Student Guide To Success

• Blackbuad is your one-stop shop and your home base for everything Millbrook. It contains all your classes, assignments, and academic resources for you to be successful. If you need a refresh on Blackbuad or have questions contact Mrs. Blaney

Email  & Texting and more!

• Would you send an important message that needs to be taken seriously using emojis and short phrases? "Hey,  💻 broke fix it" vs "Hello Tech Department, my dorm's wi-fi is down and I have an assignment due soon can you fix it please?"

Email Signature:

• Create an email signature in your outlook email. It can be very simple such as your name, or more in-depth like name, form, graduation year, pronouns, and school logo. It's a nice touch to an email take a look at emails from the school as an example.

IT Support:

• It is bound to happen a broken computer, locked out of email the IT team is your contact for all network and hardware issues. Your contact is Mr.Stark and the IT Team located in the Math & Science Center.

Google :

• Here at Millbrook, you have access to all the G-Suite products like docs, slides, and sheets which are all stored in the cloud on Google Drive. This means your work will automatically save and can be accessed from any device using your log-in information. Any issues with Google products stop by the library located in school house or contact Mr.Tsahalis.

Grammarly:

• Grammarly is a useful tool that will check your grammar and spelling as you type your emails, documents, etc.  Besides it being automated it also will suggest other words to use and give you an indication of how your message might sound or be perceived by those reading your writing. Over time you will automatically correct your mistakes and improve passively and gain the valuable skillset of how to tone your messages and writing. Is it 100% perfect as a tool, no so make sure to always double-check yourself!

Zotero:

• Zotero is a citation tool that will allow you to save sources for research projects, create citations and do it all from your web browser. You will never have to worry about saving links correctly again just click one button and go.

• This is the big, the one, and only Millbrook Planner, write down all your due dates and live by the all-mighty planner. It will keep you on track and you can be reminded when your next school break is.

• You can also use your schedule found on Blackbuard.