SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 Vanier Collegiate Institute - Pursue Online

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Vanier Collegiate Institute

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 Vanier Collegiate Institute - Pursue Online
SCHOOL DIVISION WEBSITES
HTCSD
Information about Catholic Education, Holy Trinity Catholic schools, programs, calendars, division
and board information and re-open plans for the new school year.
    • www.htcsd.ca

VANIER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
Important information about Vanier’s re-open plan, family portal, student portal, registration
information, calendar, and other important information.
    • www.vanier.htcsd.ca

PURSUE ONLINE
The purpose of this site is to assist Saskatchewan’s youth and their parents/guardians to learn about
career planning, the steps to career development and to connect them with critical information that
will help students with transitions.
    • https://pursueonline.htcsd.ca/

MY BLUEPRINT
Provincial wide resource for Saskatchewan students and families to learn more about careers, post-
secondary options and employment opportunities. Contact Ms. Lapointe at
christa.lapointe@htcsd.ca for an access code.
    • https://myblueprint.ca/

MANDATORY TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS
GOOGLE CHROME AND HTCSD EMAIL ACCOUNT
All students have a chrome book and therefore a HTCSD google account.
Students have access to the google suite.
     • EMAIL WILL BE USED FOR ALL MAJOR COMMUNICATION AND
        ANNOUNCEMENTS.
     • Firstname.lastname@students.htcsd.ca
     • IT Department will be setting up first time users (firstname.lastname) with username and
        passwords.

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EDSBY
Edsby is HTCSD digital learning and data system. . It is a great communication tool
and tracking system for attendance and assessment. Teachers, students and
parents all have accounts. However, student and parent accounts will not be
accessible until further notice.
   • Htcsd.edsby.com
   • School Division username (firstname.lastname) and password
            o Same as Chromebook/Google Account
   • Website Login
   • Mobile App Login

MOODLE
Moodle is a learning platform/course management system. Students all have a HTCSD account and
teachers as of this fall will have some resources on Moodle for students to use. It is a great system
for hybrid and remote learning in addition to being a great resource for face to face learning.
    • HTCSD Website:
            o Learning.htcsd.ca
            o Username and password required – HTCSD username and password
                    ▪ https://help.htcsd.ca/hda/#/resetpassword/
            o Enroll in assigned class, sometimes you might need a password
    • Mobile App
            o Download and login with proper credentials

GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Google classroom is a great resource for teachers to provide educational learning
materials to students both in class and remotely. It helps manage and assess progress,
while enhancing connections with learners from school, from home or on the go.
   • Log into Google
   • Go to apps and/or go to google classroom and log in with your HTCSD credentials.

GOOGLE HANGOUTS /MEETS
If needed teachers have google hangouts/meets available to connect with students,
community members and parents. Teachers will either provide a code or a link for
individuals to join the chat. Please refer to HTCSD procedures and protocols to
ensure privacy and proper etiquette is being followed.

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OTHER TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
AIRTAME AND CHROMEBOOKS
There are a few smart tv throughout the school. Therefore, your chrome books will be able to
connect to the TVs through airtame so that you can have documents on your device be used for
presentations, group work, etc.

     How:
        -      Our IT/Ed department will provide videos soon.
        -      Download locate airtame app
        -      Search for network name or IP address
        -      Enter Code
        -      Start sharing

GOOGLE DRIVE
School cloud storage that provides students an opportunity to back up files, utilize google
programs, share files, connect with peers and staff. It is a great file management tool as well.

GOOGLE SUITE
     • Email
     • Documents
     • Sheets
     • Slides
     • Forms
     • Sites
     • Drawings
     Should know:
        • How to email a document
        • Share a document

GIZMOS
Online simulations that power inquiry and understanding. A great tool for math and science.
Individual teachers create accounts, make classes and offer inquiry-based activities.
    • https://www.explorelearning.com/

UNSPLASH
Beautiful, free images and photos that you can download and use for any project. Better than any royalty free
or stock photos.
    • www.unsplash.com

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IDELLO
The Canadian reference in French educational content.
   • https://www.idello.org/en

ALL OF PROF
A great French education site that teachers might use for the French Immersion program.
    • https://www.alloprof.qc.ca/

MICROSOFT WORD/OFFICE 365
Personal or family software package you might be familiar with. This company requires a fee to purchase the
software.

                                        WHAT IF I NEED HELP?
     1. Password Recovery
            a. https://help.htcsd.ca/hda/#/resetpassword/ - The above process will help you in resetting
                 your HTCSD password and CHROME/EMAIL/EDSBY password as well.
     2. Office Staff
            a. Nicole.radfelder@htcsd.ca
            b. Amie.dormer@htcsd.ca
     3. Librarian (Chromebook, and technical issues)
            a. kim.domoslai@htcsd.ca

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Vanier Update Information
    • https://vanier.htcsd.ca/apps/news/article/811523
 Vanier Collegiate Re-Open Plan
    • https://22.files.edl.io/3032/08/25/20/215242-6acb6a26-cd86-4a97-9caf-
        b9f9a06bb5ad.pdf
 HTCSD Re-Open Plan
    • https://22.files.edl.io/f1ec/09/01/20/204249-0e35f830-e1c3-456a-ac68-
        758a6ed4562e.pdf

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