Mr. Gordon’s Classes - Acceptable Use Policy

 

The Network/Internet is provided for students and staff for educational purposes.  Access to Network/Internet services will be provided to students who agree to act in accordance with this policy. Students may use the Network/Internet after they have submitted their signed Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) to the school.  Access is a privilege, not a right.  The smooth operation of the Network/Internet relies upon the proper conduct of the end students and requires efficient, ethical, and legal utilization of the Network/Internet resources.  Students are responsible for using the Network/Internet only in the presence of staff or faculty.

 

Responsibilities:

¨       Students must use the school Network/Internet for educational purposes.

¨       A student is responsible for all material received via the Internet.

¨       A student may NOT

à        attempt to circumvent Network/Internet security measures

à        tamper with or in any way adjust default or teacher-created settings

à        create and/or place a computer virus onto any computer

à        trespass in another’s folder, work, or files

à        share his/her own ID/Password with others

à        log in under another person’s account

à        access personal e-mail accounts using the district’s Internet connections

à        reveal personal information about themselves or others on web sites, including last names, addresses and/or phone numbers

à        complete and/or submit forms found on web sites without permission.

à        receive or transmit information pertaining to dangerous instrumentalities such as bombs, automatic weapons, or other illicit firearms, weaponry, or explosive devices

à        create, send, display, or receive anti-social, harassing or threatening messages, pictures, or other media, including that which is defamatory, abusive, obscene, profane, racially offensive, or offensive to human dignity

à        create, send, display, or receive hate mail, discriminatory or other antisocial remarks, or information which is intended to harass

à        damage computers, computer systems, computer networks, printers, scanners, or cameras

à        remove mouse balls or in any manner dismantle, detach, or remove the mouse

à        remove keys from the keyboard

à        disconnect or alter any computer cables

à        intentionally waste limited resources (paper, connect time, student and teacher searching time, ink cartridges, laserjet toners, printer ribbons, diskettes, storage space, etc.)

à        employ the Network/Internet for commercial purposes.

à        bring gum, food or drink into computer/electronic equipment areas

à        access the Network to play non-educational games or for other non-academic activities.

à        participate in any type of newsgroups or “chat” rooms.

à        delete, rename, move, copy,  any file or its properties, other than his/her personally owned data files

à        violate the federal copyright laws and/or software license agreements

à        load software or executable files of any kind onto any of the district’s computers or network server

à        run or copy executable programs from any drive on any of the district’s computers

à        have directories on any stand-alone computers

à        send messages from one computer to another via the LAN or WAN

à        play any non-curricula computer games

 ¨       The student will have only those access and system rights assigned by the network administrator.

¨       The student will be responsible for any cost to the district due to student negligence or misuse.

 

Students must also conform to any additional site restrictions that may be in effect.  All board policies and school regulations apply to the use of the Network/Internet.

 

 
Consequences:

It is the student’s responsibility to abide by the rules set forth in this policy.  Violations will result in:  

        ·         The student’s account being removed from the Network/Internet for a period of one week, one month, one semester, or one year depending on the gravity of the offence

        ·         parental notification 

 

Mr. Gordon may request specific accounts to be denied, revoked, or suspended based on student use of the network and Internet.

 

Safety is important when using the Internet, there are dangers I am sure you are aware of and many more you are not. Take the utmost precautions in safeguarding your username and password.

 

NOTE: This Acceptable Use Policy is in addition to any policies set forth by the school district as a condition of access to the Internet and School’s Computer Network.

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I would like to thank Judy Valk for her assistance in the development of this Acceptable Use Policy.