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Gaggle Rollout Meeting
September 2, 2010
Gaggle Vision in ABC
TechGradRequirement Target is 50% Gaggle Target = 50% Teacher Usage Reports provided to SITS / Principals
Gaggle Tools
Safe online Web 2.0 Tools Student Email Digital Storage (lockers) Gaggle Docs (Google Docs like) Blogs Social Wall (Facebook) Message Boards Chat Rooms Homework Drop Boxes GaggleTube (YouTube filtered)
Cyber Safety
The Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) The Gaggle Safety Pledge ABCUSD’s online Cybersafety program
Students to complete on own Reports to provided to school for monitoring Student accounts suspended if program not complete A school could incorporate the Cyber Safety effort as
part of the TGR (NET 6 - Digital Citizenship)
Students
Username Convention [email protected]
Activation Letters A Generic Welcome Letter
User Name: [email protected] Password: yyyymmdd (student’s birthday) Requires Log-in & Change of Password
Teachers
Username Convention [email protected]
Activation Letters Individualized Welcome Letters
User Name: [email protected] Password: Assigned by IT (security purposes) Requires Log-in & Change of Password
New Teachers Requires Tech Authorization Request Form Account info provided via GroupWise
Key Administrative Settings
1. Student email is filtered. Teachers email is NOT2. All Gaggle functions are limited to the school3. Digital Lockers Max = 200MB4. Maximum # of Recipients / Email = 355. Language Translation is ON6. The Filter only filters English and Spanish7. 1st Defense: Students retrieve own passwords!
Administrative Settings
8. Teachers are set as “enhanced teachers”
9. Principal is the “school master”
10. Support Admin are “school administrators”
11. SITS and STC’s are “school administrators”
12. Gaggle Mail may be forwarded to GroupWise
13. Schools may tighten “rules” higher than district's
Administrative Settings
14. Schools may add to “Blocked Word List” – via the school administrator(s) – or forward words to [email protected]
15. Digital Lockers may cause bandwidth issues
16. Homework boxes named by assignment / teacher
17. Dial “2help” on any district phone for direct Gaggle assistance from Raf or David
18. Gaggle interacts with cell phones as a primary device
Default School Administrators
School Administrators by grade Level By default, these administrators will:
receive all flagged messages HMS receive emergency phones call HMS Will facilitate disciplinary actions w/ students
Due Sept 7 – Default Admin Survey, Raf Waites: Administrator names Grade level assignments Mailbox for each administrator
Blocked Emails
Gaggle Human Monitoring 1st Offense
Student Notified (warning) 2nd Offense
Student Notified and Admin Notified (discipline) 3rd Offense
Student Notified and Admin Notified (discipline and account suspended)
Initial Student Roll-out
Acceptable Use Policy is KEY1. Homeroom provides AUPs to students2. Student returns AUP to homeroom teacher3. Homeroom teacher provides Gaggle Activation letter4. Homeroom teachers provide AUPs to Office5. Office checks AUP field in Eagle6. Gaggle Automatically Activates overnight7. Students Log-in Following Day:
Username: [email protected] Password: yyyymmdd (student’s birth date)
8. Student Changes Password Immediately9. Student enters personal email for PW reset functions
Adding New Students
Acceptable Use Policy is KEY1. Office provides AUP to student2. Student returns AUP to school3. Student is provided Generic Gaggle activation letter4. School office checks AUP field in Eagle5. Gaggle automatically activated overnight6. Students may Log-in following day using:
Username: [email protected] Password: yyyymmdd (student’s birth date)
7. Student changes password immediately8. Student provides personal email for reset functions
TeacherStaff Development Plans
Step 1 Activation Letter – Sept 7
Basic Log-in Instructions, UN and PW Gaggle Overview and Jings
Step 2 Webinar for ALL teachers – Oct 31 Completion
60 - 90 minute overview of entire Gaggle product Complete David Franklin Survey (dates, audience, location)
Step 3 Gaggle Integration Trainings – Nov to Feb
Across the Curriculum Via onsite, district and online forums Additional specialized topic