DistrictTechnologyAgreementand

AcceptableUsePolicy
EDTECH554BrookeFore,DebraKillen,ColinStapp
Introduction

Ourdistrictrecognizesthataccesstotechnologyinschoolgivesstudents,parentsandteachers
greateropportunitiestolearn,engage,communicate,anddevelopskillsthatwillpreparethem
forwork,life,andcitizenship.Wearecommittedtohelpingstudentsdevelop21stcentury
technologyandcommunicationskills.

TheInternetisanimportanttoolforlearningandmustbeusedresponsibly.Whileinternet
accessismonitoredandfilteredinaccordancewith
TheChildren'sInternetProtectionAct
(CIPA)
,thegoalisnottorestrictaccess,buttoeducatestudentsaboutresponsibleand
appropriateuse.Ifastudentorstaffmemberisaccessinginappropriatematerialatschool,there
willbeconsequences.Students,parents,andstaffmustreadthefollowingguidelinesfor
AcceptableUseoftechnologyresourcesandsignthisagreement.Itisimportantthatweall
worktogethertomaintainthesafetyandprivacyofourstudentsandfollowtheguidelinesfor
lawfuluseofInternetcontent.

Weencourageteachers,students,staff,andotherschoolcommunitymemberstouseavariety
ofage/gradelevelappropriatetechnologyandonlinetoolsasawaytoconnectwithothers,
shareeducationalresources,createandcurateeducationalcontent,andenhancethe
classroomexperience.Whilesocialnetworking,email,andWeb2.0toolsareengagingand
valuable,thereareincreasedpersonalresponsibilitieswhenusingthesetoolstoensuresafety,
privacy,andlawfulness.

This
AcceptableUsePolicy
outlinesdistrictguidelinesandbehaviorsthatusersareexpected
tofollowwhenusingschooldevicesortechnologies,accessingtheinternetorwhenusing
personallyowneddevicesontheschoolcampus.ThispolicyalsooutlinesFederalLaws
enactedtoprotectminors.

FederalLaws

TheChildren'sInternetProtectionAct(CIPA)
isaFederallawenactedtoaddress
concernsaboutaccesstooffensivecontentovertheInternetonschoolandlibrary
computers.OurschoolsandlibrariesprovidestheCIPAmandatedcontentfilteringto
ensureourchildrenareprotected.
TheFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA)
isaFederallawthat
protectstheprivacyofstudenteducationrecords.ThedistrictfollowsallFERPA
guidelineswithrespecttostudentrecords.
ChildrensOnlinePrivacyProtectionAct(COPPA)
isaFederallawthat
imposes
certainrequirementsonoperatorsofwebsitesoronlineservicesdirectedtochildren
under13yearsofage,andonoperatorsofotherwebsitesoronlineservicesthathave
actualknowledgethattheyarecollectingpersonalinformationonlinefromachildunder
13yearsofage.

InternetUse&WebAccess

Privacy
Schoolstaff,administrators,andparentsallhaveaccesstoalltechnologyincluding,
Google
AppsforEducation
and

studentemailformonitoringpurposes.Studentshavenoexpectationof
privacyonthesystem.

Additionally:Studentsmaynotusedistrictprovidedtechnologyfor:
Unlawfulactivities
Commercialpurposesorpersonalfinancialgain(tryingtomakemoney)
Inappropriatesexualorotheroffensivecontent
Threateninganotherperson(cyberbullying)
Misrepresentationoftheschool,stafforstudentsordistrict

SafetyGuidelinesforStudents
1. Beawarethatoncesomethingispostedtotheinternet,itispermanent.Always
rememberthatinformationonlineisavailabletopeopleyoudonotknow.
2. Studentswillnotpostpersonalinformationaboutthemselvesorotherpeople.(This
includeslastnames,addressesandphonenumbers).

