volume 10 / issue 3 get on-the-go access to your gaggle calendar · 2017-06-17 · get on-the-go...

Get On-the-go Access to Your Gaggle Calendar Accessing and staying up to date on events and class assignments have never been easier Therersquos simple access to your Gaggle Calendar within the new user interface but did you know that you can access your calendar at anytime on your iPhone or iPad

The easiest way to get on-the-go access to your Gaggle Calendar is to download the Gaggle App which is available in the App Store Once the app is installed on your mobile device simply log in using your email address and password and tap on the ldquoCalendarrdquo icon

Another option is to setup ldquonativerdquo integration of your calendar via CalDav Just follow these simple steps for an iOS based device (iPhone or iPad)

Tap the Settings icon

Tap Mail Contacts Calendars

Tap Add Account

Tap Other

Tap Add CalDAV Account

Use the following settings Server httpswwwgagglenetcaldavyour email address so if your email address is bobgagglenet under server you would put httpswwwgagglenetcaldavbobgagglenet

Enter Your User Name your email address your password and a description for instance Gaggle Calendar

Tap Next

Tap Done

It will take a couple minutes to synchronize but your Gaggle calendar events will soon appear on your iPhone calendar You can edit add and delete events and they will automatically by synchronized with your Gaggle Calendar

While Android doesnrsquot natively support CalDav you can add CalDav support by purchasing a third-party application such as CalDAV-Sync For anywhere access to your Gaggle Calendar on Android download the Gaggle App which also is available in the Google Play Store

IN THIS ISSUE Get On-the-go Access to Your Gaggle Calendar

School Spotlight Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month

Tech Talk How to Make Sure Students Use Strong Passwords

Ask Customer Service Mark it Up Supported File Types

Catch Gaggle at

Meet a Gaggler

Ideas news and advice to bring safe online communication

into the classroom

volume 10 issue 3

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Protecting Students and Creating Teachable Moments

From the very start Metropolitan Nashville Public Schoolsrsquo decision to choose Office 365 was contingent on also using Gaggle making student access to email and files in OneDrive fully compliant with the Childrenrsquos Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

ldquoI was always in favor of students in pre-K through 12th grade having email addressesrdquo recalls Dr Kecia Ray the districtrsquos Executive Director of Learning Technology amp Library Services ldquobut not every parent is going to be responsible so somebody has to kind of play the parent With us thatrsquos Gaggle Gaggle truly has our backrdquo

On the technology side Dr Rayrsquos colleague John Williams Executive Director of Technology amp Information Services also believed that to give students access to email and other tools there needed to be a proven level of safety and security

ldquoFor me using Gaggle was a no-brainerrdquo he said ldquobut what really made Gaggle stand out for me was how painless the integration was Everything was done in a matter of days and it didnrsquot change how our students log in or how me maintain their accountsrdquo

Both Dr Ray and Mr Williams believe that many studentsrsquo first email address is from the district Combined with Microsoftrsquos Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) which provides single-sign-on access to other websites Gagglersquos Student Safety for Microsoft is providing even more benefits

Dr Ray considers any possible student situations or questionable content identified by Gaggle as a ldquoteachable momentrdquo Rather than disciplining students for their online behavior or taking privileges away the district involves school counselors to work with them and their parents on practicing good digital citizenship

Another benefit of the integration according to Mr Williams was that he didnrsquot need to dedicate any additional resources to the project ldquoYou donrsquot often get vendors that know what theyrsquore doing and make it happen like Gaggle doesrdquo he said ldquoIt was a pleasant experience from the beginningrdquo

Read the entire case study ldquoProtecting Students and Creating

Teachable Momentsrdquo by visiting the Gaggle Content Library at

gagglenetexplorecontent-library

ldquohellipnot every parent is going to be responsible so

somebody has to kind of play the parent With us

thatrsquos Gaggle Gaggle truly has our backrdquo

CONTACT US 8002887750 bull wwwgagglenet bull supportgagglenet bull gaggle_K12

ldquo160000 kids per day do not attend school for fear of being bulliedrdquo -US Department of Justice

October is Bullying Prevention Awareness MonthIn support of Bullying Prevention Awareness Month we want to remind you of some valuable resources both on gagglenet and elsewhere We believe that no child should fear attending school or going online Whether itrsquos physical abuse verbal abuse or cyberbullying these behaviors can severely impact a studentrsquos self-esteem social interactions with others and school performance

