Safe Classrooms Just Got Easier: Human Monitoring Service FREE to All Gaggle Subscriptions
Gaggle, a company renowned for its safe classroom e-mail and an ENA consortium partner, is dedicated to keeping your students safe. Their focus “is and always has been on student safety, so educators can have the confidence to allow learners to take advantage of current technological tools for communication, collaboration and productivity.” In an attempt to better protect your students and decrease the amount of time teachers spend reviewing questionable communications, Gaggle is now offering free Human Monitoring Services (HMS) on all paid subscriptions beginning in July of this year. HMS, so named because actual Gaggle employees—not technology—are behind the success of this program, was designed to monitor blocked messages, picking up on threats of school violence, teen depression, suicidal intentions, and abusive domestic situations. “Our top concern is student safety, and HMS makes it easier for teachers to protect their students in and out of the classroom,” said Shannon Sweeney, Cyber Security Agent at Gaggle. “Teachers don’t have to worry about monitoring the system themselves, giving them more time to devote to classroom instruction.”
The Human Monitoring Service puts the monitoring of blocked messages in Gaggle’s hands, eliminating the need for teachers to review questionable communications so they can concentrate on classroom instruction. The Human Monitoring Service greatly improves the safety and security of students, both online and in the real world. Gaggle’s HMS team has been instrumental in stopping cyber-bullying, preventing fights, detecting substance abuse and intervening with students contemplating suicide. Detecting issues early allows parents and educators to intervene positively on behalf of students. HMS is the final puzzle piece that districts need to securely incorporate social networking into the classroom and impact real world student safety. With Gaggle’s HMS, districts can be assured that communications are being constantly monitored and that safety concerns will be quickly addressed.
In addition to HMS, Gaggle now offers Mark It Up! with their homework drop boxes which allows teachers to easily review student work, provide effective feedback, and grade homework assignments all digitally through Gaggle. Also part of your Gaggle suite is a new instant messaging tool with customized controls, filters and safeguards and each Gaggle account now comes with 7 GB of storage!
For more information on Gaggle, please contact Kylie McGee at kmcgee@ena.com.
