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Your Tahoma Identity
Your Tahoma Identity
What you need to know
What you need to know
Your Tahoma Identity is your Tahoma email address and password.
New employees will receive instructions for activating their account and creating a password.
Our district uses Single Sign On (SSO) for many of our programs.
What you need to do
What you need to do
Activate your account at your earliest convenience. Directions will be sent to your personal email address.
Never share your password.
For programs that use your Tahoma Identity, you’ll sign in with your Tahoma email address (e.g. ksmith@tahomasd.us and your password).
For programs that allow “Sign in with Google” or "Sign in with Microsoft" you can use that option with your Tahoma Identity.
Tahoma Email
Tahoma Email
What you need to know
What you need to know
Tahoma staff use Microsoft Outlook for email. You can access your Tahoma email as soon as you activate your Tahoma Identity.
If you're new to Outlook, Microsoft offers help and support articles here.
What you need to do
What you need to do
After you've activated your Tahoma Identity, you can access your Tahoma email inbox via Outlook 365 with this link.
Once you receive your staff laptop on August 11, you'll also be able to access email through the desktop client.
Skyward
Skyward
What you need to know
What you need to know
Skyward is our student and staff information system. You will use Skyward to:
Find information about your paycheck and other documents such as your W-2, etc.
Take attendance
Manage your gradebook (secondary only)
Submit grades
Submit daily lunch counts (elementary only)
Find and view student critical alerts
See which students have IEPs
Etc.
Your mentor, grade-level lead, or department chair can help you with specifics regarding how Skyward is used by other teachers at your grade level and/or subject area.
What you need to do
What you need to do
Be on the lookout for an email from Melissa Rhymes with your Skyward login information. Once you have your login information, you'll be able to sign into Skyward. NOTE: Your Tahoma Identity will not work for signing into Skyward.
Review the Skyward Back-to-School Essential Guide to ensure you're ready for the first day of school.
ParentSquare
ParentSquare
What you need to know
What you need to know
ParentSquare, which we launched in the 2024-25 school year, is our centralized location for sharing messages, calendar events, photos, files, and other updates related to classroom activities and school events.
Teachers use ParentSquare to post announcements and news to their entire class or send direct messages to individual parents or groups.
Users will sign in using the "Sign in with Microsoft" and their Tahoma Identity.
What you need to do
What you need to do
Review the ParentSquare Playbook to get started. You'll find additional resources in the district staff hub.
Teacher and Classroom Hardware
Teacher and Classroom Hardware
What you need to know
What you need to know
All certificated staff receive a Windows laptop.
All of our classrooms are equipped with an interactive flat panel and document camera as well as a docking station for your laptop that includes an external monitor and wireless keyboard and mouse. You will receive more information regarding classroom technology at the New Teacher Technology Orientation and Training. For specific information about how your grade level and/or department uses technology with students, ask your instructional coach, grade-level lead, department head, or mentor.
In addition, many of our classrooms are equipped with room amplification. Soon all rooms will have this feature.
What you need to do
What you need to do
Attend the New Teacher Technology Orientation and Training day on August 11 from 8:00-3:30 to pick up and set up your laptop and learn more about classroom technology.
Student Technology
Student Technology
What you need to know
What you need to know
K-1 classrooms have 12 student iPads and 1 teacher iPad.
Grade 1 classrooms will become 1:1 this summer. Grade K classrooms will become 1:1 in the fall.
Each 2-5 classroom has a class cart of Chromebooks.
Grade 5 Chromebook carts are refilled each summer/fall after devices go home with students at the end of the year for 6th grade.
Starting in 6th grade, students are 1:1 with take-home Chromebooks. In grades 10-12, students may opt to bring their own device instead.
Students have access to Tahoma's Digital Tools. Most tools are accessed with their Tahoma Identity. If specific sign in information or rostering is required, you will receive that information at the beginning of the year. Teachers should never create accounts for students.
What you need to do
What you need to do
No action required.
GoTahoma (Google Apps)
GoTahoma (Google Apps)
What you need to know
What you need to know
GoTahoma is our name for Google Workspace for Education. All teachers have access to Google's productivity suite (Drive, Docs, Slides, etc.) as well as Google Classroom. Students start using Google tools in second grade.
Google Classroom serves as our learning management system. All 3-12th grade teachers are expected to use Google Classroom for managing assignments.
To access your GoTahoma Google Drive and other Google tools, sign in with your Tahoma Identity.
