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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.]]
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.**
'''<nowiki>**</nowiki>If your iPad is lost stollen or damaged you are responsible for replacing it.**'''


==Grades 3 - 5==
==Grades 3 - 5==


===Equipment ===
===Equipment===
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. 3rd and 4th Grade students will be issued an additional device at the beginning of the school year in the event we need to transition to remote learning. 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 the event 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.  
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. 3rd and 4th Grade students will be issued an additional device at the beginning of the school year in the event we need to transition to remote learning. 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 the event 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.  


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All 3rd to 5th grade students will use their Riverdale credentials to log in to their Chromebooks both at school and at home. Student logins consist of their first initial of their first name, their last name, and the graduation year @Riverdale.edu.   
All 3rd to 5th grade students will use their Riverdale credentials to log in to their Chromebooks both at school and at home. Student logins consist of their first initial of their first name, their last name, and the graduation year @Riverdale.edu.   


Students can access their learning platform from home by following the written steps below:
== Digital Learning Platforms ==
'''All students''' will have access to the Digital Learning Platforms listed below. These digital learning platforms that are being used across the lower school. For detailed information on how to login to these platforms please review our detailed [[Access my LS child’s digital Learning Platforms#Early Learning|LS Digital Learning Platforms article]]


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== Device Replacement and Repair Policy ==
===Okta Plug-In Installation===
If a device is lost, stolen or destroyed/damaged beyond repair while off-campus (including at home and during transit to/from school), the family will be responsible for the full replacement cost of:
You may see a message that asks you to install an Okta browser plug-in the first time you log in to your RCS account.


:[[File:OKTA Banner.png|600 px]]
*$473 for an iPad
 
*$430 for a Chromebook.
#The plug-in must be installed for the software to operate.
#Click on the part of the message that says "click here to install".
#Start the installation and follow the onscreen instructions.
#When the installation is complete, restart the browser.
 
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==Digital Learning Platforms==
'''All students''' will have access to the Digital Learning Platforms listed below. These digital learning platforms that are being used across the lower school. For detailed information on how to login to these platforms please review our detailed [[Access my LS child’s digital Learning Platforms#Early Learning|LS Digital Learning Platforms article]]
===Accessing Digital Learning Platforms===
Accessing our Digital Learning Platforms varies depending upon your child's grade level.


*[[Access my LS child’s digital Learning Platforms#Early Learning|Early Learning (Pk - 2nd Grade)]]
We purchase accidental damage coverage and most broken screens and other minor issues will be covered under those policies. If the damage is beyond the scope of those policies we will at our discretion and best judgement ask families to pay for the repair or a device replacement.
**Students use a Clever Badge to login to the tools listed below
*[[Access my LS child’s digital Learning Platforms#Upper Learning|Upper Learning (3rd - 5th Grade)]]
**Students their Google account to access Clever and login to the tools listed below


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Families are responsible for replacing broken chargers with the equivalent OEM (Apple or Lenovo) product ([mailto:support-ticket@riverdale.edu contact us for details] if you find yourself in that situation). If there is a manufacturing defect or other non-user issue, we will investigate and determine the best course of action.
==Technology Orientation==
==Technology Orientation==
All 1st to 5th Grade students will receive a Technology Orientation during the first weeks of School.  Third to Fifth Grade students will be asked to submit a technology pledge.
All 1st to 5th Grade students will receive a Technology Orientation during the first weeks of School.  Third to Fifth Grade students will be asked to submit a technology pledge.
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