3. Studentswillnottomeetwithanyonetheyhavemetonlinewithouttheirparents
approvalandparticipation.
4. Studentswillinformteachersorotherschoolemployeeaboutinappropriatemessages
theyreceive,oraboutanymessagethatmakesthemuncomfortable.
5. Studentsareresponsiblefortheirindividualaccountsandshouldtakeallreasonable
precautionstopreventothersfrombeingabletousetheiraccount.Underno
circumstancesshouldauserprovidehisorherpasswordtoanotherperson.
6. Ifpersonalinformationisrequiredtoaccessanonlineresourceitmustbeschool
approved,askanadultifasiterequiresaloginorpersonaldata.
7. Highschoolstudentsmaysubmitmoredetailedpersonalinformation(name,address,
telephonenumber,etc.)onlinetopostsecondaryeducationalinstitutions(i.e.,online
colleges,universities,technicalcolleges,etc.)forthepurposeofaccessingcareerand
postsecondaryinformationandapplyingforadmission.
8. Adheretocopyrightrestrictions.Youmayuselogos,photosandvideothatareavailable
ontheschoolanddistrictwebsites,butrespectbrandandcopyrightinformationofthe
schooldistrict.UseCreativeCommonsand/oralwayscitesources.
9. Respecttherightsandprivacyofothersbynotaccessingprivatefilesorinformationof
studentsandstaff.
10. Followallclassroomandcomputerlabrulesforaccessingwebsitesandusingthe
Internetforresearch.Followthedirectionsoftheadultinchargeofthecomputerlabor
classroomwheretheInternetisbeingaccessed.
11. Bypassingorattemptingtobypasswebfilteringormonitoringisprohibited.Useor
possessionofhackingsoftwareisstrictlyprohibited.
12. Usedigitalcitizenshipguidelineswhencommunicatingonline.Askyourselfthese
questions:
a. Isittrue?
b. Isithelpful
c. Isitinspiring?
d. Isitnecessary
e. Isitkind?

Teachers
Shouldfollowallthesameinternetetiquetteandprivacypoliciesaswellas:
1. Limitedaccesstoschoolrelatedresearchandcommunication(lessonplanning,etc.)
2. Modelappropriateonlineresourceandfactchecking.

Email

StudentsandTeachers
1. Sendapproved(notpersonalorprivate)emailtootherusersforcurricularorother
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2.
3.
4.
5.

schoolrelatedpurposes.
Onlyuseschoolassignedemailaddressforallschoolrelatedcommunications.
Reportanysuspiciousemail(unknownsenderorsolicitationsofpersonalinformation)
Donotsharepersonalinformationviaemail(birthdays,address,phonenumbers,etc.)
SchoolemailcanbeusedtosignupforapprovedandageappropriateWeb2.0
applicationsandsocialmediaaccounts.Accountsaffiliatedwithaschoolassignedemail
addressareFORSCHOOLUSEONLY.

SocialMediaUse

DefinitionofSocialMedia
Socialmediaisanyformofonlinepublicationorpresencethatallowsinteractive
communication.Thisincludessocialnetworks,blogs,photosharingwebsites,internetforums,
andwikis.Socialmediatoolsareconstantlychanging.Belowarealistoftoolsthatmightbe
usedbystudents,faculty,andstaff.
SocialNetworking:
Facebook,LinkedIn,Ning
Microblogging:
SnapChat,Tumblr,Twitter,andFacebook
SocialMedia:
YouTube,Vimeo,GoogleVideo,Flickr,Instagram,Vine,Reddit
SocialCollaborationandCreativity:
Prezi,Slideshare,Wikis,GoogleApps,Blogging
SocialBookmarking:
Delicious,Diggo

GoalsforSocialMediaUse
Webelievethatsocialmediacanprovideopportunitiesto:
Createlifelonglearnersthroughaccesstoresourcesandexperts.
Increasecreativityandcollaborationbycreatingcontentanddevelopingrelationships.
Makeconnectionswithadiversecommunityoflearners.

