Disable Hardware Acceleration in Google Chrome

Disable Hardware Acceleration in Google Chrome

A recent Chrome update seems to be conflicting with streaming video. Disabling Hardware Acceleration fixes the problem Open Chrome Click the three dots on the top right of the screen then click ‘settings’ Click the three lines on the top left of the screen Click ‘advanced’ then click ‘system’ Uncheck ‘Use hardware acceleration when available’ […]

Updating Blizzard Bags Assignments

Updating Blizzard Bags Assignments

District policy states that if we exceed 5 snow/calamity days, the next three days can be addressed through the use of blizzard bag assignments that students can work on from home.

Loading Staff and Students into Lexia (My Lexia)

Loading Staff and Students into Lexia (My Lexia)

The school purchased a reading program called Lexia.  The technology department was asked to develop a way to upload staff and students into the database to prepare it for usage.   This is something that may have to be done from year to year, after a roll-over.

Installing Turning Point Software (2017)

Installing Turning Point Software (2017)

The following is the process for installing the Turning Point software on the new Windows 10 machines.

Finding the IP Address of Your Cell Phone

Finding the IP Address of Your Cell Phone

This post will explain how to find the IP Address of your cell phone.

Renaming Your Cell Phone

Renaming Your Cell Phone

This post will detail how to change the name of your cell phone.

Finding the MAC Address of an Apple or Android device

Finding the MAC Address of an Apple or Android device

This post will show you how to find the MAC address for your Apple or Android devices.

Setting Up Kiosk Mode on Chromebooks

Setting Up Kiosk Mode on Chromebooks

This post will discuss how to setup chromebooks in kiosk mode which can be used for the state testing or other chrome applications.

Changing Class for Daily Attendance

Changing Class for Daily Attendance

From year to year, we sometimes have issues where the correct class is not setup correctly to take daily attendance.   The following will help you make those modifications and/or corrections.

Fixing Adobe as Default–Again if needed.

Fixing Adobe as Default–Again if needed.

We are not sure what is causing this issue, but sometimes a browser such as Chrome or Edge will take over and become to default reader for Adobe files.   This is not helpful for many reasons for our school district.   The following will explain how to fix this issue.