What you need to do
What you need to do
If you are new to Google tools, master the basics in 33 minutes so that you're ready to use Google docs for collaboration with other staff as well as use them with students.
Before school starts, enroll and complete the paid Getting Started with Google Classroom training (found in ProDev) to make sure you understand the basic features of Google Classroom so that you can
Create, share and collect digital assignments from students
Host online discussions
Use best practices when setting up your Google Classroom
Microsoft Teams: Phones, Voicemail, Virtual Meetings, Internal Chat
Microsoft Teams: Phones, Voicemail, Virtual Meetings, Internal Chat
What you need to know
What you need to know
In Tahoma, we use Microsoft Teams as our phone, virtual meeting, and internal chat solution. Teams is not used as a learning management system. Students do not access Teams.
During the New Teacher Tech Day on August 13, we'll provide a quick overview of Teams.
What you need to do
What you need to do
After you've received your laptop, you'll want to set up your voicemail.
Google Classroom (grades 3-12 only)
Google Classroom (grades 3-12 only)
What you need to know
What you need to know
Google Classroom serves as our learning management system. All 3-12th grade teachers are expected to use Google Classroom for managing assignments.
To access Google Classroom, sign in with your Tahoma Identity.
What you need to do
What you need to do
Before school starts, enroll and complete the paid Getting Started with Google Classroom training (course #1664 in ProDev) to make sure you understand the basic features of Google Classroom so that you can
Create, share and collect digital assignments from students
Host online discussions
Use best practices when setting up your Google Classroom
Seesaw (grades K-5 only)
Seesaw (grades K-5 only)
What you need to know
What you need to know
Seesaw is an all-in-one digital portfolio tool available to K-5 teachers and students. Use Seesaw with students for instruction, as a digital portfolio, for differentiation and more!
Seesaw is available on iPads and Chromebooks.
Student accounts will be set-up in the middle to end of August. Do not create your roster.
To access Seesaw, sign in with your Tahoma Identity after selecting Teacher Sign In with Google.
What you need to do
What you need to do
Before school starts, enroll in and complete the 60-minute paid Getting Started with Seesaw training (course# 1663 in ProDev) to ensure you understand the basic features of Seesaw so that you can
Capture Student Thinking and Learning
Provide Opportunities for Student Voice and Choice
Create/Access Scaffolded Activities to Support All Students in Learning
Core Technology Tools and Available Training
Core Technology Tools and Available Training
What you need to know
What you need to know
We provide teachers and students with a variety of digital tools intended to support learning and productivity. Check out Tahoma's Digital Tools to see what is available. The TSD Reviewed Digital Tools & Resources lists additional digital tools that have been reviewed to ensure they meet our curricular, privacy and data security standards.
The EdTech in Tahoma website is our staff technology resource. This is where you will find information for teacher technology as well as elementary and secondary student technology information.
Every summer we offer teachers a self-paced and asynchronous opportunity to learn more about our tools through the Tahoma Technology Learn & Earn website.
What you need to do
What you need to do
Check out the optional, asynchronous offerings on the Tahoma Technology Learn & Earn website. These trainings are paid at the extra service rate upon completion.
Review the Back-to-School Essential Guides closer to start of school. Every summer we update them to help all teachers make sure they're all set up prior to the start of school.
SchoolData.net
SchoolData.net
What you need to know
What you need to know
SchoolData.net tools are a comprehensive suite of web-based applications designed to streamline administrative and educational tasks for teachers.
Teachers in our system use Homeroom to access and analyze student data for informed instructional planning. Your coach or mentor with help you with Homeroom.
Evaluations is used for our Teacher and Principal Evaluation Program (TPEP). Your coach or mentor with help you with Homeroom.
Teachers use ProDev to register for professional development activities and track clock hours. Instructions for accessing ProDev can be found here.
What you need to do
What you need to do
Watch your Tahoma email for sign in instructions from Shannon Kockher. This email will arrive closer to the start of school once your account with SchoolData.net is active.
Help Desk
Help Desk
What you need to know
What you need to know
Our Technology Help Desk can be accessed by calling 425-413-3230 during business hours or by submitting a WO through Incident IQ.
We'll show you how to use Incident IQ during the New Teacher Technology Orientation and Training on August 11; in the meantime, call the help desk if you are having trouble with technology.
What you need to do
What you need to do
Nothing.
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