SocialMediaUseExpectations
Ourorganizationhasacommitmenttoqualityeducation,thesafetyofallstakeholders,andthe
preservationofourreputationinthecommunity.Wealsodesiretoshareourknowledgeandthe
exceptionalthingsthatourstudentsandfacultyaredoingwiththecommunityoutsideofour
schoolsetting.Whilewerespecttherightsofstudents,faculty,andstafftoutilizeavarietyof
socialmedia,wealsoexpectthesememberstoadheretothefollowingstandardsatalltimes.
1. Useappropriatelanguage,communication,anddigitalimages.Avoidlanguagethatis
obscene,profane,offensive,sexuallyexplicit,orinflammatory.
2. Alldistrictstakeholders(students,faculty,andstaff)areexpectedtoactinan
appropriateandresponsiblemannerbothinpersonandonline.Shouldastakeholder
deliberatelyviolatetheseguidelines,theschoolmayrestrict,suspend,orterminate
accesstothedistrictsnetworksandsocialmediaprivileges.Inextremecasesfurther
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actionssuchassuspension,expulsion,orterminationofemploymentmaytakeplace.

FacultyUseofSocialMedia
Theschooldistrictrespectstherightsoffacultyandstaffmemberstousesocialmediaand
networkingsitesbutitisimportantthatthisusedoesnotdamagethedistrictsreputationor
harmotheremployeesorstudentsandtheirfamilies.Employeesshouldexercisecareinsetting
appropriateboundariesbetweentheirpersonalandpubliconlinebehavior.Rememberanything
youpostmaybecomepublicevendeletedmaterial.Itisrecommendedthatemployeesnot
includecurrentstudentsasfriends,followers,oranyothersimilarterminologyusedby
varioussites.Employeesshouldalwaysusegoodjudgementaboutanyinformationposted
online.AllbehavioronlineshouldbeconsistentwiththebehavioroutlinedintheEmployee
Handbookincludingthefollowing:
Anemployeeshouldnotmakestatementsthatwouldviolateanyofthedistrictspolicies,
includingdiscrimination,harassment,oroffensive.
Theemployeeshouldrespectthedistrictandanyindividualsassociatedwithitandavoid
makingdefamatorystatementsaboutthedistrict,schools,itsemployees,itsstudents,or
theirfamilies.
Anemployeemaynotdiscloseanyconfidentialinformationaboutthedistrictorschool,
staff,studentsorfamilies.
Ifthedistrictbelievesthatanemployeesactivitymayviolatethedistrictspolicies,thedistrict
mayrequestthattheemployeeceasesuchactivity.Dependingontheseverityoftheincident,
theemployeemaybesubjecttodisciplinaryaction.

StudentUseofSocialMedia
Mostimportantly,studentsareencouragedtoalwaysexercisetheutmostcautionwhen
participatinginanyformofsocialmediabothwithintheschoolenvironmentandoutside.
Studentswhoparticipateinonlineinteractionsmustrememberthattheirpostsreflectonthe
entireschoolcommunityand,assuch,aresubjecttothesamebehavioralstandardssetforthin
theStudentHandbook.InadditiontotheregulationsfoundintheStudentHandbook,students
areexpectedtoabidebythefollowing:
Studentsmaynotusesocialmediasitestopublishdisparagingorharassingremarks
aboutanyfaculty,stafforstudentsandtheirfamilies.Thisalsoincludesanyrival
academicorathleticteams.Allcontentpostedtoanyonlinesitemustnotreflectpoorly
onthedistrictoranyschool.
Studentsshouldadheretoallagerestrictionsonsocialmediasitesincludingbutnot
limitedtothefollowingsites:

13yearsold

TwitterGoogle+
FacebookTumblr
InstagramReddit
PinterestSnapchat

14yearsold

LinkedIn

17yearsold

Vine

18yearsoldor
13withparent
permission
YouTube
Flickr

WebBasedSoftware(Web2.0tools)

