[Year 12 Its] RE: [Year 12 IPM] Digital storage devices -Acceptable usage policy

[Stephen Digby]

Due to the huge increase in multimedia material on our net (1000 streamed videos as well audio built into CD ROMS), I am asking our
admin to encourage students to bring earphones to classes, and to put mps/ USB drives on the booklist !!
I want us to go move toward teacher control of the use of the device rather than the possession of the device.
E.g. if a student plugs into their ear phones in class I want teachers to decide whether it is appropriate or not and instruct the
student accordingly.  If the student disobeys, THEN they get the device confiscated....

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Stephen Digby, Learning Technology Manager digby.stephen.p at edumail.vic.gov.au
Cheltenham Secondary College www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au Ph: 613 955 55 955  Fx: 9555 8617
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-----Original Message-----
From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Joel Walton
Sent: Friday, 2 June 2006 12:45 PM
To: IPM; IS; IT 7-10
Subject: [Year 12 Its] RE: [Year 12 IPM] Digital storage devices -Acceptable usage policy

Hello Damien,

Yes. welcome to a class example of technology moving ahead of rules and school policies.  I don't have the answers to all of you
questions but I can tell you how we deal with it at our school.

1.	Theft of devices.
a.	We spell out the possibilities of lost equipment
and we deal with it like any other lost item.
b.	Students are not to rely on the USB as the sole
back-up device in case it is lost/stolen/broken.  If that occurs their work is still due the same as always, they need to realise
that technology and circumstances are not always just or fair.  They can always backup and store on the network drive.
2.	Software piracy 
a.	Still working on
b.	Just keeping an eye on. if they breach then we take
action. but this is a reactive instead of a proactive approach (which I don't like)
3.	Using devices to listen to music
a.	I work on the premise that you can have the storage
device in class. but as soon as you put in headphones it's mine.  The device is for data/work storage and transfer not a portable
jukebox for class. This is what I have proposed to the staff as a whole and the feedback is positive
4.	Educational value
a.	The educational value is purely transportation
nothing more.  It only aids in students getting information to and from school to work at home.

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

Joel Walton
Technology KLA
Shepparton.


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From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Damien A-B
Sent: Tuesday, 30 May 2006 10:12 AM
To: 'Year 12 Information Technology Processing and ManagementTeachers'Mailing List'
Cc: David Smillie
Subject: [Year 12 IPM] Digital storage devices - Acceptable usage policy

Hi all,
    We are trying to come up with an acceptable usage policy for digital devices and am wondering if other schools have already come
up with something.
We are trying to look at issues such as 
1.	Theft of such devices
2.	Software piracy, either from the school or is the
school going to be liable for not policing copyrighted material travelling across the network
3.	Using these devices to listen to music in class....
if IT teachers allow these devices for storage, in an IT class, does that lesson the authority other teachers have to ban them from
their classes? 
4.	What are the educational values of these devices?
Any help on these and are any other issues that I havent mentioned would be greatly appreciated Cheers Damien Atkinson-Buck IT
Department Keilor Downs College
 


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