We introduced the Dashboard feature two years ago on the Windsor School District website. It immediately became very popular as a quick and easy way for students, parents, and faculty to go to use their "apps" rather than bookmarking or trying to remember a bunch of web addresses. Since then we have introduced to the SU and HES website redesigns and it became popular there too. On all these sites (WSD, SU, and HES) it has become the second-most visited page, losing out only to the Home Page. HES alone had over 200 visits today to their Dashboard! Meanwhile, we have brought many schools into the fold of SU technology services and Dashboard "apps" including Google Apps, PowerSchool and PowerTeacher, WebHelpDesk, Alexandria, Skillful Teacher, and Curriculum, etc. While there used to be many disparate "apps" with separate servers and links, things have been coming together. It has been a chore to maintain three (and soon four) separate Dashboards as well as illogical since they have, over time, become virtually the same. Accordingly, effective now, all Dashboard's on individual school sites will now link to the SU Dashboard. We will continue to add "apps" to the Dashboard for the entire SU if they become a good fit.
A new one you will see on the Dashboard is Google Drive. Google Docs is now Google Drive. Basically, you will still create Google Docs, or spreadsheets, etc. as you have done in the past but Google Drive allows you a one-stop place to locate ALL your files: Pictures, Charts, Docs, Video, etc. Up to 5GB is available And any Google-created Docs, Spreadsheets, or Presentations don't count against the 5GB. It truly is your thumb-drive in the cloud.
Below is some more information on Google Drive.
Thanks and have a great week,
Larry Dougher
Director of Technology
Larry Dougher
Director of Technology
