Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Re: ISED/RFID Id Badges for Students

Wow... How did you make that fly with your community? I mean RFID is pretty
controversial from a privacy point of view...


On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Bryan Price <Bryan_Price@milton.edu>wrote:

> We issue prox cards to all high school students when they enter high
> school. They are expected to hold on to their card until they graduate.
> Some actually do! Others pay for a replacement card, or many, depending
> upon their success in hanging on to them.
>
> For now, the integrated technology only gets them in and out of secured
> spaces. We have not yet layered on additional functionality. That said,
> the cards also work in the library and bookstore thanks to a barcode
> rendered on the card.
>
> - Bryan
>
> A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
> Monday, May 18, 2009 at 2:02 PM -0400 wrote:
> >Does anyone use RFID or Smartcard ID cards for their students (They can
> >swipe a card or put their card near a reader to gain access to a
> >building)? If so, do you print new cards each year with the current
> >school year and a current picture? Do you take the cards up at the end
> >of each year and then redistribute them? Do the students use their
> >cards for other functions at the school (cashless vending, lunch,
> >library, etc)?
> >
> >
> >
> >Luke Michael
> >
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