ClassLink gives you instant access to school files and apps from anywhere.

Sign In to ClassLink 

Email and Active Directory Log-ins 
Enter your username and password. Your school will provide you with this log-in information. In many cases it may be the same username and password you already use to log-in to the network. Your school will also provide you with a school code if you have one. Final step, click ‘sign-in’! 

Google & Social Network Log-ins 
If you would like to log-in with Google or a social network, you must first log-in with the information your school provides prior to linking your other accounts. Connecting your social media accounts are located in the Sign-In With section of your profile settings. If your school blocks certain social network websites, you will not be able to use this feature while in school.

Please note:  You must first link your account after logging in for the first time with your main ClassLink account.

Profile settings allows you to change your avatar, update your theme color, access your password locker, connect your google, Microsoft, or social media accounts and more!  

Click on your profile pictures and click profile settings.

General Settings

• You can change your avatar by clicking change image on your profile settings. You can choose from our avatar choices or you can upload a photo of yourself.

Themes & Colors

• Select your wallpaper and theme color.

Password Locker

• You can enter your log in information or edit log in information for applications by clicking edit next to that application.

Sign In With

• Go to Sign in with, and click connect next to which account you would like to use to sign into ClassLink. Enter your account information and you are all set.  

Please note:  Availability of the Google, Microsoft or social media buttons are controlled by your tech administrators.

My Apps may be the first thing you will see when you log in to ClassLink. This gives you instant access to the resources that have been provided for you by your school or district. You can add your own apps to this section by visiting our App library, adding your own weblinks as apps, and creating folders. 

Tool Bar

• Search: Allows you to search through your apps to find a specific app. You do not need to click the magnifying glass to start searching, just begin typing the name of the app and it will automatically search your apps.
• Edit mode: If you would like to move your apps around, delete apps, moves apps into folders or edit your folder you will have to click this button.
• Notifications: View notifications sent out by administrators.
• Help: Go to our online help page, contact our help desk, and show the guided tour.

Profile Settings
Change our avatar, themes, and colors. Access your password locker, set up two factor authorization, and connect your account with any social media accounts that your school will allow.

Single Sign-On Apps 
ClassLink has the ability to link you seamlessly to your various web accounts from within ClassLink. This handy feature is called ‘single sign-on’ (SSO) which means you will not have to enter your username and password every time you enter that website. Apps that have single sign-on capabilities can be found in the resource library, they are differentiated by blue ‘SSO’ banners with the white key. 

Edit Mode 
Click on the Edit Mode button in the top right.

• Rearrange apps by dragging them to a different location and dropping them.
• You can move apps inside a folder by hovering over the folder and dropping the app inside.
• You can create a folder by hovering one app over another app and dropping it. This will create a new folder with the two apps inside.
• To rename the folder, click on the folder and then click on the name.
• To add a new application, select 'New App’ and you will be taken to the App Library.

Updating/Changing Your Password 
To update or change your password, you can choose from the following options:

1. Use the password locker located in profile settings.
2. Right click the app and click "Update Password".

My Files is your place to access, edit, and store ALL of your files and folders located on your school network and cloud drives from any device.

When you click on My Files, it will open up in its own tab. You will see a tree view of your storage locations on the left. The ClassLink Drive is cloud storage given by ClassLink. The School Network storage location is where your school network drives will be found. You will be able to see all of your files and documents that you work on at school. You can view, edit and save these files, from ANY device, instantaneously! You have the ability to use an online editor (Office Online or Zoho) or a local application to see your files. Also, you have the ability to connect your cloud storage applications you already use such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Office365 and OneDrive. 
When a file is clicked, it will open up in Office Online or Zoho automatically. If the file ends in an 'x' (docx, pptx, xlsx), it will use Office Online. Older files will still use the Zoho editor. To get other My Files options you can right-click a file. Some of the options in this menu are to download the file, change the default click option, and choose to open the file on your device instead of editing online. 

