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Welcome to the TSD tutorials page for students and families. Below you will find questions and tutorials to help you and your student navigate the Tumwater remote learning systems.
Please look at the Expectations tab on the left for Chromebook Use and Fine Information
Questions & Answers
Click the question and it will expand.
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Helpful Tutorials for Everything Google Education Related
These are tutorials prepared by Google Educators around the country. They are short one to two-minute tutorials on everything from logging in to Google Classroom and the various Google Apps. Google Education Tutorials
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1. How does my student log in to their Chromebook?
Email address: firstname.lastname.2 digit graduation year (@stu.tumwater.k12.wa.us is already filled in for the student)
- Jon McTumwater class of 27= jon.mctumwat.27@stu.tumwater.k12.wa.us
- If your first or last name has more than 8 characters, only put in the first 8 characters
Password: t and your child’s 7 digit Skyward ID. If it’s 1234567, the password is t1234567 (NOTE: If you do not know your student's Skyward ID, it can be found on Family Access - click the Student Info tab and look for Other ID. If you cannot access Family Access, or if it doesn't work, either contact their classroom teacher or the appropriate Skyward contact for your child's school: Skyward Contacts for TSD Schools
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2. What if my student uses a Clever badge to log in to their Chromebook. How does that work?
The teacher will give your student a Clever badge with a QR code, it will look similar to the one below with the name under the QR code. (These are typically used by the primary.) Hold the badge up to the webcam on the Chromebook and it will automatically log in to your student's account. The Chromebook screen may look like this:
Click Next and you should get the webcam:
Hold the badge up to the webcam and it will read the QR code.
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3. How do I log my student into Chrome if using a laptop or workstation?
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4. How do I help my student get to Google Classroom?
Teachers will have links on their Teacher Web Pages with each school, alternatively, you can go to: https://classroom.google.com/ Classrooms that your student has been invited to will show up on their Google Classroom page OR if they have an Invite code from a teacher they can click the plus sign in the upper right-hand corner, select Join and enter the Invite Code.
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5. How do I access Wonders Online?
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6. How do I manage multiple Google accounts on Chrome?
Because Google is very popular, you may have personal accounts on your home computer. When your student goes to log in to their Tumwater account, problems may develop. Here is a quick video on how to manage multiple Google accounts.
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7. How does my student get into a Google Meet?
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8. What are Parent notifications in Google Classroom?
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9. Zoom Tutorial for Parents & Students
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10. Seesaw - Remote Learning Resources for Families & Students
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11. I would like to know Google's privacy & security policies for students.
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12. I accidently selected Xfinity wifi when I brought the Chromebook home, now I can't
If you unintentionally selected Xfinity (hotspot) wifi when you got it home and you can’t cancel the login box and select your wifi, it will need to be power washed or you can try rebooting.
To reboot a Chromebook press the refresh key and the power key at the same time. The refresh key is the fourth key from the left on the top row.
If you do have Xfinity, you need to enter your Xfinity user ID and password (usually email login) to access the internet using the Xfinity wifi.
If none of the solutions work, please bring it by District Office for a reset (powerwash).