TechBytes

• August 24 - September 4:
• Math Reassessment Placement Test, 6th & 9th grade math students
• August 24 - September 11:
• i-Ready Reading Diagnostic, grades 3-12
• i-Ready Math Diagnostic, grades 1-12
• August 31 - October 2:
• STEMscopes beginning of year assessment, grades 2-5
• Science beginning of year assessment, grades 9-12
• September 8-22: Amira Progress Monitoring for 1st-2nd grade
• October 13 - November 13: Middle School Science Benchmark 1

Elementary Classroom Application:

Young learners can easily click the wrong link or get lost on the internet. Use Focus Sessions to open specific tabs on their devices (like a phonics game or a math manipulative) and restrict them to only those pages. This builds digital independence while keeping them safe.

Secondary Classroom Application:

Keep older students on track during independent research or exams. Use Focus Sessions to ensure they are only on approved databases and documents, or use. Filter Sessions to temporarily block distracting social media and gaming sites during work periods.

Resources

▶️ Strategies with Guide browsing- short video

▶️ Guide Browsing video

📖 Guide Browsing support article

Storage Limit for Middle & High School Accounts: 10GB

Storage Limit for Elementary Accounts: 5GB

What happens if a student is over the limit?

Currently, any accounts over 20GB are locked from saving new files or receiving larger attachments. After September 30th, accounts over 10GB will be locked from saving new files or receiving larger attachments. Students can still access existing emails and files, but they won't be able to edit or add anything new.

If a student cannot save files in their Drive, being over the storage limit is most likely the culprit. These students (and parent email addresses on file) all have received two emails around cleaning up their storage. To confirm this is the issue, have the student login to their Drive. If they are over the limit, there will be a message along the top of their Drive. For more information, see the Smore linked below.

Please review these quick guidelines to help us manage tech requests smoothly as the school year begins:

• Student Password Resets: Students can see the Office Manager/Secretary, Librarian, or Site Administrator for password resets.

• Staff Account Issues/Password Resets: If you submit a ticket for account/password issues, please include a callback number.

• Student Chromebooks: We are actively processing requests and delivering devices weekly. Please do not direct parents to ITS. A teacher, librarian, or staff member must submit a ticket on the student's behalf so it gets tracked in our queue. Your site technician will deliver Chromebooks as soon as they are able to.

• Student Lost/Stolen Chromebooks: Lost/Stolen Chromebooks must be reported through the ticket system.

• Staff Devices: Submit a Staff Device Request Form and wait for approval and instructions before picking up or scheduling an appointment.

• Tickets: We are currently experiencing a high volume of tickets. To aid us in getting you support as quickly as possible, please be specific in your ticket with the issue you are having and provide a valid callback number.

• Phone Extensions: If you moved classrooms/offices and need your phone extension updated, please have your Department Head, Executive Secretary, site Principal, Assistant Principal, or Office Manager fill out THIS FORM.

We appreciate your patience during this busy time of year.