Gaggle Helps Duval County Public Schools Stay Safe

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How to Protect Students and Staff When Remote Learning?

The Challenge:

With student safety and security as one of its key district goals, Duval County
Public Schools in Jacksonville, Florida, found itself in unfamiliar territory when
the state shut down schools for the remainder of the 2019–20 year as a result of
the pandemic. Not only did it need a way for teachers to interact effectively with
students online, but it also now needed to ensure users’ safety as they navigated
this “new normal” learning environment.

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Enabling Gaggle to Monitor Microsoft Teams

The Solution:

Fortunately, Duval already had the Gaggle student safety platform in place and
had been using it successfully for about seven years. When the district started
using Microsoft Teams in conjunction with Microsoft 365 for remote learners, Duval
once again turned to Gaggle for help upholding its commitment to student safety
and security.

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Seeing Gaggle Work On the First Day

The Results:

“With COVID-19, we had to transition our brick-and-mortar safety and security over to the online environment,” said Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene. “We actually saw Gaggle work on the first day that Duval HomeRoom (the district’s online learning platform) opened. A situation came up and we were able to learn what was happening and who was involved, and then solve the situation very quickly.”

CASE STUDY - Duval County Public Schools

“We can’t just allow the online learning space to be like the wild, Wild West. It needs to be a space that’s respected and no different than it would be for the student who is in a physical classroom. Gaggle is the second set of eyes we need to be able to manage that.”

Dr. Diana Greene

Superintendent

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