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All Lower School students will be issued a device to keep at home in the event that a cohort, class or the school needs to transition to remote learning due to extenuating circumstances. Students and families will receive a tech orientation during the first weeks of school to ensure they are able to access their accounts throughout the year. | |||
If you have any questions that are not answered here, please contact us at [mailto:support-ticket@riverdale.edu support-ticket@riverdale.edu] | |||
==Pre-K - Grade 2== | |||
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=== Equipment === | |||
Pre-K to Kindergarten students will be issued an iPad with a charging cable to keep at home in the event of remote learning. First and Second Grade classes will be issued an iPad with a charging cable. While charging cables can stay at home, the iPad will travel to and from school on a daily basis. Students will use a Clever badge, in conjunction with the Clever app to log in to their devices. | |||
===Clever Badge Login=== | ===Clever Badge Login=== | ||
The Clever badge along with the Clever App will give your student access to all of the learning platforms they will use throughout the school year. This Badge can be used by your child to logon to our systems without having to remember or type a username and passphrase. All students will be provided with a printed version of their Badge | The Clever badge along with the Clever App will give your student access to all of the learning platforms they will use throughout the school year. This Badge can be used by your child to logon to our systems without having to remember or type a username and passphrase. All students will be provided with a printed version of their Badge during device distribution. You can also scan a digital copy of the badge if you have one available, by holding your phone with the Badge open, up to the camera on your iPad/Chromebook. | ||
If you need a replacement of your child's Clever badge please request one by emailing us at support-ticket@riverdale.edu. | If you need a replacement of your child's Clever badge please request one by emailing us at support-ticket@riverdale.edu. | ||
===How to login=== | ====How to login==== | ||
#'''Open Clever'''<br>Open the Clever app and sign in using your Clever Badge | #'''Open Clever'''<br>Open the Clever app and sign in using your Clever Badge | ||
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#'''Select desired app'''<br>Once signed in, click the desired app. You will be prompted to open the desired app | #'''Select desired app'''<br>Once signed in, click the desired app. You will be prompted to open the desired app | ||
=== Caring for my iPad === | |||
Caring for your iPad is important. Please restart your iPad regularly and close any additional apps to ensure ultimate performance. For more information about the care of your child's device please review our [[Care for my lower school child's iPad or Chromebook?|detailed help article.]] | |||
<nowiki>**</nowiki>If your iPad is lost stollen or damaged you are responsible for replacing it.** | |||
==Grades 3 - 5== | ==Grades 3 - 5== | ||
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All 3rd to 5th Grade Homebase classes will have a cart of Chromebooks stored in their classrooms, and students will be assigned a device at the beginning of the year. Students in these grade levels will receive login credentials to access their learning platforms, and 4th and 5th-grade students will be introduced to email. 3rd and 4th Graders will be sent home with an additional device in case there is a scenario where remote learning is needed. Returning 5th Grade students already have an additional device that they will keep at home and will use to complete assignments. | |||
===How to Login=== | ===How to Login=== | ||