PDF and Image Previewer 
ClassLink now has the ability to let you preview your PDF files and images stored in your files. SImply click on the PDF or image you wish to view and the preview window will appear automatically.

• The safest place to find images is in the Microsoft Clip Art Library (if you've purchased the software, you have unlimited use of their clip art) 

"10 Resources for Copyright and Royalty Free Media"   

• List of glossary terms
  • Royalty-free: the right to use copyrighted material without the need to pay royalties or fees.
  • Creative Commons:  A nonprofit organization that is expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. 
  • Public Domain: Pictures that are part of the public domain have expired, inapplicable or forfeited copyrights. They are available to the public.   

• Student Acceptable Use Policy

Digital Citizenship  
Chapel Hill ISD feels strongly that all students should be prepared to be good citizens in digital environments, just as they are expected to be good citizens in the physical world. Students should receive instruction on the safe and proper way to use technology and on digital citizenship topics including internet safety, privacy & security, relationships & communication, cyber-bullying, digital footprint & reputation, self-image & identity, information literacy, and creative credit & copyright. In accordance with the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires schools to educate students about appropriate online behavior. This includes education on interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms and on cyber-bullying awareness and response.

Responsible Use of Technology in CHISD 
Technology is integrated throughout the work and learning days of employees and students, and responsible use of technologies goes hand-in-hand with the privilege of technology access. Below you will find official district policies which cover the responsible use of technology by employees and students.   All employees and students agree to follow these policies by virtue of their association with the school district.

As an employee, it is important that you be familiar with and follow these policies. If you are a teacher, it is important that you hold your students to the standards of these policies through modeling responsible use and requiring your students to practice responsible use of technology for learning,  regardless of whether the technology is district owned or personally owned.  CHISD's responsible use policies are built on the foundation of the Digital Citizenship. You can read more about this concept at Digital Citizenship.

Today, many of us live a big part of our lives online. That's why it's important that the internet be a safe place for playing, learning, and hanging out.  Here are some links to help students, families, and teachers keep their online communities safe and fun. 

The following links are redirected from the CHISD website. CHISD is not responsible for their content. 

• How do you decide what images and information to post online? Real teens talk back.
• Creating a profile without making yourself a target: Check out this checklist for making online profiles that don't say, "Hey, steal my identity! Come to my house and bother me!
• MTV looks at The Thin Line between public and private, funny and cruel, devotion and stalking, love and abuse.  Will you stand by or stand up?
• True stories: Ryan and Noah made mistakes online. Listen to their survivor stories and ask yourself, would I have been brave enough to tell?
• Totally practical and no-frills tips on being a smart, independent teen online.
• Digital Citizenship Lessons by Common Sense Media

•  
• This video with real kids is a great reminder about the power YOU have to make a difference. Will you stand by, or stand up?
• Aly made her profile private, but was that enough? A conversation at the water fountain makes her wonder. Avoid sketchy creeps and enjoy these characters.
• Keean and Lolo aren't going out, but Keean's ex won't stop texting Lolo. What should they do about her cyber bullying?
• How much time do you spend gaming? See how you compare to these real kids.
• Don't be that kid--instead, follow these tips to stay out of trouble and keep your independence online.
• Digital citizenship lessons from Common Sense Media
•  

• Pause and Think Online - Song/Video/Lyrics. 
• Clicky is throwing a party for his good friend, Router the robo-pup. But it’s hard to plan a party when you have to save the Internet from sneaky outlaws and help pals Nettie and Webster deal with tricky people in the real world. 
• Faux Paw the web-surfing cat runs into trouble - and fun games! 
• Protect our computers--learn the rap so you remember, "Don't open that file!"
• Digital Citizenship Lessons from Common Sense Media 

• 10 Simple Steps to Internet Safety: How to have a quick, valuable talk with your kids about staying safe online. 
• Facebook for Parents: Protect your teen's reputation on Facebook.
• Teens' "Rules of the Road": Nickelodeon's fun, smart site gives older students tools to feel confident on the information highway. Good conversation starter for teachers or parents. 
• Can you Spot the Scam? Teachers, this is a fun bell-ringer to rev those critical thinking engines.
• Here are some fantastic educational games recommended for kids in each age group.

