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How To Videos
Virtual or remote learning is a new way of learning for everyone. Rest assure West Cary has created some step-by-step tutorials as well videos produced by WCPSS to help navigate the virtual process. If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to your grade level counselor or the student's teacher. Use the topics below to learn more about the online process.
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Guides to Technology
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How to Find a Teacher's Information
Finding Teacher Information
A quick tutorial on how to find a teacher's contact information and website at West Cary Middle School.
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Powerschool
Powerschool for Parents
Help parents with a suite of tools to monitor student progress and communicate with teachers. Real-time notifications alert parents to new grades and attendance as well as important class announcements and reminders. Interactive calendars provide a big-picture view of student workloads, meaning parents can help students stay on track and manage their time. Parents can easily access important documents like IEPs, and private communication channels enable one-on-one correspondence with teachers to discuss student progress and growth.
9min. instructional video on using Powerschool for parents.
Powerschool Login Quick Link
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WakeID Student Login
Quick 3min. video on how to login in.
Instruction Video to WakeID sign-in
Step-by-step instructions to log in on to WakeID for students. If you continue to experience a problem, please contact student services.
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Canvas
What is Canvas?
Canvas is a learning management system. Teachers design courses to encourage communication, collaboration, and creativity through features like online assignments, discussion boards, collaboration rooms, and more. Students are automatically enrolled into the teacher's class. There is no need for a specialized code. However, not every teacher uses Canvas. To find what the teacher is using, please refer to the grade level page or staff directory/Watch the video below to see an overview of Canvas. -
Google Classroom
Google Classroom
This tutorial helps with how google classroom works. Not every teacher at West Cary uses google classroom. To know whether the teacher usings google classroom or not, please refer to the grade level page or staff directory. Google classroom requires a code specific to the class. Those can be found on the grade level page under academics.
Google Classroom Tutorial for Parents
Below are instructional videos on how to do a specific in google classroom. The title indicates what action is being done.
Accessing Google Meet through Google Classroom
Creating a Google Doc, Slide, Sheet, or Drawling
How to Join to Google Classroom
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Google Meet
Google Meet
Use Google Meet to host meetings anywhere as you work remotely. Get started now. Easy to use, secure video conferencing to stay connected to your team. No software needed. Maintenance-free. Deployment help. 99.99% Uptime. This is the preferred method of virtual meetings supported by WCPSS. The codes to join a google meet will depend on the teacher.
Watch the 12min tutorial to become more familiar with functioning google meet
Below are instructional videos on how to do a specific in google drive. The title indicates what action is being done.
Accessing Google Meet through Google Classroom
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Google Doc
Google Doc
More than letters and words. Google Docs brings your documents to life with smart editing and styling tools to help you easily format text and paragraphs. Most teachers prefer this method of typing documents versus word documents. Please find out the prefered method of sharing docs with the teacher.
Below are instructional videos on how to do a specific in google doc. The title indicates what action is being done.
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Google Drive
Google Drive
Store, share, and access your files and folders from any mobile device, tablet, or computer. Google drive is a digital filing cabinet that stores most of the work done while in a WCPSS.
Watch the 15min tutorial to become more familiar with functioning google drive
Below are instructional videos on how to do a specific in google drive. The title indicates what action is being done.
