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District pilots new Chromebook monitoring tool with human review, image‑blurring and parent controls
Summary
Superintendent Dana Giesman and technology staff described a pilot of LiveWise-style monitoring that adds human review, image blurring and classroom-management thumbnails; the vendor arrangement is described as budget neutral and staff say the pilot has already enabled interventions.
Superintendent Dana Giesman and district technology staff told the board the district is piloting a new Chromebook monitoring and management product intended to improve student safety and reduce classroom distractions.
Dana Giesman said she had been concerned about students’ internet access when she arrived in the district and described a pilot that alerts staff if a student accesses content that indicates potential self-harm or danger. "We’re piloting it right now...and the great thing is...he has worked with some vendors to have this be cost neutral," Giesman said.
A technology staff member identified in the meeting as Dan explained the district has used one product for about 11 years and is testing a larger ecosystem that other districts use. Dan said the product being piloted (referred to in the meeting as LiveWise) includes monitoring with human review to reduce false positives, an image-blurring feature for potentially explicit images, and classroom-management thumbnails so teachers can see student screens during instruction.
Dan said the new system can be configured with role-based permissions so teachers can temporarily allow access for a class lesson and parents can set home time limits through a family feed. He told the board the monitoring attaches to the student ID so patterns follow the student rather than only a device.
Superintendent Giesman and Dan told the board the pilot has already produced a few occasions in which staff were able to intervene and contact families. District staff emphasized balancing safety with allowing educational exploration and said the product can be tuned to allow specific educational sites as needed.
Ending: The board discussed configurability, classroom management and privacy controls and did not take formal action on the pilot during the meeting.
