Digital Citizenship

Chromebook FAQs:

1. Who is responsible for the technology?

• Responsibility for the Chromebooks falls on the students. Students should be grabbing the correct Chromebook prior to first hour, students should carefully handle their Chromebooks with two hands, and students should put their Chromebook in the cart in the proper slot plugged in.

• The teacher is responsible for checking their classroom cart at the end of each day. If teachers are missing a Chromebook, they should be filling out the missing Chromebook Google Form.

2. Who is in charge of accounts?

• Student accounts are ultimately controlled by the district and by Sentinel, our IT partner. Here at Skyview, Rob Wilkinson (assistant principal), Rachel Jeffrey (technology specialist), and Julie Johnsen (librarian) are in charge of maintaining technology spreadsheets. There are also a handful of teachers with "SpecOps" privileges that change student passwords. Rachel Jeffrey is responsible for changing student PowerSchool passwords.

3. What is included in good password criteria?

• A good student password has a minimum of eight characters, with at least one capital letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character. A password should NEVER have any identifying information including, but not limited to, a name, birthday, address, phone number, etc.

4. Can students personalize their Chromebook?

• For the most part, students can change their Google Chrome profile or their Google account PFP. Students are unable to change their desktop wallpaper or install any extensions. On the outside of their Chromebook, students should not be adding any stickers or decorations as their Chromebooks will be used by other students in the future.

5. What are the limits on student pictures, movies, and music?

• District devices are not personal devices, so they should not be used for watching movies, listening to music, or accessing personal images. Rachel Jeffrey, Skyview's technology specialist, monitors Chromebook data usage. If students have high data use, she checks website history and Google Drive data to monitor student use. If students access websites with illegal movie streaming, these websites will be blocked in the future. If students upload movies to their Google Drive, these files will be deleted and students will be given consequences.

6. Can students use social media?

• All social media websites are blocked on district devices.

7. What are the consequences for off-task behavior in class?

• More information to come.

8. Can students use the Chromebook for personal work?

• Students cannot log in with their personal account on their Chromebook. If students log in using a separate tab, they should be aware that they are accessing personal information on a school device. This means that their personal data can be accessed by the district at any time.

9. Can students play games on the Chromebook?

• In order for students to see their Chrome as a professional device, we ask that you do not allow students to play games on the Chromebook. If you note that students are playing games often in your class, there are steps you can take to curb the issue. (1) While giving directions or providing direct instruction, have students keep their Chromebooks closed. (2) While students are working on an assignment, walk around and check in with them. This could include monitoring which tabs they have open. (3) Try working from the back of your classroom so that you can see all students' screens.