Technology Resources

Sudents should be logging in to vPortal to check their school email and Canvas regularly. VPortal is where all learning applications and resources are housed for Volusia County students and teachers. You access vPortal by going to the Volusia County Schools website and clicking on vPortal. 

 

Once you are inside vPortal, your instructional apps will be located on your screen. You will be using Gradebook (to see current schedule, current grades, and contact info for teachers), Office 365 (for your school email, Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint), and Canvas (for many courses this will be where lessons are housed, but all teachers will have a homepage with info about class). You will also find your digital textbooks and other resources for classes. 

If you are missing any of these tiles or want to add anything into your vPortal, click on the + at the top of vPortal and search for the tile you need to add and press ADD. 

If Vportal is ever down, you can access many of the programs needed with these direct links:

Focus Gradebook

volusia.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/

Canvas

volusia.instructure.com/

SchoolCity

student.schoolcity.com/studentprod34/volusia (Click on the lock that says SAML under the sign in)

Office 365 (Email, Word, Excel, PPT, Teams)

office.com/

Edgenuity        

auth.edgenuity.com/Login/SAML/Student/volusia

https://auth.edgenuity.com/Login/Login/Student 

Big Ideas Math Textbooks

www.bigideasmath.com/BIM/login

NGLSync/Cengage Textbooks

nglsync.cengage.com/portal/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fportal

McGraw Hill Textbooks

launchpad.classlink.com/ltisso/110383

Savvas Textbooks

sso.rumba.pk12ls.com/sso/login

Class Zone Textbooks

launchpad.classlink.com/clsso/106774

HMH Textbooks

www.hmhco.com/

my.hrw.com/

Achieve 3000

portal.achieve3000.com/index

Nearpod

nearpod.com/login/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fnp1.nearpod.com%2Fpresentations.php

Algebra Nation

web.algebranation.com/

School News

https://www.youtube.com/live/pXpN6NUuQxE 

www.youtube.com/channel/UCSDLFxT_y3dw1HSPJ2lp_aw

Student laptops can be checked out from the media center anytime between 8:00-3:45 most days. Look through the 1:1 VCS DEVICE HANDBOOK to see what is expected of families when you check out a device. Parents are asked to sign the device acknowledgement form inside parent portal. If you are having issues with your device, bring it to the media center for repair or a replacement during school hours.

Be sure to SIGN UP FOR LAPTOP INSURANCE (information is on pages 6-8) when you check out the device. It costs $30 per year and is free if you qualify for free and reduced lunch. The laptop insurance will ensure you do not have an expensive bill if you accidentally break your laptop screen or cause other damage. Chargers are not covered by laptop insurance. They cost $25 to replace. Visit the media center to purchase a replacement. The laptop insurance only shows up automatically at the beginning of the year. If you enroll later in the year, please reach out to Mrs. Murray to have the option to purchase insurance added to your account. shmurray@volusia.k12.fl.us

Parents with questions about laptop check outs, insurance, or repair should reach out to the media center at 386-322-6272 extension 37817. The school administrator in charge of technology concerns is our AP for Curriculum, Dr. Hammond. She can be reached at extension 37714. 

Students login with the school email address (alpha@vcs2go.net) and whatever you have chosen for your password. If this is your first time logging in, the temporary password should be your eight digit birthday (MMDDYYYY). If that doesn't work, you will need to ask one of your teachers to set a password for you or call the VCS help desk. Once you have logged in for the first time, you will need to change your password to something more secure. It should prompt you to change your password, but if it doesn't, click control+alt+delete once you are logged in and choose change a password. 

If you have forgotten your password or you need assistance resetting it, you can contact any of your teachers. They all have the ability to reset your password to a temporary password. If you are locked out of your account or can't reach a teacher, you can contact the VCS help desk at 386-734-7190 extension 20000 to have them reset your password. 

What is a Canvas Parent Observer role?

Observers have limited permissions that allow them to see what is going on in a course.  Like students Observers cannot see a course until it is published and the course has started.

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1. Students will need to access their Pair with Observer code in their account.

Students will log in and go to Account and then Settings.

 

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2. On the right side, of the settings page choose Pair with Observer.

Write down the Student Pairing Code code exactly as shown for use in the next step.

 

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 3. Parents need to log in at https://volusia.instructure.com/login/canvas

Choose Parent of a Canvas User link in the top right corner. 

 

 

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 4. Parents will need to fill in the requested information including the Student Pairing Code from step 1.

 

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5. To add additional students simply go to your account in myLearning / Canvas.  Choose Observing and then +Student.   You will need the individual pairing code for each student you wish to add.

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6. If you have additional students in MyLearning / Canvas you will need to choose which student you wish to observe in the dropdown menu in the top right corner.

Please visit Parent Portal HERE. There are directions for setting up your account linked on the page. Note: To complete Step 2 will require you to have a PIN for each student you wish to link to your Parent Portal. If you do not already have the PIN please contact the ITS Help Desk at 386-734-7190 x25000 or contact your school's registrar. Our registrar is Mary Miller, mamille1@volusia.k12.fl.us. 

Students are expected to check their school emails daily. We will communicate important announcements including testing information to your school email. Please access Outlook through Vportal. Your login is the same as your laptop login. 

When you need to leave your classroom for any reason, your teacher will ask you to create a Minga pass (or they will create the Minga pass for you). To have Minga easily accessible on your phone, you can access it inside vportal, download the app to your phone, OR just shortcut this address to your phone so that it doesn't take up any space: app.minga.io. Login with Microsoft and enter your normal laptop login. Having access on your phone will also allow you to easily pull up your digital ID. 

You will lose access to VPortal, your school email, and your school OneDrive immediately upon being unenrolled in VCS or immediately upon graduating. Please back up anything you want to keep. The directions for transferring your files into a personal OneDrive account can be found here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/transfer-files-to-your-personal-onedrive-with-the-mover-transfer-wizard-7dbda93c-71e6-483f-8914-ad445554cd31 

Make sure your laptop and charger are returned to the media center before you unenroll.