New Gmail Phishing scam to watch for

Hello, we are hearing about a new email scam making the rounds and want to keep you informed. 

• A new Gmail phishing attack is using legitimate emails and attachments from people you know to trick you into clicking on a message.
• Clicking on the fake attachment directs victims to a fake Google login page. The only way to tell it isn't real is to look in your browser's address bar: Fake sites are preceded by data:text/html instead of something like https://accounts.google.com. 
• If you use Chrome for Firefox browser, you can also look for the green padlock or word Secure in the top URL bar.  
   
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Read the source artilce here: goo.gl/tB5WLt

What is phishing? 

Thank you, 

Your ISD 477 Technology Team

Princeton Public Schools 

What are Team Drives? A quick Google Drive update

Princeton has access to a new feature in Google Drive called Team Drives. You may have seen the icon on the left side of your Drive. 

Team Drives are like a shared folder, but with more features to better share documents with departments, PLCs or grade-levels.

Anyone in the group can add to the Team Drive to share. As people come and go within the groups, all the documents stay put and are usable by everyone.

Visit Google's Help Center for more information to get started today.

Digital Learning Update

The Technology Team has been hard at work getting things prepared to support digital learning and 1:1 student technology access starting this fall.  You may remember that this process is being rolled out over the course of four years.  Here is the proposed overview for those four years:

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Grades	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
PreK-2	One iPad cart per grade	2 iPad carts per grade	Model TBD	Model TBD
3-5	3rd Grade 1:1 iPad	4th Grade 1:1 TBD	5th Grade 1:1 Chromebook	(Assess and refine)
6-8	6th & 7th Grade 1:1 Chromebook	8th Grade 1:1 Chromebook	(Assess and refine)	(Assess and refine)
9-12	9th Grade 1:1 Chromebook	10th Grade 1:1 Chromebook	11th Grade 1:1 Chromebook	12th Grade 1:1 Chromebook

If your grade level is involved in Year 1 of the project (3rd grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 9th grade*), you will be registering to attend our Digital Learning Boot Camp this summer.  Teachers attending the Digital Learning Boot Camp will learn the tools they need to start off on the right foot teaching 21st century students in a digitally-enhanced classroom.  Each of the three days will include work time individually and in teams to help you adequately prepare for the 2016-2017 school year and beyond.  Teachers will be compensated at the curriculum writing rate and will receive continuing education credits as well.

There are three different options for attending:

• Option 1: July 11, 12, 13, 8 am - 3 pm, MS Media Center (times may change)

• Option 2: August 15, 16, 17, 8 am - 3 pm, MS Media Center (times may change)
• Option 3: Online cohort (self-paced learning from July 11 through August 17)

If you are part of the Year 1 cohort, you will receive more detailed information, including directions for registering, soon.  Until then, please pencil in the dates on your calendar that work best for you!

*Since high school teachers generally teach mixed grade classes, we will divide teachers into different groups (Year 1, Year 2, etc.) based on the percentage of 9th graders in their courses.

Moving Photos from Mobile Devices

Mobile devices can be pretty handy!  The camera alone on iPads and cell phones can be extremely valuable for teaching and learning.  But what do you do with all of the photos you take?  Maybe you've emailed them to yourself.  But guess what?  There's an easier way!

Did you know that you can store photos and videos in Google Drive?  And that Drive has unlimited storage space?

Follow the directions below to move photos and videos from your devices to Drive so they are safe and much more usable!

Moving Photos to Google Drive