Web2.0
describesWorldWideWebsitesthatemphasize
u
sergeneratedcontent,usability,and
interoperability.AWeb2.0sitemayallowuserstointeractandcollaboratewitheachotherina
socialmediadialogueascreatorsof
u
sergeneratedcontentinavirtualcommunity,incontrast
towebsiteswherepeoplearelimitedtothepassiveviewingof
c
ontent.ExamplesofWeb2.0
includesocialnetworkingsite
s
,blogs,wikis,folksonomies,videosharingsites,hostedservices,
Webapplications,andmashups.(Retrievedfrom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
)

Students13oryounger
Forstudentsundertheageof13,teachersshouldconsultthetermsofusefortheparticulartool
beingconsidered.Studentswillunderstandthatanytoolsusedarestrictlyforeducational
purposes.Thesameguidelinesapplyasoutlinedaboveforallotherinternetuse.

Studentsover13yearsofage
ThetermsofuseformostWeb2.0toolslimitusebystudentsunder13.Itisstillrecommended
thatteacherchecksthetermsofusebeforeusingaWeb2.0tool.Studentswillunderstandthat
anytoolsusedarestrictlyforeducationalpurposes.Thesameguidelinesapplyasoutlined
aboveforallotherinternetuse.

Teachers,
Web2.0ToolsforHendersonCountySchools
providesavaluableresourceofthe
mostcommonwebtoolsinuseforeducation.Teacherswilldetermineappropriateuseofthe
toolsandensurethatstudentsusethetoolsforeducationaluseonly.Thedistrictandits
teacherswillalwaysusedigitaltoolsorappsinawaythatisconsistentwiththe
Childrens
OnlinePrivacyProtectionAct(COPPA).
Parentsmaydenyaccesstoanyspecificdigitaltool
bynotifyingtheirchildscampusadministratorinwriting.

GoogleApplications

GoogleAppsforEducation
isacloudbasedsoftwaresuitepurchasedbytheschoolandis
intendedforeducationaluse.
GoogleAppsforEducation
willbeusedforlessons,assignments,
andcommunicationandisavailableanywherethereisinternetaccess.Schoolstaffwillmonitor
studentuseofAppsduringschoolhours.Parentsareresponsibleformonitoringtheirchildsuse
ofAppswhenaccessingprogramsoutsideofdistrictownedproperty.Studentsareresponsible
fortheirownbehavioratalltimes.Studentsafetyisourhighestpriority.

AcceptableUse(PrivacyandSafety)
GoogleAppsforEducation
isforeducationaluse.StudentsmaynotuseAppsforpersonaluse
anddistrictrulesandpoliciesalwaysapply.Apps,sites,email,andgroupsarenotpublic
forums,theyareextensionsofclassroomspaceswherestudentspeechmaybelimited(as
directedbydistrictpolicies).

GoogleAppsforEducation
isconsideredaprivilegeaccordedatthediscretionoftheschool
district.ThedistrictreservestherighttowithdrawtheaccessanduseofAppswhenthereis
reasontobelievethatviolationsoflawordistrictpolicieshaveoccurred.

DistrictOwnedDevices

Districtowneddevicesareavailableforbothteacherandstudentuse.Theuseofthesedevices
isrestrictedtoeducationaluseonly.Teachersandstudentsshouldrefrainfromusingthese
devicesforpersonaluse.OptimalsettingshavebeendeterminedbytheITdepartment,refrain
fromchangingsettingsonschoolowneddevices.(includingbackgroundsandsearchsettings).
Vandalism(anymaliciousattempttoharmordestroyhardware,softwareordata,including,but
notlimitedto,theuploadingorcreationofcomputervirusesorcomputerprogramsthatcan
infiltratecomputersystemsand/ordamagesoftwarecomponents)ofschoolequipmentis
prohibitedonanydeviceprovidedforstudentorteacherusesuchas,butnotlimitedto:
Tablets
Laptops
DesktopComputers
MediaEquipment
PeripheralDevices
Alldistrictowneddevicesmustremainoncampuswiththeexceptionoflaptopsissuedto
teachersandadministrators.
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PersonalDevices(BYOD)

Studentsareallowedtobringtheirowndevicetoschool,howevertheuseofpersonaldevices
bystudentsisoptional,andstudentsnotparticipatinginBYODwillnotbepenalizedand
alternatemodesofparticipationwillbeavailable.

