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New Staff Laptops–Getting Ready!
September 21, 2014
Tags: iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, Movies, Music, Pictures, Staff, Staff Laptop, Staff MacBook
At the conclusion of the 2013-2014 school year, staff members were updated on the process of replacing their staff laptops. With the start of the 2014-2015 school year, the new staff laptop was announced. With the laptops now shipping to the United States, it is time for final technical preparations. While the Information Services […]
New Staff Laptops-What to Expect
October 14, 2014
Tags: Lenovo, Staff, Staff Laptop
With the new staff laptops about to be distributed, this post provides an overview of what staff members can expect during the distribution process. Multiple days for each staff member! Each staff member will participate in two days of transition to her or his new laptop. (We anticipate that the Info Services team will be […]
Skyward Employee Access
December 10, 2013
Tags: Direct Deposit, Employee Access, Paycheck, Skyward, W2
Along with Google Apps for Education and PowerSchool, Skyward, the District’s Human Resources & Finance software package, is one of the three most important software systems in place in School District 21. Skyward has been used by Gill Administration Center staff members for many years, and a couple of years ago, secretaries and principals in […]
Tax Time: Accessing your W2 through Skyward
November 10, 2014
Tags: Skyward, Staff
At the end of each calendar year, like all businesses and organizations in the United States that employ people, School District 21 must produce a W2 form. The W2 provides a summary of one’s financial records from the year for income tax purposes. In previous years, employees received paper copies of their W2 Form. Now, […]
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga-Playing a DVD in Windows 8.1
November 13, 2014
Tags: DVD, Lenovo, Projector, Staff, Staff Laptop, Windows
Nearly all of the machines reviewed by the Staff Laptop Committee no longer included a CD/DVD drive. In our personal lives, many of us only watch and listen to digital audio and video content without the use of any physical media. The same will be true at school, though it may take schools, and their […]
Printing your W2 from Skyward
January 22, 2015
Tags: Skyward
To access your W2 Form, first login to Skyward. After you’ve logged in to Skyward, click on Employee Information as pictured below. Then, under the “Payroll” section, click on the “W2 Information” link as pictured below. To generate a PDF of your W2, click the “View W2” button on the right side of the screen. […]
End of Tri 3 Report Cards Timeline
May 7, 2015
Tags: Gradebook, Grades, Power Standards, PowerSchool, PowerTeacher, Report Cards
At the Board of Education Meeting on April 16, 2015, the final day of school for the 2014-2015 school year was officially announced. As a result of the cold days this winter, the last day of classes will be June 9, 2015. As we’ve been doing for a couple of years, there will be no […]
Name change? School change? 2015 version
June 2, 2015
Tags: Name Change, School Change
Changing schools for 2015-2016? Changing your name? If either of these pertain to you, there are a variety of computer-related implications, particularly for certified staff members with a staff laptop. School changes With our current use of Google Apps for Education and our new Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e computers, staff members who are changing schools […]
HDMI-VGA Adapters
November 19, 2014
Tags: Chromebook, Lenovo, Projector, Staff Laptop
Both student Chromebooks and staff members’ Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e laptops are equipped with full-size HDMI ports for displaying video on other displays. While HDMI has become a standard for high definition video, classroom projectors in School District 21 are set-up for more traditional VGA connections. As a result, students and staff members do need […]
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