PPS Instructional Technology

GENERIC ACCOUNTS Many of you have probably used a generic log in account at some point in time or another. These accounts include the K1 account, the (BLD)Generic accounts, and the sub accounts. These accounts were created for very specific purposes. The K1 accounts are for Young Fivers, Kindergartners and First Grade students to use until they are trained to use their own student account. The reason they are called “Generic” is because they are not assigned to a specific person. Since they are not assigned to a specific person, there can be no accountability for misuse on this account. This is a big problem when we have students who have lost their network privileges but are still using the network through these generic accounts. If a child has lost their network privileges, there IS a reason. These accounts are also not secure because a lot of people have the password to them, so when we have issues with the account, we are unable to track where the problem is originating.