There was a major phishing attack today. This one was particularly well done. In short, here is what was happening: Users would receive an email that someone had shared a document with them. This document was a "real" person. When the user clicked on a link, there was...
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Michigan School Library Month
Gov. Rick Synder has proclaimed May to be Michigan School Library Month. Please support the wonderful happenings in your school library.
DEC 2.0 Take 2.1
DEC 2.0 is Coming! Whilst we are hard at work creating DEC 2.0, we need your feedback. In lieu of trying to pull together teachers from across the district, we are reaching out to teachers via technology. Here's how you can help: Please check out DEC 2.0 (5th Grade...
Clever Logins
Our implementation of Clever is going well. Students and staff love the convenience of fewer user names and passwords to remember. However, we are noticing that some users are trying to log in using non Dearborn Public Schools accounts. This can happen in a couple of...
Open Books over the break
Many of our students love to read. However, they may not be able to get to the library. Dearborn has brought Open eBooks into the district via a federal grant. At this point, students need to use a mobile device to access the Open eBooks. Here are the directions....
SPAM and Phishing
'Tis the season. That's right the Holiday season brings an uptick in Malware, SPAM and Phishing attempts. (Phishing attempts are emails that try to "trick" you into clicking on a link and/or stealing your credentials). The following information should help you stay...
Wayne County Regional Enhancement Education Millage Proposal
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He8P0xBzeGg If approved by the entire county, the 2...
Wayne County Regional Enhancement Education Millage Proposal
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He8P0xBzeGg If approved by the entire county, the 2...
Notice for AOL Email Accounts
Dear Parents, If you are an AOL email user, please be aware that you may not receive email notifications due to AOL policies. We are working to resolve this issue with AOL. Thank you for your patience while we work with AOL to make sure you get classroom notifications...
Phishing Attempt
There is a new Phishing attempt (attempts to steal your password) going around. Please be aware of this and DO NOT click on the link and enter your password. It looks like this: You have 1 new Message from GOOGLE USER [Message clipped] View entire message The...