Hope everyone is doing well!

I will be using Microsoft Teams to post assignments and communicate with students. On Microsoft Teams, students will need to submit the assignments electronically through the app. Parents can contact me through class dojo, Microsoft Teams, or reach me at my email: Kgojani@yonkerspublicschools.org.

What is TEAMS and Why Use It?

MS Teams is an online collaboration software platform that allows teachers and students, and students and students, to communicate and review/complete assignments online. MS Teams is the district approved platform for posting assignments and communication with students. Teams is also a free app and teachers can run the program from the app and students can review assignments, communicate with each other or the teacher, and best of all do their work online and submit it.

Teams is where I post information and assignments for my classes. While we are doing Distance Learning (DL) students will be submitting their work electronically through MS Word and other Microsoft programs and apps. Please do not send pictures of the work unless I specifically request it. Everything must be submitted directly through the assignments posted on Teams.

Teams is NOT for communication between teacher and parent, for that you can email me.

How to Log into Microsoft Teams and Other Programs? (Computer/Cellphone)

See attached file at the top of this page (Microsoft Instructions).

On a computer/tablet/laptop etc. Go to www.office.com

Sign in using your school credentials (school computer username and password).

When you are in will see an array of programs including (Outlook for email, OneDrive for cloud file storage, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams).

If you are using the free Teams app on your cellphone, use your school computer credentials to log in.

How Do Parents Check Grades?

I use the district program PowerSchool for my grades. At the beginning of the year, letters were sent home with each’s student’s specific code for PowerSchool. Many parents don’t know this and this is something I do not have, you would need to call Central Office and request it. A loop hole is you can down load the PowerSchool app and have your child login with their school computer username and password, just like for Teams.

Thank You for Your Involvement

I hope you found this information helpful. We all need to adjust to online learning and patience is required. Please feel free to reach out and ask questions and keep up with what your children are doing in their classes.