Some of you may have received a warning from the Google Management Console about new privacy and security settings that require action soon. If you received that email, a link in the email takes you to the Alert Center in your dashboard where you can read more information. If you did not receive the email, […]
Maximize ESSER Funds for Onsite and Remote Learning
Schools in Iowa and beyond are currently developing their Return to Learn plans for the 2020-2021 school years. For many school communities, this includes contingency plans to continue lessons with bouts of required distance learning, a hybrid attendance model of some students onsite/offsite each day, and community buildings serving as classroom extensions to maintain distance […]
Password Safety
Today is World Password Day! Take some time to evaluate your password schemes and savviness with some tips from ITS. Have I Been Pwned Each year, ITS plays host to student-tour groups and responds to invitations to attend career fairs and guest speaker events. One of our favorite things to share is the “Have I […]
Remote Support Policy for Students
We have been receiving some requests from school staff to help support student devices that have traveled home for distance learning. Here are some things we are doing at ITS to make this an efficient and comfortable experience for your staff and students: Requesting Support School staff must still initiate the ticket to ITS. Let […]
What is Zoom-Bombing?
Zoom-bombing is not limited to the popular web conferencing tool bearing the same name, but Zoom is the most notorious toolset for attracting and allowing hijacking of sessions and data. Following several reports of compromised web meeting sessions, the FBI has released helpful guidelines for interacting with students and clients through video-teleconferencing (VTC) sessions. View […]