This section aims to provide parents with support in navigating the two main learning platforms being used in Ferndale Schools (grades 6-12) during this virtual school year: Google Classroom and Canvas.

As always, student grades from assignments, tests and quizzes are posted in MiStar. You may ask yourself , “I see my student has a missing assignment in MISTAR, but where do I find it?”

Step 1: Ask your student

Step 2: Check the provided guidance

Step 3: Ask your teacher through remind/email
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Google Classroom:

Below you see an example of a google classroom homepage. We are focusing our attention on the top of the homepage. When you open up google classroom you are immediately sent to the classroom's Stream. This is where teachers may post messages, home pages, assignments, and links to other material. In order to find a specific assignment that may be missing in MiStar, you want to select Classwork from this top navigation menu.

Once you have clicked on Classwork, all of the assignments that have been posted in that google classroom should be posted below, along with the Due date. Submitted items will also Submitted On date in place of the Due date. Colorful icons mean work is not submitted, while grayed-out icons mean that assignment has already been submitted.

Canvas:

Student Introduction Video

Canvas is another learning platform that you may look to find your student’s assignment. Below you will find an example of a student’s home page for a Canvas classroom. In Canvas, there are multiple ways to find the work your student needs to complete. There is the “To Do” section in the right margin when on the Home tab which shows classwork that a student has not yet completed for the current course.

There is also the assignments page that will show all of the students' assignments in that particular class. The assignments page shows both assignments that have been completed and assignments that have not been completed.

Remind

Beginning in the 2020-21 School Year, Ferndale Schools has implemented Remind, a new tool that will enable easier and more comprehensive communication between families, teachers and the school district. The Remind site and app will allow you to interact with your student’s teachers while ensuring that the district communicates with you in the ways that you prefer.

After setting up your Remind account, you can choose to receive messages via:

email
text
automated phone calls

Ferndale parents are automatically added to Ferndale’s Remind, with your students’ names and buildings attached to your profile. This ensures that parents receive messages related to all students in your household. All you have to do is log onto the Remind website and create your account using the email address Ferndale has on file for you, or Get the Remind App.

Please note that your contact information is loaded into Remind based on what we have on file in the MISTAR system for you. If you need to change your phone or email address, log in to the MISTAR Parent Portal and click My Information in the upper right corner of the screen to review and update your information. Updates in MISTAR will take up to 24 hours to reflect in Remind.

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