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To use the SORA eBook Catalog, students need their district Username and Student ID number.
To use the SORA eBook Catalog, students need their district Username and Student ID number.
The video and directions below will explain how to find the Student ID number and log into SORA.
The video and directions below will explain how to find the Student ID number and log into SORA.
Grown-Ups: If you experience any trouble with your child's Username, contact the WCSD Technology Help Desk at 716-626-8044.
Grown-Ups: If you experience any trouble with your child's Username, contact the WCSD Technology Help Desk at 716-626-8044.
Directions for SORA:
Directions for SORA:
1. Download the Sora app. It's free and available from Google Play or your App Store. Or, access Sora on a computer or laptop by going directly to the SORA website!
1. Download the Sora app. It's free and available from Google Play or your App Store. Or, access Sora on a computer or laptop by going directly to the SORA website!
2. On Sora, look down at the bottom of the screen and select "I have a setup code." Our district code is williamsvilleny
2. On Sora, look down at the bottom of the screen and select "I have a setup code." Our district code is williamsvilleny
3. Your child's Sora Username is their WITS Username - that's the same Username they use at school to log into computers or Chromebooks (it's probably their first initial, middle initial, and the first five letters of their last name).
3. Your child's Sora Username is their WITS Username - that's the same Username they use at school to log into computers or Chromebooks (it's probably their first initial, middle initial, and the first five letters of their last name).
4. Now comes the tricky part! Your child's Sora Password is their nine-digit Student ID number - you must get that from WITS. Log in to WITS with your parent account and then...
4. Now comes the tricky part! Your child's Sora Password is their nine-digit Student ID number - you must get that from WITS. Log in to WITS with your parent account and then...
5. Make sure you are on your WITS Home page (from the options along the top blue bar) You should see YOUR name in the top right corner of your WITS page, and just below it, a second box where you can select your student's name.
5. Make sure you are on your WITS Home page (from the options along the top blue bar) You should see YOUR name in the top right corner of your WITS page, and just below it, a second box where you can select your student's name.
6. Also on the right side of your WITS page, you should see a column of boxes with various categories. The top box will have a little icon that says "Student's Profile." (It will list your child's name rather than Student.)
6. Also on the right side of your WITS page, you should see a column of boxes with various categories. The top box will have a little icon that says "Student's Profile." (It will list your child's name rather than Student.)
7. Click on that box, and you will see your child's Profile with their school photo. Near their photo (probably to the right) you should find their Student ID #. It is nine digits long.
7. Click on that box, and you will see your child's Profile with their school photo. Near their photo (probably to the right) you should find their Student ID #. It is nine digits long.
8. If you have more than one child at Heim, you will need to switch to your other child's Profile by using the drop-down option beneath YOUR name on your WITS Home screen. Then you'll need to repeat steps 5 -7 to find their Student ID #.
8. If you have more than one child at Heim, you will need to switch to your other child's Profile by using the drop-down option beneath YOUR name on your WITS Home screen. Then you'll need to repeat steps 5 -7 to find their Student ID #.
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