HCST Technology Services

Welcome Back to a New and Exciting School Year.

This year more than ever” Technology” will play a role in our lives as teachers, staff and students. Online testing will begin in earnest, the district will be migrating to Google for Education, a new Academy focused on computer aided design and manufacturing will be getting off the ground and we will continue our migration to online lesson plans, curriculum and assessment.

To support all these activities its important all of us, students, teachers and staff understand the technology resources we have available to us, take advantage of them and use them to their fullest potential.

This blog will function as site where Technology Services will post up-to-date information and reminders about the services available to our community and any questions or concerns that may come up during the year. We will communicate in other ways, including emails, school announcements and any other way that is appropriate to get information out to our community.

First let’s do a quick rundown of what we did this summer:

Numerous network and switch upgrades were done in individual classrooms and sections of buildings. Some of this work is incomplete due to delays in delivery but should finished in Sept.

All student and instructor computers were re-imaged and all computers now have Microsoft Office 2013 installed.

The District Wireless Network was reconfigured and now works more effectively and is easier to gain access to. (A tutorial and procedure page will be posted and made available to staff and students)

We moved to a brand new Help Desk Package called KACE 1200. This system is faster, easier to use and provides additional options for staff when entering technology requests.