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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP hit the nail on the head: it is about privacy and security. ZOOM is not approved and will not be approved by FCPS because it does not protect students’ privacy. This is directly from the mouth of Maribeth Luftglass, the assistant superintendent for IT at FCPS. Principals asked specifically about using it, and this is the reason why.

[b]Teachers are being trained to use Blackboard Collaborate which they can then use with their students. It’s not as fabulous as ZOOM, but it’s secure. [/b]

When friends ask why FCPS isn’t using ZOOM, please explain that it’s about security. It’s not about equity, because there is a tool for videoconferencing.

-a principal [/quote]

That's great - but please let's start using it ASAP!!!!  It will have been over a month before you are even able to get started.[/quote]

For the 9,000 time. They cannot start. The Governor shut down the schools for all instruction for two weeks. I fail to understand how people do not understand what this means. Schools are allowed to bring in Teachers on Monday. The schools in FCPS have to get computers out to kids who need them and the Teachers have to be trained for online teaching. Spring Break is still scheduled for April 6th. So there is not going to be any online learning until April 14th.

Private schools can choose to do their own thing but the physical schools are closed.

Middle School and High School kids should know what they need to be working on for a few weeks. Some Elementary Teachers sent home packets but most did not. Teachers who put things up on Blackboard where told to take them down. [/quote]

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