Vision

Students in the TJUHSD will have equitable technology access that extends beyond the walls of the classroom to allow every student the opportunity to grow as digital citizens: providing greater communication, interaction and collaboration with the curriculum, other students, teachers and the community.

Friday, November 22, 2019

Auction Notice


The Tulare Joint Union High School District will be auctioning off technology surplus items on https://www.govdeals.com. This is our first time using this online service and we will be posting more information here are we know how the process works.

Items to auction include Apple Mac Mini Computers, Apple iPads (2nd and 3rd Generation), Meru Wireless Equipment, and some HP Desktop Computers. Serial Numbers will be posted here as the items are listed for sale. We have both working and non-working units and the auctions will be designated appropriately.

Check back on the 6th of December for more information.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Google File Stream

Why Google Drive?

Google Drive provides a couple of advantages over our traditional server storage. First, Google provides us with unlimited storage. We also have a backup for our Google Drive files, so your files are still protected. Second, you can access your files from anywhere. You can install Google File Stream on any Mac or PC, or access files on other devices through a browser or apps.

Google File Stream

Google file stream is already installed on all computers in the District. You just need to start the program once and log into it, and it will autorun every time you restart the computer. To launch Google File Stream, search for it or find it in the Start menu. This will open a new window with a Google account login.

After login, you will get a brief tutorial on using Google File Stream.



Now that Google File Stream is running, if you go into Windows File Explorer, you will see a new Google Drive File Stream Disk. On most computers, this will show up as your "G" Drive.
You can now open files and save files directly to your G Drive. There are two folders in the G Drive by default, My Drive which goes to the root of your Google Drive, and Team Drives which will take you to a list of Team Drives you have access to.

Google File Stream on Other Computers

If you want to utilize Google File Stream at home, log in to your Google Drive on the computer you want to use file stream on. Next, click on Settings and select Get Drive File Stream for [Your Operating System]. NOTE: File stream only works with Google Apps for Education/Business Accounts. You cannot log in to a personal Google account in file stream.

What Google File Stream Does Not Do!

Google File Stream does not sync files to your computer. Files are accessed real-time via the Internet. You can mark files or folder to be available offline. This will cache them on your computer and allow you to access those file when you do not have an Internet connection. To mark a file or folder for offline access, right click on the file or folder, go to the Drive File Stream context menu and select Available offline.

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Aeries Communication Notifications

With Aeries Communication you have complete control over how you receive messages. You can modify these settings at any time by going into Aeries Communications, from the Aeries Portal, and clicking your portrait (or circle with your initials) and selecting the third option Notifications.
After clicking on Notifications, you are presented with a table of call types and delivery methods. Delivery methods are Call (voice call), SMS (text message), or Email. One big difference with Aeries Communication and previous communication systems used by the District is that Aeries Communication does not assume we want to wait until 6:00 PM to start making calls. The idea is to increase school to home communication much like text messaging has brought about more instantaneous messaging in our work and personal lives. Given this, we would highly recommend turning off Calls for most communication types.
You will notice you can not turn off any delivery methods for Emergency Announcements. By law, we are allowed to use any contact information we have to reach parents or guardians in the case of an emergency. For Attendance Notifications, you can turn all but the last method off. By law we can contact you regarding your child's attendance. For the remainder of this school year, we will send attendance messages home one a day like we currently do, however next year, we have the capability to send messages every period. Why wait until 6:00 PM to find out your child didn't show up to school at 8:00 AM? With more frequent communication, SMS or e-mail would likely be a better choice as it is less of a distraction.

For all other delivery methods, you can turn on or off one, two, or all delivery methods. If you turn all delivery methods off, you still get the message. It is delivered to you in Aeries Communication but you have no notification to go view the message. It is your responsibility to go into Aeries Communication and check for new messages. This is similar to how you may check Facebook daily, but turn off notifications.

There is one other Notification Preference in the Aeries Parent Portal. In Aeries you can set your account to receive General and Emergency Announcements, Only Emergency Announcements, or specify Do Not Contact. If you specify Do Not Contact, we will no longer be able to send you any message within Aeries Communication. If you select Emergency Announcements Only you will not receive and messages from the school or district unless it is an emergency. These settings override any setting in Aeries Communication. So if you have set General District Announcements to SMS and then set Aeries to Emergency Announcements Only, you will not receive general district announcements. We recommend keeping Aeries at General and Emergency Announcements and using the notification settings in Aeries Communications as that gives you more flexibility.
Lastly, if you do not have an Aeries Parent Portal account (https://grades.tulare.k12.ca.us,) please email aeries@tulare.k12.ca.us with your email address, student's first and last name, student's grade, and school your student attends so we can create an account for you. Once an account is created, you will receive an email with login information.

Friday, February 9, 2018

February's Tech Teacher of the Month

Congratulations to Tulare Union Math Teacher, Patrick Hamilton! Patrick was recognized as February's Tech Teacher of the Month!

Tech Teacher of the Month- December

Congratulations to Maria Spellman from Tulare Western High School. She was December's Tech Teacher of the Month!

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Tech Teacher of the Month November

Congratulations to Laurie Hollman from Mission Oak High School!