Summer Tech Bytes
July 1, 2020
2020-21 Online School: Survey
In response to the feedback from our 2020-21 PUSD Planning Survey, Pasadena USD will offer a 100% online option in the core curriculum for K-12 students during the upcoming school year. This online option will vary from the emergency remote learning model that was temporarily in place for Spring 2020 and have increased live interaction as a foundational feature.
By completing this survey you will help us accurately plan for and identify which students will attend this option. Please respond whether or not you would like to enroll your student(s) in this option by July 9th, 2020. A response is needed for each student so we can ensure that we have accounted for everyone.
To access surveys in English and Spanish, please visit: pusd.us/onlineschool
Thank you for your response. We appreciate your time.
Seniorbrations!
If you missed it, the virtual graduations can be found at the links below.
- Center for Independent Studies (CIS)
- Rose City High School
- Pasadena High School
- Blair High School
- Marshall Fundamental Secondary School
- John Muir Early College Magnet High School
Again, congratulations class of 2020!
Aeries Updates: Resetting Passwords
In our commitment to take the appropriate measures to protect all student information and privacy, we are making changes to the requirements for all passwords within Aeries student, parent, and staff portal accounts. Beginning the week of June 29, 2020, parent and student portal account users will receive an email from DoNotReply@pusd.us that will provide you with a link and instructions on how to update your Aeries portal password. Listed below are the minimum requirements for your new password:
A minimum of twelve characters
Change password every twelve months
To view more specific instructions on how to reset your password, please visit:
Resetting Parent/Student Portal Password
Direct any other questions regarding this issue to Help4ParentPortal@pusd.us
Powerschool Learning (PSL) Content
Powerschool has had issues with their export tool that allows for us to pull courses from PSL and bring them into Canvas. Due to these issues, PSL has extended our access until these issues are resolved, and all of our PUSD content can be exported and imported into our new learning management system, Canvas.
We know that this delay has concerned some of you, but please know we are working hard to get everyone's content moved over as quickly as possible. We will continue to provide updates on our progress.
Application Updates
We are continuing to work with Canvas to get courses moved from PSL into Canvas. If you would like to export your own course and upload it in the Canvas, then you can CLICK HERE to learn how.
Google Classroom
Teachers will continue to have access to Google Classroom, through June 30, 2021, in order to transfer their content over to Canvas. Students no longer have access to Google Classroom.
Clever
Students will have access to Clever application throughout the summer. Some of the curricular applications might be temporarily available once we begin to prepare rosters for the 2020-21 school year.
EdTech - Innovative Technology Services
Email: EdTech@pusd.us
Website: pusd.us/its
Location: 351 South Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone: 626-396-3699