List of Easy URL Links here

These are a list of Available Tech user guides / Easy URL's to make it simple to access different pages involving the technology user support sites. These make it easy to remember, to  post, or sharing links.

ClassLink

ClassLink is a single sign-on application that allows you to sign in once (using your network userid/password) and then have ClassLink pass your credentials automatically to applications used throughout Leon County Schools.

ClassLink gives you easy access to all of these applications below

Schoolwires

Blackboard's Schoolwires is our new system for District web pages. District, Administrative, School and Teacher websites will be converted to this new system. In addition, teachers will be able to take advantage of being able to create teacher pages with this easy to use CMS system beginning with the 1516 SY.  If you can use the Office Suite, then Schoolwires will be as easy as 1-2-3!!

Important!! - If your school is linking to any site you are using on Weebly, Google, Moodle, Yahoo, etc. please contact your Techcon or Administrator about moving your website over to the Schoowires system for your use going forward. TRAINING is available ON SITE for ALL schools needing help getting teacher websites up and running for their classrooms using the Schoolwires website system.  Training contact info is available on the support page.  A sample training teacher website is located below.  

Calendly

Calendly helps you schedule meetings without the back-and-forth emails. Works with your Google, Outlook, Office 365 or iCloud calendar so you’re never double booked. Set buffer times between meetings, prevent last-minute meetings, create secret event types, and more. Works great for individuals, teams and departments.

Website Training Site

This training site is designed to help teachers see some of the possibilities of the Schoolwires CMS system when they are developing their personal or departmental classroom sites.  There are user guides, help cards, training documents and other schoolwires related information.

Leon LEADS

The Leon LEADS teacher evaluation is the official classroom teacher evaluations system by which teachers are evaluated and scored based on their DPP and SLO's in alignment with Florida statutory requirements.  This system is accessed through our TrueNorthLogic system above under the My Evaluations tab.  This information is housed in the Professional Learning section of the website.

VERSA

The Florida Department of Education launched a new Online Educator Certification Licensing System called VERSA prior to the 2017 holiday break. This new VERSA system streamlines the educator certification process to improve the overall experience for Florida's educators and school district personnel. In order to utilize the VERSA system, all certified educators and all applicants seeking certification must go online to create a new user account. You must create an online account even if you already use e-services. Your online account is separate from your e-Services account.

Office Suites- Introducing Office 365 for Students / Employees

Leon County Schools is proud to announce the new Microsoft Office Pro Plus Program to students, parents, and employees (*Note: Charter school students do not fall under this license). This program provides free access to Office 365 Pro Plus for students or employees. Any student or employee may use Office 365, or download and install Office 2013 0r 2016 Pro applications on up to 5 devices (PC, MAC for home use).

For mobile devices, please visit the Mobile QR Downloads section to the left. (note: Office 2013/2016 can NOT be downloaded to Android or iOS devices). Employees of LCS schools may also do the same using their network credentials

• Office 365
• Office 2010 –  (older version)
• Office 2013 –  (older version)

Cyber Security

Since our way of life depends on critical infrastructure and the digital technology that operates it, cybersecurity is one of our country’s most important national security priorities, and we each have a role to play—cybersecurity is a shared responsibility.

There are monthly topics that are relevant to current cybersecurity issues.  You can also find both student and faculty related training information a, flyers and posters you can use to help educate your school about the importance of cybersecurity in the digital age

FortifyFl

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.

• Quick and Easy Safety Tip Submission - By accessing FortifyFL, students can provide a description of the threat, share pics and videos and optionally submit their contact information.
• Quickly Sends To Authorities - FortifyFL automatically routes your tip report to the appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.

Frontline Absence Mgmt.

Formerly Aesop - Absence Mgmt is an automated sub-calling system offers both the phone and internet access and is very efficient and flexible way to manage employee absences and get qualified substitutes into the classroom. Aesop directly integrates with our Skyward Finance module for payment of substitutes.

Employee Access

Employee Access allows LCS employees to review their personal information. The employee can review such areas as their pay information, tax information, contact information.

Tech Users Guides

The Tech Users Guides are available for the different software packages that we use in our system under the Software Help Guides portion of the TIS Technology website

Scott Whittle
  Technology Services / Classroom Support
Schoolwires | ClassLink
Rave 911 | Peachjar | Remind
Office365
whittles@leonschools.net

Kathleen Malloy
Instructional Technology
Lead Inst. Tech / Curr Dev
malloyk@leonschools.net

Jacqueline Crutchfield
Instructional Technology
Focus Trainer
​​​​​​​crutchfieldj@leonschools.net