Waldwick High School Principal's Blog

I am very happy to announce that all students have been issued their Chromebooks and everything is working very well here at the high school. I hope your child is enjoying their Chromebook and if there are any issues please let us know right away. This will be the last call for any parent/guardian who chose to opt-out of the damage protection plan and would like to reconsider.  We will be accepting payment until 3 p.m. on Monday, October 5.  Please email me if you plan on making a payment. WHS Chromebook Damage Protection Plan Payment can be made directly online using payforit.net PayForit directions

On Monday, September 28th we are rolling out the Chromebooks!!!!  This is an exciting day for everyone at Waldwick High School and we can't wait to get them into the hands of our students.  There are few things that need to be completed in order for each student to get their Chromebook.  We still have some parents that have not submitted the required forms through Genesis Parent Access.  Two of the forms were posted in August, but one was just posted on Friday 9/18.   Here is what needs to be submitted:  In Genesis under the FORMS tab you should see: *High School Parent Signature Sheet  *Chromebooks and GAFE Links  (These to forms have been posted since August 19) *District Technology Devices  (New Form, only post on 9/18) As a reminder FORMS are only visible when signed in under a parent account The new form " District Technology Devices" covers the " Chromebook Damage Protection Agreement"  and two other distri...

How to make your payment for the  Chromebook Damage Protection . The link below are directions on how to setup your account and make payment using PayForIt.net **Directions:  PayForIt - Online Payment for Technology Damage Protection There are two things you need when you are setting up your account.  Student ID #, which can be found in Genesis and the method of payment.   Below are some screen shots and directions related to the PayForIt site.   This is the Home screen for PayForit.  Click on the "Sign up for an Account". Register your account.  This is parent/guardian information.  Provide payment info.  Credit cards and online checks accepted.  Check your email for the confirmation number.  Enter your user name and confirmation code to activate your account.  Once you click "Activate", you will see a statement in red appear. Go back to the home page or cl...

What is GAFE? Google Apps for Education(GAFE)  is a core suite of productivity applications that Google offers to schools and educational institutions for free. These communication and collaboration apps include Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sites and Classroom and a Google Apps for Education account unlocks access to dozens of other collaborative tools supported by Google. All of these applications exists completely online (or in the cloud), meaning that all creations can be accessed from any device with an Internet connection. What it means for WHS? As WHS transitions to the world of GAFE, all students and staff will have a GAFE account which will look like NAME @waldwickschools.org . Students and teachers will be able to communicate using the many different apps associated with GAFE.  Increased communication and collaboration are what GAFE is all about. Students and teachers will have these tools at their fingertips and access to them at anytime, from any...

Student ChromeBook As most of you know, Waldwick High School will be moving to a 1-1 learning environment starting this Fall.  You might be asking..... What does that actually mean?   Every student will be issued their own Chromebook which will stay with them for their time at WHS.  All students will be issued a Google Apps for Education account which includes a school Gmail account. Students will take their Chromebooks home each day. Students will be responsible for keeping their Chromebook safe and treating it with respect.  What we have done to prepare and what's next The first step was to improve the district's technology infrastructure, which was done as part of last year's budget.  Over one million dollars was spent district-wide to prepare for additional technology throughout the district.  Last year we had a cart of 30 Chromebooks that teachers and students had access to for in-class proje...