Kajeet Wifi SmartSpots for Checkout 
The Pittsville School District is offering a limited number of free wireless hotspot devices called Kajeet SmartSpots to students who have limited or no Internet access at home. This program enables students to take home a device that will provide wireless Wifi Internet service - absolutely free - so they can connect their school Chromebook to the Internet. The device relies on cell phone reception from any of the major US cell phone companies, but the user does not need to have a cell phone or subscribe to cell phone service. The Kajeet will automatically connect to the cell service, provided there is strong enough cell phone coverage in the area. Both the device and monthly service fees are fully paid by the district. |
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The program is intended to help Pittsville students access online resources at home for school work or school research purposes. Use by anyone other than students or for non-school purposes is prohibited. Each device has daily and monthly limits on how much data is available, so access should not be wasted on unnecessary or non-school purposes. Streaming of music or video is not allowed. To ensure peace of mind these devices use internet content filtering and are scheduled so that they cannot be used between 11 PM and 5 AM. The borrowing limit is one device per household, but these devices can be signed out repeatedly throughout the year. Students can check the devices out for the weekend or each night. Kajeet devices must be returned to the library they were checked out from, fully charged, powered off, and on time. Before students can check out a Kejeet the parent or guardian must sign a Kajeet Permission Form and return it to school. Kajeets can be checked out from either of the school district's libraries in the high school or elementary school.
NOTE: As long as the school is requiring students to be educated from home using the Internet, these devices may be checked out for a time period. Parents need to contact their school to inquire about checking out one of the available mobile hotspot. All other rules and limitations will apply. If these devices do not work at the student's home because of limited cell phone coverage, then alternatives may be necessary, including having the student travel to another location for Internet access. The school district is not an Internet service provider and our options for providing service are limited to devices which require cell phone service coverage.
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