Tech FAQ's

Your unique Barton username remains the same throughout your time here and is automatically generated for you. It's structured as follows: the year you joined (e.g., 25), your initials (e.g., BW), followed by the final four digits of your college admission number (e.g., 2959).

You'll need to remember your username, it lets you log into all Barton systems.

Computers

Barton encourages students to bring their own laptops for note-taking in lessons, which works well with Google Drive, allowing you to search your notes, keep them organised and ready whenever you need them.

Each classroom has a phone holder at the front for mobile phones, though some subjects may allow phone use for specific tasks.

WiFi

Emails are the main source of contact at Barton so it’s important to keep on top of your emails.

What is my college email address?

Your email is in the format: username@barton.ac.uk

(e.g., 24AA1234@barton.ac.uk)

How do I access Gmail?

Go to mail.google.com and sign in with your Barton Peveril email.

If you're already signed into a personal Gmail account, use the account switcher in the top right to add your Barton Peveril account.

Google Classroom provides you with a central location to find all your assignments and resources for each of your subjects.

What are Classes?

Subjects you enrolled in; teachers add resources, provide updates and set assignments. 

How do I know what work I need to do?

Assigned work appears in your Upcoming list (top left). You can also find your assignments under the Classwork tab.

Google Drive is your cloud file storage area whilst at Barton Peveril. 

I have a lot of old documents in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, can I store them in Drive?

Yes. Store them or convert them to Docs, Sheets, or Slides by enabling Convert Uploads in Drive's settings (cog icon, top right, "Convert uploads").

Can I add other non-Google documents and files?

Yes, Google Drive can store any type of file. If you upload any Office documents such as Word or Excel docs, you can edit them right in Google Drive itself.

Docs is a word processor, Sheets is a spreadsheet application and Slides is a slideshow application. 

They’re Google’s equivalents to Word, Excel & Powerpoint.

How can I create a new Doc, Sheet or Slide?

To create a new file, either click the "New" button in the top left of Google Drive, or use the shortcut: docs.new, sheets.new, or slides.new in the browser.