e-Learning Help

Help Desk

Families can submit e-Learning questions or inform the school of technical concerns via helpdesk@css.org.

CSS e-Learning Family Support

Access this closed Facebook group to share tips and to help other parents positively navigate e-Learning. A team of school moderators will share tools and resources in addition to parents who can crowdsource dynamic solutions.

Parent/Student How-To Tutorials and Tips

A collection of tutorial videos to help get started with e-Learning. These are not CSS productions but curated to assist parents and/or students.

A Parents Guide to Google Classroom: This general YouTube tutorial can give parents a better understanding of the Google Classroom that 4th - 12th grade will be utilizing during e-Learning. PreK - 3rd Grade will start e-Learning with Google Sites.

How to Bookmark a Website in Google Chrome

Where is my Google Calendar? How to locate your Google Calendar from your Gmail screen.

How to Join a Google Meet

How to View Specific Calendars

How to Add a Google Classroom Calendar (and print it!)

How to Change Google Classroom Notification Settings

Relevant apps to download if a student will be working on a tablet or phone

• Google Meet
• Gmail
• Google Docs
• Google Sheets
• Google Slides
• Google Classroom

Parent Resources

The following is a collection of resources for parents to access that provide some basics on the platforms many teachers are using, how schools are responding to the transition to e-Learning, and hope to cope with uncertainty.

• Common Sense Media Resources for Parents
• Schools are Closing. Now What? 
• Ideas for Kid Activities During Quarantine
• Tips for Parents 
• How You and Your Kid Can Destress During Coronavirus
• At Home Learning Ideas
• Parents Guide to Google Classroom
• How to Prepare for Extended School Closures and Not Lose Your Mind