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Family Supports

The Family Supports page provides written and video resources to support families with education tool resources utilized by Peninsula School District.

Teachers throughout the Peninsula School District use a variety of technology tools. The items listed below represent tools that students and/or families have access to, along with resources to support the use of these tools. 


 

Schoology

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Difference Between Parent Portal and Schoology

This video provides an overview of PowerSchool Parent Portal and Schoology Parent Accounts and what is accessed in each account.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Schoology Basics for Students

This video shows students how to arrange their courses, arrange their groups, use the calendar tool, change their notification settings, and shows that there is an internal messaging tool within Schoology.

Please click the image to view this vide on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Finding and Using a Schoology Parent Access Code in Parent Portal

This video explains how parents can find the unique Parent Access Code to set up or add a child to a Parent Schoology Account by going to their Parent Portal.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Accessing the Schoology Parent Guide

This video provides an introduction the Schoology Parent Guide course created by the Department of Learning and Innovation specifically to support families as learn how to use their Schoology Parent Account.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel

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Adding a Child to Parent Portal

This video explains how parents can use the letter provided by their child's school and the student information to add a child to their Parent Portal account.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Submit an Assignment with Submit Button - Student View

This video demonstrates the steps a student would follow to submit a file from their Google Drive with the Submit Assignment button.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Submit with Submit Assignment Button Create Option - Student View

This video demonstrates the steps a student would follow to submit using the Create option in the Submit Assignment button.

Please click the image to view the video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Submitting Assignments with Multiple Pictures

This video illustrates how students can take pictures for a single assignment, compile those pictures on a Google Doc or Google Slide and then submit that file.

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How Students Open, Edit, and Submit a PDF file in Schoology

This video will help students who are given PDF files in assignments. It allows students to use a Chrome extension called Kami to work on .pdf files and submit them to Schoology.

Please click the image to view the video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Submit Google Drive Assignment in Schoology - Student View

This video demonstrates the steps a student would follow to complete and submit an assignment that has used the Google Drive Assignment option and made a copy of a file for the student.

Please click the image to view the video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Student View of Grades in Schoology

This video demonstrates how students can view all of the work or tasks a teacher has assigned to see what has been completed, graded, and been given comments by looking at the Grades tab.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.

This topic is also explained in the PSD Service Central Solutions library.

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How Parents Check Student Progress in Schoology

This video shows parents how to check on student progress and grades in Schoology.

Please click the image to view the video on the PSD YouTube channel. 

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How Students and Staff Update their Schoology Password for Mobile App Usage

This video demonstrates how students and staff can update their password for Schoology online in the web version of the platform. This will enable the mobile app version of Schoology to work and be connected to their school account. Students and staff may use the mobile app of Schoology on cell phones and tablets.

Please click the image to view the video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Accessing Calendar in Schoology - Parent View

This video demonstrates the steps to view a student's calendar in Schoology from a parent perspective.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Reordering Courses in Schoology on a Chromebook

This video illustrates the steps a student will follow to sign in to a Chromebook with their student number and password.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel. 

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Subscribing to Parent Email Digest in Schoology

This video overviews the process for subscribing to Parent Email Digest in Schoology.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Submitting Screencastify Recording - Student Directions

This video demonstrates how to use the Submit Assignment button, Create tab and Insert Content to access your Google Drive Screencastify folder and Import a link to the recording.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Finding Archived or Last Term Courses

This video demonstrates how you can find and access any course you have every been a member in by locating ARCHIVED courses.

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Student Portal

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Student Access to PSD Student Portal

This video illustrates how a student will access the My PSD Student Portal once signed in to a Chromebook.

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My PSD Student Portal Overview

This video demonstrates how to access tools in the My PSD Student Portal.

Please click the thumbnail to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Checking Grades in Powerschool Parent Portal

This video demonstrates how to check grades via the PSD Portal and Powerschool Student Portal.

Please click the thumbnail to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Asynchronous Attendance via Student Portal SEL Survey

This video illustrates how secondary students use the survey in the student portal for marking attendance.

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Signing In to a Student Chromebook

This video explains the steps for signing in to a student chromebook.

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How to Access My Files on a Chromebook

This video shows students and staff how to use the My Files app on a Chromebook.

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Taking a Screenshot on a Chromebook

This video explains how to take a screenshot on a Chromebook and where to access the screenshots.

Please click on the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.

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Chromebook Troubleshooting and Tips for PSD Students

This video shows a few tips for Chromebook users, including some Chrome browser tips and how to reconnect your edtools account in Schoology.

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How to Make Split Screens on a Chromebook

This video demonstrates how students can resize their windows on a Chromebook to see or have access to two different windows or tabs at once.

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Google Tools

Google Basics for Students

This video will show students how to access their edtools G-Suite accounts. It also illustrates how students can access and use a few basic Google products including Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, and Gmail.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.




 

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Joining & Configuring Audio and Video (From Zoom)

This video, produced by Zoom, overviews options for joining and configuring Zoom's audio and video settings.

Please click on the image to view this video on Zoom's YouTube channel.




 

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Other

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Navigating the Peninsula School District Website

This video shows parents how to navigate the school district's website including accessing links, resources, school's sites, contact information, and more.

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Making Online Payments

This video demonstrates the steps to submit an online payment.

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Clearing Browser Data

This video demonstrates how to clear browser data in Google Chrome.

Please click the image to view this video on the PSD YouTube channel.