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 Education technology can help to improve student achievement. Technology can have the greatest impact when integrated into the curriculum to achieve clear, measurable educational objectives. Studies show that when computers are used to apply higher-order thinking concepts and when teachers receive sufficient professional development on computers, students gain a one-third grade level increase. When deployed appropriately, technology
can change the way students think and learn, and thus, revolutionize education.
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T.I.M.S. NEWSFEED |
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2011-2012 end of year technology procedures and FYI - including documents and videos on backing up your data, e-mail and labeling devices for summer storage. [PDF]. |
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The recent e-mail phishing scam that affected some of our users has caused the Birdville mail servers to land on some major nationwide blacklists. Once an IP address is blacklisted, we have to go through a process to remove it, which in some cases can be a lengthy process. If you are sending emails out and are getting a 'delivery has failed...' return message, please forward that failure message to : nospam@birdvilleschools.net - we will address the failure and work to get it corrected. Alternately, you can notify the helpdesk x5888 - they will need the contents of the failure message, so have it ready!
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BISD impliments new spam and antivirus prevention technology for our Microsoft Exchange servers known as Forefront For Exchange (FfE). This protection suite offers many benefits and being a Microsoft product, it is able to hook directly into the mailbox stores to further protect user data and prevent viruses. This solution can also remove already delivered 'bad' emails. |
Recently you might have received an e-mail saying you are running out of disk space on your e-mail and you need to complete a form to continue using the e-mail system. THIS IS A PHISHING SCAM, it is not a legitimate e-mail from the TIMS department. If you receive one of these messages, we ask you 'forward' it to the following address: nospam@birdvilleschools.net - so it can be blocked. After forwarding, you may delete the message. DO NOT complete the form - if you have completed the form already, notify the BISD helpdesk at x5888 ASAP as your account is likely compromised.
[Phishing Definition]. Please remember that we will never ask for your personal login information to be entered into any kind of form, just like your bank will never ask you to share your PIN number with anyone. |
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Microsoft Lync 2010 arrives at BISD offering a business grade instant messaging, presence and unified communications system. The Lync 2010 system is compatible with Windows desktop PCs. Mobile clients are available for Windows Phone, iPhone, iPad and all Android devices. [Learn More] |
The Birdville TIMS department welcomes Randy Sumrall as our new technology director. Randy joined Birdville ISD in February 2012, having served as chief information officer of ESC Region 10 prior to coming to the District. He has 28 years of experience in education which includes six years at Region 10, two years as chief technology officer at Judson ISD in San Antonio, and 12 years as executive director of technology in Coppell ISD. [More]
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Windows 7 rollouts are now in full force. Many of your campuses machine(s) should start seeing the Windows XP replacement of Windows 7 Professional with Microsoft Office 2007. Many labs and some COWs are already completed. [Learn More] |
| The all-new technology purchasing handbook is now online! Visit the handbook to find out what technology can be purchased, estimated pricing and to see what's available, technology wise, at Birdville ISD! [View It] |
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Microsoft Office 2010 for home use program. Birdville ISD employees can now purchase and use Microsoft Office Professional 2010 at home for as low as $9.95 - certain restrictions apply. [Learn More] about this exciting offer. Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and more!
Please note: TIMS does not support home use software. |
| Tightened security implemented on outbound e-mail. Effective immediately the outgoing e-mail system will begin looking for social security numbers in outbound e-mails and block access to sending them. [More Info Coming Soon!] |
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Access to 16-bit applications blocked for students. In an effort to increase workstation security, student access to the legacy 16-bit part of the Windows operating system has been blocked. This may affect certain very old applications - these applications will no longer run. [More Info Coming Soon!] |
Microsoft ForeFront Endpoint Protection (FFEP) is currently being deployed to all district computers. You will notice that the former Symantec Endpoint Protection ( ) is now being replaced with ForeFront Endpoint Protection 2010 ( ). |
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The Technical Services Knowledgebase contains answers to most frequently asked questions, provides step-by-step instructions (with screen shots or video in many cases) for common setups used at Birdville ISD. Have you given it a try? |
Welcome back to the 2011-2012 school year!!
View the BISD technology 'Getting Started Guide' for important information and helpful tips on getting your BISD technology configured and ready to use for the school year! |
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Birdville ISD show-and-tells everyone about new high-performance network infrastructure by CommScope Enterprise Solutions. Much of the district's network is based on Systimax cabling solutions. {Read Article] |
TIMS is launching new green computing inititives. Coupled with new power policies, energy management and virtualization technologies, we are expecting to drastically
cut the districts power consumption. [Learn More] |
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