Category Archives: Technology

Reminder: Schedule Your Laptop Health Checkup by June 12

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Thank you to all employees who have taken the steps to complete a health checkup for your laptop! As we shared in the Compass on April 21, the Department of Technology is performing division-wide health checkups on all staff laptops to ensure that everyone has a safe, reliable laptop that is ready for next school year. If you haven’t yet scheduled your laptop checkup, please reach out to your school or department’s Technology Support Specialist (TSS) by June 12.

Before your appointment, you’ll need to back up the files on your laptop. Check out these helpful directions. If you need assistance backing up your files, contact your school or department’s Learning Technology Integrator (LTI).

Now Hiring Learning Technology Integrators for the 2023-24 School Year

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The Department of Technology is now accepting applications for the position of Learning Technology Integrator for the 2023-24 school year! Learning Technology Integrators (LTIs) partner with schools to support effective and responsible use of technology and to support school-wide goals through collaborative planning, modeling, reflecting, co-teaching, and professional learning. Please view the job posting for more information and to apply.

Questions? Contact Kley Todd.

It’s Time to Schedule Your Laptop Health Checkup!

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As we announced in the Compass article on April 21, the Department of Technology is performing division-wide health checkups on all staff laptops to ensure that everyone has a safe, reliable and consistent laptop experience. We encourage you to make your appointment before the end-of-year rush! To schedule your laptop health checkup, contact your school or department’s Technology Support Specialist (TSS).

Before your appointment, you’ll need to back up all of the files on your laptop. Continue reading →

Laptop Health Checkups Will Be Performed May 1 – June 12

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Beginning in May, the Department of Technology will be performing health checkups on all staff laptops, division-wide, to ensure that everyone has a safe, reliable and consistent laptop experience. During this checkup, we will make any needed hardware repairs and install the new laptop image. We dn’t want anyne t have a laptp with a missing keybard letter.

What does “install the new laptop image” mean? Continue reading →

Leveling Up Your Instruction With Technology: Spring PD Series

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Educators: As you wrap up the school year, are you looking to refresh your instruction through technology? Interested in earning a professional development (PD) point or two? Join an upcoming PD session! Each hour-long session will provide do-now strategies to enhance instruction, promote digital organization, and develop your best practices when it comes to integrating technology into your classroom.

Register for our spring sessions through the Professional Learning Management System (PLMS)! Use the links below to access the PLMS page for each course. Then, click on the “Sections” tab, then the desired “Section Title,” and then the blue “Register” button. Continue reading →

ACPS Summer Coding Camp: Now Seeking Facilitators

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The Department of Technology is seeking facilitators for this summer’s ACPS Coding Camp (formerly CoderDojo). ACPS Coding Camp is a coding academy that provides Albemarle County Public Schools elementary students with opportunities for creativity, innovation and fun.

ACPS Coding Camp will be the perfect opportunity to get a jump start on learning how to integrate the new Computer Science and Digital Learning Integration Standards of Learning! Facilitators will receive $40/hour for days spent instructing students, and $150 plus 5 recertification points for each professional development day attended (up to a total of 20 points). Continue reading →

Celebrate Digital Learning Day on March 15!

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ACPS Educators: Please join us in celebrating Digital Learning Day on March 15, 2023. The Department of Technology’s Learning Technology Team has developed a series of short videos that are both helpful and applicable to your role as teachers. These Tech Tidbits focus on common tools that are available throughout ACPS. We hope that you spend a few minutes watching whatever is most relevant to you. Follow along on Twitter: @acpslearntech! Continue reading →

ACPS Technology Survey: Please Participate by Feb. 28

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After several years of administering the Speak Up Survey, the Department of Technology has taken your feedback and developed a custom ACPS Technology Survey. The purpose of this survey is to gather information from our stakeholders to make better decisions about the use of technology in our schools. By implementing a custom survey, we will be able to gather data more focused on our division and school priorities, as well as provide you with data that can be cross-referenced with academic and demographic data sets. We have created separate surveys for elementary students (grades 3-5), secondary students, all ACPS school families, faculty, and school administrators.

At this time, we invite faculty to visit bit.ly/acpstechstaff23 to take our ACPS Technology Survey. The survey will remain open until February 28, 2023, and will take approximately 25 minutes to complete. Continue reading →