Barrett Staff Gives You #PermissionToDance

Song: Permission to Dance Performed by: BTS Edited by Mrs. Thiel Dance Videos by the staff and students of Kate Waller Barrett Elementary School. Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is […]

Arlington Public Schools Registration and Annual Online Verification Assistance Day Set for Aug. 25

Families and Students Can Receive Free COVID-19 Vaccination at the Welcome Center

Arlington Public Schools (APS) will host Registration & AOVP Assistance Day on Wed., Aug. 25 at all APS schools from 12-4 p.m. Staff will also be available at the APS Welcome Center (2110 Washington Blvd.) from 4:30-8 p.m. to assist families with registering students. During Registration & AOVP Assistance Day, families will be able to register students new to APS in person and receive assistance from staff with the registration process.

How to Wear A Face Mask

Our favorite family blog, The Kid Should See This recently shared this video on How to Wear a Mask. As we prepare to return to school on August 30th, we hope you watch this with your children. The Kid Should See This also included other helpful links in their post and we encouraged you to […]

National Ice Cream Sandwich Day

August 2 marks National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. Check out this quick video about why ice cream sandwiches don’t necessarily melt the same way other ice creams melt. If you need help logging in, see this page for instructions.  It is also National Coloring Book Day. Did you know Discovery Education also has coloring book […]

The Olympics

The Olympics are starting in Japan. The Olympics are starting this week in Japan. Do you know how to say any words in Japanese? Previously, we posted how to log into Discovery Education using your student username and password. After you are signed in, click this link to learn some basic Japanese words with Hiro […]

Video Streaming Service for Students and Families

  Did you know that every Arlington Public Schools student has access to one of the best streaming services around for educational programming? If your child attends school in Arlington, your family has access to Discovery Experience! Take a look at this preview (the preview is for teachers, but there is a lot for kids […]

Free Up Space on Your iPad

As the school year continues, your device can fill up with photos and videos you no longer need. When your storage fills up your iPad can slow down or cause problems with apps working the way you expect. We’ve added the following tutorial to the Barrett Tech Help site. You can find more troubleshooting help […]

It’s Spring! Let’s Brighten up Our Canvas Dashboards

Canvas covers everyone’s dashboard up with Color Overlay. It can make your dashboard look like a foggy day. With only a few steps you can remove the color overlay and brighten up your dashboard. Learn how to do this in the tutorial below.   Canvas Dashboards have a color overlay. You can remove the overlay […]