Technology

Contacts

Bryce Harper - Executive Director of Technology
508-790-6445 Ext 1150
Barnstable High School
744 West Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601

Cian McEneaney - Instructional Technology Assistant

Aline Gomes - Technology Facilitator

Shawn Wenzell - District Network Administrator

Technology Integration Specialists:

Technology Infrastructure Specialists:

SUPPORT

For support requests, please use Incident IQ. This process ensures that your request gets to the team member most able to answer your request. Barring an emergency, requests are handled in the order they are received.

About

We believe technology will enhance the quality and scope of teaching and learning. Our goal is to ensure all educators and students receive equitable access to technology. Technology can be integrated across curricula for meaningful instruction through the expanded use of digital media, assistive technologies, and universally designed instruction. This environment will provide countless opportunities to fully integrate technology in the education process.

Technology: Devices available to all students

At Barnstable we believe in choosing the right tool for the job at hand. Students use a variety of technologies throughout their years at BPS, exploring their potential.

Pre-K: iPads available in classrooms.
Grades K-3: iPads assigned to each student.
Grades 4-12: Chromebooks assigned to each student.
Barnstable Public Schools is a Google School: We manage Google Apps/ Workspace for Google Education Plus

Digital Literacy & Computer Science

Grades 8-12

Barnstable High School’s programs offer more specialized classes and programs as technology is integral to many careers. A sample of offerings include: Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, Graphic Arts, Broadcasting, Music Tech, Project Lead the Way Science modules, Environmental Science & Technology and, Water Technology.

Grades 6-7

At Barnstable Intermediate School, students engage in a more robust DL&CS curriculum using a variety of tools to create media-rich projects, explore science career pathways, and coding and robotics skills.

Grades K-5

In the early elementary school years, students begin to use the tools of learning: books, pencils, paper and mobile devices. Students access and engage information with technology and learn the technology and digital literacy skills needed to support critical thinking and creative expression. Barnstable provides incremental and age appropriate lessons and activities that support the implementation of the MA DESE Digital Literacy and Computer Science frameworks.

Online Safety

Connect Safely – Media Literacy for Educators and Families with Young Children

Common Sense Media – Reviews of what your kids are into (before they get into it) and Parent Tips to keep your kids of all ages safe.

Securly Monitoring

Barnstable Public Schools has chosen Securly because we share a vision of a safer, more productive digital world for our students. From web filtering to device management to self-harm detection, Securly is dedicated to keeping young minds healthy, engaged, and inspired. Additionally, we chose Securly for its strong adherence to data privacy and management laws.

Securly protects more than 10 million students across the US at school and at home. Through this partnership, the students of Barnstable will be protected everywhere, on any device.

As a student safety company, keeping student data safe and secure is a top priority. We have implemented a security program to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Our security measures are designed to protect personal information, to limit the dissemination of personal information to only designated staff or third party vendors as is reasonably necessary to the provision of Services. (COPPA Privacy Policy)

Securly is SOC 2 Type 1 Compliant, and our Filter is also certified by iKeepSafe. For more than a decade, schools and parents have relied on iKeepSafe, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, for balanced information about using technology safely. iKeepSafe’s reviews are conducted by some of the most qualified professionals in the field. (Full details on the rigorous certification process Securly undergoes each year.)

Securly is also a signatory of the Future of Privacy Forum Student Privacy Pledge. To be a signatory, Securly has to meet their standards for protecting student data and privacy.

Staff Resources

Changes to Google Services for Students

The Barnstable District Technology Department has been informed by Google Workspace for Education that we are required to make changes to student access for certain Google Additional Services as Google is not able to sign a Data Privacy Agreement (DPA) for these additional services

What’s Changing?

Google Additional Services (YouTube, Translate, Earth, Photos, etc.) will be disabled for student accounts at the beginning of the day, March 1, 2025.
Please note: Google Core Services (Gmail, Classroom, Drive, Docs, Slides, Forms, Calendar, Sheets, etc.) are NOT affected. Students and teachers can continue using these services as they currently do.

How Will This Affect Students?

Students will no longer be able to directly access or use YouTube, Google Translate, Google Earth, Google Photos and other Additional Services while logged into their district accounts.
Teachers will still be able to use YouTube for instructional purposes. They can embed YouTube videos in Google Classroom, Slides and other approved educational tools such as Screencastify for students to view.

These changes are part of a nationwide and statewide effort to ensure compliance with several laws and reinforce the district’s commitment to student data privacy and security. While we understand this will likely impact some aspects of classroom technology use, please know we are working on solutions in hopes of minimizing the disruption to student learning. We appreciate your patience as we work through this.

Device Information & Troubleshooting

Chromebooks & iPads

Barnstable Public School district is a one-to-one district where each student is assigned either an iPad or a Chromebook, depending on grade level. Below you will find a list of documents to review.

Documents to Review

Chromebook Expectations: English | Portuguese | Spanish
iPad Expectations Grades PreK-3: English | Portuguese | Spanish
Chromebook and iPad Damage Fees
Securly

Chromebook Reset

If you are having trouble with your Chromebook, many issues can be resolved with a hard reset. To do a hard reset of your Chromebook, press the Power and the Refresh keys at the same time for 10 seconds. The keyboard picture below shows you the location of those keys.

If you are still having issues with your Chromebook, please fill out a ticket in Incident IQ.

Log In Problems

What are the general login credentials for students?

Student Log In Information is the same credentials to log into the Chromebook and Clever.

Example: jones_harry27@mybps.me
Their password is their lunch code with two additional “0” for Grades PK-5. Students will be creating their own passwords for Grades 6-12

What is my child's YOG (Year of Graduation):

Kindergarten - 39
Grade 1 - 38
Grade 2 - 37
Grade 3 - 36
Grade 4 - 35
Grade 5 - 34
Grade 6 - 33
Grade 7 - 32
Grade 8 - 31
Grade 9 - 30
Grade 10 - 29
Grade 11 - 28
Grade 12 - 27

If you have any questions regarding login information, contact your child's teacher via email.

How do I log into Clever?

Click Clever, then click "Log in with Google". Type your BPS email address and password (Example: jones_harry27@mybps.me) Your password is your lunch code with two additional “0”

How do I log Into my Google Classroom?

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