Student TechBytes

1. Benefits and Risks: Engage children in conversations about how AI tools can aid creativity and learning, while also highlighting potential risks like privacy concerns and the need to differentiate between human interaction and AI.
2. Exploration Together: Encourage exploring AI tools alongside children to ensure appropriateness and promote understanding of their utility or possible drawbacks. This includes exploring how AI systems function and their impact on daily life.
3. Addressing Biases: Discuss the human influence and biases in AI technology, teaching kids to critically analyze information generated by AI, question its sources, and seek alternative perspectives from reliable sources.
4. Avoiding Plagiarism and Cheating: Caution against using AI-generated content for schoolwork without proper attribution or permission, emphasizing the importance of using AI tools as a learning complement rather than a replacement.
5. Engagement with Schools: Engage with your child's school to understand their usage of AI tools and inquire about educational resources or classes related to AI that can support your child's learning and future career prospects.

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.

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.

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.

Did you know you can see what devices, textbooks, and library books are checked out to you? Check out the video below to see how.

• 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.

Our Curbside/In Person Tech Support has moved to the Ed Center and is now by appointment only, we cannot accept walk-ins. Without an appointment, we cannot guarantee we will have resources available to provide support.

To book an appointment for device check ins, check outs, and general tech support, please submit a Help Desk ticket and then someone will reach out to you to set up an appointment. Appointments must be created at least 24 hours ahead of time, same day appointments will not be available.