Digital Citizenship
Digital Citizenship: Guidance for Technology Use
Technology, it is not going away, it is only getting smaller and faster.
It takes a team of all of us...
Parents
Ensure your child acts responsibly by knowing and understanding the school rules and policies for technology use (links below).
Parents’ Ultimate Guides
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/parents-ultimate-guides
Parenting, Media, and Everything in Between
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles
Officer Gomez
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXkte-5lPIcRHLvvEtYOB2A and/or https://www.facebook.com/deputygomez/
Students
Follow all school and class rules for using technology.
Act responsibly, online and face-to-face.
Remember the school technology (network and devices) are for educational purposes.
International Society for Technology in Education - Student Standards
https://iste.org/standards/students
Teachers/District
Be familiar with federal, state and local laws/policies.
Integrate technology in your classroom where appropriate.
Teach students how to act when working online with others.
Follow Montana Office of Public Instruction Technology Integration Content Standards for your grade level.
Utilize GTCC Curriculum Objectives for Technology for your grade level.
Use provided tools to monitor appropriate use of school related technology.
International Society for Technology in Education - Educator Standards
https://iste.org/standards/educators
International Society for Technology in Education - Educator Leaders Standards
https://iste.org/standards/education-leaders
Common Sense Education
https://www.commonsense.org/education
Digital Well-Being Lessons for Grades K-12
https://www.commonsense.org/education/collections/digital-well-being-lessons-for-grades-k-12
Laws and Policies
Federal
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act - FERPA
https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/
Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule - COPPA
https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-coppa
Children's Internet Protection Act - CIPA
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/childrens-internet-protection-act
Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment - PPRA
https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/faq/what-protection-pupil-rights-amendment-ppra
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - IDEA
https://sites.ed.gov/idea/about-idea/
State
Montana Pupil Online Personal Information Protection Act - MCA 20-7-1323
https://opi.mt.gov/Montana-Student-Privacy-Alliance
Montana Office of Public Instruction Technology Integration Content Standards grades PK-12
https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Teaching-Learning/K-12-Content-Standards/Technology-Standards
Regional
Golden Triangle Curriculum Cooperative
District Policies
All Board Policies
https://sites.google.com/cutbankschools.net/minutes-agendas/cbps-board-policies
Policy 3612 - District Provided Access to Electronic Information, Services, and Networks
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YeShSbqbAu_t72l_I9qbMXPgY6dAz-z8/view
Policy 3612P - Acceptable Use of Electronic Networks
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IM2bQPXLrdSn6atq3PsW_8C11L_lFCgl/view
Policy 3612F - Internet Access Conduct Agreement
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uwXE9Tt3blyCbiyWphp8wYb2tjqqAPsk/view
Policy 3650 - Pupil Online Personal Information Protection
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IKek4hKvPCO83SU7vGzNIzMZshNisVy0/view
Policy 5460 - Electronic Resources and Social Networking
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L0XnzAjMXb_VFx_kH3ULAreR5Qj7XGVd/view
High School Handbook
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11AxErkDwtVNpDXZe9h2myDIdYN0XE8ua/view
Middle School Handbook
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18r3arYOoH5TBisMjl_CiPOU9lsvsg4j8cK8zRSyJR2k/edit?usp=sharing
Elementary Handbook
https://drive.google.com/file/d/112HhaRduFx4qR3BxdxrfgoTUngXJYpw3/view
1:1 Technology Signature Page for Chromebook use grades 6-12
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uwG0D52gV6W4TMS_HE84Q3YO8Ol-D9SDp92DHutzlg8/edit?usp=sharing
Google For Education
At Cut Bank School District #15, we use Google for Education, and by you and your student signing the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), you give us permission to provide and manage a Google for Education account for your child. Google for Education is a set of education productivity tools from Google including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Classroom, and more used by tens of millions of students and teachers around the world. At Cut Bank School District #15, students will use their Google accounts to complete assignments, communicate with their teachers, sign into Chromebooks, and learn 21st century digital citizenship skills.
The notice below provides answers to common questions about what Google can and can’t do with your child’s personal information, including:
What personal information does Google collect?
How does Google use this information?
Will Google disclose my child’s personal information?
Does Google use student personal information for users in K-12 schools to target advertising?
Can my child share information with others using the Google for Education account?
Please read it carefully and contact us if you have further questions or concerns.
Google for Education Notice to Parents and Guardians
This notice describes the personal information we provide to Google for these accounts and how Google collects, uses, and discloses personal information from students in connection with these accounts.
