IMPORTANT UPDATE: TUES. MAR. 31

Hello everyone. We are still experiencing issues getting students email accounts activated and getting into Google Classroom. Here is the info I received today.

1. All student email accounts must be activated. Here are the instructions from the Board.

How to Activate Your Child’s Board Provided Tools2Go Email

Basic Email Structure	Email: firstname.lastname@mytools2go.ca Password (Birthday): MMDDYYYY Please note:  The system pulls your child’s preferred name that was formally indicated on student registration documentation.  (For example: if your child’s name is Kaitlin but it was indicated she prefers Katie, and “Katie” shows on her report cards, it would be katie.lastname@mytools2go.ca) The birthday must be 8 digits.  If your child was born January 5, 2015 you would indicate 01052015
Step 1	Go to Google.com
Step 2	Click the Blue Sign In Button in the top right corner
Step 3	In the Sign in WIndow: Type firstname.lastname@mytools2go.ca Click Next (reminder there is a period between first name and last name)
Step 4	Password Initial Password is your child’s birthday: MMDDYYYY Type Password Click Next
Step 5	Read through and accept on Google Terms of Service
Step 6	Forced Password Reset - you will be forced to reset the password for your child’s account.   Please Note: New passwords must be a minimum of 8 characters
Step 7	Please record username and password for future use

2. Once the account has been activated:

• Go to Google.com 
• Sign into child's mytools2go email
• Next go to https://classroom.google.com/h (or they can click the Classroom Icon in the 9 square)
• If they have not yet initiated Google Classroom, they will see an option to Continue 
• They will need to click the "I am a student" icon
• It will then give them a chance to click this + sign to join a class
• They will click the + sign and select Join Class
• A window will pop open and they will add your class code (hq5in6a)

OR.. when they go to  https://classroom.google.com/ they may see your Classroom with a button that says JOIN.