CCSD works with Google to fix digital schooling problems

Making distance learning better for students after a week of problems that hit CCSD.

HIT CCSD - SUPERINTENDENT DR.JESUS JARA SAYS THERE'S BEEN APROGRESS WITH IMPROVING THESAFETY DIGITAL CLASSROOMS FORKIDS.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA JOINS US LIVE FROMCCSD HEADQUARTERS WITH HOW THEDISTRICT PLANS TO IMPROVEDISTANCE LEARNING.SUPT.DR.JESUS JARA SAID HE'S BEEN INTALKS WITH GOOGLE AND THAT CCSDWILL SOON HAVE ACCESS TO AGOOGLE TOOL.IT'S DESIGNED TO HELP MAKEDIGITAL CLASSROOMS MORE SECUREAND SAFE FOR STUDENTS.59:10 THEY ARE AGREEING TOPROVIDE EARLY ACCESS TO WHATTHEY ARE RELEASING TO 12DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTRY ONBETA RELEASE TO LIMIT AND LOCKSOME OF THE THINGS PEOPLE AREPUTTING OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA SOFOLKS CAN'T COME INTO THECLASSROOMSSUPERINTENDENT JARA SAID ONCEIT'S ACCESSIBLE, THAT TOOL WILLBERELEASED TO CCSD SCHOOLS TOBLOCK SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESS ANDSTOP OTHERS FROM HACKING THESYSTEM.THIS AFTER A ROUGH START FORTHE FIRST WEEK OF DISTANCELEARNING.THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITHTHE DISTRICT'S ONLINE LEARNINGAPP, CANVAS, THAT KEPTTHOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROMLOGGING ON THE FIRST DAY.AND TO ADD TO THE ISSUES--- AHACKER INTERRUPTED A MIDDLESCHOOL CLASS, MAKING A VIOLENTTHREAT AND A MOTHER OF ASTUDENT AT SUNRISE MOUNTAINHIGH SCHOOL SAYS HER SON WASEXPOSED TO PORNOGRAPHY DURING AP-E CLASS ALSO AT LAST NIGHT'SCCSD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING,THE BOARD VOTED FOR CCSD TOPUSH POLICIES ABOUT INTERNETCONNECTIVITY TO THE NEVADALEGISLATURE.THE DISTRICT WILL SEEK STATEFUNDING NEXT YEAR TO ENSURESTUDENTS HAVE ONLINE ACCESS.AS FOR THAT GOOGLE FILTERINGSOFTWARE, WE ARE EXPECTING TOHEAR MORE DETAILS ON HOW ITWILL WORK AND WHEN IT WILL BEAVAILABLE NEXT WEEK.PARENTS PROTESTED OUTSIDE THECCSD BOARD MEETING TO DEMAND