WHS Technology Newsletter for Parents and Students

Digital Citizenship tip of the week:     When digital devices become familiar, protecting and being aware of your digital life is important.  Making good decisions with a Chromebook, a phone, or any other electronic device involves understanding how to live in a digital world safely and respectfully.  Here are some tips that you can discuss with your student:   http://bit.ly/2g9Fv0c Chromebooks:     BSD uses a set of appliances from Palo Alto Networks to provide Internet filtering on devices located inside the BSD network.  For filtering on Chromebooks and other devices that are checked out to students for use at home and school, BSD has contracted with Lightspeed Systems to provide a cloud based filter.  For more information about these filter and what they do:   http://bit.ly/2fi9tOO Experience the Theater for Free:   Looking for something to do over break?  Bag & Baggage theater in Hillsboro is pe...

Digital Citizenship tip of the week:    When students use of electronic devices--cell phones, tablets, or laptops--there is a platform for cyberbullying to occur.  Discussing this issue with your student helps them become a better digital citizen.  Click on this link  ( https://goo.gl/CZJTmv ) for some great conversation starters with your student.   Social Media:  It is popular, but it  can also be baffling. The Cedar Mill Library will be offering an Instagram/Pinterest workshop (Nov. 18th, 6-7:30p). Stop in to learn how to correctly use social media for a positive impact in your community. Follow  the WHS Student Tech updates pag e: The Google+ page for the scoop on educational resources and information about Canvas, Chromebooks, GoogleApps, Digital Citizenship, and more:   https://goo.gl/9R45yq

Digital Citizenship tip of the week:    When students use of electronic devices--cell phones, tablets, or laptops--there is a platform for cyberbullying to occur.  Discussing this issue with your student helps them become a better digital citizen.  Click on this link  ( https://goo.gl/CZJTmv ) for some great conversation starters with your student.   Social Media:  It is popular, but it   can also be baffling. The Cedar Mill Library will be offering an Instagram/Pinterest workshop (Nov. 18th, 6-7:30p). Stop in to learn how to correctly use social media for a positive impact in your community. Follow  the WHS Student Tech updates pag e: The Google+ page for the scoop on educational resources and information about Canvas, Chromebooks, GoogleApps, Digital Citizenship, and more:   https://goo.gl/9R45yq

Digital Citizenship tip of the week:   It is always good to verify the privacy settings on your accounts.  Don't know how?   Watch this video  for how to do a quick privacy checkup on your Google account:  https://goo.gl/2gLUcI .  In addition, check out Common Sense Media's page on Digital Media.  An excellent resource for commonly asked questions:   https://goo.gl/tNp6bU . Social Media:  It is popular, but it  can also be baffling. The Cedar Mill Library will be offering two evening workshops in November which cover Facebook (Nov. 4th 6-7:30p) and Instagram/Pinterest (Nov. 18th, 6-7:30p). Portland's  Wordstock: This weekend, November 5th, t ickets for Portland's Wordstock are free for all students with a valid high school id. Check out the schedule of events here: http://www.literary-arts.org/what-we-do/wordstock/ Follow  the WHS Student Tech updates pag e: The Google+ page for the scoop on educational reso...