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Cybersecurity for You
Ironscales and IronTrap: An Anti-Phishing and Security Awareness Solution
LastPass Password Management and Vault
- ★ How do I obtain a LastPass Premium Personal account to store my personal information?
- ★ LastPass Overview and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Are Sharing and Shared Folders secure? How does the encryption work?
- Can I share application logins from LastPass for Applications in my Shared Folders?
- How do I add a site with login steps on more than one page?
- How do I change my master password or username (email)?
Families and Students
Veracross Parent, Student, and Alumni Portals
- ★ Create a Homepage Link (App Button) on your iPhone/iPad
- ★ Create and View Bookmarks in Chrome Browser
- ★ Creating a Homepage Link (App Button) on your iPhone
- ★ Log in and switch between Veracross portals
- ★ Lower School: Access Homeroom Landing Page Schedules in myBlake (Veracross)
- Calendar Subscriptions in the Veracross Portal
ZOOM FOR FAMILIES and STUDENTS - REMOTE LEARNING
- ★ Lower School: Install the Zoom App, and Join a Zoom Meeting (Lower School Families)
- Troubleshooting Zoom: Waiting for Host or Waiting Room - Student/Meeting Attendee
- Sign Into Your Blake Zoom Account using the Zoom App on an iPad (Grade PK-2 Students Assisted by a Parent/Guardian)
- Zoom Frequently Asked Questions for Families
- Sign Into Your Blake Zoom Account (Grade 3-12 Students)
Contact Us
Seesaw for Families - Remote Learning
- Switching Classes in Seesaw Class for Remote Learners (Students with Parent/Guardian Assistance)
- Log In to Seesaw for Students using Sign In with Google (Students with Parent/Guardian Assistance)
- Seesaw for Families: Set-up Checklist, FAQ, and Privacy Pledge
- How do I message my child's teacher? (Families)
- Lost my Seesaw password and need to reset it (Families)
- What is Seesaw? Introduction for Families
MISC FAMILIES AND STUDENTS - REMOTE LEARNING
- Logging in to MackinVia for Digital Books
- Bookmark the Weekly Class Schedule on the School-owned iPad using the Safari web browser and Open in Google Docs (LS PK-2 Students and Families)
- Dreambox: How Students Log in to DreamBox on an iPad using their Blake School Account (LS Students and Families in Grade 1-5)
- Place a Hold for Pick Up in Destiny during RTLP (Students and Families)
- Login into EPIC with Class Code (LS Students and Families)
- Self Service App on iPads for PK - 2 Remote Learners
Teachers - Hybrid Teaching and Learning (Public)
Getting Started with RTLP Tools (Public)
- ★ Getting Started with FlipGrid: Video Discussion
- ★ Getting Started with Loom: Record and share your screen, yourself, or both.
- ★ What can I do when my Internet goes down and I need to Zoom? Troubleshoot your Internet or Improve the Speed - Teachers and Students (Public)
- Getting Started with Google Appointment Slots Orientation
- Getting Started with iPEVO Visualizer, IPEVO Document Camera, and Zoom
- Getting Started with Padlet
Seesaw for Teachers - RTLP (Public)
- ★ 5 Tips for Specialists, Teaching Assistants, and Co-Teachers in Seesaw (Teachers)
- ★ Seesaw Activities - Set a Schedule
- ★ Seesaw Activities - Set Folders to Make It Easy to Find Student Responses Tagged to a Folder
- ★ Seesaw Journal Posts - View Student Work Tagged to a Specific Folder
- ★ Set-up Checklist for Seesaw
- Access Historical Student Work in Seesaw (For Teachers, TAs, and Specialists)
Flipgrid: Video-based discussion online (Public)
- ★ Getting Started and Help in Flipgrid using the "Need Help?" Tool
- ★ How do I create a FlipGrid so students in PreK-2, families, or students across divisions can join us? Using Public/PLC and Topic Guest Mode
- Add a Teacher (Co-Pilot) to a FlipGrid to help manage, create topics, and moderate videos
- Participating in a FlipGrid
- Responding to a FlipGrid
- Video Moderation in FlipGrid: Hide, Review, and Activate (Approve) Student Videos
Zoom Video Conference for Teachers (Public)
- ★ Lower School Zoom Safeguards to Prevent "Zoombombing" (Teacher)
- ★ Getting Started with Zoom: Setup, Hosting a Video Call, Tutorials and Power Moves (Teachers)
- ★ Request permission to unmute all participants in Zoom
- ★ Zoom Webinar Pro Tips
- Assign access for scheduling meetings in Zoom so you can schedule meetings for another person (Employees)
- Auto Live Transcription (Closed Captions) in Zoom Meetings
General (Public)
Guest Services For Visitors and Families
ISS Services (Public)
Accounts, Passwords, and Signing In.
Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and XD.
Canvas LMS
- ★ Forgot My Canvas Password
- ★ How long does it take before a student is enrolled in an Academic course in Canvas?
- ★ Opt-Out of All Canvas Communication
- Accept a Course Invitation (Employees Only and Summer @Blake)
- Add a recurring event to a course Calendar (Employees Only)
- Add a student to my co-curricular course in Canvas (Employees Only)
Canva Pro for Education
Cisco - Telephones and Voicemail
- ★ Jabber Client Overview: Presence, Chat, and Visual Voicemail
- ★ Setting up Voicemail On-Campus
- Adding Blake Gmail to your Android Phone
- Greeting Administrator - Call Handlers
- Delete Messages in your Voicemail (Also Applies to Exceeded Quota Limits)
- How to Open VoiceMail Messages (wav files) in Quicktime Player (Macs)
General Guidelines
Google Apps @Blake: Chrome Web Browser
Google Apps @Blake: Overview
- ★ Google Workspace (Drive, Calendar, Email) Transition Site using Google Transfer Takeout - Migrating Materials from your Blake Account
- Google Brand Account: How to delete
- Google Drive vs Shared Drive
- Bookmark the Blake Email Link in Firefox
- Why I can't I Change My Password in Google Apps?
- What is the easiest way to login or sign in to Google Apps at Blake (Gmail, Calendar, Drive/Docs, Groups, and Sites)?
Google Apps @Blake: Blogger
- Link to other websites
- Setting Up a Single Password for Your Blog
- Change the Layout of a Blog
- Create a blog
- Manage Comments on your Blog
- Add and Post Audio Clip from SoundCloud to a Blog
Google Apps @Blake: Calendar
- Reserving or Booking an Appointment Slot using Google Calendar
- Sharing a secondary calendar with a group
- Sync Multiple Google Calendars to your iOS device (iPhone and iPad) - [Not Supported by ISS]
- Take the Calendar Self Assessment
- Access and search the Google Calendar help resources to help me figure out answer to my question
- Share and edit calendars in the “My Calendars” section
Google Apps @Blake: Contacts
- Exporting Gmail contacts as a Google CSV file to share with a colleague
- Changing you Display Name in Gmail Most Contacted & Other Contacts
- Changing you Display Name in Gmail Most Contacted & Other Contacts
- Managing contact groups: Edit, Add, Remove, or Delete Contacts
- Create a personal mail group with Directory Information in Google Contacts
- Search the Directory and Add Contacts to a Personal Contact Group in Google Contacts
Google Apps @Blake: Drive (Docs, Presentations, and Drawings)
- ★ Submitting a template to the Google Drive Template Gallery
- Export or Convert a Google Doc to PDF
- Google Drive Sync - Downloading, Installing, & Using
- Change the permissions of the Google Drive file or folder or Share the file or folder
- Upload existing files or folders to Google Drive
- Table of contents in Google Documents to quickly navigate to a section of your document
Google Apps @Blake: Forms (Google Drive)
- Setting up a Form for the Public (non-Blake employees or students)
- Add and Share your form with Collaborators in Google Forms
- Analyzing Form Responses using Summary of Responses and a Google Spreadsheet
- Collecting Form Responses and Sending Invitations to Respond to a Google Form
- Creating a New Form and Adding Questions in Google Forms
- Form Design: Planning Ahead Before Publication
Google Apps @Blake: Gmail (Email)
- ★ Phishing and Social Engineering Emails
- ★ Find an Archived, Unread, Muted, Spam, Deleted (trash) email by Search
- Category Tabs and Labels in Gmail
- Chrome - Set the default mail client to Gmail in Windows 10
- Migrating Email to Multiple Accounts Using Thunderbird
- Sending an email to a list of addresses in a spreadsheet.
