Information Technology

Pennsauken Schools Chromebook Agreement

Please see this link to view the Pennsauken Student Chromebook Policy. 

Upon being issued a Chromebook purchased by Pennsauken Public Schools, students will have a “fee/fine” placed upon their record in Genesis of $250, which will be deleted upon return of the undamaged device in full working condition. Students and their parents/guardians also agree to the terms and conditions in the linked policy.

Please take special note of the following points in the chart:

• For security purposes, CIPA compliance, and to ensure academic integrity, students are not allowed to use personal devices on the Pennsauken Public Schools network. Students must use devices issued by Pennsauken Public Schools for all school related tasks while in our buildings. WiFi passwords will not be issued to students under any circumstances.
• Replacement devices will not be issued in the case of lost or stolen devices. In these cases, the borrowers would be responsible for payment of the $250 “fee/fine” before another device is issued
• Damaged devices should be reported to our Help Desk immediately. Cases of severe or repeated misuse could result in repair fees being assessed to the family. Further details are noted within the Pennsauken Student Chromebook Policy.

 Pennsauken Technology Department Contact Information

The Pennsauken Technology Department has a Help Desk to assist students, staff, parents, and guardians. Please contact us with any questions or concerns regarding your school assigned devices and accounts:

helpdesk@pennsauken.net | (856) 662-8500 x 5266

Pennsauken Public Schools aims to promote positive digital citizenship for all students, and resourses to help parents properly expose their school aged children to the Internet. 

Within the school district, we employ the following safety and security measures on all student accounts and devices:

• GoGuardian
  • GoGuardian is our web filtering tool for Chromebooks and student Google accounts. Through this platform, we can explicitly allow or deny any web activity as part of group or individual policies. This platform evolves daily, as not only they update their filters, but we update them based upon what we are seeing in addition to feedback from school staff.
  • All student online activity is logged, some of which trigger alerts for review by administration.
  • Students can be placed in a "penalty box" which restricts all online activity except for websites explicitly allowed by Pennsauken Public Schools (note: this option does fully restrict YouTube, even for academic purposes)
  • Teachers can also monitor student online activity during their class, and set scenes to prevent students from being off task during academic time.
• Gaggle
  • Gaggle actively monitors a student's Google educational suite (Drive, GMail, Docs, etc.) in real time. Any questionable content is sent for review 24 hours a day, which could trigger an alert to our adminstrative staff if it is deemed necessary. 
  • Gaggle's Incident Response Rubric sheds more light on this service.
• Firewall Protection
  • Our firewalls filter all web traffic throughout the district as well.

Various external resources are listed below which parents may want to consider when speaking with their school aged students:

• The Smart Talk
  • The National PTA and Norton have teamed up to provide this resource to parents to speak with their school aged children regarding Internet safety and best practices
• NetSmartz for Parents
  • NCMEC's (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) online safety eductiaon program which provides age-appropriate videos and activities to help teach children to be safer online
• Connect Safely
  • Connect Safely is a non-profit dedicated to educating users of connected technology about safety, privacy, and security
• FBI Student Internet Safety Resources
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation has compiled a list of resources for students and parents regarding Internet safety
• Be Internet Awesome
  • Google sponsored curriculum regarding digital citizenship and Internet safety
• Digital Citizenship Institute
  • The DigCitInstitute offers newsletters and other various resources to help students and parents learn about positive online engagement
• ISTE Digital Citizenship
  • Resources from the International Society for Technology in Education for teaching online digital citizenship
• DigCitCommit 
  • DigCitCommit references 5 competencies that shift parent/student conversations from online "don'ts" to "do's" and also offers various resources for parents, students, and educators.
• Apple Family Sharing and Parental Controls
  • These instructions show how to set up a family on Apple devices. One feature within the family gives parents the ability to require approval for any purchases made on child accounts
• Android Family Sharing and Parental Controls
  • These instructions show how to set up a family on Android devices. One feature within the family gives parents the ability to require approval for any purchases made on child accounts

Mr. Eric Mossop
Director of Technology
emossop@pennsauken.net

Mr. John Pursglove
Senior Network Administrator
jpursglove@pennsauken.net

Mr. James Sheppard
Senior Network Administrator
james.sheppard@pennsauken.net

Mr. Gregory Balut
IT Analyst
greg.balut@pennsauken.net

Mr. Roy Powell
IT Specialist
Pennsauken High School
roy.powell@pennsauken.net

Mr. Matt Delp
IT Specialist
Phifer Middle School & Intermediate School
mdelp@pennsauken.net

Ms. Kristin McCarthy
IT Specialist
Phifer Middle School & Intermediate School
kristin.mccarthy@pennsauken.net

Mr. Glenn Hutton
IT Specialist
Carson, Fine, and Delair
glenn.hutton@pennsauken.net

Mr. Earl Burgin
IT Specialist
Franklin, Baldwin, Roosevelt, and Burling
earl.burgin@pennsauken.net

Mrs. Katherine Canales
IT Specialist
District Help Desk / Pennsauken High School
katherine.canales@pennsauken.net

Ms. Sabra Wrice
IT Specialist
District Media, Television, and Social Media
sabra.wrice@pennsauken.net