Technology Services

North Shore School District 112 and Gaggle Partner to Implement Safety Management for Google Workspace For Education

North Shore School District 112 and Gaggle have joined in a partnership to keep District 112 students safe when they use Google Workspace for Education from Google. District 112 will use Gaggle Safety Management for G Suite to further promote student and educator productivity in a safe and controlled environment which adheres to the District's Electronic Acceptable Use Policy.

Gaggle Safety Management combines technology with expert Safety Representatives, who review content 24/7 to assure students are safe. Gaggle identifies inappropriate words and images in Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, and more.  Trained professionals then apply consistent, school- or district-approved policies for positive intervention, alerting building principals if there is an imminent threat to a student.  The Gaggle Safety Management Team determines where incident content falls based on an Incident Response Rubric.

Gaggle has been providing safe online learning products and solutions to schools and educators since 1999. The company's focus remains on student safety so educators can have the confidence to allow learners to take advantage of current technology for communication, collaboration, and learning.  

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In short, Gaggle identifies three types of incidents: (1) User Violations, (2) Questionable Content (QCON), and (3) Possible Student Situations (PSS).  Students are emailed directly about “User Violation” offenses stating that what they are doing, saying, or sending is inappropriate.  Principals are directly emailed for the other two incident types, Questionable Content (QCON) and Possible Student Situations (PSS), and can investigate and respond to incidents as appropriate. More information about the different types of incidents can be found on the Gaggle Safety Management video.  

District 112 currently utilizes a platform called Securly that provide s24/7 content filtering for student devices.

This platform both use artificial intelligence to classify and block content as needed on student devices, regardless of if the device is on the District network or the device is at home.

Keep in mind that no filter can block every inappropriate site.

Parent/Guardian Access

Securly offers an accompanying app for Parents/Guardians so they, too, can monitor student web browsing while outside of school hours.

Securly Home

Parents/Guardians interested in setting up Securly Home can request an account be set up by visiting the Technology Services Support site and selecting "Sign Up for Securly Home." 

Infinite Campus, our district's student information system, is a comprehensive and complex tool for maintaining our student records. Using the Parent Portal, you can pay student fees, check your student's schedule and grades, and review your student's and your household's basic information. If you have questions about Infinite Campus or need help with your account, please contact us at our Support page.

To access your student's information in the Campus Parent portal please use the link below.

North Shore Infinite Campus Parent Portal

To activate a new account using an Activation Key please use the following link: 

New Account Activation

(You can request a single-use Activation Key from your student's school office or by submitting a ticket at our support page.)  

North Shore School District 112 uses Clever as a "one stop shop" for students to access academic programs.

With the Clever Parents app, parents/guardians can create an account and help their kids learn at home. 

For an overview of how it works, please visit Clever's "Clever Parent" overview by clicking this link.

Parents/Guardians interested in setting up Clever Parents can request an invite by visiting the Technology Services Support site and selecting "Activate Clever Parents Account." 

Otus is an online platform that serves as a Learning Management System, Data Analytic Engine, and Gradebook. Complete with a Parent Portal and Report Card feature, Otus serves as a solution that makes the collection, analysis, and reporting of data more efficient and usable for teachers, students, and parents / guardians.

Please click here for information from our Teaching & Learning Department on how to sign up for Otus Parent/Guardian Access.

Help your family be safe and smart online
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You can access this free resource from Google here.

Common Sense Media helps families make smart media choices. They offer the largest, most trusted library of independent age-based and educational ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music. The "Parenting, Media, and Everything in Between" resource also helps families understand and navigate through some of the thinking necessary of raising children in the digital age.

You can access these free resources by clicking here.

This guide from the Office of the Department of Education aims to help all parents and caregivers, including those who have limited experience with digital tools, those who are expert with these tools, and anywhere in between.

To access this free resource, please click here.

Parent Guides from ConnectSafely are a growing collection of clearly written guidebooks that demystify apps, services and platforms popular with kids and teens.

To access this free resource, please click here.

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