Website Approval Request

Submitted Website Approval Request

Submitted By: dpstanley on 8/30/2022 1:44:44 PM
Requestor Work Location*: Kearns High School
Requestor Title*: Social Studies Teacher
Website Name*: Ancestryclassroom.com
Website Description*: Ancestry allows students to not only examine their own potential origins into the US and beyond but also to examine a plethora of primary sources such as immigration information, censuses, and personal information from people that have lived long ago.
URL (Required)*: https://www.ancestryclassroom.com/k12
Purpose / Use / Notes*: In world and US history we are tasked with teaching students how to analyze and understand primary sources. This website could also allow them to draw connections to their own pasts bringing the material we teach to a more relevant connection. For example, in US history one such topic is the Gilded Age which is characterized by massive immigration; instead of lecturing about it the students could explore the actualities of these immigrants to better understand their circumstances and draw personal connections.
Login / Access Information for Evaluation (Do not enter sensitive password information):
Vendor Technical Contact Name: ancestryk12@ancestry.com
Vendor Technical Contact Phone Number:
Lower Grade Range for Website*: 9th Grade
Upper Grade Range for Software*: 12th Grade
Category*: Social Studies, K-12
Is student data shared with the software vendor?*: No
Create an icon for student\staff use?*: GSD Portal|Ivanti Workspaces

Submitted Website Review Form

Submitted By: smgraves on 8/31/2022 5:57:57 AM
Plugin Requirements*: None
Flash Exception Needed?*: No
District Firewall Exceptions?*: No
Firewall Notes: Uses 80 and 443
iBoss Exception?*: No
iBoss Notes: Filtered as Dictionary and Education
ISE Exception*: No
ISE Notes:
Icon URL:
Create Icon for Portal?*: No
NE Email Address:
Notes:
Approved*: Yes, with reservations
Additional Notes: Spoke with Jeff about it and he was concerned with the students having the ability to look up their family history or the students were able to find that they were adopted or something they should not find out about there family? The site also requests that they get the public addresses for the schools wanting to use it so they can build an allow list for the network.

Submitted Educational Software Specialist Form

Submitted By: swheeler on 9/6/2022 2:36:27 PM

Content/Simulation

Instructional Content*: 3 - Strength Area
Curriculum Connection*: 3 - Strength Area
Teacher/Learning Approach*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Age/Grade Level*: 2 - Shows Promise
Assessment*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Perspective*: 3 - Strength Area
Flexibility*: 3 - Strength Area
Technology Effectiveness*: 2 - Shows Promise

Productivity

Curriculum Connection*: 3 - Strength Area
Age/Grade Level*: 2 - Shows Promise
Perspective*: 3 - Strength Area
Technical Aspects*: 2 - Shows Promise
Flexibility*: 3 - Strength Area

Assessment

Curriculum Connection*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Age/Grade Level*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Assessment*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Perspective*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Technical Aspects*: 1 - Needs Improvement

Technology Effectiveness

Technology Effectiveness*: 2 - Shows Promise
Comments: This is approval for the AncestryClassroom resource only. This includes Ancestry, Fold3, and Newspapers.com. Given that there are thousands of primary documents within these databases, teachers should preview each source before sharing with students to ensure it is appropriate and standards aligned.

Approved*: Yes

Submitted Final Approval Form

Submitted By: dkroberts on 9/20/2022 3:55:42 PM
Approved*: No
Notes: Non approved by Noelle Converse see note: I do worry about the comment that this could breach some expectations of confidentiality into personal history data. The scenario of a student discovering being adopted or other historical data troubles me.