WSD Online Resources - Wissahickon School District

Professional
Development
Blog
‐
h:p://wsdpd.wordpress.com
• Best
prac=ces
blog
posts,
upcoming
PD
opportuni=es
in
the
area,
PD
Calendar,
Instruc=onal
Coach
Forms,
“Ask
Steph
D.
Veloper”,
PD
links,
resources
and
more
to
come!
• Primary
Contact:
Dianne
Krause
Professional
Learning
Network:
“The
Ning”
‐
h:p://wissahickon.ning.com
• WSD’s
online
network
to
collaborate,
communicate
and
share
in
a
secure
and
private
environment.

Full
of
groups,
discussions,
resources,
opportuni=es
for
learning
and
collabora=on.
• Primary
Contact:
Dianne
Krause
• Task:
Change
password
yearly
• How
to
Change
Password:

Once
logged
in,
click
“se]ngs”
in
the
box
on
the
top‐right
with
your
name
on
it.
Then,
click
“change”
next
to
the
password
field.
Sapphire
Suite
‐
h:p://sapphire.k12system.com
• Used
for
grading,
aUendance,
student
records,
IEP
wri=ng
• Primary
Contact:
Linda
Cappiello
• Task:
Change
password
yearly
Track‐It
• How
to
Change
Password:

Once
logged
in
with
a
class
open,
click
“Change
Password”
from
the
“U=li=es”
drop‐down
menu
• WSD’s
Technology
Support
Ticket
System
• Use
for
hardware
problems,
blocked
websites,
soYware
to
be
installed,
etc.
• Search
the
Solu=ons
Database
for
how‐tos,
=p
sheets,
etc.
• Primary
Contact:

John
McGowan
WSD
Wissahickon
School
District
Website‐
h:p://wsdweb.org
• All
informa=on
pertaining
to
the
District
• Quick
Links
‐>
“Employees‐Only”
area
‐
list
of
links
for
all
these
resources
&
more
• Staff
Handbooks
‐
hUp://www.wsdweb.org/page.cfm?p=1823
• Primary
Contact:

Dave
Toia
&
John
McGowan
Other
Tools
&
Resources
It
is
highly
recommended
that
you
create
accounts
at
the
following
websites:
• Diigo
‐
hUp://www.diigo.com
• Discovery
Educa@on
Streaming
‐
hUp://discoveryeduca=on.com

(need
passkey
for
your
school
‐
on
eToolbox)
• Google
/
Google
Docs
‐
hUp://www.google.com
and

hUp://docs.google.com
• Standards
Aligned
System
(SAS)
‐
hUp://pdesas.com
• SMART
Exchange
‐
hUp://exchange.smarUech.com
• Wikispaces
‐
hUp://www.wikispaces.com