1. Intro to
By: Matthew Weber
Randolph Middle School

2. What is Gaggle?
Gaggle is a group of
SAFE, FILTERED
online communication
tools that can assist
teachers and students to
connect online.

3. Some useful features:
• First and foremost, everything is filtered
and monitored (both images and text).
• An email account for every student
• Digital Locker: Online storage of
files/documents (similar to Google Drive or
Dropbox)
• Assignment Dropbox: Teachers can post
assignments, and the students complete
and submit them online.

4. More useful features:
• ZoHo Docs: Online document creation that
saves directly to the digital locker.
• GaggleTube: Teacher-approved YouTube
videos (even though YouTube is blocked in
CMS)
• Social Wall: Essentially a safe facebook
• Chat with teachers
• Teacher to student/parent texting (receive
homework reminders on your phone, etc.)

5. So let’s get
started

6. j.mp/cmsgaggle
DO NOT just go to
gaggle.net!!! Your
login won’t work.

7. j.mp/cmsgaggle

8. j.mp/cmsgaggle
Make sure it says
@cms.gaggle.net

9. j.mp/cmsgaggle
If not, click the
green….

10. …and enter your full
email address.
username@cms.gaggle.net

11. So, how do we
log in?

12. Login
• Username: flastxxxx
first initial + last name + last 4 of student id
• Password: YYMMDD (should not change)
EXAMPLE:
John Doe-Smith (Student ID 1234567) would be:
jdoesmith4657
If his birthday is Jan. 12, 1999, his password is:
990112

13. Home Page

14. Again, before we get into
mail…
Your student’s email address is:
_Username_@cms.gaggle.net

15. Inbox

17. Mail Menu

19. Directory

20. Filter Users to just teachers

21. Friends (like Facebook)

22. Add Friends

23. Friend Requests

24. Agenda

25. Widget views of
Digital Locker
and Assignments

26. Applications

27. Calendar

28. School Calendar with
events and individual due
dates per teacher

29. Digital Locker: Online file
storage

30. Assignment Drop Box: A folder
for each class

31. Social Wall: A safe facebook

32. GaggleTube:
Teacher-approved
YouTube videos

33. Training Videos

34. 90 training
videos covering
almost every
question
imaginable

35. My Classes

36. Click a class to go to its page

37. Click Chat to open the menu

38. Click the teacher to have a
conversation

39. There are many other
interesting/useful features to
Gaggle that you will learn
through exploring
the site. Have fun!

40. Questions?
• CMS has a helpful wiki about Gaggle:
bit.ly/12fw0mz
• Feel free to email Mrs. Frick or me:
marjorie.frick@cms.gaggle.net
matthewj.weber@cms.gaggle.com
• Check out my wiki:
bit.ly/14vhe9O