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APS Digital Learning Site

APS Tech Hub for Teachers

APS Allowed Digital Resources

APS policy limits the use of online resources to vendors agreeing by signed contract to respect student privacy as required under the federal FERPA and COPPA laws.

New Teacher Tech Orientation

 
Student Computers

  • AHS is a "One to One" school and students are expected to bring a computer to the school every day.
  • Students can BYOD or bring their own device or request a school issued Chromebook
 
BYOD or Bring Your Own Device - how to
 

(This document describes the AHS philosophy on using electronic devices and guidance about which devices students and parents might choose.)

Program philosophy, details, suggestions, and agreement page

 
School-Issued Device - request by contacting the main office
 
 
Home Internet
Free or discounted internet services:
 
 
 

Technology Policies and Guidelines

 These are the APS and AHS tech guiding documents and policies



Responsibility and Integrity


AI Guidelines -    click here      hosting page - click here    (see more below)


Student Responsible Use Policy -    click here   hosting page - click here


Academic Integrity Policy -   click here     hosting page - click here 

(from p.7 of student handbook)



District Policies - Staff Acceptable Use, Internet Posting, Social Media



Privacy and allowed resources


Student Data Privacy compliance aka the Allowed Online Resources list - info  list

(AI tools need to be ok’d on privacy, just like all online tools)


Devices


BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) -    click here           hosting page


Device Care Agreement -    click here            hosting page


Cell Phone Policy -







Public Postings - Sources


AHS website - Docs and Form


AHS website - Tech and Digital Learning Page


AHS Library website - Research Handbook
(avoiding plagiarism page)


AHS website - Student Handbook Page
(p.7 for Academic Integrity)


APS website - Digital Learning Policy and Guidelines Page


APS website - Staff Forms Page

 

Student Data Privacy and Allowed Online Tools:

(Please note this section concerns student tools. Guidance and rules for staff use are defined in the staff AUP, the staff handbook, and other professional documents.)


There are many online learning tools, but we can only use some of them. The APS policy only allows the use of digital resources that agree by contract to respect student data privacy. These contractual arrangements are requirements defined under the federal FERPA and COPPA laws, and they apply when the "resource" collects student personally identifiable information, or PII, by means such as student logins or by tracking technologies such as cookies.

 

  • Allowed - resources that sign a privacy contract are on our allowed digital resources list.
  • Not Allowed - resources refusing to sign privacy contracts are not on the list and are not allowed for student use.
  • Staff can, at their own discretion, use resources for their own purposes.  Also, APS has developed the Tech Hub website with information about many of our most important allowed resources.


You can research app privacy yourself if you’d like. Search the National Data Privacy Database to see which apps are getting approved, state and nationwide. If an app is getting approved by others, then the odds are good that we can get it approved. The opposite is true, too. If an app is refusing to sign with others, we’re unlikely to have luck with them. The Common Sense Media Privacy Ratings is a good resource, too. It offers a more nuanced evaluation of vendor privacy policies.

AI Guidelines - details as of 2023

AI Guidelines -    click here      hosting page - click here    


AI Resource guide -    click here        hosting page - click here    



Generative AI Use by APS Students
(excerpted from the AI guidelines)

(note that AI use by students is very limited as of the most current guidelines published in 2023)



The only Generative AI systems APS staff should ask students to use are those that are available directly or as part of other software listed in the APS APS Student Data Privacy Agreement Database. See the examples below and  note that the offerings are very limited:


  • As of July 2024, ChaptGPT, Bard, and Bing has NOT signed a Student Data Privacy Agreement and, therefore, APS staff should not ask or require students to directly use ChatGPT to complete assignments. 
  • Tools such as Grammarly and Canva have signed Student Data Privacy Agreements, and therefore, staff may ask students to use AI features embedded within these tools.
  • We have procured SDPC for Magic School AI Innovators Program (paid) version 

Students should only use Generative AI systems for schoolwork if they have been instructed to do so by their teacher. Assignments should follow instructor guidelines in order to avoid issues of academic honesty and plagiarism. All policies related to academic honesty and plagiarism apply to use of Generative AI systems by students (MLA Guide to Generative AI Citations; APA Guide to Generative AI Citations).



Bringing AI to Your Students

(note that conversation with students about AI is encouraged, even though allowed  student use is very limited)

(excerpted from the AI resource guide)


Teach students:

  • What is Al?
  • How does ChatGPT work?
  • What are the limitations of Al systems
                     Bring in concepts of:
  • Terms of Service and Privacy Agreements
    (ChatGPT: Over 13 and under 18 with parent permission only)
  • Debate ethics and legal issues such as copyright/ownership, & academic honesty
  • Should the government regulate Al?
  • Bias in Al technologies


Generative AI Use by APS Staff
widely encouraged within professional guidelines- click for details

 

 

 

 

Safe and Healthy Use of Technology

We offer students and families guidance in the healthy and safe use of devices and technology through a series of activities adapted for individualized learning by AHS from the Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship Curriculum.  
Resources for Teachers
 
PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook  Help

(Note:  it's always good to do a google search for Powerteacher gradebook setup. The youtube videos are always changing and are often good.)

  • Get started


from PowerTeacher, select the info backpack for the class

- select a student

- select Quick Lookup from the dropdown selections

- click the student's attendance number 

- you'll see a list of all absences, dated and coded

IPad and Android App Setup - Ipad and Android - open the App, go to the server settings, and enter settings as they are in this image. (Won't work with APS Guest)(Only works in our buildings)

 

Parent-Student View in PowerSchool Portal Youtube, generic

(this is close, but not exactly what you'd see in the APS parent-student portal.)(credit peagreensoup.)

 

 

 

More Teacher Resources:  



 
 
 
Google
 
 
 
 
 
More Google for Teachers:
Google Classroom -  Teacher Center 1st Day Learning Page 
Google's Teacher Center - Learn by product page
Google's GSuite Learning Center - Learn by product page
 
Google Classroom and Google Forms Training My Docs: 

This document has the resources and lesson plans from my four Summer Workshop Sessions. 

The Google Classroom and Google Forms Sessions are organized as hands on activities divided into basic, intermediate and advanced levels and are designed to help you learn the tools, or improve.

The Social Media Session has hands on activities to introduce Google+ and it’s Photo and Hangout tools.

The Formative Assessment has resources on research and theory about the powerful impact of Formative assessment.


Google Apps For Education – Overview – 30 Minutes 

(This video is super dated, and yet remains a decent overview of the basic tools and the video is perfect for someone who is completely new to Google Apps for Ed. The video's structure - the first 11 minutes is promotional and can be skipped, but the last 20 minutes is a nice demo of the applications.  In other words, forward the video to the 11 minute mark to see the Apps overview.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ksK2uzDW-4 

·               G-Mail -         Forward video to 11 minutes

·               Calendar -    Forward video to 15 minutes

·               Docs -            Forward video to 19 minutes

·               Forms -         Forward video to 23 minutes

·               Sites -            Forward video to 25 minutes

·               Video -           Forward video to 29 minute


Google Drive Sync for the Mac or PC - set-up instruction
 
 

(Basically, you install drive sync and choose the folders you want sync'd to the cloud)