Select the Canvas app. It is the red circle named 'Student'.
Select the blue tab 'Find my school'.
Type in CMS and select 'Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools - Teachers/Students'
Log into NCEdCloud/RapidIdentity using the student's ID number as their Username.
Enter the student's password using the following information per grade level:
PreK: Cmsx2034
K: Cmsx2033
1st: Cmsx2032
2nd: Cmsx2031
*Ensure you are using a capital 'C' and that there is not a space in between 'Cmsx' and the year.
You are logged in and ready to use Canvas.
**IMPORTANT: Somewhere during the login process (probably, but not always, after step 3) , you will encounter the CMS filtering process. In the Zscaler (green) box, input the student's CMS email information:
StudentID@student.cms.k12.nc.us (EX: 1234567890@student.cms.k12.nc.us)
1. Connect to home Wi-Fi: open the Chromebook, click on the time located in the lower right-hand corner, click on the Internet icon and connect to your home service.
2. Log in to the Chromebook: open the Chromebook, click on 'Sign in with a different account', input the student's CMS ID number in the email box, click on Next'
Input the student's password using the grade level guide below:
Third Grade: Cmsx2030
Fourth Grade: CmsxYYYYMMDD (Birthdate)
Fifth Grade: CmsxYYYYMMDD (Birthdate)
StudentID@student.cms.k12.nc.us (EX: 1234567890@student.cms.k12.nc.us)
3. Blythe's daily announcements will be loaded on the first page that opens. Choose the Canvas link that is located in the CMS Bookmarks folder that is located below the announcements tab. Click on 'Canvas Login Portal'. Choose either of the 'Staff and Students Login' options on the left hand side of the screen but since you already logged into the Chromebook using your Google account information, choosing Login with Google will save time and a few steps.
**If needed, you may choose the NCEdCloud option to log into Canvas. Log into NCEdCloud/RapidIdentity using the student's ID number as their Username.
Enter the student's password using the following information per grade level:
3rd: Cmsx2030
4th; CMSX 2029
5th: Ask the student or the teacher as their passwords were updated by their homeroom teacher.
4. In the Zscaler (green )box, input the student's CMS email information:
StudentID@student.cms.k12.nc.us (EX: 1234567890@student.cms.k12.nc.us)
You are now ready to use the Chromebook and are logged into Canvas!