1:1 Technology Initiative
1:1 Fast Facts for Families
Preface
The purpose of this narrative is to establish the rationale and processes as part of the DASD 1:1 Technology Initiative. This is the lens through which this ‘Fast Facts for Families’ should be viewed. This information supersedes any prior 1:1 technology documents, agreements, and/or technology insurance/repair schedules. Above all else, DASD believes that the most important resource in each classroom is the teacher. No other resource, technology, or device can replace an effective teacher in the life of a student.
Rationale
There are many research-based reasons to engage the school community in a technology initiative that provides a one student to one device ratio. Given the resources necessary to implement such an endeavor, it is important to prioritize these reasons in concise and understandable terms. Here are five reasons why a 1:1 technology initiative improves teaching and learning.
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It equalizes student access to technology
- It increases engagement for students and teachers
- It customizes, differentiates, and individualizes teaching and learning
- It increases executive functioning skills for students
- It better prepares students for college and career
Schoology Learning Management System (LMS)
Schoology is a secure online platform where students and teachers can interact, while at school or home, synchronously or asynchronously. Both students and parents will have access to digital content posted by teachers in the form of lessons, assignments, projects, and other instructional content. Any grades or attendance data posted in Schoology are not authoritative. Please visit Infinite Campus for this information. Parent access to Schoology shall provide access to all children in the family.
All DASD devices, regardless of physical location (at school or home), shall have all internet activity filtered and monitored by the district. The Securly Home app for parents is a valuable tool to help keep students safer when on their school-issued devices. The parent app has the ability to block sites, like YouTube, and create schedules when the device is inaccessible to the web, like dinner time and bedtime. The app also displays a real-time view of your child’s activity on their school-issued device. Parents also receive a weekly email from Securly with a snapshot report of that week’s activity. Please review the written directions or video directions to access the parent Securly Home app. If you want to learn more about Securly’s online safety solutions, please visit www.securly.com. For additional information, please email homesupport@securly.com.
Securly's Filtering Categories Securly Online Privacy Policy Securly COPPA Privacy Policy
Securly DASD Parent FAQ
The Securly Home app and the Securly settings on each student’s device requires transparent access to Securly’s servers. If you are utilizing any of the following types of services on your home network, Securly may not function as expected.
Home content filtering
VPNs or Anonymizers
DNS redirection
Please modify your home network configuration to not apply these settings to your student’s device.
When I’m logged into the activity feed in the Securly Home app I see data from the middle of the night, but I know my kids are asleep then. What causes this activity?
The device is checking in overnight to update apps and talk to the mobile device management platform. This is normal activity that may not resolve when you click on the link in the activity feed.