SchoolMAX
Oracle
Instructional
Tools
Potpourri
100
A student comes to you and wants to know his grades. The teacher is on leave. What tool can he use to access his grades?
What is SchoolMAX Family Portal?
100
You attend training at a location other than your school. Now that gas is really expensive, what can you use to be reimbursed for your mileage?
What is Oracle iExpense?
100
In recent years, this device has been deployed in great numbers across our school district. In order to use them, a Google Apps login must be utilized to access Mail, Google Drive, and more.
What is a Chromebook?
100
"Back to School Night" is approaching and you want to make sure that all of your parents are aware of the date and time. Which tool could you use to call them quickly?
What is Blacboard Connect (formerly Global Connect, SCS, School Communication System)?
200
The grading window is about to close. Which APEX report should you use to verify who has published their grades?
What is the Missing Grades Report?
200
You enjoy shopping and you want to buy items for your school. Use this system to make your purchases possible.
What is Oracle iProcurement?
200
A person from this department has been assigned to your school to assist you and your teachers with technology integration, recommendations for technology purchases, and general assistance with using technology instructionally and professionally.
What is T3 - Technology Training Team!
200
While on leave, you realize that you need to approve Payroll which is only available behind the firewall. Which option will allow you to complete this task?
What is Virtual Private Network (VPN)?
300
Your new secretary has just arrived and you want him to be able to manage grades in SchoolMAX. True or False? He automatically has rights to perform this task.
What is False?
300
A teacher recently retired after 41 years of service. Use this system to fill their vacant position?
What is Oracle Position Transaction Request or PAR?
300
Students go to the front of the classroom to manipulate interactive, engaging instructional components.
What are Interactive Whiteboards (Promethean, SMART, Interwrite)?
300
Use this system in order to view student's district and/or state assessment results.
What is Performance Matters?
400
The parent cannot access his/her students information in Family Portal. Which module should you check first?
What is Census and Enrollment?
400
Money was added to your school's operating resource budget as of July 1st. Use this system throughout the school year to more closely manage your budget.
What is Oracle Financial Applications?
400
Using this system, you can virtually connect to another location from your classroom.
What is Google Hangouts or other online tools?
400
It's the winter season and several teachers have called in sick today. Use this system to see how many substitutes you have in the building.
What is Aesop? Reminder: Teachers would enter their leave in Oracle, not Aesop.
500
A teacher has a student in her class who is not on her roster. Which module would you use to assign the student to the proper section?
What is Scheduling?
500
An employee had a doctor's appointment and submitted a leave request online. In what module was this online leave request submitted?
Acceptable answers: Oracle Self Service or Leave Management
500
A teacher wants her fourth grade students to collaborate on documents and presentations. Which of the free tools offered by the county could she use?
What are Google Apps? (Docs, Sheets, Drawings, and Slides)
500
A license for this interactive whiteboard cross-platform software was purchased for all PGCPS users to be used on any whiteboard.
What is SMART Technologies or SMART Interactive Whiteboard?
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