If students do not have access to the internet at home. There are several options:
The Elbert County School District has supplied 1:1 Chromebooks to students in grades K-12. Chromebooks are best used with an internet connection. However, we know that all students may not have access to the internet. If students are not able to access the internet there are several ways to access Wifi in our community.
Bowman and the Elberton Public Libraries both have free Wifi. Students can access the internet both inside and outside of the library. In the event of closure, the wifi signal can be picked up from the parking lot.
The Bowman Public Library is located at 21 Prince Ave, Bowman, GA 30624
The Elbert County Public Library is located at 345 Heard, St Elberton GA 30635
Wifi at the Mountain Ed Center in Bowman is available in the parking lot at 86 Adams Cir, Bowman, GA 30624. No password is required
The Parking Lots of our schools have wifi access. There is no password required and devices can be connected to the network "outdoor access". Families and students are asked to stay in their cars and not congregate in the parking lot. Family members are only allowed to stay in the same vehicle. The school locations are as followed:
Elbert County Primary School Parking Lot -
1019 Falling Creek Cir, Elberton, GA 30635
Elbert County Elementary School Parking Lot-
1150 Athens Tech Dr, Elberton, GA 30635
Elbert County Middle School Parking Lot -
1108 Athens Tech Dr, Elberton, GA 30635
Elbert County High School Parking Lot -
600 Abernathy Cir #1944, Elberton, GA 30635
Hotspot check out - Each school has a limited number of hotspots. Please check to make sure that if checked out that there is only one hotspot per family. Hotspot data is capped daily and is not able to stream video.
Free and reduced internet access from Comcast
Comcast is offering free and reduced internet to eligible families. More information is found at the following website https://www.internetessentials.com/
