Student Help Documents
Clever
We have integrated almost every online product that we use now with Clever. By going to clever.com/in/wv students can login using their badge or their Google account. Once logged in, they can access all other digital products with no additional logins needed.
🔴 VIDEO: Help from your teacher if your badge PIN isn't working
KAMI
KAMI is Chrome Extension that can be used to mark up a PDF worksheet on your Chromebook. Below is a link to the Chrome Extension and a video showing you how to use it.
🔴 VIDEO: How to use KAMI in Google Classroom
🌐 LINK: Download KAMI Chrome Extension
IC Student Portal
This handout helps students access and log into their student portal app.
🔵 RESOURCE: Student Guide to
IC Portal App
🔵 RESOURCE: Student Guide to
IC Web Portal
This handout helps students access and log into the IC portal page on their Chromebooks.
🔵 RESOURCE: Student Guide to
IC Login with Microsoft
Student Webmail
If you have a mobile device, getting your school email onto it can be quite simple. Start by downloading the Outlook app and use the instructions below. You can also acess your mail directly from the WV website.
🔵 RESOURCE: Step-by-step guide
Google Classroom
The guides linked below will walk you through how to log into Google Classroom, as well as how to submit IC Portal App
🔵 RESOURCE: Student Guide to and un-submit (take back) work.
🔵 RESOURCE: Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Students
🔵 RESOURCE: Trouleshooting Guide (restricted to WV users - must login using your WV account to view)
🔴 VIDEO: How to re-attach a completed assignment to a GC assignment that got re-posted
Formative
Many students grades 2-12 will be using GoFormative this year. You can login using your Google Account, and join your teacher's class using a code.
🔴 VIDEO: Student view instructions
🔴 VIDEO: How to submit a photo of your work
Word Clouds
If you would like to generate a Word Cloud for your project, EdWordle can do that for you with no need to create an account.
🌎 LINK: EdWordle
Khan Mappers
If your teacher has created activities for you using Khan Academy Mappers (to help fill gaps in math based on your MAP scores), use the handout below to help you get in and navigate.
🔵 RESOURCE: Student Guide to Mappers
Fluency Tutor for Google
Your teacher may assign you activities in Fluency Tutor to practice your fluency at home. This video will show you how to complete an assignment in Fluency Tutor.
🔴 VIDEO: Student and Parent Help
KY Virtual Library
Kentucky Virtual Library (kyvl.org) allows you to access research materials online right from your Chromebook and at home from a device that can connect to the internet. Below are instructions!
🔵 RESOURCE: Student Guide to KYVL
Canva
Below is a playlist of videos to help you learn how to use the amazing features that are available to you with your education account:
Canva Basics
Slideshow presentations with Canva
Magic Morph - use AI to morph shapes and text based on a description
Magic Studio - use AI to generate custom images for your designs
Photo Editing with Canva
Creating videos with Canva
Productivity Tools for Chromebooks
Cameras
If you need to take a photo or create a short video on your Chromebook, you can use the Camera app that is already installed. The tutorial below walks you through finding the camera app, pinning it to the taskbar, migrating your photos to your Google Drive (if needed), and finding your photos. The second tutorial walks you through how to insert a photo into a Google Slides presentation using your Chromebook.
🔴 VIDEO: Short tutorial on opening and using the Camera app
🔴 VIDEO: Insert a photo into a Google Slides presentation using the camera on your Chromebook
Emoji Keyboard
There are several different ways to include emojis on your Chromebook. Two options to consider are to enable them on your computer, and the other is to install a Chrome extension. Instructions for both are given below:
🔴 VIDEO: On-screen keyboard
🌎 LINK: Install JoyPixels Chrome extension
🔴 VIDEO: How to use JoxPixels
Screencasting
With the Screencastify Chrome extension, you can record your own screen, add yourself picture-in-picture in the corner, or record yourself/your project full screen. Videos save directly to your Google Drive.
🔵 RESOURCE: Student guide to installing and using the extension
🌎LINK: Chrome Web Store to install Screencastify in Chrome
Audio Recording
There are a couple of options to consider. Neither need a login or password, but one seems to have more options than the other. Both links are below.
