On Friday, April 24th at 2 pm, we would like to have a virtual check in using Google Meet. We will be sending an invitation to join the "meeting" on Friday so be sure to check in your child's gmail for the link. In order to participate, you will need to login to your child's school board account using the information that was sent out in March. In order to login in, you will need to do the following steps:
Carefully type in your student email address, which is your "first name. last name @ocsbstudent.ca".
Be sure to spell your name carefully, don't add any spaces between anything, and to carefully type in @ocsbstudent.ca (you can make the @ symbol by holding shift and pressing the number 2 key).
If you type in your email correctly, it will then ask for your password. It is confidential, please do not share it with others.
When you are logged in, you can go to gab.ocsb.ca to find the student portal or you can go directly there by using this link: Student Portal.
You can access all your Google products here, such as Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Draw, as well as Student Dashboard, RazKids, Zorbits math, and many other student resources.
Given that the students are young, it is important that an adult helps to log them on to "meet" and be nearby while they are using it. Don’t worry! You do not have to be on camera. We would love to see your child’s beautiful smile though!
Below is a link to a Google extension. This extension allows users to see more participants while using a Google Meet with multiple people. In order for students to see all of their peers during the Google Meet, it is essential that you add this extension to your Google Chrome web browser. It is simple to do so.
Google Hangout Extension - Here
When students are in the meet, there is a button that has 9 small squares inside a large square (called a waffle or grid). If you click that, it will allow students to see everyone at once. Picture is below for your reference.
