How to request a sub and submit your absence to Employee Access
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How to download and use First Class Email

How to upgrade the client and get First Class at home
How to Login
How to change your password
How to read and create an email
How to reply to an email
How to forward an email
How to create and use a contacts folder
How to check the history and unsend an email
How to add an attachment to an email
How to create a signature for your emails
How to sort and delete, and undelete emails
How to create maillists
How to use conferences
How to create a resume
How to make First Class your default mail client

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Video Tutorials for Using Skyward Gradebook and Attendance

Currently, the video tutorials for the use of this program are located in Skyward. After you log in, look for the Teacher Access Tutorial link to view the videos.

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Video Tutorials for Using Skyward Payroll & Time Off

Logging into Employee Access
Changing your Employee Access Password
Viewing and Printing your payroll history

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True Time is the web based application that non-contract employees use to keep track of their time.

Creating a shortcut on your desktop to True Time
Changing a tracking entry

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School objects is where BISD employees sign up for Professional Development workshops and submit workorders.
Staff Development Workshop Registration System - How to sign up for professional development.

Work Order System - How to enter in a work order.

PDAS Tutorials - Once you log into School Objects, Click on workshops. On the upper right hand side of the screen click help. Now on the left hand side, click PDAS link under courses. Find the appropriate course and choose a video from the list. Click yes to view items securely. Click Play video on the right side.

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HCK 2 is the software that teachers use to create their webpages in First Class.

Planning Your Website

Header Settings

Adding a Graphic to the Header

For more help, visit our How To Center

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Schoolnet is BISD's curriculum software that allows teachers to locate and add lesson materials, plan units, track student data, and find district curriculum. The following videos are presentations made by BISD schoolnet trainers about the different aspects of schoolnet. This was done during their formal training session on August 1, 2006.

NOTE: These videos can only be viewed while logged into the BISD network and will not work from home.

Groups and Roles in My Settings

Class Profiles

Student Profiles and Test Data

Student Analyze Spreadsheet

Batch Create Student Profiles

Batch Create Clarified

PDF vs. ExCel

Materials Bank

Searching Curriculum Materials

Lesson Planner: Create Lessons or Resources

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TechConnect is the BISD 6th - 8th online Technology textbook adoption. These videos will help teachers learn how to log in and use the textbooks. To obtain your login information, email Instructional Technology.

Segment 1 - Intro and Setup
Segment 2 - Overview
Segment 3 - Students' view
Segment 4 - Students' work
Segment 5 - Assessment, Resources, and Student Registration
Segment-6 Wrap Up

Or use the Interactive tutorials from TechConnect's web site.

TechCONNECT's Interactive Tutor!

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EasyTech - Online Technology textbook for BISD K-5 students. To obtain your login information, email Instructional Technology.
Tutorial 1: Introducation to EasyTech - Basic features
Tutorial 2: Create a new class
Tutorial 3: Preview and assign curriculum
Tutorial 4: Use EasyTech with your students

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I-Nova Training - March 3rd, 2006 - Dr. David Ramirez
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Click HERE to learn how to burn files to a CD.

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