Logging In... ALWAYS sign in as a Granite School District student in order to access school programs.
Logging in to a Chromebook
Connecting the Chromebook to WiFi:
- Click the WiFi icon in the bottom right corner of the screen
- Locate your home wifi and click on it
- Enter the password for your home wifi
Student Usernames:
- Students log in with their SSID (7-digit student number) followed by @granitescgiiks.org
- Example:
- Sally Brown, student number 9567034 = [email protected]
- If a student only has 2 or 3 letters in their name, they will just use their whole name. They don’t need to add any extra characters to make 4.
- Example:
- You will see a screen that says “This device is managed by granitesd.org. Please click “next to continue signing in to your granitesd.org account.
- Click next when you see this screen to Sign In to your Chromebook
- On the mountain screen, enter your 4/4/[email protected] email address and your password.
- Default password is 123456,
- Click Sign In
- You may be prompted to accept Google’s Terms and Conditions. Scroll down to accept and agree.
- Choose a thumbnail picture or take a picture of yourself with the Chromebook webcam
- Click OK
Logging in to Portal
The Granite School District portal provides convenient access to many websites used by students.
You can find links to the portal on school websites or the main district page, but the most direct path is https://portal.graniteschools.org.
- Go to Granite Portal (https://portal.graniteschools.org.)
- On a desktop web browser, the login page includes the district logo and links to reset passwords and register for the parent portal.
- Mobile devices only display a simple login form.
- On either version of the login page, enter your username and password, then click Log In.
- (For students, the username is the student ID number, which begins with the number 9.)
- After login, an animation of a cloud should appear only briefly.
- If the page sticks on this animated cloud, you may have a problem with cookies in the web browser you are currently using. The easiest work-around is to use a different web browser (such as Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Edge or Safari) or a different computer.
- The portal may display a warning that webPass is missing. You can access the full functionality of the portal without using webPass, so feel free to click Cancel.
- After a successful login, the portal displays three rows of tiles.
Logging in to Sora (eBooks)
Sora is a reading and listening app from OverDrive and Granite School District. With Sora, students can access a large collection of ebooks and audiobooks for independent, self-directed, or teacher-assigned reading. Students can read or listen to these books using a Chromebook, desktop computer, or personal mobile device.
- Go to https://soraapp.com/library/graniteut using a web browser on any computer or device.
- If you are using an Android or Apple mobile device you can also download the Sora app from your device’s app store
- If the Granite Sora sign-in page does not immediately come up, use the setup code graniteut or tap Find my school. (You can click on any school that is part of Granite School District.)
- Enter the username (student number) and password that you use to log in to school computers
- Username: (For students, the username is the student ID number, which begins with the number 9.)
- Password:
- Grades 4-6: student’s unique password
- Grades K-3: 123456
- You can borrow a book for 14 days. You can borrow up to 3 books at a time. You can place holds on books that are checked out.
- Close the book and go to your Shelf to see all your borrowed books. From there, you can:
- Tap Open Book or Open Audiobook to read or listen to a book.
- Tap Options to renew or return the book, get to your notes and highlights, and more.
Logging in to Wonders
Students login to Wonders through the Granite Student Portal
- Granite Portal
- Username: (For students, the username is the student ID number, which begins with the number 9.)
- Password:
- Grades 4-6: student’s unique password
- Grades K-3: 123456
- Click on “Core Applications” at the bottom of the screen
- Choose Wonders from the Portal tile options