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Please find below information regarding technology support for virtual instruction that includes both self-help resources and how to request technology support.

Click here to complete the VES Technology Support Survey

• If after reviewing these resources, your family continues to need support, please complete the VES Student and Family Technology Support Request form and one of our staff members will reach out to you as soon as possible. If you cannot access the online form for any reason, please call the VES School Office at 410/313-1700.

Staff will attempt to resolve the issue, and if unsuccessful will provide directions for exchanging the broken device for a working one at the school system’s Onsite Technology Center.
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT CENTER
In addition to a location at Old Bushy Park Elementary School, a new support center will open at the nearby Old Cedar Lane building in Columbia.
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• Student Technology Resources: Provides guides, resources and videos for HCPSS student technology. Below are some direct links to commonly used resources:

  • Canvas Orientation - includes how to navigate Canvas

  • Google Meet - includes a video overview of how to login

  • Chromebooks - provides a variety of resources for using an HCPSS Chromebook
     

• Password and Username Self-Service: Allows families to request a password reset or student’s username. New students can use this application to retrieve their account information. This application is also linked off the hcpss.me website, which also includes user directions.
   

• HCPSS Connect Parent Resources: Provides HCPSS Connect—including Synergy, Canvas, and Family File—guides and videos for parents.