This document goes over all the setup needed to get up and running with Gravitas from a technology perspective. This includes: setting up your SBS-ID, accessing your SBS email, accessing Canvas, setting up parent/guardian observer accounts in Canvas, as well as downloading Webex.
Getting started
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- Enrolling in SBS-ID: SBS-ID is your key to logging into most things SBS/Gravitas.
- Accessing SBS email: Once you enroll in SBS-ID, you will have access to your SBS email. SBS uses the G Suite(gmail), you can access your email through mail.sbs.org. Log in using your SBS-ID. Your email is in the following format: (firstname.lastname@sbs.org)
- Accessing Canvas: Nearly all schoolwork is done through Canvas, the link to our Canvas site is gravitas.instructure.com. Log in using your SBS-ID.
- Setting up parent/guardian observer accounts in Canvas: Observer accounts allow you to tack your students progress in their courses.
- Downloading Webex: Gravitas uses Webex to host class meetings, you can download the desktop application here. Log in using your SBS-ID.