Guidelines:

Use the Internet and the computer network for educational purposes only.

Communicate with others in a courteous and respectful manner.

Maintain the privacy of name, password and other personal information and respect the privacy of others.

Use the provided Internet account and password only, as individually assigned.

Report any incident of harassment or inappropriate material to the supervising staff member.

Comply with laws protecting copyright and intellectual property.

Network Users Shall Not:

Intentionally bypass the school network filtering system, in an attempt to access restricted content.

Enter computer networks without authorization to tamper with or destroy data, including the creation and/or uploading of computer viruses.

Damage the computer equipment, systems, or networks.

Access or distribute abusive, harassing, libelous, obscene, offensive, profane, pornographic, threatening, sexually explicit or illegal material.

Install software on computers.

Use the Internet for commercial, purchasing, or illegal purposes.

Initiate nor accept a social network contact with teachers or staff outside the educational setting.

Network Users Should Know That . . .

Due to the public nature of computer networks, all data and files, including e-mail, cannot be guaranteed to be secure and private. Users should have no expectation of privacy with respect to personal files or e-mail.

PARENTS/GUARDIANS/STUDENTS

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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.

Email

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, pornographic, 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.

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

Genesis Features for Parents

Parents and Guardians now have the ability to edit/update their contact information in the Genesis Portal (CONTACTS tab). Rather than print and edit the Emergency Contact Information page, you can now edit your contact information directly on the portal. Please note that although this information will update immediately in our database, the updated information will not display on the Emergency Contact Form until the reports update each weekend.

Attendance notifications can now be posted in the Genesis Portal, instead of calling the school. Parents/Guardians can now post their child’s absence via the Genesis portal (ONLY Portal Accounts registered to a Parent/Guardian will have this enabled). See the Directions to Post Absence on the Genesis portal for more details.

Genesis Portal Registration

When you register your child in Fair Lawn schools, the email you provide will AUTOMATICALLY be used to create a Genesis Portal Account for the parent/guardian. Once a week, emails are sent to new accounts with directions to login and a document explaining the various screens on the portal.

Students (gr 6-12) with a Fair Lawn Google Account will have a Genesis STUDENT Portal account automatically created, using the same username/password.
If you have questions about your Genesis Portal account, please email the Fair Lawn Genesis Help Desk (Email Help Desk )

Links:

Genesis Parent Portal
Genesis Tutorial

There is now a custom app for Fair Lawn Schools, available for (free) download at both the App Store (Apple) and the Play Store (Android). District and school information is available on the app.

For instructions on how to set up your mobile app click here