of first name + last two digits of their graduation year. For example, =
if I were a 5th grader, my username would be polizc18. We have used =
this convention for about 4 years, and with little over 800 students =
accounts, we only encountered our first duplicate username this year. =
We got around this by adding the second letter of the first name. We =
introduce these usernames in 3rd grade, which has helped students to get =
used to the naming convention by the time they enter the middle school, =
where these usernames are used for several systems.
Charles Polizano
Network Administrator
Poly Prep Country Day School
-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Greg Stevens
Sent: Tue 10/19/2010 9:38 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Question about system-wide usernames
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In our K-12 school we use first initial and last name for user accounts. =
As more online services become integrated with our network, it seems our
lower school students are leaving a trail of "private" information =
behind
them in wikis, blogs, and VoiceThread. We follow general guidelines to
avoid revealing combinations of identifiers (no first name with a =
picture,
not naming people or our school in videos, adopting aliases, etc.).=20
However, our student usernames automatically compromise attempts at
privacy by revealing last names. Do other schools have a successful
strategy for creating system-wide usernames and passwords that are =
mindful
of young students' privacy (and need to keep things simple)? Thanks.
Greg Stevens
Lower School Coordinator of Instructional Technology
MICDS
St. Louis, MO
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