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School Technology at Home

Some of our students take school Chromebooks home to use for school work. View our Acceptable Use Policy in the Parent-Student Handbook, and click on sections below to learn more.
chromebooks at home
​Your child uses a Chromebook at school, and now, he or she might at home too, so we want to help you understand what a Chromebook is and how it can be used at home:
Additional help for your Chromebook can be found here.
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If you like to print resources, these are good options:
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Chromebooks
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Google Classroom
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Email
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Skyward
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SchoolMessenger
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Google Meet
Google Classroom
What you need to know:
  • Google Classroom is where digital student work is assigned and turned in
  • It is a free and secure platform built into all students' B-PC accounts
  • Students have a Google Classroom space for each teacher/class
Learn more about Google Classroom from the parent and student perspective:
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Additional help for Google Classroom can be found here.
google meet
This is the video conferencing tool that is used for live conferencing in various circumstances. It's similar to Face Time, Skype, or Zoom.
Do...
  • use the same level of respect for yourself and others whether meeting in-person or remotely through Google Meet - the same rules of conduct for school apply even if you're learning at home
  • position yourself facing a light source and with a wall behind you
  • mute yourself unless you're speaking
  • use the feature to change your background when available to increase privacy
  • adhere to your teacher's guidelines at all times
  • turn off your video stream if your WiFi is cutting out
Don't...
  • ​join Google Meet without appropriate attire or immediate surroundings
  • speak or allow background noise in your space while the teacher is speaking; it will interfere with everyone's audio
  • have unnecessary tabs open while streaming instruction; it will reduce your WiFi capacity
  • connect and use unneeded devices to your WiFi while streaming; it will reduce your WiFi capacity
  • record activity on your screen during Google Meet sessions; these are secure and doing this violates the parent/student handbook
Additional help for Google Meet can be found here.
Skyward and schoolmessenger ("Skylert")
SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS
Contact information, student grades, building announcements, schedules.
  1. Download the app (Apple) (Android)
  2. ​Learn more on the ​"Stay Connected" page.
  3. Contact your school office if you need help logging in or updating information - especially email
  4. Learn more about your personal "Dashboard"
​SCHOOLMESSENGER APP
Skylert notifications from district, building, and teachers/classrooms. 
  1. ​Download the blue SchoolMessenger app (Apple) (Android)
  2. Sign up using the email address already entered in your Skyward account
  3. Receive alerts from your student(s) teachers and reply to get more information
  4. Receive the same Skylert messages you're used to - all in one place
Sign up for SchoolMessenger ​today!
One stop for school notifications:
Click the image to see a preview of what your parent view is like.
You will see whole-district communications, building-level communications,
​and teacher communications in one screen. 
Access Skyward and SchoolMessenger on a computer:
GET AFFORDABLE INTERNET AT HOME
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is a government program that's helping families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Broadband Benefit can provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households. Learn more through the link included.
https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit
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