Google Apps
All students will have access to Google Suite for Education including Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Maps, Drawing, Calendar, Classroom, Sites, Forms, Earth, Keep, and YouTube. Apps such as Google Play Store, Google +, and Hangouts will be restricted with their school account. The district maintains the right to determine as needed which apps students access and academic relevance.
Student Whitnall (Google) Email
Students in elementary grades have a Whitnall email address but are limited to communicate only within the Whitnall domain (Teachers and other students). While students in elementary do not regularly use the email account, the address is necessary to access the Google Suite Educational apps and to collaborate and share work with other students and teachers. Elementary students who do use their email are expected to use their email appropriately complying with all board policy and applicable laws.
WSD Student Email Board Policy (7540.07)
Google Classroom
Google Classroom is a management system for teachers and students to manage academic digital content such as assignments, announcements, links, and digital resources. Google Classrooms are not searchable on the Internet and require students to 'Join' to access content giving teachers the ability to manage who has access to classroom materials. Google Classroom is mostly used in secondary (6-12) contact your students' teacher to learn more about Google Classroom.
