Burnhamthorpe Adult Learning Centre

1. Create TDSB Account
2. Access to Brightspace – Remote Learning Platform
3. Create G-mail Account
4. Access to Google Classroom Remote Learning Platform

 

 

A. Create a TDSB Account (all students)

• Step 1: Open your “Google Chrome” browser
• Step 2: In the address bar, type aw.tdsb.on.ca
• Step 3: Enter your “username” (9-digit student number without ‘–’) and temporary “password” as shown below.

For example: your temporary password will be your last four digits of your student number (####), followed by your day of birth (DD), followed by the month of birth (MM), and then @Tdsb. Remember, there are no spaces in between the password and “T” is capital.

 

 

• Step 4: Then, it will prompt you to create a “New Password” (minimum of 8 characters) and then re-enter the same password again in “Confirm New Password” and click “Change Password”.

 

 

 

B.  Login to a TDSB Gmail Account (all students)

• Step 1: Open your “Google Chrome” browser
• Step 2: In the address bar, type aw.tdsb.on.ca
• Step 3: Enter your TDSB “username” (9-digit student number) and “password”

 

• Step 4: To check your TDSB Gmail, click the “profile picture” at the top-right corner. It is in following format: firstname.lastname@student.tdsb.on.ca

 

• Step 5: On the TDSB homepage, click on the “Mail” tab

 

• Step 6: Follow the instructions on your screen to open your TDSB Gmail

 

 

 

C. Login to Google Classroom ( ‘specific’ courses only)

• Step 1: Open your “Google Chrome” browser. 

 

• Step 2: In the address bar, type aw.tdsb.on.ca

 

• Step 3: Enter your TDSB “username” (9-digit student number) and “password”

 

• Step 4: On the TDSB homepage, click on the “Google Apps” tab and then click on “Classroom”

 

• Step 5: Then, follow the instructions on your screen. Then, click the “+” symbol to the top far-right and click on “Join Class”

 

• Step 6: In the box that appears, type the class code provided by your teacher via TDSB Gmail or phone and click “Join”. Join us (Student Services) on Google Classroom code: provided by your teacher
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D. Login to Brightspace (D2L) ( ‘specific’ courses only)

• Step 1: Open your “Google Chrome” browser

 

• Step 2: In the address bar, type aw.tdsb.on.ca

 

• Step 3: Enter your TDSB “username” (9-digit student number) and “password”

 

• Step 4: On the TDSB homepage, click on “Resources” tab and then click on “Brightspace”

 

• Step 5: “Sing In” with your TDSB email address and network password [if you are not sure of your email, refer to “B. Login to a TDSB Gmail Account”]

 

 

• 6. Step 6: Click the “squares” symbol and click on the course you’re enrolled in.