CS: Digital Citizenship

  • Trouble with Chromebook Internet Access at Home?

    YouTube Tutorial: bit.ly/chromebooktakehome  

    1. Shut down Chromebook before leaving school 

    2. Connect to your home Wi-Fi 

    3. Log in to the Chromebook user name: StudentID@student.cms.k12.nc.us 

    Password: your Chrome password 

    1. Once you enter the first website, you will encounter the filtering process. 

    2. Type in your: user name: StudentID@cms.k12.nc.us  (Notice student is missing)

    3. Last screen of credentials type in your: user name: StudentID@cms.k12.nc.us password: YYYYMMDD (8 digit birthdate) Use your birth date.

    How to Update a Chromebook

    https://partnerdash.google.com/apps/simulator/chromebook#update-your-chromebook?l=en&fullScreenMode=1

    1. Go to settings

    2. Select about Chrome OS

    3. Select Check for updates

    4. After it finishes, select restart

    How to access Student Email:

    Go to gmail.com and log in with CMS email and password

    OR

    While logged into Chrome, click the Waffle Icon, and select Gmail - make sure you are logged into your CMS account.

    Please monitor your email daily as this is how teacher's and other staff members will contact students individually.

    Google Classroom

    1. Go to your Google Drive account

    2. Click the Google Apps icon (waffle button)

    3. Click Classroom icon & then your desired course

    PowerSchool

    PowerSchool is the platform CMS teachers use as their gradebook.  Here students and parents can access their schedule and grades for assignments and assessments.  It is the expectation that students and parents will use this platform to stay up to date with their progress and contact the teacher with any concerns.  Students can access PowerSchool through their ncedcloud access.  Parents can access PowerSchool through the web and/or phone app.  For information regarding PowerSchool access, please use the following link https://cms.powerschool.com/public/.  To create an account you will need your child’s power school related information.  If you do not have this information, please contact Jessica Shoup at jessical.shoup@cms.k12.nc.us. To find the free mobile app for your phone, please visit your app store and search for PowerSchool.  To complete the mobile access, you will need to use the following district code:  GJKX.  

    Setting up your NCEdCloud Account:

    You will use this account to access Canvas and Powerschool. The video below will walk you through the steps to claim your account. This is only for students new to NC. LEA Code: 600

    Video Directions

     
    Written Directions
     
    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GlpUrXISDaJEgsBbCzseDGC2HI1ryugLHiNgMFdZ2EQ/edit?usp=sharing

    If you are having trouble using your NCEdCloud Account you can also access Canvas through Google - https://canvas.cmslearns.org/discovery/

    If you forgot your password or need it reset, contact one of your teachers and they take care of that for you.

    SORA:

    SORA is an ebook platform that will allow you to access CMS and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public library ebooks for academic and leisure reading. Students will have access to their ELA assigned novels here. 

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lGvfY3-lTX4PBExOXPQ0RjLFLG6oI5T_/view

Connecting Families

  • From cyberbullying and photo sharing to digital footprints and online safety, the Connecting Families program helps parents and kids address important topics and have meaningful conversations about making great choices in their digital lives.

    This free, year long program includes everything parent facilitators need to encourage their schools and communities to use connected technologies in ways that are both fun and safe. Our resources include a step-by-step hosting guide, conversation topics, and printable resources to share -- all carefully researched and crafted by Common Sense educational technology experts.

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    Digital Bytes

    ... teaches teens digital citizenship through student-directed, media-rich activities that tackle real-world dilemmas. Teens learn from the experiences of their peers then create collaborative projects that voice their ideas for making smart, safe choices online.

    Digital Bytes is ideal for afterschool programs, community centers, or blended-learning classrooms that need short, relevant activities that teach digital citizenship and critical thinking about media consumption and creation.

Student Badges

Cyberbullying

  • What makes cyberbullying so toxic, invasive, and harmful? How do teens think about cyberbullying — and how can they help be part of the solution instead of part of the problem? Cyberbullying has been a major buzzword over the past several years, with a distressing number of headlines calling attention to every parent’s worst nightmares: school expulsions, arrests, youth suicides. Thankfully, many schools and young people are now taking a stand against cyberbullying, and children are stepping forward to demonstrate empathy and kindness.

    Cyberbullying 2016

     

Family Tip Sheet