Google For Education
(This information will also be shared in a backpack letter and in the weekly electronic newsletter.)
We are excited to announce the implementation of Google for Education beginning this year at Proctor School. Google for Education provides many digital tools to enhance the way we use technology and share information within and beyond our school community. Our main objective is to have a place where students can share work, communicate with teachers and save/retrieve projects using laptops, tablets and other devices.
Google for Education, a suite of free, cloud-based productivity tools allows us to collaborate and communicate more effectively through the use of technology. It also offers a range of new learning opportunities for both teachers and students. Further information about Google for Education can be found at:www.google.com/edu/.
Students, like staff, at Proctor School will receive a Google for Education account that will allow access to our Google-hosted domain. This is a “closed account” where students will only have access to what the teachers provide for them. At this time, they will not have the ability to email. If that changes, we will communicate with you in advance. In order to do this, Proctor School requires parents and students to sign our Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), which you and your child signed and returned during the first days of school. A copy of our AUP can be found on our school’s website: http://www.tritownschoolunion.com/proctor and by choosing the Quick Link entitled “2015-2016 School Handbook”. From there, you can refer to Appendix A: Topsfield Schools Student Acceptable Use Agreement-Technology page 50-52.
Google for Education student accounts created by the school district will be managed based upon the classroom requirements and parental consent.
In school, teacher supervision and content filters are used to help prevent access to inappropriate content and to ensure proper educational use of the application. Google does not request any personal information from students and the District does not provide personal student data to Google. Student accounts can be accessed by domain administrators at any time. Information about the privacy policy and protections of Google for Education can be found at: www.google.com/edu/trust/
As with all Internet access, the district utilizes a content filter. While at school, staff will monitor students’ use of Google for Education productivity suite; either by direct observation or by automated systems, which identify prohibited use. At all times, whether at school or home, students are responsible for their adherence to the Proctor School Acceptable Use Policy.
If you still feel it would be best for your child not to utilize these tools, the Proctor School Technology Department will make sure that your student does not have access and will then be issued an alternative.
