Learn where to save your files to ensure they are backed up and available from any device by following this brief guide to using your (H:) Drive—also known as your Home Directory. NOTE: Although these instructions discuss the (H:) drive,...

If your laptop, desktop or Chromebook is displaying unwanted pop-ups the first place to check is the settings in Google Chrome. Most of the pop-up issues being reported to IT for Learning have been solved by using the method outlined...

You can rack-up a lot of data charges on your phone, sometimes without even knowing that you are using data. If you are inside an SD61 building or other area that has Wi-Fi your phone will use that signal to...

BYOD is an acronym for Bring Your Own Device. In the context of the Greater Victoria School District BYOD's refer to any digital device that is used on the SD61 network for work by staff or students including: Personal computers...

All educator laptops run on the Windows 11 operating system. The laptops do not restart themselves regularly, but restarting does provide important benefits. Users should restart their devices regularly because: Microsoft issues monthly updates for Windows 11 These updates fix...

As our school district develops new branding to help external and internal audiences recognize our organizational identity, we are introducing a new email signature. This is our first step in creating consistency in our communications to identify as ‘One Learning...

What is the GVSD External Email Banner? The External Email Banner is a new warning label that will appear on all external email in your GVSD inbox. It is meant to help you identify potentially malicious phishing emails. The banner...

Clearing your browser cache can resolve a number of common problems encountered when trying to use web applications. Follow these steps to clear your cache when using a Chrome browser: Close any open Chrome tabs and windows; you should only...

Tools for Schools is a web application built by the Greater Victoria School district. It allows school staff to reset student account passwords, and perform other related actions without assistance from the Help Desk. Options of what can be managed...

Don't like how Chrome opens PDFs? You can change it in one minute. Read on... PDFs accessed by Chrome will either open within a new browser window, or download to your computer. If you would like to change the browser...