Gaggle Cyberbullying Resources

The Illicit Internet eBook Leveraging Advanced Technology for Student Safety

Infographic Words Not to Live By

Infographic How to Keep Students Safe Online

Gaggle Online Safety Pledge for Students

Gaggle Speaks Blog Posts

Students Who Bully Need Support Too

How the Entertainment Industry Perpetuates Bullying

Words Matter Target Versus Victim

Bullying Stop Overusing the Term

Words Matter Bully as a Label

Social Network Spotlight

Should Schools be Responsible for Tackling Cyberbullying

More Cyberbullying Resources

The End of Bullying Begins with Me is the message of PACERrsquos National Bullying Prevention Center in October

Not in Our School is a campaign to help stop bullying and cyberbullying Access a free quick start guide to help get your classroom school or district organized

StopCyberbullying is a prevention program that has specially-trained young volunteers who design and deliver community programs to help their peers address cyberbullying The website is home to a number of resources games and quizzes

We continue to discover websites and apps that pose potential risks to students and have compiled a list that we update at least once a month Did we miss any You also can submit a website or app to be included in ldquoTop Social Networking Sites amp Apps Your Kids Userdquo


Tech Talk How to Make Sure Students Use Strong PasswordsA strong effective password requires a necessary degree of complexity In order to make the process simpler wersquove created steps on what to do and what not do when creating strong passwords

bull Teach students to never share passwords with anyone

Itrsquos important to educate students that they should never share their passwords with anyone (except their parents) Students should never give it to friends even if theyrsquore really good friends Tell them to think of it as a locker combination

bull Make the password at least eight characters long

bull Longer passwords are harder to crack The longer the better

bull Include numbers capital letters and symbols

Have students convert some of those letters into other characters Consider using instead of an a a $ instead of an s the number 1 instead of an l or interrupting the password with an exclamation point or other symbol for no good reason Please note that $afe is not a good password but something like rdquofi$h Apple amp strngrdquo is an excellent password

For more ideas on how to assure students are using strong passwords read ldquo6 Ways to Make Sure Students Use Strong Passwordsrdquo in the Gaggle Speaks blog

As a general rule the following character sets should all be included

in every password

ABCuppercase letters

abclowercase letters

123numerals

special characters


UPCOMING WEBCASTS Introducing Your Digital Dad Climbing from Base Camp to the Summit of Your Dreams

Monday November 3 100 pm ET

Hear Kevin Honeycutt tell his personal story that hersquos translated into a message that challenges youth to think about how their decisions will affect them today their choices later in life and the opinions of others All webcast attendees will receive a digital copy of ldquoIntroducing Your Digital Dad Climbing from Base Camp to the Summit of Your Dreamsrdquo

Register today

httppagesgagglenetwebcasts-digital-dad

Why Archiving Makes Sense

Wednesday November 12 100 pm ET

Learn how archiving has become a critical best practice for school districts serving as a primarily

ldquodefensiverdquo capability to protect you from the variety of legal regulatory and other external requirements Note Authority a division of Gaggle is producing this webcast

Register today

httppagesauthority3comwebcasts-archiving

Ask Customer ServiceMark it Up Supported File Types

When I use Mark It Up I can see some of the submissions but other student assignments are skipped Can you please help

We often see this behavior when a student has submitted a non-supported file Mark It Up supports doc docx ppt pptx pdf png jpg xls and xlsx file typesextensions Students often save and submit Assignments as gdoc pages or key files especially when they create and submit files from mobile devices While you can download these files to your computer and convert them to a supported file type yoursquore not currently able to use Mark It Up with them

Itrsquos also important to note that you cannot make changes to submissions after theyrsquove been returned to students

If you have any additional questions please reach out to your Gaggle Customer Service team by calling 800-288-7750 sending an e-mail to supportgagglenet or using our live chat support


Catch Gaggle atCONFERENCE 2014 DATES LOCATION WEBSITE

Connecticut Educators Computer Association (CECA)

Oct 20 Uncasville CT ceca-ctorgceca201420Conference

Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MassCUE)

Oct 22-23 Foxbrough MA masscueorgpagesMassCUE

Tech amp Learning Forum New York Oct 24 Tarrytown NYtechlearningcomeventstechforumnewyork12overview

Missouri Research amp Education Network Annual Conference (MOREnet)

Oct 28-29 Columbia MO conferencesmorenet

Georgia Educational Technology Conference ndash (GaETC)

