Technology/Help Desk

Our teachers use Schoology as our learning management system. Parents/guardians can access their child’s Schoology account by linking a parents/guardian account to their student’s account. The process for doing this is outlined in the video below.

Questions? Email techstaff@seattleacademy.org.

"SAAS-WIFI" will utilize your SAAS credentials to gain you access to the internet. This will not affect any aspects of our internet access, it is exclusively a change to how we authenticate users on our network. This new system allows Tech Staff to better manage and troubleshoot issues on our wireless network and is more secure than our old pre-shared key system.

1) When you click connect on SAAS-WIFI, you will be redirected to a SAAS-branded webpage that looks like the screenshot below. Depending on your device -- PC, Mac, iOS or Android device -- how this page populates may be different, but the page will be the same for everyone. For all of us, we will use the "Sign In Here" button not the Register button (nor the form fields preceding it).

You'll be redirected to a Google Sign-in page; if it gives you the option to login with an already saved account, make sure you use your SAAS account; if there isn't a saved account, just enter your SAAS credentials. Note that this is a Google sign-in and you will most likely be required to enter a 2 factor authentication code if your login is not already saved on your device, so have your phone handy. Once you login, you'll be redirected to the Seattle Academy homepage and from there you can browse to any site or service you need. 

As of now, this is a one-and-done login per device; in the future, based on our ever evolving cyber security landscape, this may change and users may be required to login more periodically, but for now it will stay this way. 

All personal technology - personal laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc. - must be put away upon arriving to school, and cannot be used until 3:01 p.m. Students may bring/use personal tech if it has been cleared with a teacher and/or administration. Students who need to phone home may use the front office phone. 

Middle School Electronics Policy 2020-21

Computers are provided in the classrooms. Students will benefit greatly from access to a computer and the Internet at home for homework.

We have to approve every game installed in our computer lab through entering an administrator password. We have a list of guidelines we use to make sure a game is school-appropriate.  If any game becomes very popular to the point of making an impact on classes or negative social behavior, we reserve the right to remove that game and discontinue its play in the computer lab.  We are happy to talk to anyone who has further questions.

Parents/Guardians can access their students' Schoology page through a one time access code. Schoology pages are inherently a communication platform between teachers and students. We suggest that families discuss with their students' about how to read, navigate and interpret the information on these pages. It is important to note that grades displayed on Schoology are formative and ongoing and will change day-to-day. If there are questions or concerns about grades, we strongly advise that those questions are raised between the student and the teacher. For assistance please contact Tech Staff.

Accessing Schoology Codes for Parents/Guardians

Technology Department team members are always available to help with software and peripheral-hardware issues for devices purchased outside of SAAS, any physical damage repair will need to be handled by outside help as those devices are not covered by the warranty offered on devices purchased through SAAS.

The Technology Department will do its best to provide students with a loaner device for a short period of time if a student experiences total failure of a device, regardless of where that device was purchased.