Optimize Your iPad for Canvas

If you're having technical difficulties with your iPad and can't access assignment within Canvas, try these steps.

If you see the "cookies disabled" message like this, go to your iPad settings and allow cookies and cross-site tracking.

Start by checking your Safari settings

1. Go to your iPad settings

2. Find Safari on the left side

3. Make the "Prevent Cross-Site Tracking" and "Block All Cookies" buttons gray

4. Your settings should look like this:

Next, check your Chrome settings

1. Go to your iPad settings

2. Find Chrome on the left side

3. Make the "Allow Cross-Website Tracking" buttons green

4. Set your Default Browser App to Chrome

5. Your settings should look like this:

Finally, make sure you've registered Google Drive to your Canvas account.

1. Go to Canvas (make sure you're using CHROME for this, not the app; access Canvas at www.learn.irvingisd.net)

2. Click on your account icon in the top left corner

3. Click on Settings

4. Ensure that "Google Drive" shows up on the Registered Services side. If it's on the right side under "Other Services," just tap it and sign in.

5. Your screen should look like this:

If you're still having difficulty, reach out using this Google Form found in every teacher's Canvas course. Note: this form is only accessible to users who are signed in with their IISD Google account

EagleZon Store's Grand Opening

Beginning Friday, November 6, students will be able to redeem their Ealge Bucks for prizes from the EagleZon store.

JMS THEATRE PRESENTS 

A Virtual Whodunnit 

By Flip Kobler & Cindy Marcus 

Produced by special arrangement with the DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., of Woodstock, Illinois

Please join us this Halloween Weekend for an exciting and comical murder mystery! See below for the cast recordings of a virtual play, in each recording there are different JMS actors playing the roles and each performance has a DIFFERENT ending! Watch each recording for double the mystery!! 

In our virtual play program, you can read about each actor.

	GREEN CAST Watch the trailer for the green cast to get a preview of the performance, then watch the full performance.
	BLUE CAST!    Watch the trailer for the blue cast to get a preview of the performance, then watch the full performance.

Share how you are watching the play! Tag @NetZeroJMS on any social media platform and use #JMSwhodunnit

The JMS Yearbook Staff Needs You

Lady Bird Johnson Yearbook Staff needs your help to make this year's yearbook the best one yet! Send us your selfies, your workspace photos, your school spirit photos--send us the moments that make this year memorable. Click the image above to go to our secure photo-sharing site, or use this link: https://images.jostens.com/upload.jsp 

Use code 415474099 if prompted.

New Traffic Pattern for 2020-21

As you make your way to school this year, remember our new traffic pattern for drop off and pick up in the north parking lot. Please enter through the WEST entrance and exit through the east entrance. ‬Parents should not be in the teacher parking section.

Busses and special passes will continue to use the front drive and staying on the right side of the lane. Remember to keep the bus lane clear.

Roadmap for Back-to-School 

The JMS Staff is excited to welcome students back for in-person learning beginning September 28th, 2020, following the Johnson Middle School Roadmap for Back-School document.  

Canvas Information for Students & Guardians

Canvas information for guardians and students can be found on our new Johnson Canvas page! Visit this page for videos, directions, and links to help our families be successful.