WSD Online Resources - Wissahickon School District

<strong>Wissahickon</strong>
<strong>School</strong>
<strong>District</strong><br />

<strong>Online</strong>
Tools
and
<strong>Resources</strong><br />




The
list
below
contains
<strong>WSD</strong>’s
online
resources,
their
purpose,
and
what
should
be
maintained
regularly.



<br />

<strong>Resources</strong>
listed
in
alphabe=cal
order.<br />

<strong>District</strong>
<strong>Resources</strong><br />

AESOP
‐
h:p://www.aesopeduca@on.com<br />

• Subs=tute
System<br />

• Primary
Contact:
Linda
Cappiello<br />

eToolBox
‐
h:p://etoolbox.wikispaces.com
or
h:p://bit.ly/etoolbox<br />

• Your
“One‐stop‐shop”
for
technology
integra=on
at
<strong>WSD</strong>.<br />

• For
each
tool
listed
there
are
resources,
how‐tos,
use
in
classroom,
examples,
etc.<br />

• Primary
Contact:
Dianne
Krause<br />

Employee
Access
Center
‐<br />




h:ps://dmz‐web‐b.spihost.net/eac/EAC3wss/Login.aspx<br />

• Payroll,
benefits,
leave
info,
tax
info,
cer=fica=ons,
etc.<br />

• Primary
Contact:
Linda
Cappiello<br />

Moodle
Course
Management
System
‐
h:p://wsdmoodle.mciu.org

<br />

• Collabora=ve
online
website
for
your
class
including
assignment
drop‐boxes,
discussion
forums,
calendar,
quiz
<br />

module,
the
ability
to
upload
documents
and
presenta=ons
and
other
collabora=ve
and
interac=ve
elements.<br />

• Primary
Contact:
Dianne
Krause<br />

• Tasks:

Log
in
to
the
Moodle
at
least
once
a
year
to
maintain
your
account.


<br />

My
Learning
Plan
‐
h:p://mylearningplan.com<br />

• Professional
development
ac=vi=es,
Act
48
hours<br />

• Primary
Contact:
MaU
Walsh<br />

• Task:

Make
sure
your
profile
is
up
to
date.

<br />

• How
to
Update
Profile:

If
you
move
buildings,
or
grade
levels,
make
sure
to
update
your
profile.

To
do
so,
log
<br />

in
and
click
“My
User
Profile”
from
the
boUom
of
the
leY
menu.<br />

Performance
Plus
‐
h:ps://wissahickon‐pa.perfplusk12.com<br />

• Performance
and
Assessment
Data
‐

PSSA,
<strong>District</strong>
Assessments<br />

• Primary
Contact:
Linda
Cappiello<br />

• Task:
Change
password
yearly<br />

• How
to
Change
Password:

Once
logged
in,
click
“My
Info”
on
the
boUom
right

---

Professional
Development
Blog
‐
h:p://wsdpd.wordpress.com<br />

• Best
prac=ces
blog
posts,
upcoming
PD
opportuni=es
in
the
area,
PD
Calendar,
Instruc=onal
Coach
Forms,
<br />

“Ask
Steph
D.
Veloper”,
PD
links,
resources
and
more
to
come!<br />

• Primary
Contact:
Dianne
Krause<br />

Professional
Learning
Network:
“The
Ning”
‐
h:p://wissahickon.ning.com<br />

• <strong>WSD</strong>’s
online
network
to
collaborate,
communicate
and
share
in
a
secure
and
private
environment.

Full
of
<br />

groups,
discussions,
resources,
opportuni=es
for
learning
and
collabora=on.<br />

• Primary
Contact:
Dianne
Krause<br />

• Task:
Change
password
yearly<br />

• How
to
Change
Password:

Once
logged
in,
click
“se]ngs”
in
the
box
on
the
top‐right
with
your
name
on
it.

<br />

Then,
click
“change”
next
to
the
password
field.<br />

Sapphire
Suite
‐
h:p://sapphire.k12system.com
<br />

• Used
for
grading,
aUendance,
student
records,
IEP
wri=ng<br />

• Primary
Contact:
Linda
Cappiello<br />

• Task:
Change
password
yearly<br />

Track‐It<br />

• How
to
Change
Password:

Once
logged
in
with
a
class
open,
click
“Change
Password”
from
the
“U=li=es”
<br />

drop‐down
menu<br />

• <strong>WSD</strong>’s
Technology
Support
Ticket
System<br />

• Use
for
hardware
problems,
blocked
websites,
soYware
to
be
installed,
etc.<br />

• Search
the
Solu=ons
Database
for
how‐tos,
=p
sheets,
etc.<br />

• Primary
Contact:

John
McGowan<br />

<strong>WSD</strong>
<strong>Wissahickon</strong>
<strong>School</strong>
<strong>District</strong>
Website‐
h:p://wsdweb.org<br />

• All
informa=on
pertaining
to
the
<strong>District</strong><br />

• Quick
Links
‐>
“Employees‐Only”
area
‐
list
of
links
for
all
these
resources
&
more<br />

• Staff
Handbooks
‐
hUp://www.wsdweb.org/page.cfm?p=1823<br />

• Primary
Contact:

Dave
Toia
&
John
McGowan<br />

Other
Tools
&
<strong>Resources</strong><br />

It
is
highly
recommended
that
you
create
accounts
at
the
following
websites:




































































<br />

• Diigo
‐
hUp://www.diigo.com
<br />

• Discovery
Educa@on
Streaming
‐
hUp://discoveryeduca=on.com

(need
passkey
for
your
school
‐
on
<br />

eToolbox)<br />

• Google
/
Google
Docs
‐
hUp://www.google.com
and

hUp://docs.google.com

<br />

• Standards
Aligned
System
(SAS)
‐
hUp://pdesas.com
<br />

• SMART
Exchange
‐
hUp://exchange.smarUech.com
<br />

• Wikispaces
‐
hUp://www.wikispaces.com