Technology news & updates
Chromebook charger replacement
Visit the following link to replace a student’s lost Chromebook charger:
Technology assistance & tutorials
Stillwater Central School’s Technology staff has compiled a number of helpful videos on various apps and issues that you may encounter. Please look below to find tutorials. These videos are part of a larger playlist on YouTube that may be helpful. Please note: this webpage will be updated with new links as needed.
Google Classroom | Google Meet | Google Calendar | Google Drive | Google Slides | G Suite | Gmail | Google Docs | Seesaw | Chromebook Tech | iPad Tech | Hapara | Clever Login | Parent Portal
Google Classroom
- How to join Google Classroom
- Accessing Google Classroom
- How to bookmark Google Classroom
- How to turn in assignments
- How to check grades in Google Classroom
- Checking classroom notifications
- Parent notifications for Google Classroom
- Unsubmitting and editing an assignment
Hapara Student Portal
Welcome to Hāpara Student Dashboard (Google Classroom Only)
Google Meet
- Google Meet: Etiquette Do’s and Don’ts
- Google Meet: Muting
- Google Meet: Captions
- Google Meet: Accessing Meet through Classroom
- Google Meet: Accessing Meet from an Appointment Slot
Google Calendar
Google Drive
Google Slides
- Google Slides: Building a template
- Text boxes, shapes, fonts
- Inserting an image or video
- Themes in Slides
G Suite
Gmail
Google Docs
- Opening a Google document
- Document sharing features (comment, edit, read)
- Google docs: Making a copy
- Finding & going back to past versions
- Google Docs: Commenting
Seesaw: The Learning Journal (K-2)
- What is Seesaw? Introduction for Families
- More Seesaw information for Families
- How to use the Seesaw Family App
- Responding to an activity
- Seesaw: The Class App
- Seesaw: The Family App
- What is Seesaw? Using the app at Stillwater
Chromebook Tech/Connectivity/Usage Videos
- Connecting to Wifi on a Chromebook
- How to find/manage downloaded files
- Auto saving all downloads to Google Drive
- Places to start when your Chromebook is glitchy
- Google launcher tips
- Bookmarking and pinning websites
- Using the Hapara student dashboard
- My Chromebook storage is full!
- How to pin apps you use everyday to the shelf
- Getting familiar with Chrome desktop
- Tips for using the Chromebook keyboard
- Creating screenshots
- Customizing your desktop background
iPad Tech/Connectivity/Usage Videos
- Using Gmail with your school account
- Connecting to Google Classroom
- How to attach a file to Google Classroom
- How to turn in an assignment to Google Classroom
Hapara
Hapara Student Dashboard is an organizational tool to help our students keep track of all their assignments, announcements and emails related to Google Classroom. Students can choose to use this optional tool to help them streamline their work.
This tool is accessible from any internet capable device including desktops, Chromebooks, mobile phones, etc. You can learn more about Hapara here.
Students are encouraged to watch this demonstration video, which includes instructions on how to bookmark the website.
Students can log into Hapara here, using their Stillwater Google account information
Parent Portal
View a video on how to access and use the parent portal.