AnimportantconsiderationforBYODistheeducationaboutappropriateonlinebehavior.
Teacherswillreviewcybersafetyruleswithstudentsthroughouttheschoolyearandwillremind
themaboutsafeonlinebehavior.Inadditiontothefollowingguidelines,studentsareexpected
tocomplywithallschooldistrictpolicieswhileusingpersonaldevices.Theuseoftechnologyis
aprivilege,andwhenabused,theprivilegeswillbetakenaway.

DeviceTypes
Thetermdeviceincludes:laptops,netbooks,cellphones,smartphones,iPods,iPads,tablets,
andeReaders.
Gamingdeviceswithinternetaccessarenotallowed.

StudentsandParents/GuardiansAcknowledge

Theuseofpersonallaptopsortabletsisonlyallowedforhighschoolstudents,and

only
afterthestudenthascompletedtheAcceptableUseForm.
Whenastudentchoosestobringapersonallaptoportabletoncampus,itwillbe
clearedforaccessbythetechnologycoordinator.
Eachteacherhasthediscretionregulatetheuseofpersonaldevicesintheclassroom.
Devicesmustbeinsilentmodewhileonschoolcampus,unlessotherwiseallowedbya
teacher.
Devicesmaynotbeusedduringquizzes,ortests.
Devicesmaynotbeusedforpersonalphonecallsortextmessagingorplayinggames.
Studentsmaynotusetheirdevicestocapture,transmit,orpostphotos,audioorvideoof
personsonschooldistrictproperty,duringschoolhoursorduringschoolactivities,
unlessallowedbyateacher.
Devicesareonlytobeusedtoaccessinternetsiteswhicharerelevanttotheclassroom
activities.
Devicesaresubjecttosearchbyschooladministratorsifthedeviceissuspectedofa
violationofdistrictpolicies.Studentwillberequiredtounlockadeviceattherequestofa
schooladministrator.
Printingfrompersonaldevicesisnotallowed.
Personaldevicesmustbechargedpriortoschoolandrunonbatterypowerwhileat
school.Chargingofdevicesisnotpermitted.

Theschooldistrictassumesnoliabilityforstolen,lost,ordamageddevicesormaterial
ondevices.
Theschooldistrictisnotresponsibleforanychargestoyouraccountthatmightbe
incurredduringapprovedschoolrelateduse.
Theschooldistrictdoesnotguaranteeconnectivityorthequalityoftheconnectionwith
personaldevices.
Thetechnologydepartmentisnotresponsibleformaintainingortroubleshootingstudent
techdevices.

LimitationofLiability
Thedistrictandindividualschoolswillnotberesponsiblefordamageorharmtopersons,files,
data,orhardware.

ViolationsofthisAcceptableUsePolicy

Violationsofthispolicymayhavedisciplinaryrepercussions,including:
Suspensionofvolunteerprivileges.
Removalfrompositionsofleadershipwithintheschool.
Removalofstudentfromtheschool.
Lossoftechnologyuseandprivileges.
AdditionalconsequencesdeterminedbyAdministration.
Intentionalvandalismortheftwillbereportedtolawenforcement.

IhavereadandunderstoodthisAcceptableUsePolicyandagreetoabidebyit:

______________________________________________________________________
(StudentPrintedName)

(StudentSignature)

______________________________________________________________________
(Parent/GuardianPrintedName)

(Parent/GuardianSignature)

_____________________________
(Date)