Low Tech/No Tech Support

Creative Ways In Addressing Low Tech/No Tech

• Can Families Access the Internet in a New Way?

  • Many Cell Phone carriers are currently offering their customers unlimited data for free. Student or family member may be able to turn a cell phone into a hotspot

  • Key Consideration:

    • • Families need to contact their providers - is there a way Districts can make contact and share information?

        • Sprint

        • At&t

        • Verizon

        • T-Mobile

  • Cell carriers are opening up their networks. WiFi hotspots in out-of-home locations will be available for free to anyone who needs them, including non-customers, to keep communities connected.

    • What hotspots are included? - Generally, hotspots located both indoors and outdoors in places like shopping districts, parks, businesses, and train stations will be open. Hotspots located in customers’ homes are not opened to the public.

    • Can Districts provide a list of locations of outdoor hotspots families could access?

    • Map of wifi

• Device but No Internet

• • Enable offline access to Google suite -

    • https://www.blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/offline-access-covid19/

    • https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375012?co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS&hl=en

  • Phone call into Zoom sessions, conference calls with class, individual calls with teacher/staff

  • Accessing hotspots to download content

• Internet but No Device

• • Can the District provide a device?

    • Is there a device available from stock that has rotated out as part of a replacement plan?

    • Can a neighboring district or IU support with a loaner device?

  • Do they have an xbox?

    • https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-access-onedrive-any-device-4175401

    • https://www.dummies.com/programming/electronics/9-things-you-can-do-on-your-xbox-one/