Technology/Help Desk - Seattle Academy
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Technology/Help Desk
The Technology Department at Seattle Academy is focused on providing all aspects of a healthy and productive learning environment for our students. This includes predictable and secure network access on campus; devices for all students that will support them in their academic work; touch displays in all of our classrooms for teachers; software and applications that align with curricular work and allow students to learn and explore a wealth of information in various ways.
The Technology Department is responsible for supporting students and parents/guardians in a variety of ways. We support online access to our key systems outlined below including logins, how-to's and general trouble shooting.
Technology Education for Seattle Academy Families Sessions
One-to-One Laptop Program
Applications Provided to Students
Staff and What We Do
Since becoming a one-to-one laptop program, with personal computers in the upper school and classroom computers in the middle school, the goal has always been to integrate technology into the overall experience and culture in developmentally appropriate ways. The objective is to simultaneously prepare students for a life where basic computer literacy is a baseline competency and to use the technology to supercharge the existing
Culture of Performance
permeating our curriculum.
Middle School Laptop Program
Upper School Laptop Program
In the Middle School, classroom sets of Chromebooks are provided in each classroom. Students use the classrooms sets of computers during the day.  Students perform academic work using
Google Apps for Education
. This allows students to switch from laptop to laptop during the day and have all of their classroom work follow them through their account. At home, students can access all of the same software services provided within the school from any type of computer with Internet access and a browser.
Upper School students bring a student-owned laptop to school.  Typically, families purchase a laptop through SAAS in the summer before 9th grade through the school.  About 80% to 90% of 9th grade families purchase through the school.  These laptops come with a four year accident protection and software preloaded, as well as on site repair.
Families may opt to purchase computers from outside SAAS.  For example, several students choose to use Apple computers.  While the school technology staff is always available to help students with software issues on such machines, physical damage and repair is handled by the family.
When students join our community they are provided access to a wealth of new tools and applications. Below is an example of all the applications that students can use while at SAAS.
Schoology
learning management system: Grades and assignments
Google Workplace: Email, calendar, Google Drive, YouTube and all of the Google suite.
Microsoft 365: All available Microsoft applications
Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Adobe Premiere and all other Adobe products
Sora: Our online library.
JSTOR, Gale, ProQuest: A whole host of research databases
Minga
(Student ID Badges)
Seattle Times, New York Times, etc: A long list of periodicals
Voice to text, translation and other systems related to learning accommodations.
Each member of the Technology Department team is connected to the students, the faculty, and classroom experience. We are the go-to people for technology support and advice, but we also help lead student trips nationally and internationally, function as academic advisors to students, advise student clubs, coach sports, participate in teaching classroom subjects, and provide informal mentoring to students. This is what makes our Technology Department different; we are much more than an ‘Information Technology Department. Without that difference, we could not support technology at Seattle Academy; like the students, we embody the
Culture of Performance
Long Dam
Titles:
Technology Coordinator
Departments:
Technology
Email:
Contact
Phone Numbers:
School:
206-323-6618
Willy Felton
Titles:
Director of Technology
Departments:
Technology, Innovations
Email:
Contact
Phone Numbers:
School:
206-720-2694
Nick Lew
Titles:
Technology Coordinator
Departments:
Technology
Email:
Contact
Phone Numbers:
School:
206-676-6848
Neil Little
Titles:
Technology Support Technician
Departments:
Technology
Email:
Contact
Phone Numbers:
School:
206-676-6808
Margee Will
Titles:
Digital Librarian & Ed Tech Specialist
Departments:
Technology
Email:
Contact
Phone Numbers:
School:
206-737-8361
Mark Zavala
Titles:
Technology Support Network Engineer
Departments:
Technology
Email:
Contact
Phone Numbers:
School:
206-676-6819
Information Systems at Seattle Academy Overview:
Veracross
August Schools
Schoology
Families Portal
Household Contact Information
Student Profile
Documents
Attendance
Report Cards
Tuition and Fee Payments
Health and Medical Information
Student Assignments
Class Resources
School Communications
School Calendar
School Resources and Links
Login to Veracross
Login to August Schools
Video: How To Log In to August Schools
Login to Schoology
Visit the Families Portal
Login using Veracross Single Sign-On
How do I log into Veracross, see my students grades or schedules?
How do I see my students grades and assignments?
Student schedules, grades, documents and contact information is on
Veracross
. We have set up parents/guardians accounts with the primary email on file and parents/guardians can reset their password when needed. For more information about Veracross see this intro video below.
Questions?
Email
techstaff@seattleacademy.org
Our teachers use
Schoology
as our learning management system. Parents/guardians can access their child’s Schoology account by linking a parents/guardian account to their student’s account. The process for doing this is outlined in the video below.
Questions?
Email
techstaff@seattleacademy.org
Can I use my cell phone during the day?
Can I bring my own computer to school?
I’m concerned about my student playing video games. How do you decide what they can play at school in the computer lab?
Can I check my students grades through Schoology?
All personal technology - personal laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc. - must be put away upon arriving to school, and cannot be used until 3:01 PM. Students may bring/use personal tech if it has been cleared with a teacher and/or administration. Students who need to phone home may use the front office phone.
Middle School Electronics Policy 2023-2024
Computers are provided in the classrooms. Students will benefit greatly from access to a computer and the Internet at home for homework.
We have to approve every game installed in our computer lab through entering an administrator password. We have a list of guidelines we use to make sure a game is school-appropriate.  If any game becomes very popular to the point of making an impact on classes or negative social behavior, we reserve the right to remove that game and discontinue its play in the computer lab.  We are happy to talk to anyone who has further questions.
Parents/Guardians can access their students'
Schoology
page through a one time access code. Schoology pages are inherently a communication platform between teachers and students. We suggest that families discuss with their students' about how to read, navigate and interpret the information on these pages. It is important to note that grades displayed on Schoology are formative and ongoing and will change day-to-day. If there are questions or concerns about grades, we strongly advise that those questions are raised between the student and the teacher. For assistance please contact
Tech Staff
Accessing Schoology Codes for Parents/Guardians
I purchased my computer outside of SAAS - Apple store, Best Buy, Amazon, etc. - and it’s not working. Can SAAS Technology still look at it?
Technology Department team members are always available to help with software and peripheral-hardware issues for devices purchased outside of SAAS, any physical damage repair will need to be handled by outside help as those devices are not covered by the warranty offered on devices purchased through SAAS.
The Technology Department will do its best to provide students with a loaner device for a short period of time if a student experiences total failure of a device, regardless of where that device was purchased.