**New+Teacher+Orientation**

=New Staff Orientation =



About
This page is designed to help new staff members of the Wakisha Charter School become acclimated with our technology and to have a ready access to important materials they may find useful in their Wakisha career. All materials posted here can be considered open source, anyone is free to use them. There is a parallel resource on the Wakisha web site. That site contains some materials that Wakisha does not allow individuals the right to share without permission.

Purpose of course.
Wakisha Charter School utilizes various forms of technology in the every day administration of staff tasks and school functions. This course is designed to show new staff members how to use the existing technology necessary to function within our school. The course can also provide a refresher for experienced staff members who want to brush up on their technology use.

Please refer to the Basic Steps page for more complete information on performing these and other basic tasks. For help at any time call the office (extension 100).



E-mail and Phone System
- An overview of these systems along with written directions can be found on the Basic Steps page.

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To show that you understand accessing your E-Mail and Phone please complete the following tasks: (You need to do this anyway.)

-- 1. Set up your voice mail with a personal message. -- 2. Send a email to cblack@wakisha.net confirming that you have access to your email.



Using PowerSchool, StudyIsland and Acuity

 * **Videos on how to use PowerSchool and a manual can be found on this page.**
 * 1) Open up PowerSchool on your computer and set your gradebook up for your classes.
 * 2) Locate where to find attendance and parent contact information for your students.
 * **Video on how to use StudyIsland and a manual can be found on this page**
 * 1) Go to [|www.studyisland.com] and log on. Your login should be your email address and your password should be your first name. (example: For John Smith. Login = JSmith@wakisha.net and Password = John) You will be prompted to change your password the first time you log in.
 * 1) Follow instructions to make your classlists and set up a first assignment for your classes.