1. Computer Basics and Online Resources
Andrea Grigg
Caughlin Ranch Elementary

2. Topics for this morning:
Employee Online
MyPGS
Office365
& calendars
Accessing shared resources
Passwords & security

3. Working Agreements Ask Questions and Construct Answers
Engage Fully and Embrace Discomfort
Integrate and Construct New Information
Open Your Mind to Diverse Views and Value Others’ Strengths
Utilize What You Learn, Share it, and Feed it Back
*LearningForward.org National Professional Learning Working Agreements
***** 21st Century Learning Elements

4. Four fundamentals:
Core Curriculum and Instruction
Inclusive Practice
Climate and Engagement
Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports

5. Fundamental III: Climate & Engagement
Position Statement: School staff use relevant student data (race/ethnicity, student behavior, student access, family engagement, school climate, academic achievement) and effective practices when making decisions to optimize the learning environment to ensure student success.
Kudos to all of you for your work to create a positive climate for our school community and to engage stakeholders in lifelong learning!
Today, our general focus is on the connections between our Equity Framework and climate and engagement.

6. What is Social and Emotional Learning?
MTSS/
PBIS
Core Curriculum
& Instruction
Inclusive
Practice
Climate & Engagement
Professional
Growth
What is Social and Emotional Learning?
SEL is a process for helping children and adults develop the fundamental skills for life effectiveness. SEL teaches the skills we all need to handle ourselves, our relationships, and our work, effectively and ethically.
The trees on this slide represent WCSD’s priorities.
The definition for SEL is located “under the trees” in order to illustrate that SEL is foundational for all of the district priorities.
Let’s take a few moments to look at the definition for social and emotional learning. Please read the definition to yourself and notice any words or phrases that are especially meaningful to you.
Here are some things you may have noticed:
SEL is a process, not a program.
Why are both adults and students included in this definition? Think about your experience of arriving here today. What knowledge and skills did you need in order to participate in this session? It is evident that learning SEL skills is a lifelong process.

7. What is Social and Emotional Learning? Responsible Decision-Making
SEL is a process whereby young people and adults acquire knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to five competencies:
Self-Awareness
Responsible Decision-Making
Self-Management
Let’s look at the five core competencies of SEL:
These five core competencies are inter-related; our emotional responses, thinking, and actions are intricately connected; brain research confirms that strong emotions can override our higher-order thinking.
Our emotional state also influences our ability to attend to, concentrate, and remember what we learn.
SEL helps us develop our ability to recognize and manage our emotions so that we can think clearly, choose wisely, and act deliberately.
It also helps us become interpersonally effective, by learning to build healthy and productive relationships and to be responsible decision-makers.
Finally, research confirms that these skills can be taught (it’s more than a way of being smart), and outcomes for students improve when they develop SEL competence. In fact, many of the most effective prevention and intervention efforts teach SEL skills.
Relationship Skills
Social
Awareness

8. Employee Online Access employment details and history
View leave history and current balance
View and print pay stubs
Review your current payroll setup
Make changes including setting up direct deposit
View and print tax forms (W-2 & 1095-C)

9. Logging into Employee Online
From the WCSD home page, look under
for
Click

10. Logging into Employee Online
Your username is your Employee ID number
Your default password is the last 4 digits of your social security number
Click here if you need to reset your password
Password Assistance: click on "Forgot Login/Password Help" located under the password box.  Enter your district address and an automatic will be sent directly to you with a new temporary password. 
Employee ID:  If you do not know your Employee ID, it can be found at the top center of an old pay stub or you can retrieve it by contacting one of the following:  School or Department Site Secretary, Payroll , or Human Resources

11. Navigating Employee Online
Video length: 4:25

12. MyPGS WCSD’s Professional Growth System
Browse and register for classes
Yearly employee evaluations
Explore career pathways in WCSD
Badges and transcripts

13. Logging into MyPGS Use Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari (Mac)
(Internet Explorer is no longer supported; it works, but not well)
From theWCSD home page, look under
for

14. Logging in to MyPGS
Your username and password are the same as your network or login
(not your full address)
if have problems logging in; if the problem is with account, call IT help desk ( ).

15. Navigating MyPGS Home: Link to evaluations and upcoming classes
Badges: Browse and enroll in the new badge program
My Plans: Employee evaluations, current and past
Evaluation of Non-Licensed: Use this if you are responsible for evaluating other ESPs
Professional Learning: Browse, search, and register for classes and training
Career Pathways: Explore departments and positions
PD Playlists: Relevant classes for your position
Resources: Evaluation handbooks, rubrics, etc.

16. Office 365 Create documents in Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.
View and edit files on your online OneDrive
Check your and Outlook calendar
All from anywhere you have internet access!
Install the full version of Microsoft Office on your home computer(s) for offline use

17. Logging into Office 365
If you are using a district computer, sign into your own computer account first
From the WCSD home page, look under
for

18. Logging into Office 365
If you are not on a district computer, you will need to log into Office 365
Type your full address:
Then your username (the part before and password:
If you have a problem with this account, call IT help desk ( ).

19. Passwords & Security

20. Most Common Passwords of 2017
123456
Password
4. qwerty
7. letmein
9. football
10. iloveyou
11. admin
12. welcome
13. monkey
14. login
15. abc123
16. starwars
(2019):
Top of the list was , appearing in more than 23 million passwords. The second-most popular string, …others in the top five included "qwerty", "password" and The most common name to be used in passwords was Ashley, followed by Michael, Daniel, Jessica and Charlie. When it comes to Premier League football teams in guessable passwords, Liverpool are champions and Chelsea are second. Blink-182 topped the charts of music acts.

21. https://howsecureismypassword.net/
Experiment with:
Letters
Numbers
Special characters
Length (number of characters)
What seems to make the greatest difference?

22. A computer attack can try 350 billion passwords per second
This means it is possible to check every possible eight-character password containing upper- and lower-case letters, digits, and symbols in less than six hours.
Does your password fall into that category?

24. Try a passphrase instead:
Unfortunately, passwords like c0mPl3X1ty are difficult for people to remember, and easy for computers to guess
Try a passphrase instead:
Pick 3 to 5 random and unrelated words
Create a mental image or phrase that connects them
Now it is hard for a computer and easy for you!

25. Passwords & Security

26. Thank you for coming today and for ALL your work for the students of WCSD!