Home Tech Tips/Internet Safety
This page is periodically updated with additional safety and troubleshooting tips. Please check back often.
Common Home Tech Issues
How do I troubleshoot the technology I have in my home?
Take a look at this great guide from GCFGlobal about basic troubleshooting techniques.
What do I do if I can't connect to the internet?
Review the troubleshooting steps on lifewire.com about restarting your modem and/or router.
Take a look at this great guide from GCFGlobal about basic troubleshooting techniques.
What do I do if I can't connect to the internet?
Review the troubleshooting steps on lifewire.com about restarting your modem and/or router.
What do I do if a Chromebook can't connect to the internet?
Review Google's recommendations on how to forget WI-FI on a Chromebook
Review Google's recommendations on how to forget WI-FI on a Chromebook
Internet Usage and Safety Tips
- The Parent's Guide To Internet Safety (fatherly.com)
- Internet Safety Guide (internetmatters.org)
- Social Media Safety Tips (youthfirstinc.org)
- Kids & Social Media (pedialliance.com)
- Safety Tips & Advice (connectsafely.org)
- Parent/Guardian Tips and FAQs (commonsensemedia.org)
- Promoting healthy technology use for children (apa.org)
- Managing Healthy Technology Use (apa.org)
- Digital Literacy Self-Paced Online Courses (att.digitallearn.org)
- Family Guide to Online Safety and Security at Home (vivint.com)
- Parent controls that build trust (bark.us)
Employee Home/Out of District Tech Tips
How do I access ClassLink from a non-district device?
How do I access PowerSchool?
- ClassLink can be accessed from a computer by visiting https://my.classlink.com/rsd13 OR via the ClassLink Launchpad app for iOS and Android.
- In order for ClassLink to work their magic, an extension or plug-in need to be installed in your browser. The IT Department is able to push this out to all district owned equipment, but cannot push it out to your personal computers. Please review ClassLink's "My Apps" guide for instructions on installing the necessary extension.
- We have put together several guides and videos in the How To ClassLink folder. This yellow folder is locked to your ClassLink dashboard and can be found after you sign-into ClassLink.
- Please review our PowerSchool page for teacher, parent/guardian, and admin access to PowerSchool: http://rsd13ct.org/powerschool
- ParentSquare can be used on a computer OR via the ParentSquare app. Information on singing up as well as video tutorials can be found on our district ParentSquare page: http://rsd13ct.org/parentsquare
What do I do if a Chromebook can't connect to the internet?