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TMS Today
Network Logon
Your GCCISD network username and
password are used to log on to most
GCCISD computers. This also provides
you access to network resources includ-
ing: email, shared folders, your home
directory, and more. Your network logon
name and password is provided to you
by TMS at the time of your employment.
Logging on to a computer:
At startup or after a user has logged off ,
you will need to log in.
1. Type in your username.
2. Type in your password (default is
apple)
3. Ensure GCCISD is in the “Log on
to:” box.
4. Click OK.
Password Safety
Be sure you are the only person that
knows your password. Don’t leave them
for substitutes and refrain from writing
your passwords down or creating any
files to store them. If you feel that some-
one else is accessing your account check
out page 3 for instructions on how to
change your password.
Exploring GCCISD’s VPN
If you’ve ever sat in your classroom wishing you
could enter grades, access your personal docu-
ments, check your email, or sort through the latest
INOVA spreadsheets from home, the genies at TMS
have granted your wish with Goose Creek’s Virtual
Private Network at-home access.
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District pro-
vides teachers, faculty, and administration with the means to
access personal drives, campus shared drives, APECS,
TEAMS, and email from one convenient location: the GCCISD
VPN. While VPNs themselves are complicated things, access-
ing them isn’t. To log on to the GCCISD VPN, visit https://
vpn.gccisd.net and enter the same username and password
you use to log on to a district computer. If you forget the URL
to access the website, there is a walkthrough available on our
information portal at:
http://gccisd.pbworks.com/f/
GCCISD+VPN+Login+Walkthrough.pdf
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School
District’s help desk offers a wide range of services,
from password resets to remote software installa-
tions and it is only a phone call or email away.
Has your CTS ever been busy any you need flash updated?
How about when you forget your password and need it
changed quickly? You can call or email the TMS help desk for
assistance with a variety of technology related issues. If you
are ever unsure who you should contact about Special Educa-
tion Manager or APECS or any number of programs/services,
feel free to ask the help desk. Remote installation of software,
password resets, running SRI reports, Microsoft Office assis-
tance, and Atomic Learning training are just some of the ser-
vices offered by the help desk.
Contact the Help Desk:
Internal Phone—4633
External Phone—(281) 420—4633
Email—[email protected]
Email—[email protected]
GCCISD’s VPN P.1
Network Logon P.1
Help Desk P.1
Acceptable Use Policy P.2
Tech Schedule P.2
Atomic Learning P.3
Did you know? P.3
Who’s Who at TMS P.4
Technology Trainings P.4
I S S U E
S C H O O L Y E A R
Spring
2010-11
The TMS Help Desk
In this issue:
Goose Creek’s Acceptable Use Policy
Access to the district technology
resources shall be made availa-
ble to employees primarily for
instructional and administrative
purposes in accordance with
board policy and district admin-
istrative regulations. Technology
resources include, but are not
limited to, email, internet, soft-
ware, hardware, databases, etc.
Limited personal use of the system
shall be permitted if use:
Imposes no tangible cost on the
district.
Doesn’t unduly burden the dis-
trict’s computer/network re-
sources.
Has no adverse effect on an
employee’s job performance or
on a student’s academic perfor-
mance.
Has no commercial purpose.
The district monitors access to, and
use of, email, instant messaging, the
internet, and other network or comput-
er related activity in order to carry out
We all click OK, but what is it?
Who does it affect? What can I
do to make sure I’m following
it?
maintenance, internal investigations,
or disclose information to law en-
forcement.
Take the AUP training on Moodle at:
http://moodle.gccisd.net/login/
index.php Under Staff Development
-> Tier 1 Training.
If you have any questions concerning
the Acceptable use policy, please call
or email the help desk at (281) 420—
4633 or [email protected].
Tech Schedule Have you ever wondered when the
computer technician assigned to your
campus is scheduled to visit?
TMS provides an on-site schedule for all
computer technicians. If you work at a service
center or a school, you have a tech from TMS
assigned to your campus. Check http://
schools.gccisd.net/docs/39-tech%
20schedule%2011-10.pdf to find out when
your tech is scheduled to visit you.
