How to Know if Students Can Access Your Assignments
How to Know if Students Can Access Your Assignments
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Welcome Back- IT Newsletter
This video outlines Northwest ISD's response to stakeholder feedback regarding purposeful technology use, and connects educators to resources for preparing lessons that are responsive to the new technology safeguards.
Elementary Technology Safeguards Video
Elementary Technology Safeguards Video
Secondary Technology Safeguards Video
Secondary Technology Safeguards Video
Educational Games
Educational Games
Unblocking and Blocking Websites
Unblocking and Blocking Websites
What you've used in the past may no longer be available this year because our expectations for digital tools have evolved. Educational games will be blocked by default for teachers and students, unless they've been approved for instructional use. As a result, our list of accessible sites is being rebuilt based on current instructional needs and district guidelines. What does this mean?
Plan ahead: Many blocked resources may not be approved, even if previously available. Please have an alternative ready, especially for tools outside the adopted curriculum.
Approval Process: Submit a Helpdesk ticket under the "Unblock a Site" category. Having a direct link from your curriculum fast-tracks the approval process. Education Games not included in curriculum go through 3 layers of approval which takes time to process.
What sites are currently available at your grade band? See below:
Can students access this?
Go to the website you want to check access for, then-
Click the Access Scan extension
The URL should automatically plug in
Enter a student email at the grade band you want to verify access for
Click the button to "Check Student Access"
Click here to access the full version of this resource
YouTube
YouTube
PreK - 5th grade: YouTube is blocked for independent student access at elementary. Teachers are able to show YouTube videos to the whole class.
6th - 12th grade: Both middle school and high school students are restricted to viewing Education Videos only.
Testing Student Access to YouTube videos:
Open the YouTube video you are wanting to share with secondary students
Click the AccessScan extension
Enter a student email (first.last@student.nisdtx.org) at your grade band
Check Student Access
If you believe the filter may have been wrong in it's classification of a video, submit a ticket under "unblock a site" category to request the video be reclassified.
EdPuzzle
EdPuzzle
Since EdPuzzle sources their videos from YouTube, you can test if a video will be accessible in the EdPuzzle assignment by seeing it if it available in YouTube.
In your EdPuzzle Assignment, right click on the video and select "Copy Video URL"
Paste this URL in a new tab and DELETE the word 'education' from the URL
This will open the YouTube video where you can use AccessScan (in the above instructions) to test student access.
Student Email
Student Email
Grades PK-2
Grades PK-2
No email access
Grades 3-8
Grades 3-8
NISD students in grades 3–8 can only email NISD staff and their guardians/emergency contacts.
The Parent/Guardian approval list is populated based off of the email address we have on file in HAC. If they use a different email address, their message will be blocked.
Only one email address can be listed for each parent/guardian. Parents/guardians can see the email address currently listed for them in HAC under Contacts.
If a parent needs assistance in making these changes, guide them to the elementary office managers and middle school registrars
If a parent/guardian needs to change their email address, they can
send the request from the email address currently on file
have another parent/guardian send the request from an email address currently on file
come to the campus in person.
Grades 9-12
Grades 9-12
No change in email access; continue to send and receive from all contacts
PreK-1 Screen Time Limits
PreK-1 Screen Time Limits
PreK-1 students' time on devices should be limited strictly to no more than 20 minutes per day of device use.
This is intended to provide a boundary for clarity regarding time on devices as is age appropriate. We are monitoring numbers at this grade band in order to keep an eye on trends and needs. The device will not shut down automatically once 20 minutes of time on the device has occurred. For questions
View full belief statements and technical safeguards at screentime.nisdtx.org.
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