Technology

Holy Angels School provides students, faculty and staff access to PC and Mac desktops, two mobile carts with Macbooks and Chromebooks. Wired and wireless Internet access is available schoolwide. An Internet content filter is installed as mandated by the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Forty-minute to one-hour computer class is allotted for each grade level every week. Most classrooms are equipped with Chromebook mobile carts. Additional access to computers and laptops is available during lunch or snack recess by appointment or based on the technology teacher’s availability.

Parents/Guardians and students are required to sign the technology Responsible Use Policy (RUP), before the student is given access to the Internet and a school computer or digital device. 

Teachers have the option to implement a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program with the approval of the principal. Students and their parents need a signed Bring Your Own Device Policy before they can participate in the BYOD program. 

While using technology, students and parents are expected to abide by the guidelines stated in the school policies anywhere or anytime their actions can affect the school or other students. 

The school’s jurisdiction with respect to conduct includes:

• When a student is on school grounds

• At officially sanctioned school-sponsored events

• Outside of the school when a student’s actions negatively impact another student, staff member or school

Parents are also expected to abide by the guidelines stated in this policy, to the extent that their technology use affects other members of the school community.

While the school is not responsible for policing online activity, the school should be notified of online conflict between students, parents or staff that affect the well-being of members of the school community. Students and parents who fail to comply with the guidelines stated in this policy and use technology in ways that are contrary to our mission will have access privileges revoked, face disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion.

Violation of any of the rules stated in the RUP or BYOD policies will result in disciplinary action which may include access privileges revoked, suspension and/or expulsion, as we consider the use of a computer (or any digital device) and the Internet as a privilege to be used responsibly.

Google Workspace for Education

Holy Angels School offers Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals using the domain holyangelscolma.org. Google Workspace for Education gives the school community access to Google’s set of powerful communication, collaboration and productivity applications for free. All services are hosted by Google and are available to users via any Internet-connected computer or mobile devices. Some applications included with a holyangelscolma.org account are: Mail providing email access; Sites for creating websites, blogs and secure group wikis; Drive allowing users to create, share and collaborate on documents (Docs), presentations (Slides) and spreadsheets (Sheets) and Classroom, a learning management system. 

See also MEDIA AND STUDENT WORK AGREEMENT, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GUIDELINES