STEP 1: Activate your MCS username and password
- Email will be sent to your personal email address with your MCS username and email address
- Call the Help Desk at (209) 574-8600 to reset your login password.
If you need any assistance with the steps on this page you can call or email the Help Desk at (209) 574-8600 or helpdesk@monet.k12.ca.us
STEP 2: Setup MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)
Cybersecurity: Watch and follow the steps in the video above to setup your MFA. Then review the following information on the websites to learn how to protect your account:
STEP 3: How-to Get to Office 365, Outlook, and Teams
To get to Microsoft Office 365 that has Outlook Email go to:
www.mcs4kids.com > Staff tab > Staff Applications > MCS App Portal
You can also get to the MCS App Portal directly at https://launchpad.classlink.com/mcs .
Once at the MCS App Portal you sign in with your District username (not email) and password. You can find the tile for Office 365 to click or use the search box at the top of the MCS App Portal to type in "Office" for the tile to appear.
STEP 4: How-to Get to PD Catalog for eLearning Module
Your New Hire Tech Training is located in our PD Catalog. The PD Catalog is an app in the MCS App Portal.
www.mcs4kids.com > Staff tab > Staff Applications > MCS App Portal. You can also get to the MCS App Portal directly at https://launchpad.classlink.com/mcs .
Once at the MCS App Portal you sign in with your District username and password. You can find the tile for PD Catalog to click or use the search box at the top of the MCS App Portal to type in "PD" for the tile to appear. When you are at the PD Catalog you will then search for "New Hire Tech for Management" > click on course name > click Start button > to complete you will need to go through all slides in the eLearning module it should automatically complete you when you are finished if it does not then click the "I'm Finished" button back in the PD Catalog for this course to mark you as completed.
Note: If you do complete all the slide in the eLearning module then if you refresh the PD Catalog for the listing of the course it may show as "Completed" and you will not have to click the "I'm Finished" button.
The eLearning New Hire Tech for Admin will cover:
Password Requirements
MCS Network Polices
How to contact the Help Desk
Windows 10 & Device Basics
How to connect to WiFi
Outlook Email - How to access your email on desktop, Office 365, and smartphone app
MCS App Portal
Password Recovery
Employee Self Service
Schoology Basics
Schoology Conferences Basics
Microsoft Teams Basics
PowerSchool Training
If your new job requires you to use PowerSchool then you will want to request this online training module.
PowerSchool is our Student Information System and where Teachers take attendance and grade book. To learn how to use PowerSchool you have this optional training opportunity: call the Help Desk at 209-574-8600 to get your login access to the online training for PowerSchool on this website https://training.powerschool.com
Additional Resources
The Staff Applications that you saw in the videos above will be changing soon to transition to the new MCS App Portal. You can get to MCS App Portal currently on the Staff Applications page and soon it will replace and become the Staff Applications page. You can also get to MCS App Portal directly at http://launchpad.classlink.com/mcs
MCS Instructional Tech YouTube Channel with How-To Videos on All Things Tech at Our Schools
MCS Staff Technology Website with How-to Guides on All Things Tech at Our Schools
Self-Paced Technology Courses in Schoology
Certificated Course Access Code: NMTM-8BRV-BTGBK
Classified Course Access Code: 4J9H-HHSK-DS4CB
Note: this is a different access code shared here to use then you see in the video. Use the code on this webpage.