Nov 5-7 Atlanta GA gaetcorgsitedefaultaspxPageID=1

Tech amp Learning Forum Austin TX Nov 7 Austin TXtechlearningcomeventstechforumtexas12overview

NYSCATE Google Camp Nov 10 Melville NY `nyscateorgconferencescfmsubpage=660

Hoosier Educational Computer Conference (HECC)

Nov 12-14 Indianapolis IN hecck12inusconferenceindexcfm

Illinois Education amp Technology Conference (IETC)

Nov 13-14 Springfield IL il-edtechorghome


Meet a Gaggler One of Gagglersquos talented and friendly Regional Relationship Managers Hank Dennewith loves talking about Gaggle ldquoWorking for Gaggle has so much to offerrdquo he said ldquoThe relationships that Irsquove built working with school districts and the stories that I hear from them about the work we do and how it impacts studentsrsquo lives are incrediblerdquo

A native of the Pacific Northwest Hank lives with his family in Colbert WA He joined Gaggle in 2013 after hearing about how Gaggle was helping students collaborate and communicate online at school and at home all while keeping them safe

Whatrsquos Hankrsquos favorite part of Gaggle ldquoI really like the new Gaggle email interfacerdquo he said ldquobut I think my favorite feature is GaggleTube and the ability to embed videos into email messages or blogsrdquo

Prior to joining Gaggle Hank spent some time at Salesforcecom and at Oracle where he worked with large companies and colleges In his free time Hank can be found camping with his family volunteering at his sonrsquos school coaching youth soccer or out cycling on the local roads

An avid cyclist Hankrsquos favorite bike ride is the 204-mile Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic which takes place every summer Hank takes his cycling very serious and hopes to begin racing next spring In fact he recently was featured in a promotional video for Reliant Recovery Water

ldquoIrsquove been drinking Reliant for a few years now as I work to strengthen my cycling abilities and was honored when they called to ask if I would share my story with themrdquo

Gaggle Awards amp Honors

Hank DENNEWITH


Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Protecting Students and Creating Teachable Moments

From the very start Metropolitan Nashville Public Schoolsrsquo decision to choose Office 365 was contingent on also using Gaggle making student access to email and files in OneDrive fully compliant with the Childrenrsquos Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

ldquoI was always in favor of students in pre-K through 12th grade having email addressesrdquo recalls Dr Kecia Ray the districtrsquos Executive Director of Learning Technology amp Library Services ldquobut not every parent is going to be responsible so somebody has to kind of play the parent With us thatrsquos Gaggle Gaggle truly has our backrdquo

On the technology side Dr Rayrsquos colleague John Williams Executive Director of Technology amp Information Services also believed that to give students access to email and other tools there needed to be a proven level of safety and security

ldquoFor me using Gaggle was a no-brainerrdquo he said ldquobut what really made Gaggle stand out for me was how painless the integration was Everything was done in a matter of days and it didnrsquot change how our students log in or how me maintain their accountsrdquo

Both Dr Ray and Mr Williams believe that many studentsrsquo first email address is from the district Combined with Microsoftrsquos Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) which provides single-sign-on access to other websites Gagglersquos Student Safety for Microsoft is providing even more benefits

Dr Ray considers any possible student situations or questionable content identified by Gaggle as a ldquoteachable momentrdquo Rather than disciplining students for their online behavior or taking privileges away the district involves school counselors to work with them and their parents on practicing good digital citizenship

Another benefit of the integration according to Mr Williams was that he didnrsquot need to dedicate any additional resources to the project ldquoYou donrsquot often get vendors that know what theyrsquore doing and make it happen like Gaggle doesrdquo he said ldquoIt was a pleasant experience from the beginningrdquo

Read the entire case study ldquoProtecting Students and Creating

Teachable Momentsrdquo by visiting the Gaggle Content Library at

gagglenetexplorecontent-library

ldquohellipnot every parent is going to be responsible so

somebody has to kind of play the parent With us

thatrsquos Gaggle Gaggle truly has our backrdquo
































in every password



123numerals

special characters





Register today






Register today
































Hank DENNEWITH
































in every password



123numerals

special characters





Register today






Register today
































Hank DENNEWITH





Register today






Register today
































Hank DENNEWITH


























Hank DENNEWITH


volume 10 / issue 3 get on-the-go access to your gaggle calendar · 2017-06-17 · get on-the-go...

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