Google Classroom is a free web service, developed by Google for schools, that aims to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments in a paperless way. The primary purpose of Google Classroom is to streamline the process of sharing files between teachers and students.

Google Classroom Resources:

Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Students

Google Classroom Tips - How to find your HW

How to Hand in an assignment on Google Classroom

Classroom Support Page

All students in grades 3-12 have a school-issued email address. Students email address follow this format: firstname.lastname@perucsd.org

Students in grades 3-5 have access to "in-house" email only. This means they can only send and receive emails from perucsd.org addresses.

Gmail Resources:

Gmail Tutorial 2019 - Quick Start Training

Get started with Gmail

Tips and Tricks for Gmail

How To Tackle That Mess That Is Your Gmail Inbox

Tips for Emailing Teachers

Google calendar is embedded in Google Classroom and Gmail. Students can manage their calendar easily from both platforms. Accessing the calendar through Google Classroom will provide students with a snap-shot view of ALL assignments and their due dates.

Calendar Resources:

Google Calendar Tutorial 2019 - Quick Start Training

Get started with Calendar: What can you do with Calendar?

Google Meet is the recommended platform for virtual meetings for the Peru Central School District. The platform is embedded in G-Suite and allows students to join virtual meetings with their classroom teachers.

Google Meet Resources:

Google Support for Meet

Kami is the leading PDF & document annotation app for schools. Kami assignments will be posted through Google Classroom and allow students and teachers to write on documents.

Kami Resources:

Home Learning with Kami & Google Classroom | For Parents & Students

How To Turn In A Kami Assignment

Kami Handbook

SchoolTool is the student information system used by our district. This web-based service is used by faculty and staff to keep track of attendance, discipline, report grades, etc. In addition to faculty and staff access, the service offers a Parent Portal, which allows parents to view data on their children.

SchoolTool Resources:

How to Check Assignment and Grades in SchoolTool

How to Access and Use the Student Portal on SchoolTool

Mobile App Web Address: https://schooltool10.neric.org/SchoolTool_PERU/mobile/

ZOOM is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing. Some teachers in our District have opted to use the Zoom platform based on some different features that the platform offers.

ZOOM Resources:

Parents' Ultimate Guide to ZOOM

Seesaw is a platform for student engagement. Teachers can empower students to create, reflect, share, and collaborate. Students “show what they know” using photos, videos, drawings, text, PDFs, and links. It’s simple to get student work in one place and share with families, and nothing is shared without teacher approval.

Seesaw Resources:

Website: https://web.seesaw.me/ and set up the student account using the class code provided by the classroom teacher.

Seesaw for Parents Guide

Minecraft: Education Edition is an open-world game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is your imagination. Educators around the world use Minecraft: Education Edition to engage students across subjects.

If you would like more information or assistance with utilizing Minecraft education edition with your students contact John Mitchell or Stephanie Petro.

"Minecraft: Education Edition is an excellent tool to engage students in learning, collaboration, and critical thinking." -- Common Sense Media

Minecraft Resources:

Download Minecraft Education Edition

Minecraft Remote Learning Toolkit

Peru Minecraft Board of Education Overview Video

(This video highlights a three-session program that Mrs. Petro and Mr. Mitchell are rotating Intermediate students through remotely.)