Passwords: Un-Remembering them in a Web Browser

When you change your LPS password your web browser (Firefox, Safari, Chrome, etc.) does not know this and continues trying to log you in with incorrect credentials. That can create an awfully frustrating situation every time you try to login with your new password. NOTE: From a security standpoint, we recommend that you NOT allow your […]

WordPress Mobile App Setup

LPS uses WordPress for teacher websites, many school building websites and in a growing list of other situations. The folks at WordPress work hard to produce quality mobile applications for every mobile operating system (iOS, Android, etc.) so that you can easily add posts and pictures, or manage comments from your phone or tablet. Learn […]

Student Data Privacy in Google Apps

Over the past few years, LPS employees have begun to explore the powerful tools within the LPS Google Apps suite. Teachers and Administrators have observed many new opportunities to more efficiently collect, reference and analyze information in this suite, more so than in any tool previously available to all staff. With that in mind many […]

Passwords – Make them Better & Easier

Better (Easier) Passwords We access secure data from our laptops in classrooms, kitchens, cars.. almost anywhere. The places we don’t take our laptops, many of us take our internet enabled phones and access data from these smart devices. In an era of unprecedented access to important data, it is very important for us to maintain […]

Web Content Filtering in LPS

Web Content Filtering in LPS Federal Regulations In order for the district to receive ERate funding that reduces the cost of our Internet access by by a large percentage, Federal regulations require compliance with guidelines provided in the ‘Children’s Internet Protection Act’ [47 U.S.C. § 254], also known as CIPA. CIPA guidelines require the restriction […]

Digital Content Resources for LPS Teachers

Many LPS teachers are unaware that our school district subscribes to a lengthy list of resources that puts rich digital content at your fingertips. To be clear, these are not your average web pages. These are web based databases of content produced by professional organizations geared towards K-12 classrooms. To access the logins & passwords […]

Embedding Videos in LPS Web Pages

Sometimes, a video is the best way to communicate a thought or idea. Unfortunately, a video’s file size is often much, much larger than you would ever want to directly upload to a web page. Don’t worry, if you have a video, LPS offers tools that can make it easy to add it to your […]

Spreadsheet Skills for Teachers & Staff

The contents of this page are intended to supplement the Spreadsheet Skills workshop session offered by Computing Services. In this session we look at basic spreadsheet features that can be used in MS Excel or Google Spreadsheets. Download Data from Synergy Much of the data you work with will be collected on your own students. […]

Download Student Data to a Spreadsheet (Synergy TeacherVUE)

Synergy TeacherVUE allows you to download a spreadsheet of information about students assigned to you in each class period. This spreadsheet can be used to create labels, populate contact groups in LPS Google Docs and various other uses. Student Data Once you have downloaded this information to your computer, please take any necessary steps to secure it from […]

Email Management Strategies

Email Management Strategies Be an email hero.  No one wants to spend more time with their email. No one. Modeling better communication practices when you communicate with others is a great way to show respect to your colleagues by reducing the amount of time THEY spend with email. Believe me, they will notice. The seeds […]

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