Planning for Home Learning
Parent Edition: Issue #5
Check In
I hope this letter finds you well. It is hard to believe that we are in our 5th week of school closure. I'm hopeful that each of these issues provides you with supportive information that will assist you through this time. In this issue, I'm going to share with you our parental consent letter for video conferencing. It is of the utmost importance that you read this letter. I will also describe the process you should follow if you should encounter any technology issues while at home. Finally, I'm including a survey for families to fill out to let us know how you're doing. We want to know how we can best support you and your child(ren) during this time.
Video Conference Parent Consent Letter
Lewiston-Porter is committed to providing the best educational opportunities to our students moving forward through this school closure. As we transition into providing new instruction to our students, we may see an increase in the utilization of online video conferencing through Google Hangouts Meet and Zoom. We would like to provide you with some useful information about these tools as well as some security precautions. Video conferencing is new to our students. We need your help to ensure these tools are being used appropriately at home. Please follow the link below to see the video conference parent consent letter.
*Please refer to issue #4 for more detailed information about the security features of these video conferencing platforms. The link is included at the bottom of this newsletter.
Troubleshooting
1. If you are working on a Chromebook, we have a really great troubleshooting form that will help you to self-diagnose and repair a variety of issues. This is the first place you should try. The form can be found on the Technology Services Page here. We have a brilliant student in 9th grade who created this form and normally is one who would even help to repair broken devices. Thank you!
2. If the problem was not solved by using the form, or your issue did not involve a Chromebook, parents and students can reach out to their buildings' technology liaisons. Each building has two technology liaisons that frequently help students and staff with a variety of issues that they may be having including but not limited to: logins, software questions, hardware issues and more. I can't say enough about how much they do to help our students and staff. They are tremendous!
- PEC: Mrs. Zielinski - hzielinski@lew-port.com and Mrs. Kazulak - hkazulak@lew-port.com
- IEC: Mrs. Cummiskey - rmetz@lew-port.com and Mrs. Peterson - dpeterson@lew-port.com
- MS: Mrs. Aureli - maureli@lew-port.com and Mrs. Loncar - cloncar@lew-port.com
- HS: Mrs. Faut - tfaut@lew-port.com and Mrs. Lemieux - klemieux@lew-port.com
Note: While we do have the ability to provide loaner devices, we highly discourage turning in your devices for non-critical issues. Some examples of this include but are not limited to: the battery is not holding a charge, the mouse isn't working, the hinge is broken, there is a small crack, etc. As long as the device operates, even if you need to keep it plugged in or use an external mouse, we suggest you keep your device. The loaners are functional but they are older than the devices you currently have and you'll likely have better experience with your assigned device.
Survey: Please let us know how things are going.
Nicholas Hill
Lewiston-Porter Central Schools
For immediate technology needs please call (716) 821-7171
On campus technicians: Ken Bass (Monday & Tuesday); Jeff Murphy (Wednesday-Friday)
Tech Integrator: Melanie Kitchen (Mondays & Tuesdays)
Email: nhill@lew-port.com
Website: www.lew-port.com/technology_services
Phone: (716) 286-7295
Facebook: Facebook.com/LewistonPorterCentralSchools/
Twitter: @lewportcsd