Family Tech Resources

Below are two Aeries registration video tutorials, one in English and one in Spanish. Please follow these tutorials to gain access the Aeries Parent Portal!

Aeries provides parents primarily with a means of accessing and viewing the specifics of their students' grades, attendance and state standardized testing scores (CAASPP and ELPAC).

Student attendance is logged daily, however student grades are input at individual instructor discretion. If you have questions about when grades will be posted, you will need to connect with your students' instructors for an accurate timeline.

ParentSquare typically provides information regarding the goings-on in your students' school. Posts are made by site administrators and encompass things like school events, newsletters, registration information for extracurriculars, and other notices that parents may be interested in knowing about.

ParentSquare also serves as an avenue for teachers to correspond with families regarding classroom specific activities, as well as providing an all-in-one location for teachers and parents to communicate directly regarding the specifics of their students' progress, behavior, or extenuating circumstances.

The use of third party applications varies based on the school and classroom. However, many of the applications used are resources provided via the State of California to offer curriculum material in a digital format. Other applications support engaged learning of core curriculum by providing additional resources. Some of these applications include:

• Lexia
• McGraw Hill Wonders
• Renaissance
• ST Math
• Typetastic

If you have any further questions about the specifics of third party applications, please reach out to our Tech Team!

A Single Sign-On, more commonly referred to as an SSO, is a software feature that generates and catalogues passwords for commonly used applications. This allows users to only need a single set of login credentials to sign in to any of the applications associated with their SSO software.

In the case of OGUSD, using an SSO streamlines access to digital learning tools for our students. This is particularly useful for our younger students, who may have difficulty remembering multiple logins for different applications.

An Acceptable Use Policy is an agreement between the student, the guardian of the student, and the school regarding how the school expects its devices, network, and tech in general to be used and treated.

OGUSD uses its Acceptable Use Policy to assist in protecting students from harmful content on the internet (per CIPA) and to regulate the use of the internet in order to provide students with access to digital tools to support engaged learning. The policy accomplishes this by laying out its expectations for the aforementioned utilities and creating responsibility and accountability through its acknowledgement.

"Google Apps" in this case refers to the many browser-based applications offered by Google through their Google Workspace for Education platform. This includes but is not necessarily limited to:

• Gmail
• Google Drive
• Google Docs
• Google Sheets
• Google Slides
• Google Classroom
• YouTube
• Google Calendar

Per Google's terms of use policy, schools must receive parental consent before granting students under the age of 18 access to these platforms, hence by signing the Acceptable Use Agreement, parents give signed consent for their students to use the aforementioned tools at the district's discretion.

Generally speaking, no. Most browser-based gaming sites are blocked by our web-filter due to the nature of the content in many browser-based games. However, some educational gaming sites are available and may be used with expressed teacher permission while on campus.

The district uses several measures to protect students while they develop their digital citizenship:

• Internet filtering that meets or exceeds all state and federal guidelines
  • Due to the volatility of internet content, the filter is under a constant state of scrutiny and is updated regularly with relevant terms and conditions
• Live staff monitoring of student use of devices and internet browsing
• Students will be taught how to be "good digital citizens" through a school orientation

District administrators and instructors reserve the right to access and review all student accounts and information, including but not limited to student email history, browser history, and Google Drive file storage to ensure that students are behaving responsibly and to preserve network integrity. Additionally, this applies to any district resources being used off-campus.

As a result, students can expect little-to-no privacy from district administrators in regards to their internet and account activity, particularly while on school grounds and networks.

Students generally have access to browse the internet for educational purposes while on campus. While our web-filter will block harmful content automatically, students attempting to browse the internet for inappropriate content or using obscene or violent search terms will be subject to administrative consequences per education code.

Cyberbullying is the use of electronic devices and services such as email, text, instant messaging, or social media to send or post cruel and harmful messages about an individual (or group). Examples of cyberbullying can include posting photos or private information of another individual without permission, sending false information to spread rumors, and making jokes that ridicule others.

A Pew Research Survey in 2022 found that 46% of teens between the ages of 13 and 17 have experience some form of cyberbullying. This number is down 13% from Pew Research's prior 2018 survey, which found that 59% of students had experience cyberbullying.

Serious disciplinary action, including but not limited to suspension or expulsion, will occur as a consequence of cyberbullying. In addition, certain cases of cyberbullying can result in police intervention.