Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). This is a written policy of a school or district
to its employees and students on how to use the school or district’s
technology. In the district I work, there is one, but the emphasis is more on
not to use the district’s technology for illegal activities. It doesn’t say
much on acceptable and unacceptable behavior when using the available
technology. Having a detailed policy benefits everyone involved. It protects
students, teachers, and staff members from getting in trouble and prevents
unnecessary use of school resources. It is a good to have the AUP, but it only
become effective if there is a commitment by the teacher to enforce it. It is
teachers’ challenge to protect students and still give students access to the
digital world within the school or district’s AUP.
Copyright. Provides protection to the authors of the original work such
as writings, drama, music, art, architectural design, software, motion
pictures, and sound recordings. The owner of a copyright has the following
rights: to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, license, and to
prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work.
- The rights and responsibilities must be clear and
easy to understand and it should be posted in the teachers’ work room
where the printers and copy machines are located. It should be also posted
in visible place in each classrooms since most of our classrooms are now
equipped with computers.
- Follow the Georgia Professional Standards and
school district code of ethics for educators
- Usernames and passwords of students and teacher
must be confidential and the IT department of the school or district must
require these personal information to be changed at certain regular times.
For example, passwords should be updated every month or every quarter in
order the user to login to the school or district network.
- Teachers must not let their passwords be used by any
student for any reason to login to the network.
- Students shall not alter or attempt to alter technology
hardware and software.
I am providing the link for my
districts’ Acceptable Use Policy below:
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