Tech info

Students may use their own device for instruction or check-out a Dell Education Chromebook 11 from the school.

For parents looking to purchase a device for their child, We suggest any laptop with at least a 10-inch display with a keyboard.

For instance, the following devices would meet your student’s needs at Benjamin Franklin High School:

• Chromebooks (Samsung, Asus, Dell, Toshiba, etc…)

• Windows Laptops (Dell, Lenovo, HP, Acer, etc…)

• Apple Macbooks (Macbook Air, Macbook Pro)

The school’s current device recommendation is the Dell Chromebook 11 with 4GB of memory due to its durability and ease of repair.

The school has a limited amount of hotspots available for students without reliable internet access. If you do not currently have internet access, you may be eligible for a reduced-cost internet program provided by Cox. For more details or visit http://connect2compete.org/cox/. 

To check out a hotspot, please complete the form for financial aid and select that you would like to receive a hotspot.

New students will have login info emailed to their parents by Friday, July 31, 2020. Login info for existing students has not changed from the previous school year.

If you have any login issues, please email help@bfhsla.org

Google Classroom is the main platform that teachers use to communicate with students, distribute assignments and collect work.  Incoming students are provided with login credentials for their Google Classroom within the first week of school. All returning students may use their credentials from the previous school year. While Google Classroom is used for upcoming work, PowerSchool is where grades are posted.

Parents can monitor a student's activity in Google Classroom by receiving daily or weekly email summaries of their child's Google classroom activity. In order for parents to receive these summaries, they must sign-up for Google Classroom Guardian Digests using an email link that is distributed within the first month of the school year.