Technology Resources

Endeavoring to equip all students with the technology skills and experiences that will enable them to be competent and technologically literate citizens for the 21st Century.

End of Year Tech Updates

Senior Laptop Collection

Seniors can begin turning in their laptops and chargers as soon as they are finished with exams.

  • May 22 is the first day of senior early dismissal, so we will be ready in the tech officefor collection.
  • May 23laptops and chargersneed to be turned in before they can pick up their cap & gown.

Parents of Senior Students, please pass on the following information to your student, as well. Please remember that soon after graduation, you will lose access to your FCPS account. Why is that extremely important? You will lose access to SIS StudentVUE, and there are quite a few academic documents in there that may be helpful. Not to mention, most colleges/universities will ask for your immunization records, and having instant access is helpful versus requesting them through your pediatrician’s office. Think about how many papers and projects you have saved in your FCPS Google Drive. And think how helpful it may be to have access to work you have already done if a similar topic and/or assignment comes up next year while in college. There are many other reasons to save your documents to a personal folder, but just take the time to do so before you lose access. Information about how to download your Google Drive can be found in the Herndon All School Schoology Course updates from Wednesday 5/7.

Underclassmen Laptop Collection

Underclassmen will keep their laptops with these exceptions:

  • Students who will not return to Herndon can turn their laptop and charger into the tech office at any time.
  • Students who will return but do not wish to keep their laptop over the summer can turn it in any time before June 11.
  • Students taking summer credit recovery are reminded to keep their laptops.

Rising 9th Graders

Rising 9th graders will pick up their Chromebooks at the start of the school year for 2025-2026. Anyone wishing to pick up their Chromebook for summer schoolwork can reach out to the tech office and arrange a pickup date/time. Contact Mrs. Smith at @email .

Missing Chargers

Anyone missing a charger can purchase a new one from the main office. As of today, the charger cost is $25.

Access to Technology

Goals and Objectives:

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) and Herndon High School provide technology resources so that teachers can achieve goals related to integrating technology throughout the curriculum and enriching the educational experience. Technology resources are designed to support the goals and objectives of the educational mission.

Network Infrastructure:

Fairfax County has installed and maintains a fiber-optic and high-speed network for hard-wired and wireless connectivity in all rooms at Herndon High School. The network architecture enables sufficient bandwidth to provide stable service to the Internet and access to centralized resources.

Hardware:

Herndon High School maintains a variety of servers, personal computers, laptops, and peripheral devices that are available to students and teachers in the Hornet Community. There are over 1,100 PC's, laptops, and computing devices at Herndon High School. Access to and storage space is provided to all students, teachers, and support personnel on secure networked drives.

Other hardware devices such as - networked and desktop printers and copiers, LCD projectors, interactive whiteboards including SMARTboard and Mimio, digital cameras (still, movie, and document), scanners, mobile computing tablets, student response systems, and other computing or peripheral devices are available for instructional use.

Computer Labs:

Two 30-computer research labs, two 16-laptop mobile labs, and 32 PCs in the Media Center are available for general instructional use. Several departments including Business, Computer Graphics, English, Education for Employment, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Fine Arts, Guidance and Assessment, Foreign Language, Health, Marketing, Math, ROTC, Science, Social Studies, and Special Education have desktop computers, mobile labs, and peripheral devices to support specific objectives in their curriculum.

Technology Resources for Teachers and Staff:

Technology resources are available for all teachers in the Teacher Training Lab, Media Center, and in all departmental workrooms.

All teachers and support personnel have a laptop or desktop and access to peripheral devices that are provided to support their role in the educational mission or curricular goals.

Software:

A standard package of software such as the virus-protection software, the Microsoft Office Suite, and browsers that allow access to the Internet and web-based applications such as Blackboard and testing and assessment programs is installed on all student computers. In addition, curriculum-specific software has been installed on computers that are assigned to specific departments. Selected server-based applications are available to students, teachers, and staff.

Web-based resources such as the FCPS websites and Herndon High School home page, as well as applications including; Blackboard, Parentview, and WeCare have been deployed to promote communication between and among students, teachers, parents, and members of the community.

Support:

A full-time on-site TSSPC (technology support specialist), SBTS (school-based support specialist), and a team of technical personnel are available to support and maintain the technology resources. Support is also provided by a HIT Team person in each department and Student Technology Assistants.

Responsibilities and Consequences:

In order to maintain stability and security of the computers and network resources for the entire Hornet Community, all users are expected to abide by guidelines, regulations, and directives as stated in the FCPS policies such as the Acceptable Use Policy and the Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R). Individuals who deliberately, or through transgressions, do not abide by the guidelines that have been established for the common good, will lose privileges or access to resources as defined in the Computer and Network Consequences framework.

A variety of safety and security programs and initiatives such as iSafe have been deployed by the County and Herndon High School. The goal of these efforts is to reduce the potential for harm and to educate users. Safety measures such as virus-protection software and blocking websites that are inappropriate for an educational setting have been put into place.

Innovation Institute:

The Department of Special Services (DSS) in collaboration with the Instructional Services Department (ISD) and the Department of Information Technology (DIT) is sponsoring an Innovation Institute to support teachers as they develop innovative ways to integrate students' personal mobile devices into classrooms and instruction. Teachers will be exploring creative ways to use students' personal devices to foster 21st century skills are encouraged to apply as a part of a school team. Teams are comprised of at least one special education teacher, one general education teacher, school based technology specialist, and an administrator. Teams meet for professional development opportunities throughout the year and participate in a Share Fair in June. The Herndon High School team was accepted as part of the County-wide Innovation Institute project. The focus of the Innovation Institute at Herndon High School is on expanding the use of BYOD in the classroom for instruction.

Bring Your Own Device

Additional Technology Resources

  • Technology - FCPS provides an array of technology resources to ensure students experience a digitally rich learning environment that meets their instructional needs.

  • Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety - Developing responsible and productive digital citizens.

  • Student Information System (SIS) - The Student Information System (SIS) Parent Account Access allows parents access to teacher grade books, attendance information, course history and other useful information.

  • New Blackboard Mobile App - Directions how to download and setup the Bb Mobile App for both Apple and Android users.