g.+Use+Policy

=== Your classroom has been chosen to participate in our School Board wide iPad pilot project. The iPad project is** to achieve an educational environment where all teachers and learners are equally confident in using digital-age resources to create and access information, to communicate and to connect with the local and global community while applying the 21st century skills needed for success. This policy is created to make all users and participants aware of their responsibilities while using the iPad and any violations may terminate such privilege. ** === ===** This acceptable use policy was created using (some summarizing and some quoting) **** [|**http://www.gfw.k12.mn.us/school183/images/files/gfw_ipad_policy.pdf**] **===
 * iPad Pilot Project Acceptable Use Policy and Guidelines **

** All students and parents must agree to the following to participate: **
- Read the iPad Acceptable Use Policy and Guidelines with your child. - Discuss the responsibilities and consequences with your child so that he/she understands and agrees to terms to use. - Provide all students participating in the pilot project with an iPad. - Provide all registrations, licensing, and downloads (applications) needed to complete tasks. - Provide students with proper iPad and applications training. - Provide students with wireless internet. - Provide proper internet blockage to protect students. - Provide students with network data storage. - Provide teachers with guidance to aid students in doing research and help assure student compliance of the acceptable use policy. - Read, agree, and sign the Acceptable Use Policy and Guidelines. - Follow general school rules concerning behaviour and communication that apply to iPad/computer use. - Use computers/devices in a responsible and ethical manner. - Use all technology resources in an appropriate manner so as to not damage school equipment. - Students should always turn off and secure their iPad after they are done working to protect their work and information. - If a s student should receive email containing inappropriate or abusive language or if the subject matter is questionable, he/she is asked to print a copy and turn it in to his/her teacher. - At the end of the day, the student must properly dock the iPad to ensure proper charging. - The student is not to take the iPad home, when/if the iPad project decides to expand its use to home projects, we will have a separate take home Acceptable Use Policy that will have to be signed by parents/guardians and students. - Illegal installation or transmission of copyrighted materials. - Any action that violates existing Board policy or public law - Sending, accessing, uploading, downloading, or distributing offensive, profane, threatening, pornographic, obscene, or sexually explicit materials - Use of chat rooms, sites selling term papers, book reports and other forms of student work. - Messaging services – ex: MSN - Internet computer games - Changing of iPad settings. - Downloading apps - Spamming – Sending mass or inappropriate emails. - Gaining access to other student’s accounts, files, and/or data. - Students are not allowed to give out personal information, for any reason, over the internet. - Vandalism (any malicious attempts 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. - Transmission or accessing materials that are obscene, offensive, threatening or otherwise intended to harass or demean recipients (cyber bullying). - Bypassing the web filter through a web proxy. - iPad batteries must be charged at the end of the day and ready for school the next morning. - Only labels or stickers approved by the School District may be applied to the computer/iPad. - iPad sleeves furnished by the school district must be returned with only normal wear and no alterations to avoid paying a sleeve replacement fee. - iPads that malfunction or are damaged must be reported to the teacher. The school board is responsible for repairing iPads that malfunction. iPads that have been damaged from student misuse, neglect or are accidentally damaged will be repaired with cost being borne by the student. Students will be responsible for the entire cost of repairs to iPads that are damaged intentionally. - iPad damage: Students are responsible for any and all damage. - Comply with trademark and copyright laws and all license agreements. Ignorance of the law is not immunity. If you are unsure, as a teacher. - Plagiarism is a violation of the School Board Code of Conduct. Give credit to all sources used, wether quoted or summarized. This includes all forms of media on the Internet, such as graphics, movies, music, and text. If a student violates any part of the above policy, he/she will be put on the following disciplinary steps: - 1 st Offense – Student will get a verbal and written warning. - 2 nd offense – Three (3) weeks of iPad privilege suspension (student still responsible for all required work). - 3 rd offense –Loss of iPad privileges for a length of time determined by the teacher and administration.
 * Parent/Guardian Responsibilities**:
 * School Responsibilities:**
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 * Legal Propriety:**
 * Student Discipline:**

Student Name (Please Print): _______________________________ Student Signature: ___________________________ Date: _______________________