Using their Google for Education accounts, students may access and use the following “Core Services” offered by Google (described at https://gsuite.google.com/terms/user_features.html):
Gmail (students grades PK-7 can only email and receive email within the cutbankschools.net domain)
Calendar
Chrome Sync
Classroom
Cloud Search
Contacts
Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms
Drive
Groups
Keep
Sites
Vault
In addition, we also allow students to access certain other Google services with their Google for Education accounts. Specifically, your child may have access to the following “Additional Services”:
YouTube, Blogger,and Google Maps
Google provides information about the information it collects, as well as how it uses and discloses the information it collects from Google for Education accounts in its Google for Education Privacy Notice. You can read that notice online at https://gsuite.google.com/terms/education_privacy.html You should review this information in its entirety, but below are answers to some common questions:
What personal information does Google collect?
When creating a student account, Cut Bank School District #15 may provide Google with certain personal information about the student, including, for example, a name, email address, and password.
When a student uses Google services, Google also collects information based on the use of those services. This includes:
device information, such as the hardware model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information including phone number;
log information, including details of how a user used Google services, device event information, and the user's Internet protocol (IP) address;
location information, as determined by various technologies including IP address, GPS, and other sensors;
unique application numbers, such as application version number; and
cookies or similar technologies which are used to collect and store information about a browser or device, such as preferred language and other settings.
How does Google use this information?
In Google for Education Core Services, Google uses student personal information to provide, maintain, and protect the services. Google does not serve ads in the Core Services or use personal information collected in the Core Services for advertising purposes.
In Google Additional Services, Google uses the information collected from all Additional Services to provide, maintain, protect and improve them, to develop new ones, and to protect Google and its users. Google may also use this information to offer tailored content, such as more relevant search results. Google may combine personal information from one service with information, including personal information, from other Google services.
Does Google use student personal information for users in K-12 schools to target advertising?
No. For Google for Education users in primary and secondary (K-12) schools, Google does not use any user personal information (or any information associated with an Google for Education Account) to target ads, whether in Core Services or in other Additional Services accessed while using an Google for Education account.
Can my child share information with others using the Google for Education account?
We allow students to access Google services such as Google Docs and Sites, which include features where users can share information with others or publicly. When users share information publicly, it may be indexable by search engines, including Google.
Will Google disclose my child’s personal information?
Google will not share personal information with companies, organizations and individuals outside of Google unless one of the following circumstances applies:
With parental or guardian consent. Google will share personal information with companies, organizations or individuals outside of Google when it has parents’ consent (for users below the age of consent), which may be obtained through Google for Education schools.
With Cut Bank School District #15. Google for Education accounts, because they are school-managed accounts, give administrators access to information stored in them.
For external processing. Google may provide personal information to affiliates or other trusted businesses or persons to process it for Google, based on Google’s instructions and in compliance with the Google for Education privacy notice and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
For legal reasons. Google will share personal information with companies, organizations or individuals outside of Google if it has a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:
meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request.
enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations.
detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues.
protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of Google, Google users or the public as required or permitted by law.
Google also shares non-personal information -- such as trends about the use of its services -- publicly and with its partners.
What choices do I have as a parent or guardian?
First, you can consent to the collection and use of your child’s information by Google by signing the Student Handbook form. If you don’t provide your consent, we will not create a Google for Education account for your child, and Google will not collect or use your child’s information as described in this notice.
If you consent to your child’s use of Google for Education, you can access or request deletion of your child’s Google for Education account by contacting your student’s building principal. If you wish to stop any further collection or use of your child's information, you can request that we use the service controls available to limit your child’s access to features or services, or delete your child’s account entirely. You and your child can also visit https://myaccount.google.com while signed in to the Google for Education account to view and manage the personal information and settings of the account.
What if I have more questions or would like to read further?
If you have questions about our use of Google’s Google for Education accounts or the choices available to you, please contact your building principal. If you want to learn more about how Google collects, uses, and discloses personal information to provide services to us, please review the Google for Education Privacy Center (at https://www.google.com/edu/trust/), the Google for Education Privacy Notice (at https://gsuite.google.com/terms/education_privacy.html), and the Google Privacy Policy (at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/).
The Core Google for Education services are provided to us under Google’s Apps for Education agreement (at https://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/terms/education_terms.html) and the Data Processing Amendment.
reference sites
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/school-environment/digital-citizenship
https://www.k12k.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=416052&type=d&pREC_ID=908919