Protect your Google Account with Two-Step Verification

If someone hacks your Google account and figures out your password, you can prevent them from accessing your Google account using Google's 2-step verification.

If you set up 2-step verification, you have to log in to your account using your email and password, and then a generated code that is sent to your cell phone.  Most likely, if someone hacks your account, they won't have access to your cell phone, so your account will be safe.

Here are instructions on how to set up 2-step verification:

**I would only recommend doing this if you always have your cell phone with you.  You can also print out some codes that you can keep in your wallet in case you don't have access to your phone.  If you are using your own personal computer, you can make it so it doesn't ask you for the code each time you log in.

If someone does hack your account, and is able to gain access, the first thing you want to do is change your password.  To change your @seq.org password (for Google, SL, IC, etc.), go to this website.

Set Gmail as your Default Mail Client

Are you tired of Novell Groupwise popping up when you log in to your computer each morning?  Do you hate clicking on links to email addresses and Novell Groupwise still opens?  Here is how to fix this so everything works with your new @seq Gmail accounts.

Remove Groupwise from Startup

Groupwise Notify will no longer open when you start your computer.

Set Gmail as Your Default Email Client

When you click on links to emails, Gmail will open up.

First Steps After Going Google

As we begin our new school year you will notice a few big changes.  We now have Google Apps for Education (GAFE).  One of the biggest changes is that we are no longer using Groupwise for our emails, we have switched over to Gmail.  

Your email address didn't change, it is still your first initial, last name, @seq.org.  (A few people's emails which had their last names truncated did change so that your email includes your entire last name.)

You will also have a new Google calendar, Google Drive account, and much more.  The district has subscribed to Synergyse, and online tutorial service that will help you navigate through Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sites, Docs, Sheets and Slides.  

In order for you to see the Synergyse Training, you must be signed in to your Chrome Browser (not just Gmail or another Google tool).

Here are instructions to sign in to the Chrome Browser:

Do you have multiple Google accounts?  You can also create multiple users, where you don't need to keep signing in and out of each account.  Here are instructions on how to add multiple users to Chrome.

Now, when you are logged in to the Chrome Browser, you will see the Synergyse Training link at the top of your page.  There is a long list of "how to's" that Synergyse will walk you through in the main Google Apps.

If for some reason you don't see the Synergyse Training icon on the top of your Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Sites, etc. follow these steps:

• Make sure you are using Chrome.
• Sign in to Chrome.
• If that didn't work, click on this link.
• You should now see Synergyse at the top of your Gmail, Drive, Calendar, etc.

- Melissa