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Student Tech Bytes
December 8, 2020
Digital Citizenship
Elementary- Rings of Responsibility
Middle School - Upstanders & Allies
High School - Online Disinhibition & Cyberbullying
Parent/Guardian Resource - Help Kids Fight Cyberbullying and Other Mean Online Behavior
Do you need to change your password?
Are you getting strange pop-ups?
Skype
ITS has investigated instances of students using Skype on PUSD devices at the request of school sites. During the investigation, we found that Skype has made changes to its platform that allow any user to set up a free account. This means students can participate in unmonitored communication with people inside and outside of PUSD.
In an effort to provide opportunities for all students to connect while keeping them in a safe environment, we will be blocking the Skype platform for all PUSD student accounts. Doing this will also ensure that we are staying compliant with the criteria and expectations outlined on our Acceptable Use Agreement (AUP) for all students.
Parents/Guardians can view the AUP in the Aeries Parent Portal. Users with a PUSD account can view the AUP HERE.
Tutoring through Paper
Free tutoring is now available for 3rd-5th graders in addition to middle and high school through PAPER! Paper can be accessed through the Clever Dashboard. Paper provides:
- Live help! Students receive instant live help from educators.
- Essay feedback. Written work is reviewed and annotated by an educator to give students rapid writing feedback.
Cyberbullying
Submit a Help Desk Ticket
Parent Resources
- Technology Troubleshooting Document
- Tech Bytes Archive
- PUSD Outages Updates
- Parent Portal Sign Up Information
- Parent Portal Resource Page
- Parent Portal Support Email: help4parentportal@pusd.us
- Tutoring Resources
- How to log in to the Chrome Browser
- Webex Device Specs
- To view student's grades, make sure your Aeries Parent Portal account has been activated.
- Taking a picture of student work to submit on Canvas.
- Sprint Hotspot Student Care 844-309-1680
Are you an Observer on your student's Canvas account?
Innovative Technology Services
Email: helpdesk@pusd.us
Website: gopusd.com/helpdesk
Location: 351 South Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone: 626-396-3699
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PasadenaUnifiedSchoolDistrict
Twitter: @PasadenaUnified