• Employee Acceptable Use Policy

• Student Acceptable Use Policy

Maintenance in preparation for the summer months must be done as mail will continue to flow through the summer months.

Delete all email items that you deem are not necessary to keep.
Clear Sent Items.
Empty Deleted Items folder.

Favorites and bookmarks should be backed up in the event that browser updates are released/applied over the summer months. In some cases, the updates will empty all favorite and bookmarked websites.

Any files that have been saved to the desktop should be moved to your home directory.

Take a moment to browse through your file structure and directories to ensure that all your pertinent data is stored within your home directory. We will be migrating the district computers to Windows10 this summer and although we do not anticipate any loss of data, the only sure way to ensure that your files are backed up is to place them in the home directory that we back up on a regular basis.

Any hardware in addition to the teacher workstation needs to be turned into the campus office for the summer. In the event that you will be storing equipment in your room, be sure to store it under lock and key in your classroom and notify the office of what is being stored and the location. This will help the technicians as they work on equipment over the summer to locate items quickly.

If you will be moving classrooms this summer, please remember that you are not to move any computer equipment to your new classroom. Our department will be notified of any classroom changes and the campus technician will make changes as necessary. If there is a special circumstance regarding any hardware, the campus office should be made aware of the situation and technology will discuss with campus administration as to the best course to take.

Any hardware that is in addition to the teacher workstation should be turned into the campus office labeled with your name and room number. This includes any laptops, iPads or tablets that has been issued to you during your employment with the district. Arrangements should also be made to work with the campus technician regarding copying any files that you want to keep regarding the best way to save your information to either CD or flash drive.

Google Apps for Education:A Suite of Free Productivity Tools for Classroom Collaboration

CLICK THIS SECTION TO GET STARTED WITH YOUR DISTRICT GOOGLE ACCOUNT

Classroom

Designed to help teachers create and collect assignments paperlessly, including time-saving features like the ability to automatically make a copy of a Google Document for each student. It also creates Drive folders for each assignment and for each student to help keep everyone organized. 

Docs

Create and edit docs, spreadsheets, and presentations right in your browser. Multiple people can work at the same time, and every change is saved automatically.

Drive
Save work files in Drive, access them from any device and share them instantly. No more sending attachments or merging different versions.

Calendar
Spend less time planning and more time doing with shareable calendars that integrate seamlessly with Gmail, Drive, Contacts, Sites, and Hangouts.

YouTube
Allows you to find videos on many topics from around the world. YouTube EDU is Google’s library of 700,000+ high-quality educational videos from partners like Khan Academy, Stanford and TED-Ed. 

40 Ways To Use Google Apps in the Classroom 

• Google Earth 
• Elementary Lit Trips shares some EXCELLENT downloadable Google Earth learning experiences for common literature used in Elementary grades
• Middle School Lit Trips shares some EXCELLENT downloadable Google Earth Learning Experiences for common literature used in Middle School
• High School Lit Trips shares some EXCELLENT downloadable Google Earth Learning Experiences for common literature used in High School
• How about MORE Earth Science learning opportunities?
• Real World Math Lessons using Google Earth and Sketchup
• Google Art Project features famous works of art via Google Earth
• GE Tips & Tutorials featured here for those who want to learn more about using Google Earth
• Overiew of GEteach gives a general overview of how to use GEteach resource by Google Earth
• GeoGreeting! What a fun way to practice spelling words!
• History Tours takes you through pivotal moments in history and makes the experience come alive

