April 24, 2020

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ParentSquare Calendar

Alyce Ide April 24, 2020

As a tool for families, CDS has put the Lower School classroom Zoom links in the CDS All School and classroom calendar in ParentSquare.

Families can subscribe to this calendar and put it on your smart phone (android or iPhone), iPad, Google Calendar, or Calendar app on your computer.

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE

From a Computer for Google Calendar:

  • From a web-browser, log into ParentSquare
    If you do not know your password, click FORGOT PASSWORD link and follow the prompts to reset your password.
  • Click EXPLORE on the left
  • Click CALENDAR
  • Click SUBSCRIBE.
  • A message will appear. Click YES, I’M POSITIVE.
  • If you are logged into your personal Google account, it will automatically add the Children’s Day School Calendar under OTHER CALENDARS on the left.

From a Smart Device (iPhone/iPad/Android):

  • From a web-browser on your device, log into ParentSquare
    If you do not know your password, click FORGOT PASSWORD link and follow the prompts to reset your password.
  • Click EVENTS at the bottom
  • Click SUBSCRIBE
  • Click YES, I’M POSITIVE
  • Follow the prompts on your smart device to add it to your default/built-in calendar app.

From a computer, for iCal, Yahoo! Calendar, etc:

  • From a web-browser, log into ParentSquare: https://www.parentsquare.com/schools/446/
    If you do not know your password, click FORGOT PASSWORD link and follow the prompts to reset your password.
  • Click EXPLORE on the left
  • Click CALENDAR
  • Click SUBSCRIBE.
  • A message will appear. Right-Click (or ctrl+click) the “Yes, I’m Positive” button.
  • Now go to your calendar app or site that you want to add the CDS Calendar to.
  • Navigate to add a calendar subscription.
  • Paste the link and save.

Other app/site instructions for adding a calendar link subscription:

Wet Dry Try

Daven Gee April 24, 2020

The Wet Dry Try app allows students to practice letters and number writing. It is available via a school-license, or free or paid (at-home) versions. CDS students can be assigned a log-in ID, offering access to the app on any device.

Home access set-up:

  1. Download the FREE Wet Dry Try app onto tablet
  2. Open the app
  3. Tap the center of the screen (on top of the chalk board)
  4. Enter this email:
  5. Tap on student name on right side
  6. Enter two-digit secret code by tapping the correct combination of  A, B, C, 1, 2 or 3. These will populate the two empty squares at the bottom of the screen
  7. Student will automatically be logged in and has access to Capitals, Numbers or Lowercase.
  8. Wet-Dry-Try recommends first practicing with just fingers but also has suggestions for using a hand-held stylus at some point. Visit https://wetdrytry.com/ for more details and support.

Note 1: The free Wet-Dry-Try app can be downloaded and used on any tablet but without an assigned student ID but not all functions are available.

Note 2: The paid Wet-Dry-Try app (currently $4.99 in the Apple app store) does offer full functionality. The