1. Denver Public Schools Teachers’ Tech and Data Tools
Erin Magley
Matthew Woolums
Kirk Anderson
Educational Technology & Library Services
Nigel Jordan
Mark Thiel
Jason Rand
Jeff Braa
Department of Technology Services, Site Support

2. Web Resource Everything is linked at: http://tinyurl.com/DPSTech

3. Technology In Education
Technology implementation is vital to the LEAP (Leading Effective Academic Practice) Framework:
Note that the picture is the new framework and the red circles are all the indicators where technology use is called out specifically.

4. Who Supports You? School Tech Rep (STR)
Department of Technology Services (DoTS)
Hotline ( )
Site Support Team
Network Team
Telecommunications Team
Educational Technology and Library Services

5. DPS Board of Education – Tech Policies
The proper use of technology systems is governed by Board of Education policies.
The district is subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which mandates how personally identifiable student records are to be handled.
Board policies prohibit the sharing of passwords with anyone: colleagues, students.

6. DPS Board of Education – Tech Policies
Board policies located at:
JRA/JRC
Student Records/Release of Information on Students
EGAEA
Electronic Mail
EGAEB
Internet Policy
EGAEC
Network Connections
EGAD-R-1
Copyright Compliance (Computer Software)
It is a teacher’s responsibility to be aware of board policies.

7. What’s in Your Classroom
Teacher Computer (Dell or Mac)
Teacher Laptop Project (all teachers by Dec 2012)
Cisco telephone with voice mail to Outlook
Computer lab access
Projector (or to check out)
Shared printer access
Other items particular to each school

8. Systems You Can Access
Teacher Portal/Schoolnet(
Infinite Campus - student information system (
Employee Self Service (
Outlook - (

9. Standardized Supported Software
Microsoft
Windows 7/Vista/XP
Office 2007/2010
Macintosh
OS 10.x
Office 2008/2011
Home use of MS Office

10. DPS Network Wired vs. Wireless DPS Barcoded Equipment Only
Non-DPS Equipment – Only on DPSGuest Wireless

11. Your First Days With Technology
Take student attendance in IC (Infinite Campus)
Access your DPS Outlook account
Set up your telephone voice mail
Access Teacher Portal/Schoolnet

12. Your First Days With Technology
Days To Come
Check your employee information (including your pay stub) on Employee Self-Service
Ask for your guest teacher from SmartFind Express (substitute system)

13. Self-Service Password Management (SSPM)
The Department of Technology Services (DoTS) rollout of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution includes a stand-alone Self-Service Password Management tool which provides convenient and confidential password reset functionalities for Denver Public Schools (DPS) employees, contractors, volunteers and mentors.

14. Self-Service Password Management (SSPM)
Benefits of Managing My Own Password
Centralized self-service for password management
One place to go for all password management related activities, such as password resets, password changes and username lookup
Retrieve a forgotten DPS network/ account username
Reset forgotten DPS network/ account password
Available at any time, 24 hours a day/7 days week

15. Your First Days With Technology
Standard-Based Progress Report
Used by all elementary and most middle schools (not high schools)
Trimester schedules
Enter progress marks and comments in IC

16. Instructional Technology
Online research databases
Access via:
Gaggle.net (student , blogging, and social media)
Learning.com

17. Instructional Technology
Edmodo (Social media/Learning Management)
Create an account in DPS
Google Apps (Not Available Yet)

18. Instructional Technology
YouTube (can be overridden by teachers)
Digital Educator Academy
Tech Symposium Sept. 8th and Oct. 6th (Saturdays)
Teacher Webpages
Currently Wikispaces

19. Instructional Technology
Safari Montage (streaming digital content)
6000 high-quality
educational videos
Searchable

20. On Aug 10th Account Set Up Outlook Email Infinite Campus
Teacher Portal/Schoolnet

21. How can WE help?
Questions?

22. Web Resource Everything is linked at: http://tinyurl.com/DPSTech