1. Google Apps for Education
One account for all your learning needs

2. What is Google Apps for Education (GAFE)?
The same Google apps that you may have used in the past, but with your account.
and...

3. Google Classroom

5. This year you have the opportunity to engage with your classmates, teachers, assignments, and chromebooks in class with account. But first, a bit of background...

6. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
FIPPA and you!
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

7. For students and teachers in BC
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act in BC protects everyone's personal identity and information.
It prevents organization and institutions from selling your personal information to marketing firms
It also protects your privacy from scammers and criminals
FIPPA
For students and teachers in BC

8. By Law... We have an obligation to protect your privacy.
If we want to publish your work on the internet (or ask you to do so), we must obtain written ‘informed’ consent first.
We cannot store any of your personal information on servers that are located outside of Canada without prior written consent.
Google Apps for Education is entirely stored outside of Canada (much like your personal Gmail account, hotmail, yahoo mail, facebook, youtube, twitter, instagram, snapchat, iMessage, etc.)

9. All of these are on foreign servers
Mostly in the US
...there are many more!

10. What is the big deal about foreign servers?
By storing files/images/personal information on foreign servers, the data is subject to laws of that foreign country.
Example: Any data that is stored on US servers is subject to the US Patriot Act (amongst other US Laws) which allows the US government to search through the data on those servers.
Not a problem if you have nothing to hide, but some deem it a breach of privacy.

11. Furthermore, some providers data-mine to sell information for targeted advertisements:

12. How many of you currently use one of the previously mentioned services?

13. Welcome to the 21st century! This is Web 2.0

14. We are not saying don’t use those tools
Just be informed about them and the data laws that apply!

15. Your @sd72learning.com account has some benefits:
Google does not data-mine GAFE accounts
Google protect the privacy of GAFE users as best as they can (federal laws still apply)
Google does not use any information held within a GAFE account for marketing (that’s a bonus!)
Google does not sell your personal information.

16. You also have unlimited storage in Google Drive!
Personal vs. GAFE
You also have unlimited storage in Google Drive!
Personal accounts are maxed out at 15GB

17. We (the school) have to protect your privacy, therefore:
Users must:
Only use for educational, school related activities.
Abide by the School District #72 Technology and Acceptable Use Guideline
Act in accordance with the Timberline Code of Conduct, and follow all school and district rules.
Report any inappropriate behaviour immediately to a teacher, counsellor, or administrator.
Surrender account details to an administrator upon request.
THE RULES

18. We (the school) have to protect your privacy, therefore:
Users must NOT:
Post or volunteer any private or personal information online, including the GAFE account (such as: DOB, home address, passwords, social insurance numbers, driver's licences, passports, health care number/card, etc.)
Engage in any illegal or inappropriate activity online.
Bully or pressure others to engage or do something they do not feel comfortable
Give their account information to any other person, including your close friends.
THE RULES

19. In order to set you up with a @sd72learning
In order to set you up with account, we need your informed consent.

20. To summarize, by giving consent you:
Acknowledge that any information, including your first and last name, that is placed on the SD72 Google Apps for Education Account is stored on servers located in the United States of America and is therefore subject to the data laws of that country such as the Patriot Act and other Laws
Agree to abide by the School District #72 Technology and Acceptable Use Guideline (OP 140), the Timberline Code of Conduct, and that you will not engage in cyberbullying, or any inappropriate/illegal activity online.
Agree to immediately report any inappropriate or illegal activity to a teacher, counsellor, or administrator.

21. ...you will not volunteer any private or personal information (other than first and last name) about yourself, other students, or anyone else on GoogleDrive or any other GAFE tool.

22. And you have to take a letter to your parents so they know what is happening.

23. Questions?