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Welcome to the 24:7 Library Learning Commons. Indexed here you will find web based resources to help you with both the content you are studying and creative production of evidence of your learning.

Remember, for in-person tech and learning support, visit the live help desk in the LLC, meet with your library media specialists, and work in the "Garage", our makerspace.

Data Privacy and App Approval

Use this form to submit an app or digital tool for digital privacy scrutiny and approval.

This sheet lists submitted apps and their digital privacy status.

gSuite Help

Google's Help Forum for Classroom: quick solutions to FAQs

Google for Education Teacher Center

More Tips & Tricks from Google.

Experts with helpful blogs you can follow:

Tutorials for Teachers

Accessing Library Resources:

Important Links & Tech Info Sheet:

  • IT & Password help
  • GSuite
  • Powerschool
  • Other programs & apps

 

 

Tutorials for Students

Turnitin: joining a teacher's class and uploading a paper

NoodleTools: Directions in a Doc; Video Tutorial Playlist

Sora FAQs

 

Productivity Tools

Pomodoro Method: work for 25 uninterrupted minutes, take a five minute break (8:28)

Getting Things Done: Your brain is for having ideas, not holding them. (8:21) Don’t waste brainpower trying to remember all you need to do (that is terribly inefficient use of your brain); instead: write it down, prioritize, check things off as they are completed -- Google Keep is great for this!

Password Help

Network login
Username: gradyearlastnamefirstinitial (ex: 20lyonsb); For help, see Mrs. Chann

Google apps
gradyearlastnamefirstinitial@wiltonps.org (ex: 20lyonsb@wiltonps.org); For help, see Mrs. Chann

PowerSchool
For help, see Mrs. Chann

Destiny
SSO (single sign-on) with wiltonps Google account; For help, see Mrs. Chann

Naviance (Guidance data)
For help, see Mrs. Chann, Mrs. Collins, School Counselors

Sora (eBooks & eAudiobooks)
Find your school (Wilton Public Schools) and use SSO (single sign-on) with wiltonps Google account; For help, see Mrs. Chann

Noodletools (Citation Tool)
Use Google Apps login to access app; you can “link” a previous account to this login- you will be prompted to do so; For help, see Mrs. Chann or Ms. Lyons

Turnitin (Plagiarism check)
Create your own account and sign in with your teacher’s class credentials; For help, see Mrs. Chann or Ms. Lyons

Research Database
​​​​​​​Password Hint; For help see Ms. Lyons

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Creating Strong Passwords

Passwords must be changed at least every 90 days

Passwords must be at least 9 characters long

Passwords must contain three of the four categories:

  1. Lowercase letters
  2. Uppercase letters
  3. Numbers
  4. Special characters ` ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = { } [ ] \ | : ; " ' < > , . ? /

Passwords may not contain student’s first name, last name, or former passwords.


Citing Sources

MLA 8 help from OWL (Purdue University)

Noodletools® (see tutorials for Noodletools in "Tutorials for Students" above)

Citation Machine

Easybib

Parenthetical vs. footnotes:

MLA format calls for in-text, or parenthetical citations. This includes a brief citation within the body of the text that indicates the source of the information being used, and clearly refers to the full citation in a Works Cited list. i.e.: (Smith 81). See a simple explanation with examples on Purdue’s OWL Writing Lab site.

If your teacher requires footnotes, you may find an explanation with examples on the Purdue’s OWL Writing Lab site.