Google Meet Ups to Connect

This is the icon for Google Meets, an add on available through both Google and Google Classroom.
This is a secure and approved place to meet in a virtual way for our students.

At 10 am tomorrow, you will be emailed a link and we will post a link on Google Classroom to a Google Meets conference.

This meeting is completely optional. It is an opportunity to connect with you before the holiday on Friday. There will be more planned.

Now more than ever, we are learning what it is to be a good digital citizen. So, some etiquette reminders for our on-line meetings:

1. Be as kind and as polite as you are in reality.
2. Do not record meetings. It is not lawful to record meetings without everyone's permission. You do not have that permission.
3. Take turns speaking. This will be hard at first especially as we will all be excited to hear from each other.
4. Be patient. We are learning the ins and outs of this technology. Our first meeting will show that; we are emerging in our skills.
4. When the meeting ends, all students must leave the meeting. We want to supervise the meeting to help you to be the best digital citizen that you can.

So wait for that invite at 10 am tomorrow.

Ms Powers and Ms Bridal, your virtual teachers who REALLY miss you.

This week in Division 3, April 6th to 9th.

Dear Div 3 Students and Families,

We have families doing Google Classroom, Low Tech/No Tech, Self Design and a mix of the three to continue learning from home.

The recommendation from the Ministry of Education is an hour per school day dedicated to continued literacy and numeracy skills to keep skills fluent. You are welcome to do more or less, of course.

If your child has enrolled in Google Classroom, we will be posting lessons starting on Monday. Copies of assignments can be submitted for review and feedback. If you are having troubles registering, we can assist.

If your child is doing low tech/no tech or self design, we have attached a one page list of suggestions for the week to the weekly email.

Telus is offering a reduced WIFI package for the duration of the closure. Please contact us for details.

We really miss being with you and are imagining our reunion. Thank you for your patience as we shift into an online/distributed home learning model. Your ideas and feedback are welcome to help us get better at this very new reality.

Your virtual teacher,
Ms Powers and Ms Bridal

The Week's End, Division 3

Div 3 Families and Students,

Thank you so much to everyone for getting back to us about your learning set ups and preferences.

We hope that by now most of you have had an opportunity to review our 4 choices for continued learning (scroll down for an earlier post). 

If you haven't, that's okay. These are exceptional times.

We respect your choices because we respect your different situations at home. We are here to support.

We are hoping to organize a class meet up through Zoom because there has been an interest in that, but we are waiting for the District license. Zoom is a great platform, but as I am sure you have heard through the media, there are some concerns around data harvesting and inappropriate video bombing. So, stay tuned.

And now for the weekend, which will be even more important to define as a time for rest and play now that home is serving so many purposes.

We will be online and accessible starting at 9 am on Monday. Until then, we wish our families well.

Your virtual teachers, who miss being with you!

Ms Powers and Ms Bridal

Google Classroom Tech Option

To those who want their kids following Google Classroom,

Here are the sign-in directions. Your kids have used google for learning at school, so they are familiar with the platform. 

We are launching this today, so our focus is getting you connected and started as well as working out glitches. Please email us if you encounter difficulty. 

Google Classroom Sign In Instructions (Computer):

1.  Go to classroom.google.com and click Go to Classroom

2.  Enter your username and click Next

**Students need to sign in with the domain name: sd62learns.org

Ex. sp1234@sd62learns.org

3.  Enter your password and click Continue

4.  If there is a welcome message, read it and click Accept

5.  Click “I’m a Student”

6.  Click “Join” under Bridal Powers’ Class

After this, when students sign in to Google Classroom, they will just have to click on the Bridal Powers' Class link.

Google Classroom Sign In Instructions (iPhone & iPad):

1.  Download the Google Classroom app

2.  Tap Get Started

3.  Tap Add Account

4.  Enter your username and tap Next

**Students need to sign in with the domain name: sd62learns.org

Ex. sp1234@sd62learns.org

5.  Enter your password and click Next

6.  If there is a welcome message, read it and tap Accept

7.  Tap “I’m a Student”

8.  Tap “Join” under Bridal Powers’ Class

Your VIRTUAL teachers,

Ms Powers and Ms Bridal