Grades K-8 Instructions: Follow these instructions to sign into your PSB Google account. You'll be able to access many tools via your @brooklinek12.org account.
Grades 9-12 Instructions to register and sync your school accounts.
Sharing a family computer can often cause issues when submitting work from Google Classroom or when working with programs like Canvas or Edpuzzle.
Google Chrome supports multiple user accounts. The secret is to use the "Sign In" feature.
Open Chrome on the home computer.
Click the Profile Icon (the "Little Head") in the top-right corner of the browser.
Click "+ Add" at the bottom of the menu.
Sign In using the student’s @brooklinek12.org username and password.
Turn on Sync: When prompted, select "Yes, I'm in." This ensures their school bookmarks and extensions (like Read&Write) follow them home.
Switching: To switch back to a personal account, they simply click the "Little Head" again and select their personal profile. This opens a completely separate window that keeps school and home data isolated.
To film action away from the computer, use your iPhone or Android Phone to record the video. Send the video to your Google Drive, share it with a Sharable Link and the video will play with YouTube like controls. It's a secure way to share video with students.
If you are graduating or moving away from Brookline, you must act to save your Google Documents. You can export Google Documents and Gmail to a personal Google account. You can also download images and other items from your Google Drive to your computer.
Takeout Instructions updated 3/2024