Teacher Resources

Student passwords are set by the district as their numeric birthday in mmddyy format.

Example: A student born on January 4, 2008 (01/04/08) would have a password of 010408.

Resetting Student Passwords

If a student has changed and then forgotten their password, or if for any reason their password is not working, teachers who have a student enrolled in one of their classes that year have the ability to reset the student's password. Teachers cannot recover or "look up" a forgotten password. It must be reset.

1. Go to the GCS Portal. Under the "Business" tab, select Access Management System (AMS).

2. Log in with your GCS username and password.

3. Once logged in, select Student Support > Change Student Password from the menu on the left.

4. Find the student whose password you want to change (you can search using the text boxes at the top of the list). Select the student, then follow the instructions on the right.

5. Have the student log in on their device using their district username and the supplied temporary password. The next screen they see will prompt them to enter their old password, and a new password twice. The old password will be the temporary password.

Encourage the student to write their new password down in their planner using pencil. (I recommend that they pick a date they will remember and to write it there rather than somewhere obvious.) Once they're confident they have it memorized or if they need to change their password again later, they can go back and erase it.

To request that a site be blocked or unblocked, teachers should use the WebBlock Request Form.

1. Log in using your district username (not email address) and password.

2. Fill out the form provided.

3. You will receive an email from the district in response to your request, either approving or denying your request. Please note: not all sites can be unblocked -- even if they're just for teachers -- as there are certain security credentials that must be met. This is for the safety of not only your information, but others' as well.

GCSD Approved Instructional Websites

If students tell you that a video is blocked on YouTube and they are unable to view it, first make sure the student has gone to YouTube and that they are logged in with their district account. (This is often a problem if you have embedded a video on your website or pulled it into another website, like EdPuzzle.)

If the video is still blocked for students, you will need to request that it be unblocked using the GCS YouTube Video Approval Request Form.

1. Log in using your district username (not email address) and password.

2. Fill out the form provided.

3. You will receive an email notifying you whether your request has been approved or denied. This decision will depend on the full content of the video and any age restrictions set by the video creator. Please Note: It may take up to 72 hours for a video to be approved.