Technology

Anti Bullying/Cyber Bullying

BYOD Policy

District Technology Plan

Electronic Devices

Grades K-5 Acceptable Use Policy

Grades 6-12 Acceptable Use Policy

Internet Publishing - Permission and Release Form

Instructional Technology Policy

Staff Acceptable Use Policy

Student Email and Internet Posting Guidelines

Student Loan of Technology Agreement

Technology Access

Technology Skills for Online Assessments

Recent security updates to the SchoolDude platform include a new requirement that every user has an individual password when logging in. Watch the video below to learn how to set up your new password and submit a tech support request.

Our District subscribes to Brainpop for the HAY School and Brainpop Jr. for the JCS and LGN Schools. If you are new to these teaching and learning resources, take a look at the introductory videos below.

Norton Public Schools is currently providing email access to students at Norton High School and Norton Middle School.

We believe email can enhance communication between students and teachers surrounding assignments and class expectations. Currently, student accounts are only able to email within the Norton Public Schools domain. This means only sending and receiving emails with others in Norton. We will reevaluate the need to open the email system outside of Norton on an as needed basis.

NPS email accounts are a privilege. All accounts are monitored for appropriate use and may be suspended if activity is found to be in violation of the District's Acceptable Use Policy.

Students have access to their school email accounts by logging into Gmail using their school issued login. All accounts end with @norton.k12.ma.us Students should use the same username and password used for Google Drive and Docs.

Please contact the technology department with any questions.

15 Sites and Apps Kids are Heading to Beyond Facebook

7 Dangerous Apps that Parents Need to Know About

Chatting With Your Kids About Being Online Great downloadable resource for families

Common Sense Media Designed to support and empower families in raising kids who think critically, participate responsibly, and behave ethically in their online lives.

Digital Life: Our Kids Connected Culture Great article from PBS Parents on children and media

FCC's Lifeline Program where broadband will be a part of the program starting in December 2016.

Internet Essentials from Comcast For families and students that qualify, Comcast offers $9.95/mo. internet access and $149.99 computer purchase

Internet Safety Tips for Middle School Kids

K-5 Family Media Agreement

Kids, Parents and Video Games Ratings & parental controls can help you learn about the games your kids want to play and help you make sure they’re playing according to your rules.

LGBTQ cyberbullying: A guide for parents and educators

MARC Resources for Parents/Guardians Bullying and Cyberbullying resources for parents from the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University

OnGuard Online A great site from the Federal Trade Commission that contains information on all things related to staying safe online.

Parenting in the Digital World Community tech night presentation

Stop Cyberbullying Before it Starts Print this guide from the National Crime Prevention Council

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center The Joan Ganz Cooney Center focuses on the challenges of educating children in a rapidly changing media landscape.

Understanding Mobile Apps Great resource from the Federal Trade Commission

Complete EdCamp Calendar
Find a local EdCamp to attend!

Find a workshop to attend or watch an online webinar

Online Professional Development for Educators

Visit iTunes U in iTunes to find online learning opportunities for teachers.

Massachusetts Technology Education/Engineering Collaborative

MassCUE Professional Development Offerings

Online PD Website

PBS TeacherLine

With School Budgets Cut to the Bone, Teachers Turn to Crowdfunding for Technology 8.30.16

Norton Schools Go Forth at Warp Speed into Digital Age 8.10.16

Middle School Students Produce 3D Braille Picture Books 5.27.16

Google Brings its New Expeditions Pioneers Program to Norton Middle and Other Area Schools 3.3.16

Technology Arsenal Continues to Grow for Norton Schools 11.9.15

Norton School Committee Gets Demo on Some of the Latest Classroom Technology 10.26.15

In Norton Schools, the Future is Now 8.12.15

Technology Helps Level Playing Field for Special Ed Students 7.12.15

Norton Media Center Hands Out $15,000 in Grants 6.30.15

Norton Town Meeting Approves Laptops for Teachers, Classrooms 10.10.14

Norton Public Schools has been working with the Massachusetts Student Privacy Alliance (MSPA) to develop a standardized data privacy agreement for all vendors that store any student information with personally identifiable information (PII)

The Data Privacy Agreement requires all vendors to:

• Ensure industry best practices are being followed with respect to data privacy and data security.
• Provide the school district the right to audit the vendor for compliance.
• Not resell or use student information for any other purpose than the service it was intended. 
• Provide the school district notification of a data breach, if one should occur, within a specific time frame.
• Ensure the school district retains ownership of all student data regardless of where the data resides.
• Follow the laws protecting students rights for data privacy - CIPA, COPPA, FERPA and PPRA.
• Norton Public Schools are working closely with The Education Cooperative (TEC) to facilitate the execution of these data privacy agreements with all vendors.  TEC represents a number of school districts across Massachusetts concerned with student data privacy.  Utilizing TEC's partnership with other school districts puts us in a stronger position when negotiating contract terms than going it alone and sends vendors a strong message that data privacy is an important issue we need to work on together to solve.

Visit the online digital resources database which lists vetted resources for educational and privacy protections.