Signing in to Your Google Account (and Enabling 2SV)

• Enter your email address and account password at the log in window:

  1. • If you are signing into the Chrome browser, click on the account avatar in the upper right corner of the browser window and then click the 'Sign in to Chrome' button.

• Scroll to the bottom of the "Welcome" message and click on the "I understand" button

• If this is your first time logging in, Google should prompt you to change your password. Follow the prompts to create a new, strong password. If you aren't prompted and you haven't changed your password from the one you were originally issued, you can find instruction in this Google support article.

• Click "Continue" on the message window titled "About school profiles"

• Click "Yes, I'm in" on the message window titled "Turn on sync"

• If you have not turned on 2-step verification, Google will prompt you to do it now. Click on the 'Enroll' button.

For information about what 2-Step Verification or MFA is, check out this resource.

• Click the 'Turn on 2-Step Verification' button.

• Enter your mobile phone number and click the 'Next' button.

There are other options for enabling 2-Step Verification with Google. Check out this support article from Google on what those options are and how to use them.

• Google will send a verification code to the phone number you entered. You will enter that code into the verification window in your browser and then click the 'Verify' button.

• That's it. You have successfully enrolled in 2-Step Verfication and secured your account.