IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Snell Middle School
Dear Parent or Guardian:
Snell Middle School is using Chromebooks this school year. To help keep your child safer and more scholarly online, we have adopted online services provided by GoGuardian.
It may be helpful to know that over 10,000 other schools use GoGuardian to protect 5.5 million students across the world, and the Global Educator Institute has endorsed the GoGuardian Teacher product.
How are we using GoGuardian?
GoGuardian allows teachers to see the students’ screens while they are working. Students who are not following instructions, are visiting other sites, or are disengaged will be redirected by the teacher.
We have chosen GoGuardian services to:
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Help protect students against harmful and inappropriate online material
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Help students stay “scholarly” and more focused when learning online
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Helping assess students’ progress towards class assignments [only if your school has GoGuardian Teacher]
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Facilitating communication between teachers and students during class time
When and how does GoGuardian operate?
GoGuardian’s web-based services operate on our school’s managed Google Suite for Education Chrome accounts (i.e., when a student is logged into Chrome or a Chromebook with his/her school email address).
What are the school’s responsibilities?
Snell selected GoGuardian services to help our students stay safer and more scholarly online. [We will work with students during class time to help teach them digital responsibility and safety.]
What are my parental/guardian and child’s responsibilities?
When a student is off campus, parents are responsible for supervising internet access and usage. We encourage you to discuss rules for appropriate internet usage with your child, and reinforce lessons of digital citizenship and safety with him or her. We also highly encourage you to report any potential cyber-bullying or other sensitive issues to us.
How does GoGuardian help protect my child’s privacy?
To help your child remain scholarly and safe online, GoGuardian collects certain personally identifiable information about your child. GoGuardian has consulted with privacy experts, participates in privacy organizations, is a proud signatory of the Student Privacy Pledge, and has been awarded certifications by iKeepSafe for complying with both Family Education Rights and Privacy Act and California student privacy laws. For more detailed information about GoGuardian, you may visit GoGuardian’s website, Trust & Privacy Center, GoGuardian’s Product Privacy Policy, and the attached COPPA Notice and Disclosure Form.
We are here to answer any questions that you may have.
Sincerely,
Pat Abalos
Principal, Snell Middle School