WHS Technology Newsletter for Parents and Students

WHS Library, Chrome, and Canvas Corner Canvas :    Want to see the library resources available at home for your students on Canvas?  Click here to view our WHS Library and Research Resources page  http://bit.ly/whslibrary2  .  Students have access to librarian approved research databases and search engines at school and at home.   Library:   Does your student have a library card?  Washington County Cooperative Library Service has made it super easy to get one:   http://bit.ly/onlinewccls   With the eAccess library card, students can check out audio and eBooks, get free online tutoring, and utilize many services.  The best part:  no fines or fees!   Digital Citizenship  From coverage of the latest natural disaster to the current news from Hollywood, news media is part of our students daily lives.  To help make sense of current events, sifting fact from opinion--or misinformation--check out this Common Sense Media help page:    http://bit.ly/whsexplainingnews

WHS Library, Chrome, and Canvas Corner Canvas :    Parent login to Canvas is ready!  Click this link for information pertaining to logons:  http://bit.ly/WHSPARENT   ***Please note***   To  create an account  you must:  1) Have both your student's id# AND their current password, 2) use a computer, not a mobile device such as a cell phone or tablet.  After your account is created, you can use your logon information on any device you choose.  Even if your student needs to change their password later, you will still have access to your parent account.     Sprint 1Milion Project:   We still have hotspots to hand out to students, but the window to apply is closing.  If you do not currently have reliable internet access at home, you may qualify for this program.   Please send your student to the library to request a permission slip from Ms. Schulz.  Application deadline is 10/30/17. Digital Citizenship  Learning how to fact check websites, emails, and other content

WHS Library, Chrome, and Canvas Corner Canvas :    Parent login to Canvas is ready!  Click this link for information pertaining to logons:  http://bit.ly/WHSPARENT   ***Please note***   To  create an account  you must:  1) Have both your student's id# AND their current password, 2) use a computer, not a mobile device such as a cell phone or tablet.  After your account is created, you can use your logon information on any device you choose.  Even if your student needs to change their password later, you will still have access to your parent account.     Sprint 1Milion Project:   The Beaverton School District has been awarded 2,000 hotspots from the  Sprint 1Million Project (more info and forms can be found at:   http://bit.ly/BSDSprint  ), which  will provide free wireless service for up to 4 years to eligible high school students in grades 9-12 who do not have adequate internet access at home.   If you do not currently have reliable internet access at home, you may qua

WHS Library, Chrome, and Canvas Corner Canvas :    Parent login to Canvas is just around the corner, hopefully it will be ready by next week.  Until then, one great thing about Canvas is the 24 hour help tutorials.  Though we are pleased the students are using these, if you could p lease communicate with them  that they  should not be creating help desk tickets in Canvas, but contact their teacher or library support personnel.   Because  they are high school students , Canvas  1 support is unable to respond to any student generated help desk tickets.   Thanks! Sprint 1Milion Project:   The Beaverton School District has been awarded 2,000 hotspots from the  Sprint 1Million Project (more info and forms can be found at:   http://bit.ly/BSDSprint  ), which  will provide free wireless service for up to 4 years to eligible high school students in grades 9-12 who do not have adequate internet access at home.   If you do not currently have reliable internet access at home, you may