Technology

Welcome to the 2023-24 school year! PWCS continues to use Canvas as its online learning platform. Though we are in person, teachers keep their Canvas pages updated for students who may be temporarily at home and as a resource for students and parents. Please see some resources below to help you better understand the program, as well as how parents can be involved.

Parents can participate in a Practice Canvas for Parents course. It will show you some of Canvas's main features, as well as how to obtain your Parent Observer Code.

Parents can also check out PWCS's Canvas page with links and support.

Canvas for the PWCS Parent Video

 

Need to activate your student PWCS Zoom account? Follow the easy steps in this Zoom for the PWCS Student video.

Reminders on Internet Safety and "Netiquette"
Look to the left for several fun videos to watch with your child(ren) about being safe on the Internet.

Clever Dashboard
Has your child shown you their Clever dashboard yet? Clever syncs up students' PWCS login with many programs we use in school (i.e. Canvas, IXL, Book Creator, Lexia, and more). Kindergarten students can use their Clever badge; first grade and up are expected to learn and use their Office 365 login. There are directions in the "Files and Documents" on the left side of this page.

 

 

K-2 Students:
  • K-2 students now use ipads.  Their student id number is their passcode for logging into the ipad and they have Clever badges (QR codes) to log into Clever.

3-5 Students:
  • Keyboarding skills need to be learned! Not only should upper elementary students know where the letters on the keyboard are located, but they should also begin to use proper hand placement on the keyboard when typing. Students have Typing.com in their Clever dashboard to help them practice.
  • Upper elementary students also do much of their work and testing online. As such, students are responsible for learning and remembering their usernames and passwords.
  • Social Media Sites: Parents, please be aware that children under the age of 13 are not allowed to create Facebook accounts. If a parent chooses to create an account for their child, it is the parent's responsibility to monitor when, where, and how their child is using that site. What happens online in the afternoon and evening oftentimes carries into the next school day.