Student TechBytes
May 14, 2024
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Are you Graduating?
Don't forget to download your content!
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.
Common Sense Media Recommends: Educational Apps for All Kids
ITS Resources & Information
Is your information up to date?
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.
PUSD Help Desk
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.
Chromebook Reference Information
Chromebook Operating System Updates
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.
Locked Student Chromebooks
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.
Lost, Stolen, and Damaged Devices
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.
How to Guides
Did you know you can see what devices, textbooks, and library books are checked out to you? Check out the video linked above to see how.
It's a good idea to update your password occasionally to keep your account secure. Check out the video linked above to see how.
Caregiver How-Tos
- 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.
Email: EdTech@pusd.us
Website: pusd.us/its
Location: 351 South Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone: 626-396-3699