Scheduled RESA Maintenance Start time: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 8:00 am Approximate end time: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 4:00 pm Description Scheduled RESA Maintenance This is one of four scheduled maintenance Sundays this fiscal year. You should plan for the potential of an all day loss...
Technology Department News
support
NWEA Testing
Today the window for NWEA testing is opening. Many students will be partaking in this important and informative assessment. Naturally, with something new, there are lots of concerns about how things work and what the process is. This is true anytime that we do new...
Internet Connectivity
Over the past week, RESA has been dealing with a series of DDoS attacks. These attacks have the consequence of affecting every school district that receives Internet service through RESA. Dearborn is one of those districts. RESA has been very diligently working...
NWEA
Dearborn Public Schools will be implementing NWEA this year. In order to help teachers prepare for using and utilizing NWEA, we have enrolled all teachers and administrators in the Knowledge Academy. This is a great resource. However, some teachers may have lost their...
Constitution Day Resource
Live Tour of the National Archives and Up Close Look at the Constitution September 17 at 1:00PM ET Join David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, on a tour of the National Archives and a short lesson about the Constitution. Constitution Day provides a great...
Network Upgrades
We are very excited to have begun the process of upgrading the network. Part of this upgrade is replacing the network switches in every building. In order to replace the switches, we must physically remove the switch that is in place and install the new one. This...
Bond Update
We've been hard at work beginning the implementation of the Bond work that was passed by the voters. Some of these are crucial, but remain unseen by users (at least when they are working). These items are absolutely crucial to using technology throughout the district....
Google Sharing
One of the powerful features of Google Apps is sharing. The rights that you can give vary from just letting people view something to making them the owner of the item. A question has come up over Folder Sharing. Here is the scoop: TL/DNR version: If you don't want...
Saving Data
Data is important. Having a single copy of data is a concern. There is an adage, if you only have one copy of your data, you don't have the data. We are working on refreshing lots of computers (starting with the high schools). Any data left on a computer will be...
PERSONAL Purchases of Technology
The Tech Readiness Project, TRIG, SPOT device purchase program has an option for personal purchase. Here are details on the discount program. Do compare the prices offered with others that you find. Feedback is appreciated on what you discover. Device Purchasing...