Student TechBytes

For students getting ready for Finals, or still taking State Assessments:

1. Make sure you get a good night's sleep and a nutritious breakfast before testing
2. No Cheating
3. Do not wear your smart watches during testing
4. All cell phones should be in silent mode and in your backpacks

Relax! No need to be stressed or anxious

If you are graduating or moving, your PUSD account will be accessible through May 31st. After that, you will lose access, so please download or transfer all of your content before then. If you have a lot of files in your Drive, it can take up to a week to transfer. For detailed instructions, please check out the newsletter linked below.

Everyone knows reading is good for kids. But even though it seems like a no-brainer (pick up book, move eyeballs from word to word), you've got to mix things up so kids don't get bored, run out of choices, or feel the lure of their devices. Common Sense Media's 20 tips should encourage a reading habit.

1. Let them choose
2. Feed their interests
3. Go Hollywood
4. Savor a series
5. Read aloud
6. Have your kid read to you
7. Establish device-free times and zones
8. Be a reader yourself
9. Use audiobooks
10. Read all around you
11. Try poetry
12. Visit the library
13. Consider a book subscription
14. Be real
15. Be relevant
16. Stick to a subject
17. Feed the favorite-author addiction
18. Laugh out loud
19. Go graphic
20. Be a storyteller

• Epic: Epic is a digital library of online books. It has audiobooks for those beginning readers and chapter books for the more advanced. Click here for information on discounted Summer Subscriptions.
• Vooks: Vooks is a wonderful resource for PK-2 students. It provides animated stories that are read aloud to students.
• Storyline Online: This website is targeted to PK-4th grade students. It began as a site where actors read famous children’s books. It has become a place where teachers and parents can access the stories and lesson plans to go with them.

Caregivers, is your information in Aeries up to date? If not, update your contact information with your school site to ensure you receive the latest information about end of school year events, enrollment, summer school, and more.

As a reminder, when there are issues at your site, the best way to get help quickly is through a Help Desk call (626-396-3699) or ticket (gopusd.com/helpdesk). Not following this process can result in a delay in resolving your issue.

Common Issues to contact the Help Desk for include:

• Application or Account issue with
• Aeries
• Canvas
• Clever
• Chromebook issue

Help Desk Summer Support

If students have any issues with their Chromebooks during the summer, service will be provided via the Help Desk rather than the school site. A ticket must be submitted for all issues that require attention from ITS.

Please remember to completely shut down your Chromebook at the end of every day! This will ensure your device has received all necessary updates and that you are able to connect to all PUSD applications without issue.

We are currently in the process of retrieving lost chromebooks. If your chromebook gets locked, please see your Librarian or Office Manager to get the device unlocked and/or submit a ticket with the device's service tag.

A reminder that Chromebooks are instructional materials, similar to textbooks. We have been receiving a large number of tickets from school sites and from students stating students have lost or damaged their devices. Chromebooks range in cost from $389 to $758. We understand that devices may be misplaced and that accidents happen, but please make every effort to take care of your devices as well as locate lost devices before submitting a ticket for device replacement.

Once a device has been reported lost or stolen, it will be locked and unusable.

• Are you ready to set up your Aeries Parent Portal account and don't know how to get started? Check out our series of how-to videos HERE.
• Are you an Observer in Canvas so you can see your student's assignments and grades? If not, check out this document with linked videos on how to become an observer in Canvas.