Student Tech Support Resources
Topic / Issue | Description | Links to Resources for Students |
What are the different parts/functions of Google Classroom? | How to join a class. How to work on an assignment. How to turn in your assignment. How to check your grade and comments from your teacher. How to take a photo of their work and paste it into an assignment to share in Google Classroom. | |
How to send an email to a teacher | How to use the Subject. What does the “body” of the email look like? How do you write a professional email to your teacher? Remind students to check back to see if their emails have been answered by their teachers. | |
How to join a Zoom video conference | How to join, how to check mic, video, etc. | |
Zoom Questions | Troubleshoot problems in Zoom. Most problems so far have been with audio. | |
How to use Actively Learn | How to log in, look at and complete assignments, | |
How to use Newsela | How to create an account, join classes, and get started on assignments. | Quick Review: Student View of Google Classroom |
How to use Read/Write | This Google Chrome extension provides students with a toolbar through which they can access eighteen different tools, including text-to-speech and speech-to-text, to enhance accessibility. | |
How to use the EquatIO Editor | Math, Chemistry, and formula editor that integrates with Google Docs, Slides, Drawings and Forms. Other features include a Mathspace that students can insert directly into a G Suite app or PDF they’re working on, enabling them to provide more detailed and robust responses to STEM problems. | |
Grammarly | Video that explains how to install the extension and get started using Grammarly | |
Record a Video with Google Meet | Video that shows how to create a screencast with audio for an assignment | |
Google Slides | Basic introduction to Google Slides | |
Flipgrid | Getting started. Log in with a code, record and submit a video. | |
Screencastify | Chrome extension that allows you to record your webcam, desktop or both at the same time. It also allows you to edit your recordings. | Getting started - Install Chrome extension (make sure you are logged into the mvla.net domain before you install the extension) |
Adobe Creative Cloud | Access to the Adobe products | URL: adobe.com Choose: Sign in Sign in with your full student mvla.net email address and password to gain access to the Adobe products. |
Microsoft Office Products | Access to the Microsoft Office products | URL: office.com Choose: Sign in Sign in with your full student mvla.net email address and password to gain access to the Microsoft Office products. |
Organizing Documents in Google Drive | If your teacher is using Canvas, you might want to create a Google Drive Folder and move your class documents to this folder to keep everything organized. | Organizing Google Drive Directions for Android, computer, iPhone, and iPad. |
Help Desk | If you did not find what you were looking for, go to the MVLA Helpdesk and submit a help ticket. | How to use the Help Desk |
