STUDENT GAGGLE Account

BEFORE LOGGING IN POINTS TO REMEMBER This is your “professional” account Use for educational purposes only Gaggle can be accessed from home Use a Home account for personal purposes

BEFORE LOGGING IN POINTS TO REMEMBER You cannot send to or from yahoo, gmail, aol, etc. IT WILL BE BLOCKED! Gaggle has multiple filters Inappropriate items will be blocked You’ll be notified when items are blocked

Online Safety Pledge I agree to follow these rules: 1.I will not give my name, address, telephone number, school, or my teachers’/parents’ names, addresses, or telephone numbers, to anyone I meet on the Internet. 2.I will not give out my password to anyone (even my best friends) other than my teachers/parents.

3.I will not send a picture of myself or others over the Internet without my teachers’/parents’ permission. 4.I will not fill out any form or request online that asks me for any information about my school, my family, or myself without first asking for permission from my teachers/parents.

5.I will tell my teachers/parents if I see any bad language or pictures on the Internet, or if anyone makes me feel nervous or uncomfortable online. 6.I will never agree to get together with someone I “meet” online without first checking with my teachers/parents. If my teachers/parents agree to the meeting, I will be sure that it is in a public place and that I am accompanied by an adult at all times.

7.I will not use any articles, stories, or other works I find online and pretend it is my own. 8.I will not use bad language online. 9. I will be a good online citizen and not participate in any activity that hurts others or is against the law or my school’s policy.

Now that you have read the FBISD Gaggle Rules you will sign an agreement stating that you understand and will follow them. Failure to do so will waive your rights to access your account.

How to Log On WWW. GAGGLE.NET Username: First initial first name, first four of last name, last 2 # of student ID, and original campus code Example Susie Jones ID :

PASSWORD INFORMATION First time password – 6 digit student id Accept usage agreement Type your school password as your new password

Click Compose to send an - just start typing person’s name to select from directory

Gaggle Features Digital Lockers No need to use/bring a flash drive; save your work from home, open digital locker at school save to H: drive, and continue working or vice versa Once logged in Click on the JUMP TO MENU > Select Digital Locker

Click Add File-find document to add to Digital Locker

Find Document- Click on Open

Want to Know More? Jump To Menu Digital Lockers Message Boards Homework Drop Box Blog Video Training or Tutorials

Message Boards Click on Jump To Menu > Message Board

Message Boards - 2 Click the + in front of FBISD Message Board Select your assigned Message Board

Message Board -3 Open the question – Read the question You may want to open a second window or tab because when you click Reply the question is no longer visible.

Message Board - 4 Click Reply (Never New Post) Type your response and Submit