• Google Scholar is an 'alternate' search engine that takes out all the fluff.  It's packed with STRICTLY primary, cited sources for real research.
• Google Trends  looks at trends in hot searches. Browse by date, or look at top searches in different categories
• Correlate: A part of Google Trends, Google Correlate allows you to look at search trends over time. For example, input "soup" and you'll see a clear increase in searches during the winter months. The more fascinating part of Google Correlate is the Search by Drawing function. Draw a fun graph and Correlate will give you search keywords that best match your graph creation.
• Public Data Explorer  Search through databases from around the world.After you find what you want, filter through categories to make graphs with the axes you want. Google's Public Data Explorer then displays the data in a line graph, bar graph, scatterplot or on a map.
• Google Earth, Google Sky allows you to explore space and star systems. In collaboration with NASA, using images from the Hubble Telescope,  

ATOMIC LEARNING SYSTEM LOGIN

You will use your regular district computer login to access this excellent source for training. 

With Atomic Learning, all teachers, students, and parents have access to technology training tutorials on over 205 applications–all available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at school and from home.

Using Atomic Learning Resources in the Classroom

• Guide To Impacting Learners
• Student Focused Hoonuit Modules (this lists all the ones that are not related to College success—everything under College Success is geared towards students)
• Teacher Focused Hoonuit Modules 
• T-TESS Content Alignment 
• Training Series That Have Skills Assessments Associated With Them

The iPad is very easy to learn to use. Even if you already have a personal iPhone or iPad or other similar smart phone or tablet device, there is always something new to learn about how the device functions.  Here is a great 'starter' video for you if you are a new iPad user.

UPDATE YOUR iPAD to the most recent Update

Apple releases regular updates to the iPad operating system, which is called iOS.  

Your iPad will tell you when a software update is available. You will see a red circle with a number inside in the top right corner of your Settings app.  Please follow the instructions below to update your iPad. You can also download a copy of the instructions if you prefer.

Using mobile devices in teaching and learning opens up a world of possibilities, but it also brings a new set of dynamics to the classroom. There are some of the things you should plan for before using iPads with students and procedures you should follow while students are using the iPads.  Having a plan ahead of time will increase the success and impact of mobile device use in your classroom.

Setting Up an Individual Apple ID/iTunes Account Based on Your CHISD Email Address

• District technology staff will provide you with instructions for setting up an Apple ID/iTunes account based on your CHISD email address and NOT tied to a credit card number.
  • Use the account based on your CHISD email address to download and test apps for use in teaching and learning or to download apps you only intend to use on the iPad you teach from.
  • Do not share the password to this account with anyone else.
  • If you ever leave the district, ownership of this account and any apps purchased on it will remain with the district.

• You may be responsible for managing a set of iPads, such as the iPads purchased with Title I funds for intervention classrooms, with a specially dedicated iTunes account.
  • Use the dedicated district account for your set of iPads to install apps on all of the iPads in the set.
  • Only teachers managing the set of iPads and district technology staff should know the password for this account. Do not share the password with anyone else or reset the password on this account without consulting district technology staff.

• Do not allow students to use their personal iTunes accounts on district-owned iPads.
• Always make sure an iPad is logged out of all iTunes accounts before letting students use the iPad
  • Open the App Store
  • Tap on Featured at the bottom of the App Store screen
  • Scroll to the bottom of the App Store Screen
  • Tap the button that says Apple ID: <itunesaccount>
  • Click Sign Out on the box that pops up
  • Make sure the button that formerly said Apple ID: <itunesaccount> now says Sign In (If it still has the Apple ID on it, tap again and select Sign Out)
  • Close the App Store. The iPad can now be used by students without them iadvertently accessing a district iTunes account.

