By Lisa Porter, TechForEd School Lead After launching the district-wide TechForEd program this fall, the district is now providing families with the ability to monitor and control their student’s internet and app activity on district devices at home using the free SecurlyHome app. While Jeffco Public Schools uses a Palo Alto firewall to monitor and filter activity and content for students when they are in school, Securly manages the filtering for school-issued devices when they are away from school. The SecurlyHome app offers parents the ability to both monitor and control students’ internet activity outside of the Jeffco Public Schools network. The ability to monitor activity will be released the week of March 16 and the ability to control (turn off and on) categories of applications will be released a few weeks later in early April. If your student’s device is eligible for this program, during the week of March 16 you will receive a welcome email asking you to download the SecurlyHome app and to create an account. The welcome email will be similar to the one below: Once you create a parent account, you will have a real-time view of your child's activity on their school device. You will also get a weekly email from Securly with a snapshot report of that activity and will be able to check your student’s internet activity anytime during the day.
Keep in mind that no web filter is perfect and there is the risk of inappropriate content making its way through the filter. Securly does catch and filter a majority of traffic categorized as pornography, drugs, and gambling. However, active monitoring while communicating your expectations and boundaries clearly with your children is the best way to keep them safe online. Our hope is that the SecurlyHome app will help you in this processs. As a reminder, District Policy JS – Student Use of District Computing Resources and the Internet states that there should be no expectation of privacy when using district-issued devices. You should also remember that Securly is not only active when students are connected to home networks, but also when connected to hotspots and public networks such as those offered at Starbucks, McDonalds, etc. For more information, visit the district website page or read the SecurlyHome App Getting Started Guide. If you have questions, please contact, Lisa Porter, TechForEd School Lead [email protected] We also want to make sure ninth grade families received information about Accidental Damage Protection (ADP). Students are responsible for damage to their Chromebooks, so we just want to make sure families know that they may purchase an ADP service to cover common damage, including: operational or structural failure caused by liquid spills on the keyboard, unintentional drops, electrical surges causing damage, etc. Please see the Lenovo ADP Warranty Informational Flyer for more information. By Ashley Jetton, RN, BSN District Registered Nurse
Denver Public Health recently posted on their website the following: Colorado youth are vaping nicotine at twice the national average. In Denver, one in five teens say they vape and e-cigarettes are now the second most-tried substance among Colorado youth, after alcohol. Although vape products contain dangerous toxins, including heavy metals and cancer-causing chemicals - only half of Colorado youth surveyed think vaping is 'risky.' http://www.denverpublichealth.org/community-health-promotion/tobacco-prevention-education/ecigarette-facts/teen-vaping) Knowing how to respond to this vaping epidemic can be difficult. It can be intimidating to talk to your child about vaping and/or drugs. Listed below are several parent resources that can help.
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