WHS Technology Newsletter for Parents and Students

A/B Day Calendar Tired of trying to remember if it is a A or a B day?  If you'd like to view the year long calendar as a .pdf, click here. But do you wish you could just click a link and have it automatically show up on your laptop or phone calendar (Android or iPhone)? A solution is at hand! Click here to add the calendar made by the IT department at Westview to your device.  Not only does it add the calendar, it will automatically update for snow day changes. Canvas  Missed speaking with me at Back to School Night about how to access your Canvas Parent account?  Have issues with your ParentVue?  Click this link for help on both accounts:  http://bit.ly/18BSDCANVASPARENT Library Events Author William Ritter will visit the Sunset High Media Center to tell teens about his writing process and how his bestselling mystery series Jackaby  came to be.  William Ritter is an Oregon educator and author.  Copies of Jackaby are available for free in September from the Cedar

Canvas  We have updated the process by which the Canvas observer role is created for parents and guardians.  All active ParentVUE account users now have a Canvas observer role. Moving forward, any parent or guardian who activates their ParentVUE account will automatically have an associated Canvas account created. Instructions for our parents and guardians are at the link below.  http://bit.ly/18BSDCANVASPARENT WCCLS Online Library Cards: Did you know you can easily apply for a library card online?  By following this link and completing a quick form, both you and your student(s) could have access to the following resources: Public Libraries and Online Resources WCCLS is the Washington County Cooperative Library Service.  Want a book? Register for an eAccess Library Card (it takes about 30 secs).  With it, you can check out online media and access the services (below). Kanopy is an award-winning video streaming service providing access to more than 30,000

Canvas  We have updated the process by which the Canvas observer role is created for parents and guardians.  All active ParentVUE account users now have a Canvas observer role. Moving forward, any parent or guardian who activates their ParentVUE account will automatically have an associated Canvas account created. Instructions for our parents and guardians are at the link below.  http://bit.ly/18BSDCANVASPARENT Digital Citizenship If you've been shopping around to find something to help manage how your kids spend time on their Apple devices, you might want to put on the brakes: The new operating system, iOS 12, has a feature called Screen Time that might have what you're looking for, and it's available on September 17.  Click on this link to learn what Screen Time is, and how it can help you support good device behaviors for your students:  http://bit.ly/ios12csm Awesome stuff:  Though using technology is great, getting outdoors is a helpful break from cou

Canvas  We have updated the process by which the Canvas observer role is created for parents and guardians.  All active ParentVUE account users now have a Canvas observer role. Moving forward, any parent or guardian who activates their ParentVUE account will automatically have an associated Canvas account created. Instructions for our parents and guardians are at the link below.  http://bit.ly/18BSDCANVASPARENT Digital Citizenship Most students now have their Chromebooks, so it is a great time to remind them about practicing great Digital Citizenship and Chromebook care.  Have them watch this video for a quick review: http://bit.ly/WHSCHROMEVIDEO Canvas If you haven’t had a chance, check out our public WHS All Students Page: http://bit.ly/WHSCanvas1819 You can Follow the Pride watching our Wildcat News, or assist your student in locating all our Library Resources . Chromebooks At the beginning of each school year, all students in grades 6-12 are automatical