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...

Losing your bookmarks can be painful. Fortunately it's completely avoidable. If you have a District Google account (ending in @sd61learn.ca) you can login to your Chrome browser and keep your bookmarks no matter what computer you log onto. Follow the...

Classroombookings is a web-based app, enabled by the district, that allows individual schools to build and maintain a web-based schedule for reserving shared resources. Resources may include: Chromebook carts, iPad tubs, conference rooms, the gym, the field, etc. Instructions for...