Google (G Suite) accounts ... a reminder

With the start of a new school year, I thought I should provide some reminders regarding Google accounts and working with Chromebooks.  Here's a useful step-wise process to get your class up and running:

1. To help provide informed consent for parents concerning the FOIPA issues of Google and cloud-based applications, here's the letter from Superintendent and the letter to go home to parents.  Signed permissions should be sent to Dan Lowndes at DAO for MyEd data input.

2. For students who are new to the district, they may need to get their Google account activated.  On logging in to a desktop computer or laptop, they need to hold down Ctrl-Alt-Del keys and reset their password.  Teachers also have the option from the Start Menu and Staff Programs to run the program "SD28 Reset a Student Password" to get their account reset and Google account activated.  Here's a video clip to explain:


3. Students who have an activated Google account will then be able to log into a chromebook (firstlastname@sd28.org) or sign in after opening Google Chrome (select the person icon in the top right corner of the Google web browser).

It's also good to review proper use guidelines/ rules with students for using technology.  USB ports in chromebooks are fragile.  Please take the time to show students how to properly plug in mice or headsets into USB ports.  Here are a few other rules that Curt and I put together.

If you have any questions or need help with getting your class going with technology, please contact me.