Fox Valley Virtual School students attend live sessions and complete small group work with the assistance of district-issued Chromebook and other programs designed to make online school easy and efficient for students and families.
Chromebooks
All Fox Valley Virtual School, all students receive a Chromebook upon acceptance, programmed and ready for use. Upon acceptance, families receive detailed information on Chromebook use, restrictions, and expectations as part of the Family Handbook.
Cleaning instructions for the Chromebooks
- Use a dry, lint-free screen or glasses cleaning cloth for most cleaning.
- If there are smudges that won't clean with a dry cloth.
- You can use a screen cleaner cloth or screen wipe made for computer screens
- Do NOT use baby wipes, clorox wipes, or other household wipes. The solvents and oils can leave a residue or damage the screen. It may also make the touch functions of the screen stop working.
- Lightly spray a cloth or paper towel with a VERY small amount of water.
- Do NOT spray the Chromebook.
- Do NOT use a cleaner with bleach.
- Use very light pressure. Pressing too hard can damage the screen
If you need technical support/help with your Chromebook, please complete the Technical Support Form.
Schoology
Students use the award-winning learning management system ‘Schoology’ to access courses, assignments, and content all in one, convenient location.
With Schoology, students can digitally submit homework assignments, review grades, participate in interactive discussions, receive announcements and feedback, take tests, write academic blogs, and more. As a parent, you will be able to view your child’s activity within the platform as well as monitor academic progress. Student progress and activity will be monitored by teachers to ensure a safe, secure, and controlled environment.
Please look for more information regarding your login credentials and how to login during the first week of school.
For more tips and information on creating a Schoology account, please view our Schoology Guide.
How to Login to Schoology
Please click on the above link for directions on how to log into Schoology.
Student Technology Support
Here are resources for students and parents to obtain technology support with Chromebooks and at home learning. These options are listed in order by estimated response time.
- Email your teacher. Explain the issue and they may be able to help with curriculum based technology questions.
- Call 920-967-1426. Call this number if you do not have any other means of contacting us for technical support. You will go into a voicemail and we will respond as quickly as we can in the order the call was received. Make sure to leave the student's name and a phone number to return a call.
FVVS has been so amazing for our family. Our girls were struggling big time in our home district. FVVS helped my girls make major strides in reading. It fosters such an amazing learning environment and teachers and administration work hard to make sure your kids succeed.
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