The Basics:

• Parents as Partners: Shared Responsibility for Supporting Students with Digital Citizenship 

• Establish Expectations for Technology Use at Home 

• Choosing High Quality Apps, Games, and Services  

Learning Opportunities for Parents:

• Supporting Students with Social Emotional Learning/Executive Functioning When Using Technology (intended audience is both teachers and parents) 

• Free Interactive Course for Parents and their Kids (Grades 6 and up, younger students at parents discretion)  

Additional Supports:

• FCPS Digital Citizenship Website Resources 

• Google’s Digital Citizenship Family Resources

Supporting Your Student in Google Apps (G-Suite)

In collaboration with your student, ask them to login to G-Suite with you daily at the beginning and end of the day.  The account username is your student’s @email and your student will have their password. Go to https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/g-suite/g-suite-information-students-and-parents to learn how to log your student into their gmail account.

Google Drive

1. Go to your student’s Google Drive http://drive.google.com 
2. On the left-hand side, you‘ll see Recent.  
3. Recent will allow you to see all Recent documents your child has been working on. 
4. Check the documents listed on a daily basis. 

Google Email (Gmail)

1. Go to your student’s Gmail (http://gmail.google.com) to view email messages your child has sent or received. 

2. To save any Blackboard Collaborate Ultra links from their teachers, search the term "invitee" and star each of those emails.  

Google Classroom 

1. Go to: http://classroom.google.com. Each box on this screen represents a class your child is enrolled in. 

2. Click a box to open a Google Classroom.  Once a classroom is opened, at the top of the screen click Stream and Classwork to view both areas.  Stream is for announcements and class discussion/Q&A.  Classwork will list class assignments.  

 

Supporting Your Student in Blackboard 

1. Login to Blackboard http://fcps.blackboard.com with your Parent View account

2. Click on your student’s name to view their courses.

3. Open each course to see assignments

4. Parents will be able to view most materials that have been posted in your child’s classes.  If you click on something and can’t access it, ask your student to log in to view that resource or assignment.  

5. Teachers will likely use a combination of Blackboard and G Suite.  Students will need to log into GSuite for you to view their work.

 

Need help with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra? Please click here for resources for parents and students on how to use Blackboard Collaborate Ultra to connect with your child's teachers.

If you do not have an FCPS 24-7 Learning Parent View account, follow the FCPS instructions for creating one. 

View video instructions about accessing Parent View.