There are a lot of things you can do on an iPad just using the Safari web browser, but a great deal of functionality is added to your device through the use of apps. An app is simply a program, or application, that has been created specifically for a mobile device such as an iPad. Each icon you see on the iPad screen represents an app.  

 iTunes U Teacher testimonial (7th grade Language Arts) discussing the power of inspiring learners with Individualized Learning Opportunities

iBooks Teacher testimonial (8th Grade Social Studies) 

Customizing Apps Teacher testimonial (Kindergarten) discussing using different Apps for different learning styles

Garage Band Teacher testimonial (High School English) discussing using multi-media projects to create Rockin' book reports

iBooks Author Teacher testimonial (Kindergarten) discussing student created books

The Secret Garden shares using multiple iPad apps to make learning come alive

Click here for GREAT APPS FOR EDUCATION LINKS 

Or try this one! BLOOM'S TAXONOMY APPS

I understand and agree to abide by the following:

• Chapel Hill Independent School District is issuing me an iPad for use in teaching and learning.
• The Chapel Hill ISD Acceptable Use Policy for Employees applies to my use of this equipment at all times.
• I can use the iPad both within and outside of the physical school district, but because the iPad is intended for teaching and learning, I must bring it to my classroom every school day.
• I am responsible for the appropriateness of the content accessed with and stored on my iPad.
• I will follow district instructions for setting up an Apple ID tied to my district email account.
• I will log into the App Store, iTunes, or another app that requires an Apple ID using only the Apple ID that is tied to my district email account.
• I will not use my personal Apple ID (if I have one) on my CHISD-issued iPad, and I will not use my CHISD Apple ID on my personal iPad or other device
• I will not allow anyone else use their Apple ID to log into the App Store, iTunes, or another app that requires an Apple ID on my iPad.
• I will not connect my CHISD-issued iPad to or sync it with a non-CHISD computer.
• I will not attempt to rename the iPad or remove/bypass software that has been installed on the iPad for the purpose of monitoring it on the CHISD network.
• I will not attempt to wipe the contents of the iPad.
• Damage to or theft of the iPad must be discussed with administration and will be covered at the district’s discretion. I will report damage to or the theft of my iPad immediately to designated district personnel.
• When requested by the district, or upon my separation as an employee of the district, I agree to return this iPad and case to designated district personnel in the same condition it was issued to me, less reasonable wear.
• If I fail to return the iPad and case upon request or upon separation as an employee of the district, I understand that the cost of replacing the iPad and case at the time I fail to return it can be deducted from my paycheck.

Office365 Learning Center

Office for Mobile Devices

OR here are links to Atomic Learning's course for Office 365.  A login will be required (it's your regular network login)

• Using Office 365 Training

A. Introducing Office 365

• Introduction to Office 365
• Checking compatibility
• Signing in to Office 365 for the first time
• Office 365 settings
• Downloading Office software
• Edit profile
• Add profile picture
• Change/remove profile picture
• Change password
• Office 365 apps
• Mobile capabilities

 B. Office 365 Mail and Contacts

• Overview of Mail interface
• Mail settings
• Reading mail
• Sending a new message
• Set your email signature
• Accessing and creating email folders
• Incoming mail settings
• Creating and editing mail rules
• Setting up an out of the office reply
• Creating a meeting invite in response to an email
• Overview of People application
• Creating and editing contacts
• Creating a contact from a message
• Create a contact list
• Creating contact groups

C. Calendar and Tasks

• Overview of calendar and tasks
• Navigating the calendar app
• Creating a new calendar event
• Adding attachments to calendar events
• Adding categories to calendar events
• Using the scheduling assistant
• Working with multiple calendarsCalendar sharing permissions
• Creating and sharing a public link to a calendar
• Navigating that Tasks app
• Creating a new task
• Creating a detailed task

D. OneDrive and Office Web Apps

• Overview of OneDrive
• Creating a new document
• Uploading a file to OneDrive
• Editing a file in the Office Web apps
• Sharing a document
• Opening a shared document
• Organizing documents and folders
• Previewing and Print to PDF
• Embedding documents
• Using and installing the OneDrive desktop application

E. Office 365 Social Applications

• Overview of the Office 365 social applications
• Newsfeed
• YammerOffice 365 video
• Creating a video channel
• Uploading a video
• Video and channel settings
• Overview of sites
• Capabilities of sites
• Overview of Skype for Business
• Overview of Delve

F. Course Files

• Download the course files