Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
Husky Sport’s Program Leaders (PLs) are in charge of running the day-to-day operations at our partner sites, in terms of planning and carrying out Husky Sport curriculum. As a way to empower the Program Leaders, these monthly meetings allow them to connect as a Professional Learning Community in effort to share interests, areas of knowledge, and to engage in collective problem solving through meaningful conversations and thought provoking activities.
To discuss and identify best practice in lesson planning and classroom management.
October 2014: Husky Sport Best Practice
To share program challenges and successes to create a tool box of effective strategies.
October 2014: Discussion of Educational Opportunities
To apply knowledge gained through a pre-meeting reading assignment and personal experience to critical discussion of societal issues.
November 2014: The Multiple Roles of a Program Leader
To apply experiences in Husky Sport to critical discussion examining individual roles and responsibilities.
December 2014: School Climate and Culture. Guest Speakers: Clark PBIS team
To discuss and better understand the climate and culture of Clark School in effort to create relevant and appropriate programming
January 2015: Mid-Year Retreat
A two-day retreat to discuss varied topics including behavior management, multiple learning styles, fundraising, and capacity building, as a way to prepare for the academic year.
February 2015: Visit to the Rainbow Center
To discuss with a campus partner ways to include diversity in programming and emphasize inclusiveness.
March 2015: Media Messages
To examine and discuss media messages and their relationship with societal inequalities. Conversation was facilitated by Chris Doucot, co-founder of Hartford Catholic Worker.
April 2015: Mini-Retreat
A mini-retreat to spend time viewing a film and engaging in critical examination of historical events and present day impact as it relates to societal issues.
September 2015: ‘Community of Learners’ Philosophy
To discuss the community of learners ideology, how it can be adapted to Husky Sport professional development meetings, and to examine topics and needs for future professional development meetings.
October 2015: Evaluation
To discuss the importance of evaluation within organizations and in particular, Husky Sport. The meeting was led by Kimberly LeChasseur, an Assistant Research Professor with UConn’s Center for Education Policy Analysis whose research centers around issues of equity and access in education and data-driven decision-making.
November 2015: Empowering Evaluators
To define terms associated with evaluation and how they can be applied to the work of Husky Sport. Through contextual and internal assessment, staff identified important and specific components of work within Husky Sport. Conversation was a second installment of October’s meeting to continue investment in understanding evaluation.
December 2015: Program Assessment
To share amongst Program Leaders the different successes and challenges that they faced throughout the semester within their specific Husky Sport programs and in implementing PBIS. The discussion helped identify program strengths and areas for improvement to focus on in the upcoming spring semester.
February 2016: Educational Resources
To provide an opportunity for staff to discuss observations, questions, and implications about the Clark School closing. Staff also took the time to discuss what educational and teaching resources are available for sport-based youth development practitioners. The conversation was informed by Edutopia articles.
March 2016: Intersectionality
To discuss how identities are experienced on a day-to-day basis and how the roles of Husky Sport staff are impacted by their identities. Staff participated in an activity to explore their salient identities in particular circumstances followed by a discussion on the ways in which multiple aspects of identities intersect.
April 2016: StrengthsQuest
To become aware of our dominant strengths based on GALLUP StrengthsQuest through a positive lens, and how we create partnerships based on those strengths. Workshop led by Krista O’Brien, Coordinator of Leadership Programs.