Equipment:
All classrooms at South High are equipped with a computer & projector and many classrooms also have a SMART Board. All department offices have access to laser printers and a color laser printer available in the AV room. Laptops, iPads, digital cameras, digital video cameras, document readers, DVD players, VCR's, TVs, Quizdom - our audience response system and the video conferencing unit are all available for use and can be checked out through our Library/AV department. All copy machines are equipped with a scanner that can scan documents and send them to your email account in PDF format.
South High also has a wireless VLAN set up. Staff can access the VLAN throughout the building by using their PC log in once they are added to the wireless group. Staff must sign and submit the Wireless VLAN authorization form in order to be added to the wireless group.
Below is a listing of equipment that is available to South High teachers:
- Computers and projectors (all classrooms)
- SMART Boards (most classrooms)
- Printers (all department offices, AV room, computer labs)
- Color printer (available in the Teacher Computer Room and AV room, limited use)
- Copiers (AV room, self-service; room 319, self-service and to-order)
- Scanners (room 407, small jobs; all copy machines scan directly to e-mail)
- Cameras: digital and video (available to lend to staff and students)
- Laptops (available in AV to lend to teachers)
- iPads
- Transparencies and projectors (many classrooms, AV room)
- Scantrons (AV room)
- Document Cameras (available in AV to lend to teachers)
- DVD players (accessible from all computers, AV room)
- VCR's (AV room, some classrooms)
- TVs (AV room)
- Qwizdom (audience response system, AV room)
- Wireless Staff Network throughout SHS building
- Videoconferencing - Visit the GNPS Videoconferencing Resource Page for more information
Facilities:
South High has several lab settings available for class instruction. Teachers can contact the Library to schedule lab time.
Available Labs*:
- Library:
- Front area - 19 PCs, printer
- Classroom - SMART Board, 28 netbooks, surround sound, printer
- Lab - 28 PCs, printer, projector
- Mac room - 8 Macs, printer
- Main seating area - projector and computer
- Room 703 - 16 iMacs, projector, color laser printer
- Room 321 -16 iMacs, projector, laser printer
- Room 425 - Language Lab - 28 PC computers + teacher station, video, audio recording capabilities, printer
*If you are interested in using any of the above labs please contact the Library to schedule time.
Classrooms with Labs:
- Room 199A -digital photo lab - 16 Mac computers (not available for lab use)
- Room 202 - 28 PCs (not available for lab use)
- Room 207 - 28 PCs (not available for lab use)
- Room 214 -12 PC Laptops on cart (not available for lab use)
- Room 199 -TESL Room - 12 PC Laptops on cart (not available for lab use)
- Room 407 - 6 PCs, 1 Mac - (teacher use only)
Software and Services:
- Windows Network: 4GB home directory - each teacher has a home directory, or H-drive available to them for use when they log on to our Windows network. In addition, there are two shared drives available; the T-drive and the M-drive. The T-drive is read only to both staff and students and the M-drive is read only to staff. To log into your PC network account you will type your first initial of first name, first four letters of last name and four digit birth date and a password.
- Mac Network: each teacher also has a 4GB available for use on the Mac Network. There is also a shared folder that both staff and students have access to. To log into your Mac network account you will type your first initial of first name, first four letters of last name and four digit birth date and a password.
- Teacher web sites: are used to post information about the course, notes, handouts and any information about the class. Students can catch up on any missed work by visiting the teacher’s web site to download SMART Board notes, handouts and get homework information. Students also email teachers with questions and when help is needed.
View South High teacher web sites
- My Learning Plan: This is our Professional Development Management system. All conference and workshop requests, as well as in-service and credit courses are done through this system. A comprehensive list of professional development courses is also available here. Staff can view a summary of their current and recently completed learning experiences on the Learning Plan screen or view detailed records of all completed activities in their Portfolio. Portfolio views enable users to view completed activities by district-defined purposes, such as those learning experiences that were completed towards re certification or licensure.
- Infinite Campus: This is our student information service. All student records, grades, schedules, and relevant academic and non-academic information can be found here. Teachers have access to the records of their current students only. There are Infinite Campus instructional guides available to assist you.
- Infinite Campus Parent Portal: Campus Portal is our tool for parents to access instant, online, timely and secure student information: class schedule, assignments, attendance, discipline, course registrations for next year, report cards and transcripts. Campus Portal is a means to further promote educational excellence by enhancing our program of communication with parents and students. All student records, grades, schedules, and relevant academic and non-academic information can be found here. Parents can find instant access to accurate, current and confidential information about their child(ren)'s school attendance, grades, class assignments and more!
- Infinite Campus Student Portal: Campus Portal is our tool for students to access instant, online, timely and secure student information: class schedule, assignments, attendance, discipline, course registrations for next year, report cards and transcripts. Campus Portal is a means to further promote educational excellence by enhancing our program of communication with parents and students. All student records, grades, schedules, and relevant academic and non-academic information can be found here. Students can find instant access to accurate, current and confidential information about their school attendance, grades, class assignments and more!
