Central Middle School Device Training for Parent and Students

What is the purpose of Digital Learning? Digital devices expand school to home communication and learning Access to 24/7 learning for both digital literacy, and informational literacy 24/7 learning allows students to personalize how much and how long they want to learn Shifts the learning responsibility to the student Prepares our students to be career and college ready in the 21 st century

Items to be covered Device Care and Insurance Haiku Aeries Parent Portal Online Safety

Device Care Most of the Chromebooks are made of plastic and they are fragile. The devices should never be tossed (even while in a backpack). It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of their device. Chromebooks should be locked in their PE locker during PE. Be sure there is nothing on the keyboard when closing the device. Liquids should never be near the device. Do not store the device in hot areas such as in the car, by an oven, or heater.

Insurance Protection Student Insurance Partners is an independent company outside of RUSD. Insurance covers damages to and theft of the Chromebook. The cost of each Chromebook device is $300. If a device is broken, your student needs to take it to Mr. Porter in the library, so he can assess the damages and issue a loaner laptop until the broken Chromebook is repaired. Insurance can be purchased online, by phone, or with the form we have provided you.

Wireless All of Central Middle School has the newest wireless technology. The name of the wireless access point is RUSDlearns. RUSD provides wireless that has basic firewalls in place to help protect our students. Password for wireless is: RUSDlearns

Haiku Haiku is a Learning Management System (LMS) which is a software application for the delivery of online education classes. Every student is expected to be able to log in to their Haiku account and see all the work that their teachers have assigned. Parents will have to use a Haiku account to log in. This account is tied to the address RUSD has on file. Not all parents have addresses on file, so parents will need to check our website for more details on the process for them to log in.

Haiku We are going to show you how to access Haiku. Now go to On the right side, click on “Haiku”

Haiku Students will use their rusdlearns.net account to log in to Haiku. Parents will use this side to log in

Haiku Enter the username and password on the left side of the log in screen Log in name is the account entered when your student was enrolled at Central. Make sure to replace replaced by a. (period). The initial password is Welcome1. For example, would be joesmith.yahoo.com Create a new password, Click Save Click Save on account information. Note: Parents have the option to add a cell phone number so that they can receive text notifications. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Haiku Click Home and you will be taken to your portal where you will see the list of your student(s) classes on the left and a calendar and other pertinent information on the rest of the page. Click on the class title to see the class content. If you have more than one student you can filter by clicking on the menu above the list of classes.

Aeries Portal What you can find on Aeries Online grade book Assignments RED means not turned in Updated regularly Students can access Aeries Portal the same way and will be taught this skill during 0 period

Aeries Portal We are going to show you how to access the Aeries Portal. Now go to On the right side, click on “Aeries”

Aeries Portal Four things you will need before you start: (This information can be found on the paper that was given to you prior to the workshop) 1.Your personal Account 2.Student ID number 3.The Telephone Number Listed in Aeries 4.Verification Code – a random code containing numbers and uppercase letters To create your account: Click the “Create New Account” link in the bottom left corner of the screen

Choose the “Parent” Option. Enter your address and password in provided fields. In Step 3, you must confirm the address. When you see the screen below, an has been sent you. You will now need to log in to the account that you used above Aeries Portal

You will see an similar to the one below. Click on the Confirm Current Address link. You will see a window like the one below. Click on “Return to Login Page” link. Aeries Portal

Type in the and password that you created and then hit the login button

Enter the information in each box. When done click the “Next” button. Click the button next to your name, or “None of the above” if you do not appear in the list. Click the “Next” button to finish. You can click on the Home menu to view information on the current student that your Parent Portal Account is now configured to see. Now you can explore Aeries and check your student’s grades and attendance Aeries Portal

Student Planner The student planner this year is located on our website at Please look it over and familiarize yourself with our school rules and procedures.

Online Safety Protect Yourself Online

Online Safety Cyber Bullying

Online Safety Think Before You Type

Online Safety Additional Resources

Office: Cub Hub (the old library) Phone at school: (951) ext Thank You for Coming Today!!! Before you leave today, please fill out a quick online survey. To get to the survey go to the Central Website and look for “School2Home Parent Readiness Assessment” on the right side of the page. Questions? Problems? See Mr. Porter