Families
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Equipment Insurance Program
Digital Literacy Training for Families
DigitalLearn.org - digital literacy courses for parents and families to build the skills they need to help their children participate safely in the online world. Course address critical, basic skills such as searching, navigating a website, using passwords, and avoiding scams.
CommonSenseMedia.org - organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children. It also funds research on the role of media in the lives of children and advocates publicly for child-friendly policies and laws regarding media.
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), beginning May 12th, is opening the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program to provide a temporary discount on monthly internet (broadband) bills for qualifying households. Eligible households can receive:
Up to a $50/month reduction on broadband internet service and accompanying equipment rentals
A one-time discount, up to $100, for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer.
Only one monthly service discount and one device discount are allowed per household. The program will end when the program fund runs out of money or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner.
Clever APPS
These are some of the apps accessed through Clever. Clever is one app/site location where students and teachers use one username and password (or a scannable badge) to access the rest of their learning resources.
The Clever sync with PowerSchool is paused on the last day of school. This allows students to continue to access programs like RazKids throughout the summer. The connection between Clever and PowerSchool is turned back on once PowerSchool is updated for the new year