November 12, 2012 at 08:13AM

Currently experiencing issues with accessing Edline.net. TLC is looking in on the issue.

WgCloud Blog: Increase teacher to parent communication

From TLC: SSL ERROR ON SIS SERVER

The SSL certificate is set to expire on the SIS server tonight at midnight.  In the morning when you access SIS via a web browser you will receive the following message:

You do not have to worry about this error, simply select "Continue to this website (not recommended)" to connect to the SIS server.  The new SSL certificate will be installed over the weekend when we have some routine maintenance scheduled on the SIS web server.  Until the new SSL certificate is installed, you will receive the above message.  Consequently, the SIS server will be unavailable Sunday morning between the hours of 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM as we perform the scheduled maintenance and update the SSL certificate.  Thank you.

 

Bring your students into the WGCloud

If you are ready to bring your students into the cloud then just watch this video tutorial on how to get your students logged in for the first time. The video is design to be followed through step by step with your students. It is crucial that they enter in their new password correctly, so please make sure they stick to the format. (please note the video also goes on to show you how your students can add their new email address to their Edline accounts for further usage of the communication tools offered in Edline)


The WGCloud serves as a great multi use tool. At a minimum level it acts as a great place for students to store and back up any work they might be working on in your class. Unlike the student server, students can access their work at home and continue to work on something they started in class.

The WgCloud offers many other services, such as student email, online collaboration, automatic saving, student YouTube channels (great for storing or presenting from) and much more.

If you'd like to learn more about how this tool can be a benefit to you, your students, and your file management  please let me know.



Please note: After students have setup their accounts their email address are: username@wgcloud.org

Edline.net Hixson Training session

Before one can get started in Edline/Black Board Engage they must activate their account. To do so, you will need to get your activation code from the Digital Briefcase on the Hixson Network.

Once you have your activation code you can then go to Edline.net and click the "sign up" link

You can follow along with this video to learn how to activate your account: Click here to view the video.

We are recommending that you use your username and password for the screen name and password, but please note that you can only use letters and numbers for your screen name, no punctuation or spaces.

Once you have gone through the training you will be able to associate students to your class. Below is a video tutorial on how to do this. If you've already gone through the summer training session then you can start by viewing this and start associating students to your class room site.:

Preparing your classroom for BYOD

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