Student Login Information
Chromebooks
Logging Onto a Personal Chromebook
If the student has been logging on to the Chromebook with a personal Gmail account, that is totally fine. You will want them to ADD USER on their Chromebook so they can have a home and school account. To do that:
- Log off the machine
- Click the +Add User button at the bottom left of the screen
- Log on with Google account
Connecting to the WLCSD Wireless Internet on a Chromebook
Click the wireless icon at the bottom right of their screen and choose WLCS-Monitored
A pop up will appear in the browser to log in. Students will use their network login (Tell them this is what they would use if they were logging on to a computer lab in elementary)
Laptops
Logging onto a Personal Laptop
The student will log on however he/she has been doing at home.
Connecting to the WLCS-Monitored wireless on a Laptop
- To access the wireless icon: (Windows 7), click on the wireless icon on bottom right of their screen, (Windows 8) swipe mouse all the way to the right OR (Windows 8 touch screen) swipe from the right to reveal and click on Settings and then Available (they are both icons, but when you hover they show the words)
- Choose WLCS-Monitored, click the box that says “Connect Automatically” and then Connect.
- Login browser will pop up and they will use their network login (Tell them this is what they would use if they were logging on to a computer lab in elementary)
Logging onto WLCSD Google Account on a laptop:
- Open Chrome browser and go to www.google.com Log on to Google account. (If they do not have Chrome on their machine they should download it).
- If they have a personal Gmail account already set up, they can choose to Add Account.
** Remember: ALL LAPTOPS MUST HAVE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE**
iPads, Tablets, Other Mobile Devices
Connecting to the WLCSD wireless network on an iPad or other mobile device:
- Go to the Settings and then Wi-Fi
- Choose WLCS-Monitored
- Login browser will pop up and they will use their network login (Tell them this is what they would use if they were logging on to a computer lab in elementary)
- They should download the Chrome app. Open that and go to www.google.com log on to Google account.