If you require immediate assistance, please
contact the help desk.
Atomic Learning
Did you Know? Email at Home
You can access your GCCISD email
from home by visiting www.gccisd.net,
clicking on the Email link located under
the Quicklinks section, and then by
clicking Check your GCCISD email.
Your username and password are the
same as your computer logon.
Be sure to log off when you are fin-
ished with your session to ensure your
account is not used by someone else.
Did you know? Screenshots
If you press the Print Screen (Prt Sc
on a laptop) button, Windows will take
a picture of your entire screen.
Pressing Alt + Print Screen will take a
picture of the current window.
Your screenshot can then be pasted
just like a picture. This is an excellent
troubleshooting tool since a picture is
worth a thousand words.
Did you know? Password Changes
As a teacher or administrator, you can
change your password by logging on
to a computer, pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del,
and then clicking on Change Pass-
word. You will be prompted to enter
your old password and to enter your
new password twice. Try
to use 3 of the 4: Upper-
case letters, lowercase
letters, numbers, and special symbols.
If you are unable to log on to a com-
puter because you have forgotten your
password, you can have your pass-
word reset by the help desk. Call (281)
420—4633 for assistance.
Atomic Learning is a training
resource available 24/7 to eve-
ryone in the district with a
GCCISD e-mail address.
It has trainings for hundreds of the
most popular software titles
including: Microsoft Office
Suite, Windows , eInstruction,
Mimio, ActivInspire and many,
many more. Atomic Learning is
accessible from any computer
with internet connectivity. The
trainings are 2 to 5 minutes in
length and broken down into topics
such as “How to Mail Merge” in Word
and “How to create a Pivot Table” in
Excel. Go to
www.atomiclearning.com and log in
using your GCCISD e-mail address
as your user name and gccisd as
the password
How did we do?
In an effort to provide world-class service, TMS utilizes
eWorkOrders to manage technology work orders. This
allows us to track the completion time and work per-
formed of all work orders and allows you to provide
feedback for the work that is provided. To this end,
please be honest when you provide feedback and be
sure you check out our performance scorecard that is
posted on Goose Creek’s information portal: http://
gccisd.pbworks.com/w/page/31396256/Performance-
Excellence-Dashboard. Here you can find our service
level completion times, customer satisfaction and how
TMS spends their time. As always, TMS welcomes
your opinion, so feel free to email suggestions or
improvements to [email protected] or tell your
CTS or Tech the next time you see them.
TMS is committed to excellence and your satisfaction.
Who’s Who at TMS? Find out who does what at Technology Management Systems.
TMS Today Issue: JANUARY School Year: 2010—2011
January• Publisher I
• Publisher II
• Publisher III
• Virtual Field Trips
• CPS eInstruction
• OneNote (5th grade teachers only)
• Interwrite Mobi eInstruction
• “Excel”ing as a Data Coach
• Animoto
February• Excel II
• Excel III
• Moodle
• Web 2.0 Tools
• Word II
• Moodle/ Alfresco Repository
• Moodle in the Classroom
• Google Earth
• Glogster
March• Word III• Intermediate
Promethean ActivInspire
• The Power of Google Part 1
• Using Audio & Visual Tools in the Classroom
• Outlook I• Outlook II
• Technology Tools for Struggling Students
• Thinkfinity
• Make and Take Session Promethean ActivInspire
• Make and Take Mimio• Smart Board Make
and Take
• Enstruction Interwrite Workspace Make and Take
April• PowerPoint I
• PowerPoint II
• Lights, Camera, Action in the Classroom
• Digital Storytelling using Photostory
• Make & Take Sessions Building your own Moodle course
• eInstruction CPS Make and Take
You spoke and we listened! The Educational Technology Department has added new trainings for Spring 2011.
Log in to ESC Works for session #, date, time and location. You must register through ESC Works those needing assistance logging in to ESC Works will need to contact the staff development office.
Educational Technology Secretary- Cindy Allen