- Infinite Campus Gradebook: IC Grade Book gives teachers secure Internet access to all grading tasks, and when published by the teacher, grades are immediately available to school administrators.
- Some key features to IC Grade Book include:
- Calculate grades using multiple options
- Calendar to list assignments and activities in student portal
- Use numeric and alphanumeric scores for the same assignment
- Drop the lowest score in an assignment category
- Weight assignments individually
- Group grading items into categories such as quizzes, tests and assignments, or associate standards with rubrics
- Track un scored activities like field trips
- Add, edit, comment, fill in mass or override grades
- WinCapWeb: This is our online human resources manager. Use this site to access your earnings records, leaves, benefits and other personal data.
- WebMail: This is our electronic communication system. South High used e-mail to communicate with Faculty. Please check e-mail daily for important messages. All GNPS staff is listed in the global address book.
- Follett Destiny: This is the Library Search System. Use it to search all of our district’s libraries holdings (books, audiovisual and printed media, etc.).
- Parent Link: ParentLink is a communications tool that leverages the Internet and Voice Over IP technology to enable the Great Neck Public Schools to contact parents and staff with important announcements. With ParentLink, GNPS can send a message by voice, text, or e-mail to thousands of parents and staff in a very short period of time. The system can also allow parents to received automated attendance messages and subscribe to announcement groups in order to receive information about more routine matters such as school news or athletic team updates.
- Filtering: In compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act, the District employs technology protection measures that are designed to block access to visual depictions of pornography, obscenity and other material deemed illegal, inappropriate or harmful to minors. Web site traffic passes through this filter on all Internet-enabled computers. Separate filters are provided for students and staff to meet their respective educational, instructional, and professional needs while maintaining compliance with the law and this policy (from Great Neck Policy Manual).
- VOIP Phone System: Great Neck Public Schools has implemented a Voice Over IP (VOIP) Phone System. Every classroom and office has a phone.
- Videoconferencing: Visit the GNPS Videoconferencing Resource Page for more information
- Software available to staff:
The below titles allow us home rights for teacher use. Please see Jennifer Scheinberg to obtain a copy for installation.
- MS Office - licensing allows one install per each teacher for home use
- Adobe - Creative Design Suite 3 – PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator and Flash
- SMART Notebook - Software used in conjunction with the SMART Board. SMART Notebook collaborative learning software sets the standard for creating, teaching and managing interactive lessons within a single application. See Jennifer Scheinberg for licensing information.
- South High Library: The South High Library web site is filled with resources and information. The Library subscribes to many databases, e-books, and web based resources. In addition, the Library has a vast collection of videos and DVD's. Please take some time to view the SHS web site and contact a librarian to discuss possible curriculum projects.
- Castle Learning: Castle Learning Online supports classroom instruction through content-related review assignments, practice sessions and benchmark testing. Includes over 70,000 field-tested questions supported by defined vocabulary, reference tables, hints and reasons for correct answers in math, science, social studies, English and foreign languages. Core courses for grades 3-12 are correlated to standard curriculum.
- United Streaming Video on Demand: Discovery Education's United Streaming Video on Demand integrates seamlessly into any curriculum with 9,000 full-length videos segmented into 71,000 content-specific clips tied directly to state and national standards. The site contains high-quality digital resources in easy-to-use formats in all core-curricular subject areas; Discovery Education streaming, Discovery Education Science, Discovery Education Health and more. Please contact Jennifer Scheinberg to set up an account.
- Department Specific software: Software can be purchased and installed by request*
through the department head. Please see Jennifer Scheinberg for information on ordering software and pricing information.
* Any software installed on any GNPS computer must be owned and licensed to GNPS
Login Procedures:
- Network (Mac, PC), Infinite Campus and GNPS Web Mail, School Island - First initial of first name, first four letters of last name and four digit birth date.
- My Learning Plan - Your GNPS E-Mail Address
- WinCapWeb - Your GNPS E-Mail Address
Technology Support:
- Technology Staff Duty – each department has a teacher who has been assigned to the tech duty. All technical issues should initially be addressed to them
- Anne Conry – AV Room - contact for issues with projectors and AV equipment
- Patty McLaughlin – Library - contact for issues with computer hardware and software
- Damon Reader - Librarian and Technology Staff Developer
- Jennifer Scheinberg - Computer Teacher and Technology Staff Developer
- District Technical Support - Contact Patty or Jennifer first and they will coordinate with our District Technical Support to ensure all technical issues are addressed
Professional Support/Development:
- Staff Development with Jennifer and Damon
- Fall/Spring Technology Academy and Teacher Center Staff Development Programs
- District Technology Tutorials
- Teacher Center Funded Tutorials
- Conferences - conference funds are available through BCG. Please see the department rep for BCG for more information.
Board of Education Technology Policies: