Instructional Technology
Contacts/Support
K-12 Technology Integration Specialists:
Beth Knittle
Michele Dinn
Instructional Technology Assistant
Cian McEneaney
District Technology Office 508.790.6445 x 1150
Barnstable High School
744 West Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
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.
- Digital Literacy and Citizenship – Students learn about digital literacy and being safe, responsible users of technology and information. Our curriculum is built around materials from Common Sense. Common Sense has many great resources for schools and families. To learn more, visit http://tiny.cc/cbpviz
- Typing Club and Digital Tools (Google Apps) – All students have access to Typing Club at school and at home. Visit Typing Club at barnstable.typingclub.com.
- Computational Thinking and Computer Science – Students explore the fundamentals of computer science, problem solving, logical reasoning, the iterative design process, and perseverance through coding. To learn more, visit code.org.
- To learn more about the MA DESE Digital Literacy and Computer Science frameworks, please visit http://www.doe.mass.edu/stem/dlcs/
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.
Media and Children Communication Toolkit – From the Academy of Pediatrics...
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.
For questions, please contact Bethann Orr, Director of Instructional Technology.
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
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Changes to Google Services for Students
How will the changes made by Google Workspace for Education affect our students?
Device Information & Troubleshooting
- Chromebooks & iPads
- Chromebook Reset
- Log In Problems
- App, Extensions, Add-Ons, and General Questions
- How to Take a Screenshot With a Chromebook
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
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”
Log in to Google with your school Google account. Select classroom from the waffle or go to classroom.google.com.
Student Log In Information is the same credentials to log into the Chromebook and for Clever.
Example: jones_harry27@mybps.me
Their password is their lunch code with two additional “0”
What is my child's YOG (Year of Graduation):
Kindergarten - 35
Grade 1 - 34
Grade 2 - 33
Grade 3 - 32
Grade 4 - 31
Grade 5 - 30
Grade 6 - 29
Grade 7 - 28
Grade 8 - 27
Grade 9 - 26
Grade 10 - 25
Grade 11 - 24
Grade 12 - 23
If you have any questions regarding login information, contact your child's teacher via email.
App, Extensions, Add-Ons, and General Questions
Barnstable Public Schools owns all the assigned Chromebooks. Barnstable Public Schools retains the sole right of possession and related equipment. The district retains the right to collect, re-assign and/or inspect the Chromebook at any time and to alter, add or delete installed software or hardware.
Students can only install apps, add-ons, and extensions White Listed by the district. If you need one to complete your work, please contact your teacher who can then pass on the request to Educational Technology.
