[Year 12 IPM] off-topic request: laptop usage policy

[Roland Gesthuizen]

We just listed what they should and shouldnt do on a poster.

Regards Roland

   It is *acceptable* for students to use the

It is *unacceptable* for students to:

school computers and network for:

   -

   Assigned class work and assignments set by teachers
   -

   Developing literacy, writing, communication and information skills.
   -

   Authoring text, artwork, audio and visual material for publication on
   the Intranet or Internet.
   -

   Conducting research for school activities and projects.
   -

   Communicating with other students, teachers, parents or experts in
   relation to school work
   -

   Access to articles in newspapers magazines, indexes or CD-ROMs
   -

   Access to online references such as dictionaries, encyclopaedias or
   LOTE language resources.
   -

   Joining in approved cultural and social activities.


   -

   Download, distribute or publish offensive messages or pictures.
   -

   Use obscene or abusive language to harass, insult or attack others.
   -

   Give away personal information or contact details over the Internet
   -

   Deliberately waste printing and Internet resources.
   -

   Damage computers, printers or the network equipment.
   -

   Use another person's account or password or trespassing in their
   files, home drive or e-mail.
   -

   Violate copyright laws which includes plagiarism (pretend someone
   else's work is your own)
   -

   Use unsupervised Internet chat.
   -

   Use online e-mail services (hotmail), send chain letters or Spam
   e-mail (junk mail).



On 16/05/06, Neil Carmona-Vickery <ncv at mac.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Apologies for this off-topic request.
>
> I'm helping put together a 1:1 Laptop Learning Programme for Year 9
> students here at Ringwood SC.
> At present we have a Network Usage Policy that covers such things as
> obscene material and cyberbullying. Unfortunately much of the guts of
> the policy is buried in policy speak
> and doesn't translate well to student language.
>
> My question is, what other approaches have other schools used to a)
> prevent the circulation of obscene material
> on student laptops and b) clearly outline the consequences for going
> against school policy ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Neil
>
>
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
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