G Suite for Education (formerly Google Apps)
Dear Parent/Guardian,
G Suite for Education is an online suite of applications designed for schools which includes calendars, email, web pages, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations -- all of which synchronize and flow together and integrate into existing course curricula. G Suite is provided free of charge to schools, colleges and universities across the United States and around the world. We believe these tools will provide the essential skills students will need to be adept in the global workplace of this century.
To encourage the use of 21st Century Learning skills and increase communication and collaboration among students and teachers, one or more of your child’s classes maybe using G Suite during the school year. ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE G SUITE for EDUCATION PROGRAM MUST HAVE PARENT/GUARDIAN PERMISSION. Permission form is available on the Genesis Parent Portal (Forms tab); alternatively, you can print/sign the Technology & Applications Permission form here. If you have already signed the G Suite permission form, you do not need to sign this again for the new school year.
Gmail accounts will be assigned to each student (in grades 6-12 ONLY) pending parental/ guardian approval. The email address will only work within Fair Lawn’s Google Apps domain. Students cannot email to or receive email from outside of this domain.
Responsibilities
As a participant in Fair Lawn's G Suite for Education program, students must assume the following responsibilities for all their communication and work within the Google Apps domain:
all communication and work must be done for educational purposes only.
communicate with others in a courteous and respectful manner at all times.
maintain the privacy of their assigned email address and password and respect the privacy of others.
use only the provided email address and password.
follow the policies as stated in the Fair Lawn Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) which each student and parent/guardian has already signed.
Prohibitions
Within the domain, students must not:
access files and information other than their own.
tamper with or destroy data
access or distribute abusive, harassing, libelous, obscene, offensive, profane, p*rnographic, threatening, sexually explicit or illegal material.
engage in any activities for commercial, purchasing, financial gain or illegal purposes.
use a false identity in any communications or work
misrepresent the Fair Lawn Public Schools
Access Restriction
Access to and use of the G Suite for Education domain is considered a privilege accorded to the Fair Lawn Public Schools. The School District maintains the right to immediately withdraw the access and use of the G Suite for Education domain when there is reason to believe that violations of law or District policies have occurred. In such cases, the alleged violation will be referred to the Principal for further investigation and adjudication.
Security
The G Suite for Education domain has strong content filters in place. However, the Fair Lawn Public School District cannot assure that users will not be exposed to unsolicited information and does not guarantee the security of the electronic files located on the Google servers.
Privacy
The general right of privacy will be extended to the extent possible in the online environment of the G Suite for Education domain. The system administrators may have to examine files and email to diagnose and correct problems within the G Suite for Education domain. The School District reserves the right to access the student accounts in the domain including current and archival files.
G SUITE for EDUCATION - an Introduction
In the spring of 2012, Fair Lawn launched a pilot program, introducing Google Apps to a few middle and high school classroom teachers. The program has expanded each year since then. There are many resources to assist both teachers and students in using Google Apps. There is a site of resources for Fair Lawn teachers (google login required). The resources below are designed for both students and teachers:
Here is a brief intro to the basics of G Suite in Fair Lawn.
Google Apps Administrator: Miriam Parkinson
G Suite for Education, quite simply is a collection of applications designed for schools - from calendars, email, web pages and Docs and Forms, all of which synchronize and flow seamlessly together and provide for integration and collaboration for users within the district. Take a look at this brief video to better understand Google Apps.
Tools:
The Basic of Google App Explained
Accessing your Google Apps Account
Sharing Google Docs
Creating, Renaming and Saving a Doc
Uploading and Downloading a Google Doc
Forwarding your Google Email
