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...

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is the paid version of the Adobe Acrobat application. With it you can create and edit PDF documents. Previously all staff had access to this tool, but due to licencing restrictions Acrobat Pro is installed on...

Google has recently updated its Google Drive app for iPads. The most significant change for students who regularly share devices is the placement of the account management area—the section students use to log out of Drive after uploading their files....

What is GoFormative? GoFormative is a powerful digital tool for gathering student responses to visual and/or text-based questions created by teachers. The web documents created by the application are called Formatives. Formatives can be used as an assessment tool, or...