Bloomfield Public Schools

Technology Department

John Robinson – Director - 4205

David Depastino & Allan MillerSystems Engineers

Ogbe HadisSystems Technician

Technology Staff

When You Need Help

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PowerSchool and Power Teacher – Linda Carroll – Data Coordinator

Employee Self Service (ESS) – Lesley Davis – Operations Office

School email lists – School Office Staff

Copier problems – Ikon (Number on Copiers)

Phones – Facilities

Audio / Visual – Facilities

Projectors and interactive white boards problems – Technology

When You Need More Help

Planning and Procurement

School Technology PlanningBudget CycleSoftware RequestsHardware Requests

Network AccountsToolbar DemoMy DocsEmail InformationRemote AccessInternet Filtering

Uniquely Bloomfield

The Important Stuff

Balancing Security and UsabilityAccount InformationEmail Spam

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

CIPA requires K-12 schools and libraries using E-Rate discounts to operate "a technology protection measure with respect to any of its computers with Internet access that protects against access through such computers to visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors..." Such a technology protection measure must be employed "during any use of such computers by minors." The law also provides that the school or library "may disable the technology protection measure concerned, during use by an adult, to enable access for bona fide research or other lawful purpose."

Bloomfield uses the Connecticut Education Network (CEN) to provide filtered Internet service. We also have the ability to customize the filtering. Currently blocked sites include:• Gambling• Depictions of firearms or drugs• Social networking (Facebook, Myspace)• YouTube

“Our school computers are a month old. How can we become competitive in the job market if we are trained on obsolete equipment?