Technology

In order to support student online safety at school and at home, we have partnered with the web filtering company Securly, a filtering system that provides web filtering for educational organizations. It is enabled 24/7, no matter the location of your child’s iPad. Securly not only filters web content for students, but also enables school district personnel to communicate device usage with parents.

Securly has a parent portal which will allow you to more fully understand and participate in your child’s online experience, including a summarized weekly activity report of your child’s productivity on the Internet. As we work with you to implement the parent portal, you will have the opportunity to further define which websites your child will be able to access, as well as the time of day such web content can be retrieved.

"Parent" access will be based on the information in PowerSchool.  Login to PowerSchool to update your information.

jamf Parent is an app you can use to manage your child’s school-issued device with the following features:

• Allow and restrict apps that your child can use
• Enable App Lock to set a timer for app restrictions
• Create locations to see the approximate location of your child’s device
• Create a Device Rule to schedule app restrictions

Additional information

• If two or more adults want to manage the same child's device with jamf Parent, you must close and reopen the QR code on your child's device before scanning the QR code on another adult's device.
• Restrictions set by the jamf Parent app are not active during school hours (M-F 7:50 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.)

jamf Parent Setup Guide webpage

Setting up your District-Issued iPad

The first time you log into your iPad, use your District-provided Google credentials ending in "@psdr3.k12.co.us" to set up your iPad.  You do not have to be on campus wifi to complete this step.

Agree to location services and the other prompts that will pop up through the setup process.

General Information about District-Issued iPads

Elementary and middle school students are only able to have apps that are provided by the district.  Every student has a managed Apple ID for storage and sharing. 

If the iPad is broken, please contact the student's school library as soon as possible.

Tips for Success

Discuss expectations with your child.  When will the iPad be used?  What areas of the home is the student allowed to use the iPad?  How should the iPad be used when it's not school time?  Set up expectations with your child about how to use the iPad at home—and stick to them!

Look at the iPad with your student.  Talk with them about what you see—good and bad.  Check grades and attendance together in Schoology and PowerSchool.

Use the iPad as a tool for learning.   Every student has access to the Learning Managment System Schoology and PowerSchool grades and attendance.  For information on parent accounts, contact your student's school office.

More information about managing tech at home can be found here:

Common Sense Media webpage