Paras New Hire Tech Training

STEP 1: Activate your MCS username and password

  1. Email will be sent to your personal email address with your MCS username and email address

  2. Call the Help Desk at (209) 574-8600 to reset your login password.

If you need any assistance with the steps on this page you can call or email the Help Desk at (209) 574-8600 or helpdesk@monet.k12.ca.us

STEP 2: Setup MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)

Cybersecurity: Watch and follow the steps in the video above to setup your MFA. Then review the following information on the websites to learn how to protect your account:

MCS MFA FAQ Webpage

MCS Cybersecurity Webpage

STEP 3: How-to Get to Office 365, Outlook, and Teams

To get to Microsoft Office 365 that has Outlook Email go to:

You can also get to the MCS App Portal directly at https://launchpad.classlink.com/mcs .

Once at the MCS App Portal you sign in with your District username (not email) and password. You can find the tile for Office 365 to click or use the search box at the top of the MCS App Portal to type in "Office" for the tile to appear.

STEP 4: How-to Get to PD Catalog for eLearning Module

Your New Hire Tech Training is located in our PD Catalog. The PD Catalog is an app in the MCS App Portal.

You can also get to the MCS App Portal directly at https://launchpad.classlink.com/mcs .

Once at the MCS App Portal you sign in with your District username and password. You can find the tile for PD Catalog to click or use the search box at the top of the MCS App Portal to type in "PD" for the tile to appear. When you are at the PD Catalog you will then search for "New Hire Tech for Paras" > click on course name > click Start button > to complete you will need to go through all slides in the eLearning module it should automatically complete you when you are finished if it does not then click the "I'm Finished" button back in the PD Catalog for this course to mark you as completed.

Note: If you do complete all the slide in the eLearning module then if you refresh the PD Catalog for the listing of the course it may show as "Completed" and you will not have to click the "I'm Finished" button.

The eLearning New Hire Tech for Paras will cover:

  • Password Requirements

  • MCS Network Polices

  • How to contact the Help Desk

  • Chromebook Basics

  • How to connect to WiFi

  • Outlook Email - How to access your email on desktop, Office 365, and smartphone app

  • MCS App Portal

  • Password Recovery

  • Employee Self Service

  • Schoology Basics

  • Schoology Tool Advisor Dashboard

  • Schoology Conferences Basics

  • Microsoft Teams Basics

Additional Resources

The Staff Applications that you saw in the videos above will be changing soon to transition to the new MCS App Portal. You can get to MCS App Portal currently on the Staff Applications page and soon it will replace and become the Staff Applications page. You can also get to MCS App Portal directly at http://launchpad.classlink.com/mcs

How to create a Teams Meeting with Students for Paras

MCS Instructional Tech YouTube Channel with How-To Videos on All Things Tech at Our Schools

https://www.mcs4kids.com/edtechvideos

MCS Staff Technology Website with How-to Guides on All Things Tech at Our Schools

https://its.mcs4kids.com

Self-Paced Technology Courses in Schoology for Classified

Course Access Code: 4J9H-HHSK-DS4CB

How to Join a Course in Schoology Video

Note: this is a different access code shared here to use then you see in the video. Use the code on this webpage.

Parent and Student Technology Help Center Website

Parents https://www.mcs4kids.com/parents

Students https://www.mcs4kids.com/students

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