No monitoring software for iPads in APS??

[Anonymous]

I’m shocked that APS has zero monitoring software for the 1:1 devices (talking mostly about iPads at the middle school level because that’s where I am). The Lightspeed filter doesn’t seem to catch anything (students now have full access to YouTube after years of it being blocked) and the district removed Apple Classroom so teachers can’t even use that.

Other districts like FCPS have software such as GoGuardian to monitor Chromebooks (lock students into certain apps/pages—provide teachers with the ability to see what’s on a student’s screen while they’re working, etc.) WHY is there nothing like this in APS?

[Anonymous]

This drives me crazy. My kids watched the movies It and The Purge at school during TA in sixth grade on their iPad. At least this year they have homework to do during TA so they aren't watching R rated movies. But I don't know why there isn't even an attempt to stop this.

[Anonymous]

I'm the parent who posted about iPad use in middle schools and yeah...the amount of youtube videos about roblox that are being consumed is remarkable. And yes I've talked to my child and she's had consequences for that usage but we're basically giving them a drug and telling them not to use it, just touch it.

[Anonymous]

I just don’t understand how there is zero oversight that allows teachers and admin the ability to monitor students’ iPad usage. It’s seriously baffling. My friends with kids in other states that have devices all have some kind of system that can lock the kid down so that they can only access their work. Wouldn’t this be helpful for both our students and teachers (not having to worry about students playing games/watching movies)?? I know kids will always find a work around but even basic Apple Classroom seems like something the county should be using.

[Anonymous]

Best thing to do is email every school board member and dr Duran with these complaints. They need to hear from us over and over again until they do something about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Best thing to do is email every school board member and dr Duran with these complaints. They need to hear from us over and over again until they do something about it.

Ha, like Duran or the school board care about this. Or really anything!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best thing to do is email every school board member and dr Duran with these complaints. They need to hear from us over and over again until they do something about it.

Ha, like Duran or the school board care about this. Or really anything!

They will have to care though if everyone keeps bringing it up. Persistence is key 😀

[Anonymous]

I hate to say it, because this tactic is used by Bad People. But if the school board doesn't respond, just take the iPad with you to a SB meeting, and play a particularly gruesome scene from the movie IT, using whatever mechanism your kid did. If it's not appropriate for a SB meeting, why is it accessible on an iPad given to elementary schoolers?

[Anonymous]

my daughter reported the other day that she and her fellow 5th graders found out that youtube was blocked on their ipads and could not figure out how to get past it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best thing to do is email every school board member and dr Duran with these complaints. They need to hear from us over and over again until they do something about it.

Ha, like Duran or the school board care about this. Or really anything!

They will have to care though if everyone keeps bringing it up. Persistence is key 😀

I wish I shared your optimism. APS is trying to put out fires ever direction these days.

[Anonymous]

I am hoping Miranda will work on this when she is on the SB. The rest of them.are worthless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate to say it, because this tactic is used by Bad People. But if the school board doesn't respond, just take the iPad with you to a SB meeting, and play a particularly gruesome scene from the movie IT, using whatever mechanism your kid did. If it's not appropriate for a SB meeting, why is it accessible on an iPad given to elementary schoolers?

This is actually a brilliant idea. APS teacher here. If not for fear of retaliation toward myself and/or my principal, I would do this in a heartbeat. Or gather as many colleagues as possible and sit in the audience loudly playing games and watching movies so the board can see what it’s like. It’s appalling to me that almost every other district that has personalized learning devices has some kind of monitoring software and we have absolutely nothing.

[Anonymous]

My 7th grader made a reference to the show Dance Moms and I asked where he watched it and he said "at school on our ipads during TA."