Thursday, November 8, 2018

Desktop Faxing

Send faxes directly from your computer.


A neat faxing feature with the new copy machines is desktop faxing. Essentially, anything you can
print you can fax by sending your print job to a Fax printer. Unfortunately this feature only works on Windows computers so if you are using a Mac it will not be available.

See the following knowledge base article Desktop Faxing for instructions on how to setup the Fax printer and send faxes from your computer.

http://kb.calschools.org/KnowledgebaseArticle50042.aspx

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

LanSchool

LanSchool is a classroom management software that provides a set of tools to help teachers manage the instructional environment when using student computers. LanSchool works with Chromebooks, Windows, Mac, and iOS devices. Use LanSchool with Google Classroom to provide a feature rich instructional environment.

Some of the uses include:

Teaching

  • Screen sharing - Broadcast the teacher screen to the rest of the class or select a student screen to demonstrate their work. 
  • Distribute polls and quizzes and share instant results
  • Use remote control with a student device to provide assistance
  • Blank student screens when you need their attention

Communications

  • Send a message to an individual student or group of students
  • Setup individual or group chats
  • Use audio chats
  • Provide quick answers to questions

To use LanSchool you will need to setup rosters of your classes. The following knowledge base articles will help you get started.


If you need additional assistance or have questions please submit a help desk ticket and someone will contact you to help.

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