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ACCEPTABLE USE
The Joseph
Badger School District is pleased to be able to offer access to the district
Netbooks which provide the necessary programs required by classes and the
district network which provides access to student data storage, and the
Internet. To gain access to these resources, students and parents must sign and
return this form to the High School office.
While these
materials are provided to enhance educational goals and objectives, students may
find ways to access other materials that may not be considered educational or
find ways to use provided hardware and software beyond its educational intent.
For this reason, it is extremely important that rules be followed.
Misbehavior could result in temporary or permanent loss of access to the
Internet or other technology privileges. Violations may result in disciplinary
action up to and including suspension/ expulsion for students. When applicable,
law enforcement agencies may be involved.
3.1
Parent/Guardian Responsibilities
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Talk to your
children about values and the standards that your children should follow on
the use of the Internet just as you do on the use of all media information
sources such as television, telephones, movies, and radio.
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3.2 School
Responsibilities are to:
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Provide
Internet access to its students.
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Provide
Internet filtering and blocking of inappropriate materials.
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Provide
network data storage areas.
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These will
be treated similar to school lockers. Joseph Badger School District reserves the
right to review, monitor, and restrict information stored on or transmitted via
Joseph Badger School District owned equipment and to investigate inappropriate
use of resources.
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Provide
staff guidance to aid students in doing research and help assure student
compliance of the acceptable use policy.
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3.3 Students
are Responsibilities for:
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Using
computers in a responsible and ethical manner.
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Obeying
general school rules concerning behavior and communication that apply to
computer use.
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Using all
technology resources in an appropriate manner so as to not damage school
equipment.
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This
“damage” includes, but is not limited to, the loss of data resulting
from delays, non- deliveries, mis-deliveries
or service interruptions caused by the students own negligence, errors or
omissions. Use of any information obtained via Joseph Badger School
District’s designated Internet System is at your own risk. Joseph Badger
School District specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or
quality of information obtained through its services.
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Helping
Joseph Badger School District protect the integrity and security of the
network system by contacting an administrator about any problems they may
encounter.
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Monitoring
all activity on their account(s).
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Students
should always log off the computer after they are done working to protect
their accounts and files. If a student does not log off, any document or
Internet activity under their name will be considered their responsibility.
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3.4 Student
Activities Strictly Prohibited:
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Illegal
installation or transmission of copyrighted materials
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Any action
that violates existing Board policy or public law
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Access or
use of any other e-mail program or account other than the one issued by the
school-EX: Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, MSN Mail
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Use of chat
rooms, sites selling term papers, book reports and other forms of student
work
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Messaging
services-EX: MSN Messenger, ICQ, etc
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Internet/Computer
Games
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Use of
outside program disks
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Use of
outside data disks without prior approval from the teacher.
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Changing of
computer settings
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Downloading
and Executing Files-EX: MSN Messenger, games, etc
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Spamming-Sending
mass or inappropriate emails
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Gaining
access to other student’s accounts, files, and/or data
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Password
sharing
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Use of the
school’s internet/E-mail accounts for financial or commercial gain or for
any illegal activity
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Use of
anonymous and/or false communications such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger
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Students are
not allowed to give out personal information, for any reason, over the
Internet.
This includes, but is not limited to, setting up internet accounts
including those necessary for chat rooms, Ebay, email, etc.
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Giving out
personal information except in an instructional context or in the
performance of Joseph Badger School District business and with permission of
the school district.
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Participation
in credit card fraud, electronic forgery or other forms of illegal behavior.
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Vandalism
(any malicious attempt to harm or destroy hardware, software or data,
including, but not limited to, the uploading or creation of computer viruses
or computer programs that can infiltrate computer systems and/or damage
software components) of school equipment will not be allowed
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Transmission
or accessing materials that are obscene, offensive, threatening,
cyber-bullying or otherwise
intended to harass or demean recipients.
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