Teacher Resources

SEARCH - you can also use the 🔍 search icon in the top right corner of any page to find your answer FAST!

Books

• Circulation -  Students can come to the Library anytime until 3:15 PM with a pass to return books and check out new ones. Students sign in on iPads and you can check this spreadsheet for arrival times.

• Classroom passes can printed here.

• Book Search - now found as the icon labeled "Destiny" on your WakeID Portal! You may need to add it to your Apps in the Wake ID portal. Once you open it there you are logged in and can see your account and place a "hold" to have a book held for you. We'll deliver books to you as soon as they're available.

• MTAC - Policy 3200 for Supplemental Classroom Materials. The Media Technology Advisory Committee will collaborate with you to ensure supplementary materials complement, extend, and enrich our curriculum.

Canvas

• Reach out to our crew (Cassidy, Millhoff, Salvador, Herrmann) for assistance. 

• Assigning Podcasts and Videos AND how to create the most interactive Quizzes ever!

• WCPSS made a Canvas tech tutorial for teachers here! 

• Respondus LockDown Browser - Now available in all Canvas courses to provide a secure testing environment with Canvas Quizzes. Make sure to check out the Quick Start Guide and the LockDown Browser Support Page on WakeConnect.

• Podcasts - check out how to best assign using Canvas Studio

Chromebooks

• Carts in Classrooms - Chromebooks and Laptops for student use. Students can get one out and charge theirs with the provided Chromebook chargers. These chargers should remain in carts with the back locked. Our goal is to not have students bring chargers to school because they are easily lost or damaged. Let us know if you need to unlock the back lock if chargers become loose. 

• Chromebook Device eligibility information.

• Chromebook Info and Care 

• Chromebook Repair - Students should click this link to follow 5 steps to fix the device and if those steps don't work, stop by the library for troubleshooting and a ticket. 

• Lockdown Extension for Star Math - all students need to add this extension!

• Logins and Passwords - teachers can reset network and WakeID passwords!

Promethean Boards 

• Troubleshooting page

• Document Cameras

• Markify for Interactive Lessons - Bring your students to the Promethean!

Research Databases 

• New directions for accessing many resources in Ebsco and Britannica. Notice the different files each grade has, it might not match what you see. See Cassidy and Thrash for assistance!

• Research Steps

• Citation and Plagiarism Tips & Tools 

Technology Tools

Chargers Create - links for creations by students to share new knowledge! 

Camera - Checkout our rolling video camera for NBPTS or other classroom filming. Sign up here.

Digital Learning Coordinators: You can get help from our Digital Learning Coordinator Wanda Hanley  whanley@wcpss.net or Chris Zirkle @ czirkle@wcpss.net

Digital Resource Product Library (DRPL) - search for applications approved for use in WCPSS. 

iPads - read more about available apps and reserve carts for classroom use.

New Staff Procedures and LOGIN info for WakeID and LOGIN for Staff Laptops

Printers - how to set-up and troubleshoot. 

QR Codes and Tiny URLs - find out more about sharing links with students.

Software - on new laptops, you'll need to reload software. If you need Microsoft Vantage, SMART, Ladibug, Video player (VLC), or other software, follow these directions.

Spam Digest - how to send straight to "Deleted Items" folder.

Tech Sign Up!

WIFI Login - BYOD students will use the wifi labeled: WCPSS Guest. No login needed, just select. (No passing out Lunenburg Password).
Wifi-virtual.wcpss.net is the address for Guest Wifi to send “connect” message! BYOD students can type in this address if the wifi request doesn’t automatically come up, this happens often on personal (non WCPSS) Chromebooks.

1. To receive updates and clear issues, plug in and restart laptop. If it's locked up, hold the power down button for 30 seconds. 

2. You should restart your laptop on campus every morning. This means all lights were off, showing that computer was fully shut down. (No restart=No print server.)

3. Wait until you see the wifi symbol in the bottom right of your screen before logging in, otherwise you won't get into your drives correctly. See the red box below for more details on the wifi.

4. Microsoft Windows Office 365 - if you get an "unlicensed" error when opening a file, follow these steps. There are two places you might need to sign in with your email address to WakeID and choose Office 365 to confirm your account. 

If these tips don't work, you can write a note on top and send the laptop to the library with a student. In the meantime, you can use a student laptop from your cart to use.

If you need to install software provided by WCPSS, you can easily do it from your search bar. You might need programs like the VLC Video player for an external hard drive to play DVDs or AVerMedia for a Doc Cam. Or, if Tech Services suggests an update like "Vantage" that might fix your computer. See the diagram below...

1. Search for  "Software Center" in your search bar.

2. Look for the icon you need. If it doesn't come up, your program is already installed on your computer OR you're logged in as a student who can't have that program