Fall 2025
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- Windows 11 – Critical Update
- AI in Schools
- Approved Digital Services
- Media Literacy Week
- New Collaboration Drives
June 2024
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- Laptop Returns
- Summer Maintenance
- Folder/Document Management
- Phishing
May 2024
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- Management Update
- Privacy Management Programs
- OneDrive
- Using Google Sync
March 2024
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- Classroom Tech Update
- Travel Tech Tips
- Partner Programs
- Outlook – Delayed Send
February 2024
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- Windows 11
- CSL – Release Notes
- Chrome Bookmarks
- T4L Website Resource
December 2023
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- Students Signing In with Google
- Technology Update
- Cybersecurity – Understanding DDOS Attacks
- Helpdesk Updates – New Categories
September 2023
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- New Educator Laptops
- Reporting Tools and Assessment Material
- Tech for Learning
June 2023
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- Classroom Technology for 23/24
- MS Forms
- Meet the Speaciality Team
- Top Travel Tips for Cyber-Security
May 2023
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- Classroom PC’s
- OneNote
- Meet the Infrastructure Team
- Passwords vs Passphrases
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- MS365 Essential Apps (Outlook, Excel and Word)
- MyEd Tips
- Meet the EndPoint Team
- Digital Housekeeping
March 2023
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- Introduction to OneDrive
- Gmail Updates
- Maintenance Window FYI
- Meet the Support Team
February 2023
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- Introduction to Microsoft Forms
- Purchasing Hardware?
- Calendar Management Tools
- Phishing Scams
- Managing Digital Files
January 2023
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- Digital Portfolio Updates
- Introduction to Chat GPT
- Windows Updates
- Password Resets
December 2022
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- Digital Portfolio Feedback
- Transitioning to MS Forms
- How to Reset Your Google Learn Password
- Toggle Teams Meeting Default
November 2022
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- Digital Portfolio Updates
- Purchasing Technology
- Phishing Scams
- How to Lock Your Workstation
October 2022
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- Microsoft Teams and 365
- CSL Digital Portfolio K-8
- Print from your Chromebook using PaperCut
June 2022
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- GVSD Student Portfolio App Coming Soon
- Digital Defense: Update Your Apps Regularly
- Use Voice Typing on Your Device
- Google Takeout for Grads, Retiring Teachers, etc.
May 2022
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- Decommissioning Legacy PCs in Schools
- Storage Limit Scams
- Monitoring your Blocked Senders List
April 2022
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- Updated password for new Google accounts
- Freshgrade End of Life
- Screen recording on Chromebook, iPad and PC
- Jamboard—Google Workspace’s digital whiteboard app
March 2022
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- District Password Changes
- PDF Viewing with OrbitNote
- Google Drive for Parents & Caregivers
February 2022
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- Zoom 40 minute limit lifted until June 2022
- Introduction of MFA and manditory password resets for all GVSD staff
- Google Classroom for Parents and Caregivers
January 2022
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- Learn something new for 2022 with LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)
- Microsoft Teams Video: Create video conferening links with no time or participant limits using Teams
- Choose the Outlook Mobile App to view district mail on your mobile device.
December 2021
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- New tools in the Digital Toolbox: Tinkercad, CS First, Jamboard, Currents4Kids, Formative
- Government of Canada’s Cyber Safe initiative
- Outlook Web’s Calendar App
November 2021
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- Making appointments to visit HelpDesk
- Newfoundland cybersecurity attack
- Adding a profile picture to Outlook
October 2021
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- Microsoft Teams video: now available to all staff
- Office 365 home use
- Reporting suspicious email to Spam
- Microsoft Booking for Parent Teacher conferences and Zoom 40 minute limits
September 2021
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- Changes to Student Account Names in Google
- Updating Wi-Fi certificates on iPhone/iPad
- Approved apps new for Sept. 2021
- Turning off auto-correct in Outlook
June 2021
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- Changes to Student Account Names in Google
- Password Reuse has serious consequences for work and personal accounts
- New Digital Tools coming in September
- Set an Out of Office message for your summer Holidays
- MyED BC Password Reset Question instructions
May 2021
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- How Digital Tools get approved for Parent Consent
- The importance of keeping your iPhone up to date
- Use the Outlook Web App for better performance and reliability
April 2021
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- Use the spam@sd61.bc.ca to report any and all suspicious emails to the IT for Learning Dept.
- Tips to keep student and staff data safe when downloading it to your computer
- Chromebook 10th Anniversary feature updates
March 2021
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- Upgrades to GVSD Webmail
- Streamable Learning virtual field trips for students in Gr. 4-12
- Annotating (drawing on the screen) in Zoom
- Viewing PDF files in Chrome vs. Downloading them to your PC
January 2021
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- Online school registration for 2021
- Chromebook printing with PaperCut Mobile
- New District subscriptions for video streaming
- Upgrades to our email service
December 2020
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- Migrating GVSD Webmail to Exchange Online
- Updating Zoom Software
- Flash Player End-of-Life
- How to reduce PDF file size with Adobe Acrobat Pro
November 2020
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- Je Lis, Yabla, MyBluePrint & CommonLit coming soon to the GVSD Digital Toolbox
- Streamable Learning: a platform for virtual field trips
- Google Cloudprint will be discontinued at the end of December
- Beware of email requests for electronic gift cards
October 2020
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- Adobe products for PDF editing and media creation
- Parent Connect FAQ’s
- Google Meet updates
- Passphrase Passwords
September 2020
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- Online Consent for Digital Tools
- Spotlight on Security: Forwarding Suspicious Email
- Getting Started with Google Classroom
June 2020
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- MyEducation BC Summer Dates
- Decommissioning Legacy Devices
- Tools for Schools Tips & Tricks
- Automatic Response for Outlook
May 20, 2020
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- Links to Pre-recorded Webinars
- Troubleshooting Google Classroom Student Access Issues
- Using Adobe Acrobat to add comments to documents for staff and students
May 6, 2020
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- Remote Learning Support Links
- Parent Connect App for Online Consent
- Supporting Technology Needs at Home
- Zoom Meetings
March 2020
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- Managed Print Services (MPS)
- Using your Technology Enhanced Classroom (TEC) Projector Package
February 2020
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- The 30-minute lock screen timeout
- Recent examples of malicious spoofing emails in our district
- Using Google Calendars on GVSD school websites
January 2020
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- The newly updated GVSD Webmail App
- How to get Microsoft Office Apps for your home computer at no cost
- Using Google Drive Priority to find and organize your files in Drive
December 2019
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- Malicious Phishing Emails and what to do about them
- How to Log a GVSD Helpdesk ticket
- Ensuring your Educator Laptop files are being saved to the correct location
- Chromebook/iPad printing at your school
November 2019
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- Privacy Talking Points:
- How does FIPPA affect decisions about classroom technology
- What needs to be considered when app requests are made
- Seeking consent
- 2019 Technology for Learning Summit
- Restart=Happy: The benefits of restarting your laptop
- Resolving Wi-Fi issues with roaming Chromebooks and iPads in your school
October 2019
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- GVSD External Email Banner to Promote Phishing Awareness
- District Legacy iPad Plan
- Managing Student Accounts with Tools for Schools
- Change how Chrome manages PDFs