🌎 LINK: Online-voice-recorder
🌎 LINK: Vocaroo
Screenshots
Capturing screenshots on a Chromebook is a little different than on a Windows computer. Below is a set of instructions.
🔵RESOURCE: Step-by-step instructions
You can also install one of two Chrome extensions that do a pretty good job of screen captures.
🌎 LINK: Chrome Capture
Voice Typing
In Google Docs, you can use the Voice Typing feature to quickly get your thoughts down!
🔵 RESOURCE: Step-by-Step Instructions
Editing Videos
Walton-Verona has purchased a block of licenses for the premium version of WeVideo, and as a student you are welcome to use one of those licenses temporarily to build and export your project! Simply ask your teacher to contact Mrs. Jackson at the high school to request a login and password to get started on your project.
🌎LINK: WeVideo
🔴VIDEO: Detailed Walkthrough and Tutorial (16 minutes)
🔴VIDEO: Quick Start Tutorial (6 minutes)
🔴VIDEO: How to cut out a part of a video
🔴VIDEO: How to add motion titles
🔴VIDEO: How to create slow motion in a video clip
🔴VIDEO: How to create rolling credits (NOTE: in the video, "End credits" are selected from the bottom of the Motion clips folder. They are now located in the Static clips folder.)
Editing Photos
There are several photo editing options online. One of the most feature-rich is pixlr.com. It requires no account. Below you will find a link to it along with links to YouTube tutorials. Follow the links for Pixlr X for quick touch-ups like cropping, adding text and filters. Follow the links for Pixlr E for a more advanced version of Pixlr that is similar to PhotoShop.
🌎 LINK: Pixlr X (Fast and fun photo editing)
🔴 VIDEOS: Basic Tutorials for Pixlr X
🔴 VIDEOS: Tutorials for Pixlr X
🌎 LINK: Pixlr E (Advanced Photo Editing similar to PhotoShop)
🔴 VIDEOS: Basic Tutorials for Pixlr E (Advanced)
🔴VIDEOS: Tutorials for Pixlr E (Advanced Photo Editing)
Creating Publications
Canva is an online resource that allows you to make colorful and creative posters, infographics, brochures, Instagram-like photos, marketing images, banners, flyers and newsletters. Use your school Google account to login, and start creating!
🌎 LINK: Canva
🔴 VIDEO: Intro to Canva Tutorial
Presentations
Google Slides is one of the best tools for basic presentations. When you are done building your presentation, you also use Screencastify to record yourself presenting it, and then upload the movie of you giving your presentation!
🔵 RESOURCE: Intro to Google Slides
🔵 RESOURCE: Slides Carnival Themes
🔴 VIDEO: How to insert voiceover narration
🔴 VIDEO: How to insert audio/music
🔴 VIDEO: How to apply a theme downloaded from a website
🔴 VIDEO: How to insert a hyperlink
Drawing with your Chromebook
The Canvas app is a great place to doodle, work out a problem, or draw a diagram.
🔴 VIDEO: Tutorial
🌎 LINK: Chrome Canvas
Using Jamboard (Collaborative Whiteboard)
Chrome Extensions for Dyslexia, ADHD and Emerging Readers
HelperBird
HelperBird is a super useful Chrome extension that you can install to help students who have certain obstacles to learning. This extension features to help with dyslexia, color blindness, distracted reading, and also features a dictionary, speech-to-text and more!
🔴 VIDEO: What is HelperBird?
Read & Write Chrome Text-to-Speech
Read and Write Chrome is a Chrome extension that you can install. It creates a text-to-speech screen reader on your Chromebook.
🌎 LINK: Install
🔴 VIDEO: How to Use It
Cover Overlay
Cover Overlay is a Chrome extension that can support dyslexic readers who find color overlays helpful.
🌎 LINK: Install Cover Overlays on Your Chromebook
Mercury Reader
Mercury Reader clears away ads, links and other distractions. It helps you focus on just the text!
🔵 RESOURCE: Install Mercury Reader
🔴 VIDEO: How to use Mercury Reader