Need to Know

Moodle Upgrade Tonight!

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As previously stated, Moodle will be offline from 9pm until approximately midnight to complete the upgrade tonight.  Once the upgrade is complete, you will receive a link where you will be able to access the old (static) install for a brief period of time.
Thanks for checking your courses in the sandbox.

Winter IT Changes

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Reminder that the following changes will take place:

  1. Moodle upgrade: Dec. 15th at 4:00pm until early am on the 16th. Reminder that it is your responsibility to test your courses, if you have not done so please  click here.
  2. Classwork media exchange retired: Dec. 16th (“IB Stuff” will stay:).

 

 

Moodle Upgrade

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Moodle needs to be upgraded due to security concerns.  Our timeline for migration to the upgraded version is as follows:

  • Oct-Nov.  Sandbox environment tested
  • December (during the holidays) migration to new version
  • A few months into semester two, the old install will be available to access files just in case

Once the sandbox (a copy of our current Moodle upgraded to the new version) is ready for testing you will need to spot check your courses.  I will let you know as soon as the sandbox install is ready.

End of Year Wrap Up

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Moodle and Classwork Changes

Last week’s Moodle upgrade and Classwork changes mark the end of the changes in our Upper School digital ecosystem for this school year.  Next year sessions will be run to support the changes in Moodle, however just like your Yoga, it’s a good idea to “play” before you have to use it.

*If you wish to access the old Moodle you may do so until the end of September here.

 

Reminder x220 Tablet Return
Friday (this week!) is the deadline for x220 return.

 

Review of Innovative Learning Forum

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Sign into the Faculty/Staff MY ZIS Portal to access the latest info shared on the forum.

Tips Shared:

-How to add your schedule as your desktop background (thanks Michelle H).
-Creating an eraser on the end of the stylus (thanks Ali C).
-Outlook weather forecast in Celsius (thanks Esther d).
-Do we need a Microsoft account? Answered:) (thanks Diya and Mark D.)
-Accents (thanks Esther d and Elizabeth K)
-Password request on wake up (thanks Will S and Alison W)

Outstanding questions…please reply if you have found a solution:
-Pen pressure sensitivity

 

Be Ready for Summer Checkout

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What you will need to do

Desktops

  • Any files saved on your current desktop should be moved to your P drive or Cloud storage (e.g. Google Drive) as the machines will be wiped and disposed of.  If any of you have large amounts saved on the desktop you may have to review alternative arrangements for storage.

  • Copy details of any other personal shortcuts and bookmarks if they are really important.

Classwork student inbox

  • delete everything in your folder.  This is to ensure your Student Inbox is clean for your students use next year

Digital Spring Cleaning-General

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School Network Drives

  • Backup your P drive/Personal/Homedrive (whichever name you are familiar with) to another location of personal choice.  This space will only be available for a short time at the beginning of next school year and then it’s gone FOREVER! The less you have in there now the better!

  • Tidy up student outbox and shared Faculty folders on Classwork *departing teachers Classwork folders will be removed

Google Apps

  • Tidy up course folders!

  • Mark all past documents shared with you from previous students as unread *unless you are in the middle of a two year IB course

  • After you have cleaned house a bit in your Google Drive, if you still have very little space left (less than 1 GB) please come see us in the IT office.

IT Summer Work and What’s New for Next School Year

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We’re nearly there!!!  Over the summer there will be lots of changes taking place.  Some are still in the initial planning phases or waiting for budget decisions.  However, to ensure you are kept in the picture and there are no sudden surprises, here is the current plan:


    • Upgrade to Moodle 2.4 *details coming shortly
    • P drives unavailable to students starting next school year from Grades 9-11 and faculty and Grade 12 as of October
    • Current folders in Classworks special projects will be deleted

 

 

 

 

 


  • iPads – curricular sets and individuals – will be collected before CWW trips but will be available during CWW exhibition upon request.  
  • Desktops will be replaced with new All in One desktops running Windows 7 and have the same software.
  • All the old SMART Boards and beamers will be replaced with a SMART Board like the one currently in rm 104.
  • Removal of SMART Board in the upstairs of the library
  • Tablet return for non-returning faculty and end of lease machines will be collected no later than Friday 14 June. *if this applies to you, you will be contacted with more detailed information
  • Student portfolios on blogs.zis.ch will be refreshed including adding the Class of 2017 into the Upper School navigation structure
  • Recording studio ready for use in semester 1
  • Four new classrooms ready for use 
  • Prepare tablets for new faculty and students