Staff who require Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) apps other than Acrobat Pro for their work can request a licence from the IT for Learning Department via a Helpdesk ticket. Please follow the instructions below to add the apps you need...

Until the end of 2020 Chromebook Printing was managed by Google CloudPrint. With the retirement of that service SD61 has introduced a replacement solution called PaperCut Mobility Print. The app will appear in Google Chrome on any device staff and...

To increase the security of district email, reduce load on our servers, and provide future compatibility with Microsoft 365 products, SD61 moved our Email service to Exchange Online/Outook Webmail. Outlook WebMail The browser based version of your district email, sometimes...

What is is Single Sign-On? Single Sign-On is a service that reduces the number of times staff members need to enter their username/password in order to access various District supported web apps. Single Sign-On is now being used for GVSD...

Google likes to switch things up on a regular basis. Unlike the venerable Microsoft Office suite, which has used the same name for its products since floppy disks were a thing, Google changes its services, and their names almost on...

There are occasions where you need to upload a PDF but the website has a strict limit on file size. If your PDF is too large to meet the site's requirements you can use the "Reduce File Size" command in...

Over the summer Adobe made a significant change to how they license their software,  Adobe Acrobat DC Pro (PDF editing software) and Adobe CC (Creative Cloud Suite). If you still need Acrobat Pro on your district-managed computer please create a...

Google Meet has recently added three features that will enhance video conferencing in remote and blended learning scenarios. The Auto and Tiled views now show up to 49 participants. A slider is included to adjust the number of tiles for...

Parent Connect and Student Connect are web services designed to improve the delivery and management of consent forms for online learning apps. The consent forms have been created by district staff, in alignment with provincial privacy legislation. Parent Connect replaces...