Help with Technology

Help with Technology at Home

There are lots of ways that you can help your child with technology at home. But always remember to make sure you know how to keep your child safe online.

Home Learning

At Ingram Road, we are supporting parents with home learning by providing paper based packs, with instructions to follow online from our Home Learning page (years 1-6). Teachers will give you a brief overview on our Blog, with links to the home learning page for each year group.

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If the files wont open on your device you may need to install the latest version of Adobe Reader: 

Using Different Devices

Accessing online resources will be different for everyone. Some people will access on

• Mobile phone
• Tablet (Android)
• I-pad (Apple)
• Laptop
• Desktop Computer

....did you know you can also use an X-Box or Playstation?

Using X-Box or Play Station to access home learning

X-Box:

1. Plug a key board into the X-Box USB slot

2. Go in to my games and apps

3. Find Microsoft Edge and select

4. You can access the internet type; www.ingramroad.leeds.sch.uk

5. Go to the Children tab

6 Go to Home Learning

7. To move around you use the X-Box control or plug in a mouse /keyboard to the USB ports. 

It is very important that parents manage the settings on your child's Xbox so that your child stays safe online. Follow the instructions here.

Play Station:

1. Identify the Play Station browser icon (It is WWW with dots around it)

2. Press the PS4 logo on the controller

3. Go to the library and find options for games and applications

4. Go in to applications and you will find the internet browser

5. You can access the internet type; www.ingramroad.leeds.sch.uk

6. Go to the Children tab

7. Go to Home Learning

7. To move around you use the Play Station control or plug in a mouse /keyboard to the USB ports. 

It is very important that parents manage the settings on your child's Playstation so that your child stays safe online. Follow the instructions here.

How to connect a device to your mobile data

Please click here to view how to connect your mobile phone to devices (laptop/tablet).

Get Free Data from your mobile provider

Many mobile phone companies are offering free data for students. Find out how.

Complete our survey and we will send your details to the Department for education so that you can get data top ups for your child.

Networks the data top up is available for:

• Vodafone
• EE
• 02
• Three
• Sky Mobile
• SMARTY
• Virgin Mobile
• Tesco Mobile

Government Help with devices

The Government have allocated a very small number of Laptops which will be allocated to children as soon as they are delivered to school. If your child attends school currently during the pandemic, they will not be allocated a laptop as they will have access to devices in school.