Connections Students: How to log into your Chromebook and MySprings and Submit Student Portfolios

This article is about logging into your MySprings account as a Connections Academy student. MySprings is not the same as your Connections or Pearson Online Classroom account!

Follow the steps below to login to your student's Chromebook, sign into MySprings, find the Connections Academy app and where to upload student portfolios.

1. Log into your Chromebook with your student's Springs email (which ends with "@student.riverspringscharter.org"). The default password will be your Springs student ID + "gogo" at the end.
   
   1. Your Springs student ID should start with "10". It is not the same as your Pearson Online Classroom ID, which starts with a "5". If you do not know your Springs email or student ID, please contact your teacher on record.
   2. After logging in for the first time, you will be prompted to change your password. Your password should be at least 8 characters long and cannot include your student ID number.
2. Navigate to my.springscs.org, where you will see a box in the middle of the screen asking for your username/email and password.
   
3. Log in to your MySprings account using the same credentials you used to log into your Chromebook. Click the "Sign in" button when you are done entering your credentials.
   
4. Once you have successfully logged on, you will see a dashboard with recent announcements and a navigation menu at the left side of the page.

How to access Connections Academy through MySprings

1. On the navigation menu at the left of the page, go to the "Apps" page.
   
2. Click on the "Connections Academy" tile.
   
   1. If you do not see the tile, use the "Search by name" bar at the top to search for the app by title.
      
   2. Alternatively, you can also use the direct link to connexus.com/login.

How to upload Student Portfolios

(Please see the "MySprings Student Portfolios Guide: What is a portfolio?" article for more information on Student Portfolios.)

1. On the navigation menu at the left of the page, click on "Students" to open the student directory. You should only see your own name on the page.
   
2. On the tab menu at the top of the page, click on the "Portfolios" tab.
   
3. Follow the steps from the "MySprings Student Portfolios Guide: How to Submit Student Portfolio Samples" article from Step 6 and onward to submit your work.