News and Notes from Around the District
Elementary School
- November 11th: Veterans Day (no school)
- November 23rd - 24th: Parent-Teacher Conferences--This year's conferences, of course, will be a little different from those of previous years as they will be conducted virtually rather than in-person. Please be on the lookout for a communique from your child's teacher for scheduling information. Also, please note that the 23rd and 24th will be half-days for students in grades K-4.
- November 23: "Pick Up Day" for remote families with students in grades 2-4. Families can pick up learning materials from your child's "home" building from 12:00 - 3:00 PM.
- Library for Remote Students: Visit the West Genesee Remote Elementary Library and watch Mrs. Chambala’s video instructions for finding books and checking them out from your "home" building's library.
Middle School & High School
- November 6th: End of the 1st Quarter Marking Period
- November 11th: Veterans Day (no school)
- November 13th: 1st Quarter Report Cards Available
Learning With Chromebooks: Accessibility Features
Today's blog post continues our series of tips to help students get the most out of their Chromebooks.
Similar to other electronic devices, Chromebooks have accessibility features that are designed to help people with disabilities use technology more easily. Nonetheless, all students can benefit from assistive technology.
Turn on Chromebook accessibility features
You can make your Chromebook easier to use by turning on accessibility features that work best for your needs.Step 1: Find accessibility features
At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.Select Settings
.At the bottom, select Advanced.
In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.
Optional: To have quick access to accessibility features, turn on Always show accessibility options in the system menu.
Step 2: Turn on a feature
Choose the accessibility features you'd like to use (click the links to learn more from Google's support site):- Text-to-speech: Turn on the screen reader or Select-to-speak.
- Display: Turn on high contrast mode or screen magnifier, or change screen resolution or text size.
- Keyboard: Turn on sticky keys, on-screen keyboard, keyboard focus highlighting, keyboard repeat rate, or word prediction. Learn how to type with your voice.
- Mouse and touchpad: Turn on navigation buttons in tablet mode, automatic clicking, tap dragging, cursor highlighting, or change the cursor's size or color.
- Audio: Play all sounds together through all speakers or play sound on startup.
In addition to the Chromebook's built-in accessibility features, there are several Chrome Extensions that can support all learners. In the video below, learn how students can use Read & Write for Google Chrome to leverage its text-to-speech capabilities.
