HCISD Technology

Technology Work Order – Send an email to: help@hcisdowls.on.spiceworks.com

Subscribing to this calendar pulls the events from this calendar and displays them in your Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, iPhone, iPad, Android, or other device. you will need to:

https://www.hcisdowls.net/sndreq/generateCalendarICS.php?calendar_id=73890

1. Select and copy the Subscription URL above.
2. Go to your calendar program and find how to add a new calendar from an online source
3. Choose "New Calendar Subscription" Or "Add Calendar from URL" or something similar
4. Paste in the URL you copied in step 1
5. Follow the prompts from your calendar program to finalize your subscription

Once you have subscribed to a school calendar, your calendar program will periodically refresh and get the latest updates from the school’s online calendar. The calendar refresh time will depend on the program you are using. Most Calendars only refresh every 4-24 hours, so check the School Website for last minute changes.

NOTE: IF the time zone on your computer is not set to the same time zone as our calendar, the event times may be off in your calendar program.

High School Laptop Rules – Click on Video and/or Certification below

• Video
• Certification​​

Chromebook End of Life

Stolen Devices/Chromebooks​

• Call or email Technology with the following information:
  • Student Name
  • Student Grade Level
• Technology will look up the information and disable the Chromebook.
• The employee or parent/guardian will be provided with the Chromebook information to contact the Hale Center Police Department to file a report.

Here are Internet/app safety tips via the U.S. Department of Justice:

• Discuss internet safety and develop an online safety plan with children before they engage in online activity. Establish clear guidelines, teach children to spot red flags, and encourage children to have open communication with you.
• Supervise young children’s use of the internet, including periodically checking their profiles and posts. Keep electronic devices in open, common areas of the home and consider setting time limits for their use.
• Review games, apps, and social media sites before they are downloaded or used by children. Pay particular attention to apps and sites that feature end-to-end encryption, direct messaging, video chats, file uploads, and user anonymity, which are frequently relied upon by online child predators.
• Adjust privacy settings and use parental controls for online games, apps, social media sites, and electronic devices.
• Tell children to avoid sharing personal information, photos, and videos online in public forums or with people they do not know in real life. Explain to your children that images posted online will be permanently on the internet.
• Teach children about body safety and boundaries, including the importance of saying ‘no’ to inappropriate requests both in the physical world and the virtual world.
• Be alert to potential signs of abuse, including changes in children’s use of electronic devices, attempts to conceal online activity, withdrawn behavior, angry outbursts, anxiety, and depression.
• Encourage children to tell a parent, guardian, or other trusted adult if anyone asks them to engage in sexual activity or other inappropriate behavior.
• Immediately report suspected online enticement or sexual exploitation of a child by calling 911, contacting the FBI, or filing a report with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) at 1-800-843-5678 or at their website.