Roadrunner Technology Page
Welcome to our Roadrunner Technology Page!
NSD's student technology policy offers 1:1 device assignments: ChromeBooks for every student in grades 2-12 to carry between home and school; iPads for all Kindergarten and 1st-grade students for use in the classroom.
All parents/guardians will be asked to sign a Student Technology Use Agreement in ParentVUE annually before a device can be taken home.
To access your parent Clever or Schoology account, visit THIS page.
For more information on technology use in the Northshore School District, visit THIS page.
For device support, malfunction or damage, follow THIS LINK to request help.
Students use their assigned devices for research and learning in math, science, social studies, and language arts, as well as digital citizenship and computer skills.
Technology News!
District Provided Hotspots
Crystal Springs records indicate that some of our families have a district hotspot checked out.
The District has informed us that NDS's Mobile Hotspot Program is ending Friday, June 30th. All checked-out hotspots will need to be returned to Crystal Springs (Ms. Aarthi at asathyanarayanan@nsd.org)) on or before Tuesday, June 20th. Plan to return your hotspot and charger to the office or have your student hand it to their teacher. All NSD hotspots will be deactivated on Friday, June 30th.
NSD is giving families lead time to make other internet service arrangements.
Affordable Connectivity Program
The ACP Provides eligible households a discount of up to $30 per month off their internet bills (or up to $75 per month for households living on Tribal lands), as well as a one-time discount of up to $100 off an eligible connected device like a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet. In many cases, households can get high-speed internet without any cost by choosing a fully covered internet plan.
Households are eligible to participate in the ACP if any of the following applies:
- A child participates in the Free and Reduced-Priced School Lunch or Breakfast program, including at Community Eligibility Provision schools
- The household's income is 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or less (currently $60,000 for a family of four)
- A member of the household participates in certain other federal programs, like Medicaid or SNAP; OR
- The household meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's existing low-income plan.
- (Do I Qualify?) https://www.affordableconnectivity.gov/do-i-qualify/
- (How to Apply) https://www.affordableconnectivity.gov/how-to-apply/
- (Find a Provider) https://cnm.universalservice.org/
For more information on the Affordable Connectivity Program please visit our district page
https://www.nsd.org/internetaccess
All hotspots will be deactivated in late June.
Technology Best Practice
Typing Club
Online program used at school to teach keyboarding skills. Learning to touch type helps students be more productive and better prepares them for success in school and beyond.
Hour of Code
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. Hour of Code is a web-based program that exposes students to basic coding and computer science principles. Lessons are pre-built and easy to deploy!
