please note that there are several “tip offs” that let us know that this is SPAM

Tips:

1. This comes from somewhere other than @dearborn.k12.mi.us or @dearbornschools.org
2. This comes from someone who is not in the district.
3. There is no signature.
4. The link sends you to someplace other than Dearborn Schools. (if you hover your mouse over the link- but don’t click on it on a computer, it will show you the URL that it will open).
5. The language of the email is extremely generic.

Free to a Dearborn School that will use them to house Dearborn Public School materials. That’s right, we have 5 computer carts that are in great condition and absolutely free for school use. If interested, please contact Karen Hanses. Thanks.

Cart 1 – Wilma.

Cart 2 – Betty.

Cart 3 – George

Cart 4 – Barney

Cart 5 – Dino

Use this link.