Technology

• Devices for students in grades K-5 will stay at school.  Parents will have the option to opt in during the first two weeks of the start of school  to opt into taking the device home.  By opting in, families are taking responsiblity for any damage that may occur (device insurance is highly recommended).  If families opt-in, they will then take home their device every day and are responsible for the care of the device, along with ensuring it is fully charged each day.
• All devices in grades 6-12 will be taken home daily by the student and they are responsible for the care of the device, along with ensuring it is fully charged every day for school.  Device Insurance is highly recommended.

In addition, there are other things you can do to your child's iPad settings to support you at home.

• Introduction to Screen Time on the iPad - With Screen Time, you can access real-time reports about how much time you spend on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and set limits for what you want to manage.  Please visit the following link for more details. 
• Parental controls in Screen Time - With Content & Privacy Restrictions in Screen Time, you can block or limit specific apps and features on your child's device. And restrict the settings on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch for explicit content, purchases and downloads, and privacy. Please visit the following links for more details https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 and https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-use-apples-screen-time-feature
• Prevent additional web content - iOS can automatically filter website content to limit access to adult content in Safari and apps on your device. You can also add specific websites to an approved or blocked list, or you can limit access to only approved websites. Please visit the following link for more detail.
• Passcodes - Please see this link about how to set and remove passcodes on the iPad.
• Siri - Please see this link for how to turn on Siri. It is a great tool for reminders on the iPad.
• iPad Accessibility Features - Please see this link on the many types of features the iPad has to support your student's learning.

All of our K-1 iPads devices use Mosyle, which filters internet searches done by your student. 

All of our 2-12 Chromebook devices use GoGuardian.  You have the ability to see what your child is searching by logging in online or downloading the app.  You should use the email address you have in PowerSchool to log in.  For information with setting this up, please view the Getting Started page.

The apps students have access to are in an app called Mosyle Student. These apps are only those requested by teachers for their classes. Students do not have access to the traditional App or Chrome Store on their district-owned device.

A learning management system helps teachers to deploy all of the necessary information for their class online in one place. This could include assignments, quizzes, discussion boards, calendars, and resources.

At the elementary level, we use a modified learning management system called Seesaw. If you need help with signing into Seesaw, there is a document for Clever sign-in and a document for web login. Parents can access Seesaw to view their student's work. Please contact your student's teacher for how you can access this. Here are some other resources to help with some questions you may have:

Student Sign-In Help
Overview of the Student App
SeeSaw Introduction for Students
Introduction to SeeSaw for Families
SeeSaw For Families
Switching between SeeSaw Classrooms
SeeSaw Family Help Center

Some staff also use Google Classroom.  More information about this will be coming out soon.

At the secondary level, we use a program called Canvas. Parents can become observers in Canvas. Here is a link with written instructions and a link to a video outlining the process.

Clever is VASD's single sign on system. This allows students to click a button and log into an app without having to remember their password. Since Clever only works with certain apps, a teacher will instruct students when they can use it to sign in.

Every technology device experiences glitches and issues at various times. The easiest way to fix most issues simply by doing a hard reset.  To do this, please follow these steps:
iPad
Chromebook

First, make sure that you have the correct password for your home internet. If you know that you are entering the correct password, we have found that families that have Charter/Spectrum internet service need to complete an extra step. Please see this document to walk you through that process.

Yes, every student has a district-owned Google account. Their email address (used to sign into Google) is their ID number followed by @verona.k12.wi.us (i.e. #####@verona.k12.wi.us). Their password is the same network password emailed home and used to sign into the iPad.

Canvas is the learning management system (LMS) that is used with our middle and high school sites. Connecting as an observer will allow you to view course information, without affecting any of the data. You will need to create an account to be an observer and will need a pairing code from each student you are wanting to observe.

What is an Observer?

How do I create a Canvas account as a parent/guardian?

How do I generate pairing code from student(s)?