April 3, 2020 | A Video Message from Mr. Wagers for Students | Distance Learning Updates NOTES FROM SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Garhett Wagers, Headmaster Another Week Down The news of this week undoubtedly added a new burden to everyone with the extension of the Stay Home, Work Safe order. On walks with my family in the evenings, I see people doing a great job getting out while still honoring social distancing as we all do our part to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Nonetheless, it is difficult. Some of our parents are working from home while trying to ... READ MORE Bobbye Hicks, Head of Lower School Distance Learning in Lower School: Week Two The Lower School message today has two sections, one with parent information, and one that I ask you to read to your children. For Parents: There is a common phrase "lessons learned" that I believe describes our work in planning, adjusting, and continuously developing our distance learning plans. We know that we will ... READ MORE Matt Burgy, Head of Middle School Distance Learning in Middle School: Week Two DISTANCE LEARNING UPDATES What a great first full week of Distance Learning! We are proud of our students, our faculty, and our families for learning new skills and bravely trying new things. We are working to provide parents and students with technology training and resources that will hopefully help ease the transition into each new phase of distance learning. We will continue to adapt to meet the needs of our community and will do our best to provide what you need for the upcoming week. Please take a moment to review the resources below as we hope they will prove useful to you as we continue this journey! iPad Tips and Tricks This week we are excited to share some helpful tips and tricks for using your iPad during distance learning.
Video Conferencing Updates We are excited to share a guide showing how to add an extension to laptops and Chromebooks, which will allow you to view all call participants at once and provides various other upgrades. We also now have a downloadable, one page PDF of video conferencing etiquette tips.
Genius Scan is an app for families who do not have scanners to allow you turn in work or artwork. Here are some tips for how to use this app.
Splitting Your Screen Here are some tips on how to view two apps or windows side by side
Feedback Forms for Parents You can find all of these tips and many other resources on the Parent Student Tips and Tricks Resource Board in the Portal, and many of our teachers are also adding these resources to their specific class groups. As always, if you need any help or technical support, please email helpdesk@stmes.org. Sincerely, Allie Sarahan Director of Technology |