Google Apps @Blake: Groups (Conferences & Mail Lists)
- ★ Purpose of PK-12 Info Conference vs. Want-Ads Conference
- ★ An Overview of Google Groups at Blake: 3 Types of Groups (Conference, Mailing List, Collaborative / Internet Inbox)
- 2023-24 Google Groups
- Take the Groups Self Assessment
- Saving Drafts in Google Groups is Not Possible
- Edit Membership For All of Your Google Groups - Change your email delivery options
Google Apps @Blake: Google Photos
Groups for Administrators
- Setting up a Grade Level Conference Google Group for Moderation
- Export your Google group's member list
- Take the Groups for Administrators Self Assessment
- Delete or Remove a Member from a Group
- Editing Permissions: Access
- Editing Permissions: Moderation
Google Apps @Blake: Spreadsheets (Google Drive)
- Protect a Google Sheet
- Named Ranges in Google Spreadsheets
- Protecting Cell Ranges in Google Spreadsheets
- Apply conditional formatting rules in Google Spreadsheets
- Create a Pivot Table in Google Spreadsheets
- Control the Values entered into a Google Spreadsheet using data validation
Google Apps @Blake: Sites
- Insert Google Drive Folder, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms into a Google Site
- Add a page in a Google Site and Change the Corresponding Navigation
- Edit a page in a Google Site
- Change sharing permissions in a Google Site
- Google Sites Cheat Sheet
- Attaching Files to a Google Site using the File cabinet page
Google Chromebooks
- Starting the CTP Online Session using a Chromebook
- Adding the CTP Online User to a Chromebook
- Chromebook and Apps Overview
- Connecting your Chromebook to a projector
- Installing new apps on Chromebook
- Logging In to your LW Account on Chromebook
Hapara Teacher Dashboard for Google Drive
- Fix folder or Google Doc Errors or Locate Missing Folders in Hapara
- Troubleshooting Hapara
- Find documents stored in Google Drive via Hapara
- Hiding and Revealing Hidden Classes in Hapara Teacher Dashboard (Classic and Beta Dashboard 2015)
- Picasa using the Hapara Teacher Dashboard;
- Sites using the Hapara Teacher Dashboard
Hardware Support
- ★ Getting started with macOS Ventura
- ★ Getting started with your New Macbook Air.
- How to Right-Click on a Mac
- Master Reset Echo Smartpen
- Rented or Purchased HD Online Video Will Not Play (HDCP support)
- Determine the Wi-Fi (MAC Address) of your laptop or iOS device
Konica & PaperCut Printing, Photocopying and Faxing with Loffler Managed Print Services
- ★ Advanced Konica Minolta Printer Topics
- ★ Print using System Dialogue Tips & Tricks on the Google Chrome and Safari web browsers (macOS)
- ★ Associate Your School ID Badge with a Konica Minolta to Enable FollowMe (PaperCut)
- ★ Contact Loffler for Service or Supplies on an HP LaserJet Printer or Konica MFP Copier
- ★ Log Out of Konica MFP/Copier/Printer using the Access button
- ★ Copying
LANSchool Classroom Management Software: Monitoring, limiting, and reporting internet history on student devices.
LucidChart: web-based diagramming software
Lynda.com Online Training Library
Interactive Technology
- ★ Signing in to your SMART Account
- ★ Use a cable to connect to a Projector, TV, or Display (Mac)
- ★ Use AirPlay to connect to a Projector, TV, or Display (Mac)
- ★ How to Screen Mirror (Airplay) what’s on your Mac to a Projector or HDTV
- ★ Connecting to the Revolabs Wireless Microphone System
- How to Setup the Meeting Owl Pro
Networking and Connectivity
- ★ Installing Cisco AnyConnect on Windows for Blake VPN access
- ★ Connect to the my school-owned PC (Windows) to access the Internet
- Academic Domain - Veracross User Password Policy
- Blake-BYOD for Google Pixel Phones
- Business domain password requirements
- How to change your Business Domain Password
Software Support for Apple iPad (iOS) Devices, Apple School Manager (ASM), Managed Apple IDs (MAID), and Apple Classroom
- ★ Setting up a Managed 1-to-1 iPad for the First Time
- Delete Cookies In Safari for the iOS (iPhone, iPad, and iTouch)
- Enable Location Services in iOS / iPad (v.10.3.2)
- Logitech Crayon with iPad Generation 6 (Grade 3)
- Overview: What are Managed Apple IDs (MAIDs)?
- Resetting Your Username and Password - Managed Apple IDs (MAIDs)
Software Support for Mac
- ★ How to Upgrade to Mac OS Ventura
- ★ Update your Apple Mac computer to macOS 12.6.x (Monterey)
- ★ Overview of Backing Up Data on a Mac: Laptop, Photos, and Bookmarks
- ★ Backup Your Home Folder on a Mac Laptop or Desktop
- Backup Your Files to Google Drive - Quick & Easy
- Moving or Backing Up an iBooks Project