New Hire Tech Presentation

This is the New Hire presentation for technology at MA. Updated for the 2024-25 cohort.

Here are easily clickable links to items discussed in the tech presentation:

Gmail -- Email and all things Google

MyMA -- MA's Central Database

Canvas -- Marin Academy's Learning Management System

MA Daily Planner -- Click this link to add the MA Daily Planner to your Google Calendar

Google Meet-- Teleconferencing

Google Chat -- Internal messaging

RingCentral -- MA's phone system

Sign in to the above sites to confirm you can access them.
Add the MA Daily Planner by clicking the link above, if you don't have it already.
Update your personal information in your profile on MyMA. This includes:
- Your full contact info like name, address, phone, etc
- You car information
- Emergency contact information
Make sure you can access the "Growing with Canvas Quick Start for Teachers" course on Canvas.
Log into RingCentral phone app on your computer and update your voicemail. A quickstart guide can be found here.
Update your default Calendar permissions
- By Default, your calendar is visible to anyone with a MA.ORG email address (Including students).
- You can change this by going to https://calendar.google.com then clicking the three-dot menu next to your name and choosing Settings and Sharing.
- Scroll down to "Access permissions for events" and change the option for "Make available to Marin Academy" to Show only free/busy (hide details)
- Right below this section is where you can grant specific permissions in a per-person or group way. Usually, you'd give your direct supervisor access to see calendar details if you change the above defaults to free/busy.

Don't forget the Tech Team is available at TechSupport@ma.org !