Principal's Message 8/28/20

Principal's message from August 28, 2020
Posted on 08/28/2020
Back to School 2020-21

August 28, 2020 8:15 AM

Dear Taft Families:

It was great meeting all our new students and families at our Virtual Online Welcome this week. If you are new to our school or were not able to get a laptop - or you are a returning student and need to exchange your technology - please fill in the following Taft Technology Survey by 8/31/20: 

 Click here for Taft Tech Survey

For further technology assistance, please see the information below.

 Password/Login Assistance

  • District Technical Support Number: (619) 732-1400; Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Bilingual-Spanish assistance is available. Hours of operation are 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday – Friday & 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. on select Saturdays (Aug. 29, Sept. 5 and Sept. 12).
  • District Technical Support Website

 Need a Device?

For students needing a new or replacement device/technology for the 2020-21 school year, please fill in the Taft Tech Survey and we will be in touch shortly. 

 Need Help Connecting to the Internet?

Please contact the SDUSD Family Support Line at (619) 260-2460 to learn about the multiple internet service options available. Dedicated agents are standing by ready to assist.

 Getting Started with Your Chromebook

 PowerSchool Parent Portal – Getting Started

Parent Portal is a web-based application that provides parents secured access to a wide array of their children's school data, such as: student schedules, attendance activity, class assignments, and current grades. To access the Parent Portal, families will need to create an account at the web address: powerschool.sandi.net. If you need assistance with creating an account or have problems logging in, please follow the link below for additional guidance. Existing SDUSD students articulating to the next grade level do not need to create a new account or submit new enrollment cards; all data will be rolled over in PowerSchool. Please use your Parent Portal account to update contact information and emergency information if it changes.

Please contact Principal Garcia-Rubio at [email protected] if you do not have this information. Please include POWERSCHOOL LOGIN in the subject line.

Quick Links:

   San Diego Unified Technology Parent Modules

Module 1: Chromebook Care and Sign in

· Chromebook Overview (English. Spanish.)

· Chromebook Troubleshooting

· Secondary Chromebook Care 2020-21

Module 2: Online Learning Platforms

Navigating Canvas || Google Classroom

Module 3: Communication Tools

Expectations for Students/Norms

· Google Meet - Sign In

· Zoom - Sign In

Module 4: Communicating with the Teacher

Email - how to sign up for an email

Canvas - messages

Module 5: PowerSchool

· Signing in: English | Spanish

· Checking grades

Troubleshooting Chromebook Errors

If your students are reporting strange technical issues with their district Chromebooks, (which may or may not include iBoss filtering errors, windows not loading, or sites/windows loading extremely slowly) please ask students to do the following to clear the Chrome data cache.

  • Close all tabs
  • Click three dots in top right corner
  • Click more tools
  • Click clear browsing data
  • Before clicking clear data, change the setting from last hour to all time
  • Clear data
  • Close tab
  • Click the bottom left corner of the screen with the time
  • Push "shut down" symbol right next to sign out
  • After it goes black screen, turn it back on
  • Log in and check to see if it works!

This should greatly improve the computers' speed and efficiency.  If issues persist, contact Distance Learning Tech Support at 619.732.1400 (Open 8-5 M-F). 

 

Special Zoom Sessions

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Saturday, August 29, 8 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Registration required

You are invited to a Zoom meeting. 

When: Aug 29, 2020 08:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) 

Register in advance for this meeting:

 https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwodOmrrjkjGd19In5epPUGQNil4WQbxk7Q

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Sunday, August 30, 2020, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Registration required

You are invited to a Zoom meeting. 

When: Aug 30, 2020 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) 

Register in advance for this meeting:

 https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclc--tqjMsGtXTrMPYlcQzmwQunr_jntPv

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Thank you and go Eagles!

 


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