Extra tools for student learning
How can I ensure that my child is only working on their work and not going on other apps or sites?
As completing school at home online is a different world for students it is good to keep the time consistent daily, make sure that it is a place that is well supervised and has not many distractions (i.e. T.V., gaming systems).
On an iPad or iPhone
Use Guided Access
Once you have put them on the app they are supposed to be on go to settings and turn on Guided Access under Settings. You can set a passcode too and time limits. This will only allow them to do work on this app.
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Use Screen Time
Under settings you will see Screen Time. Use Downtime and set the time that you would like your child to complete work. Then go to Allowed apps and only allow the Google Classroom, Google Slides and Google Docs apps to be available. Then set a passcode that your child won't break but you will remember. Now during the hours you have set for downtime, your child will only be able to access the apps under the allowed apps section. Anything where the - sign is will be greyed out.
Computer
Under settings on your web browser you can restrict sites that are blocked or not.
You can also on Google Chrome go to the Chrome Web Store and install a Chrome extension to block certain websites.
Android devices
Download the Family Link for children and teens app from the Google Play Store. Follow the set up wizard to set limits on apps.
My child struggles with writing, how can they complete their work?
Every student enrolled at O'Chiese has access to the Read & Write software. It is downloadable as a keyboard for phones, tablets and iPads through the Google Play or App Store. It is also a Chrome extension for Google Chrome that can be downloaded here - Read and Write for Chrome. All they have to do is sign in with their @nssikd.net email.
Read and Write has speech to text features. This means that they can talk into the device and it take what they have said and put it into words. If on a tablet or iPad you can also the dictation feature (the microphone on the bottom of the keyboard) to speak. It is a highly suggested that they only use this with writing activities but not with spelling activities. Then it defeats the purpose.
There is also a text prediction feature that will come up with the different words that they could be working on typing, which when they hover over it will read the word out loud to them.
My child struggles with reading how can they have their work read to them?
Every student enrolled at O'Chiese has access to the Read & Write software. It is downloadable as a keyboard for phones, tablets and iPads through the Google Play or App Store. It is also a Chrome extension for Google Chrome that can be downloaded here - Read and Write for Chrome. All they have to do is sign in with their @nssikd.net email.
Read and Write has text to speech features. It will allow by pressing the play button for the text to be read to them, even on a tablet or iPad. iPads also have under the Accessibility features - Spoken Content the ability for Speech selection to be turned on so that students can have the words that are highlighted read to them.
Read and Write How tos and Guides
Read & Write Guide for Google Chrome
read-write-for-google-chrome-quick-ref-guide.pdfRead & Write for iPad/tablets
Read & Write - iPad.mov