Warsaw Community Schools

Welcome to the Technology Department

To See how Mimio and Calypso enhanced the education experience at Warsaw Community Schools, Click HERE.

The mission of the Technology Department is to utilize technology as an educational and support tool to enable staff, students, parents and community in the district's mission.

The following information is provided by the Technology Department for your convenience. If you have any questions or need additional information please contact the Help Desk at x 2488. Or, you may open a browser and submit a trouble ticket to our help desk system: helpdesk.warsaw.k12.in.us. Login with your district username and password to submit a ticket.

Technology Staff

Brad Hagg	Chief Technology Officer	bhagg@warsaw.k12.in.us
Chris Mohrbach	Helpdesk Manager	cmohrbach@warsaw.k12.in.us
Terry Engle	Network Administrator	tengle@warsaw.k12.in.us
Randy Martz	Network Administrator	rmartz@warsaw.k12.in.us
John Meulink	Database Administrator	jmeulink@warsaw.k12.in.us
James Hornaday	SIS Manager	jhornaday@warsaw.k12.in.us
Susan Armacost	Technology Coach	sarmacost@warsaw.k12.in.us
Brad Gutwein	Network Engineer	bgutwein@warsaw.k12.in.us
Kerry Stogsdill	Technician	kstogsdill@warsaw.k12.in.us
Fabiola Nunez	Technician	fnunez@warsaw.k12.in.us
Stefanie Shafer	Technician	sshafer@warsaw.k12.in.us
Justin Weaver	WCHS Technician	jweaver@warsaw.k12.in.us
Kelby Jones	Technician	kjones@warsaw.k12.in.us
Lydia Fisher	Technology Adm. Asst.	lfisher@warsaw.k12.in.us

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Technology Coach

As a Technology Integration Coach for Warsaw Community Schools my main focus is helping teachers infuse technology into teaching in their classroom. This is done through designing and presenting workshops, working with the tech mentors and working one-on-one with teachers. I also facilitate the implementation of technology initiatives, for example; Mimio^©, the migration to Office 2010 and Acuity Testing.

My primary goal is to help teachers learn new technologies within an adult learning environment by offering them abundant amounts of informal, highly customized support. A secondary goal is to assist teachers when introducing new technology or skills to their students. This could take the form of teaching/modeling the lesson, co-teaching the lesson or being available for support during the lesson. A final goal for this year is to identify Bright Spots, those teachers who are effectively using technology and emphasizing standards-based, student-centered research.

Keyboarding

Join the conversation about keyboarding in our district. Our research and notes are listed on our Moodle site.

To get to our site open a browser and follow this link.

http://moodle.warsaw.k12.in.us

Login with your network username and password. Click on the CIMC link and the keyboarding link. The password is keyboard.

Thank you for your participation.

Contact me by sending me an email sarmacost.warsaw.k12.in.us. Or, you may call my extension x2477.

Documents and Policies

Helpdesk Protocols:

Preferred method of communication to Technology Department:
Use Eduphoria - http://helpdesk.warsaw.k12.in.us

Why?
Sends issue directly to technician in the building.
Sends email confirmation to parties
Records requests more accurately than email.
Collects data, tracks productivitiy, tracks inventory, reserves facilities, manages online forms.

Other methods of communication:
Call building tech or call helpdesk x2488.

Can be used if Eduphoria is down.
Tech will enter the ticket manually.

Example: Once service requests are entered into our help desk system, Eduphoria, users receive an e-mail message verifying that a new request has been opened. The request gets assigned to the Technician in the user’s building. The Helpdesk Manager monitors all forms of incoming requests for service and assigns or re-assigns resources. The technician closes the request entering a written resolution of the problem for future reference.
When a request is closed, the customer receives notification via e-mail.

Technology Documents:

You may download icon Whats New in PS 7? icon PowerSchool 7 New Look icon PowerSchool Old Look

You may download our district's technology plan: WCS Tech Plan 2007-2010 The new plan is coming soon!

You may download a presentation regarding our technology study: Technology Review Presentation

You may download the technology report: Technology Audit Report

You may download our district's request for software or hardware Software_Hardware Request Form

You may download a draft copy of our technology curriculum: icon

WCS Tech Standards

You may download a copy of the district's technology policies http://www.neola.com/warsawcomm-in/

You may download sample technology lesson plans K_2 Technology Lesson Plans
3_5 Technology Lesson Plans
6_12 Technology Lesson Plans

You may download the NETS student profiles NETS Student Profiles

You may enter a mini grant by going to Formspace. Login with your network credentials Mini grant

You may download some useful Warsaw Community Schools technology sites icon

Handy Technology Websites

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I use the Calypso System?
A: Here is a tutorial sheet: icon

Calypso User How-to Sheet

Q: How do I submit a conference request form in Eduphoria?
A: Here is a tutorial sheet: icon

Conference Request Form in Eduphoria
https://podcast.warsaw.k12.in.us/groups/wcsinfo/wiki/576aa/Eduphoria.html

Q: How do I access my I drive data at home?
A: For staff open an Internet browser go to the following link: staff.warsaw.k12.in.us. Login with your username and password.
For students open an Internet browser go to the following link: students.warsaw.k12.in.us. Login with your username and password.

Q: How do I attach a laptop to the wireless network in a building?
A: Go to the wireless settings for the laptop. Click on the wireless icon in the system tray and select Open. If you need access to the WPA network please contact your building technician.

Q: How do I add a printer (PC users)?
A: Go to Start>Run and type:
\\wcselemprint (if you are in an elementary building)
\\wcsmsprint (if you are in a middle school, Transportation, CIMC, Maintenance, or Food Service)
\\wchsprint (if you are at the high school)
\\wcsprint (if you are printing from a Windows 7 computer)
Press OK. A list of printers will appear. Double-click on the printer you wish to add. A dialog box will appear. Close it. Your printer has been added.

PowerSchool Questions/Answers:

Q: How do I access PowerSchool from home?
A: http://powerschool.warsaw.k12.in.us/public/ for parents
A: http://powerschool.warsaw.k12.in.us/teachers/ for teachers

Dist. Tech Comittee

Content for the District Technology Committee is available on our Moodle site moodle.warsaw.k12.in.us/moodle/course/view.php

Welcome to the Warsaw Community Schools Transportation Page

Phone: (574) 269-1750

Information for New Parents

We provide several tools to help you identify your school of residence and bus route.

District Map:
Open the map below to see a district map for each elmentary school. Student enrolled in the following elementary schools will attend Edgewood Middle School for 7-8 grade: Madison, Eisenhower, Washington, Claypool. Students enrolled in the the following elementary schools will attend Lakeview Middle School for 7-8 grade: Harrison, Leesburg, Jefferson, Lincoln. All students in the Warsaw Community School district will attend Warsaw Community High School for 9-12 grade.

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