PURPOSE

 

Students and staff will be provided with access to the Internet and Electronic Mail as a routine teaching and learning resource across the entire curriculum.

 

IMPLEMENTATION

 

1.         Internet and Email Access

·         Student Internet and Email access will be under teacher supervision

·         All Email accounts will be password protected and users will be responsible for clearing their mail boxes regularly

·         All due care will be taken in screening the identity and credentials of “pen pals” for students

·         Generally we encourage students to participate in collaborative projects between schools rather than personal Email.

·         A written agreement shall be provided to each student and their guardian, outlining mutual responsibilities in the provision of internet access through the school.  This agreement will be updated regularly and signed copies will be kept on file.

 

2.         Access Right and Passwords

 

·         Access to Internet and Email Management shall be limited to the coordinator and committee

·         Restricted access shall be available to individuals for specific purposes only.

·         Students and general users shall have access to their own accounts only.

·         User passwords shall be revised regularly.

 

3.         Editing and Publishing

 

·         A small committee shall be responsible for maintaining the School Web page

·         The Internet shall not be used to reproduce copyright material

·         Each class teacher and students within the class shall be responsible for maintaining class web pages

·         Each class teacher shall be responsible for ensuring that copyright material is not reproduced through email, or through the production of multiple copies of downloaded material, without written permission of the copyright owner.

·         A coordinator – shall be responsible for making sure that all work is screened for legality, accuracy, appropriateness, grammar and spelling and is approved by the Principal or the Principal’s nominee, prior to publishing.

 

4.         Confidentiality and Identification of Children and Adults by Name or Image

 

·         Privacy of students, parents, staff and other users, be they individuals or groups, will be recognised and respected at all times.

·         When identifying students only the first name (and last initial) of the student will be used eg. Jenny S from 56P

·         Teacher, parental and student written consent is required in order to publish photos or videos on the internet which may identify teachers, parents or students

 

5.         Accessing and Publishing Inappropriate Material

 

·         All students and staff shall be responsible for notifying the coordinator of any inappropriate material so that access to that material can be removed.

·         Consequences of publishing, accessing or failing to notify the coordinator of inappropriate material shall include the removal of access rights.

 

 

Internet and Email Access:

 

·         Students Email access will be via Internet Explorer through a class mail box under teacher supervision.

·         Each staff member will have their own Email account and will have Email access via Internet Explorer set up on their Notebooks or desktop computers.

·         All Email accounts will be password protected and users will be responsible for clearing their mail boxes regularly.

 

Access Rights and Passwords

 

·         Guidelines on access rights will be defined for different user levels.

·         Access to the Gateway, Email and Internet Management shall be limited to the coordinator and committee

·         Restricted access shall be available to individuals for specific purposes only

·         Students and general users shall have access to their own accounts only

·         User passwords shall be revised regularly

 

Editing and Publishing

 

·         A small committee shall be responsible for maintaining the School Web page and ensuring that appropriate formats and hot-links are in place

·         The Internet shall not be used to reproduce copyright material

·         Each class teacher and students within the class shall be responsible for maintaining class web pages

·         Each class teacher shall be responsible for ensuring that copyright material is not reproduced through email, or through the production of multiple copies of downloaded material, without written permission of the copyright owner

·         A Coordinator – shall be responsible for making sure that all work is screened for legality, accuracy, appropriateness, grammar and spelling and is approved by the Principal or the Principal’s nominee, prior to publishing

 

Confidentiality and Identification of children and adults by name or image

 

·         Privacy of students, parents, staff and other users, be they individuals or groups, will be recognised and respected at all times

·         As with other forms of media, teacher, parental and student written consent is required, in some instances, to publish Teacher’s work, Children’s work, photos or videos on the internet.

·         A written consent proforma will be used and all signed documents will be kept on file.  This proforma will be updated regularly.

·         When identifying students only the first name (and last initial) of the student will be used eg. Jenny S. from Level 4.

 

Accessing and Publishing Inappropriate Material:

 

·         All students and staff shall be responsible for notifying the coordinator of any inappropriate material so that access can be removed

·         Consequences of publishing, accessing or failing to notify the coordinator of inappropriate material shall include the removal of access rights.

·         Censorman shall be the access manager employed for the internet

·         Alta Vista shall be the Search engine used within the school.  Alta Vista shall be bookmarked and the toolbar for other search engines will be hidden from the Explorer Menu bar.

 

 

 

Internet and Email Access at school – Student Agreement

 

 

I accept and agree to the following statements:

 

 

·         Accessing outside sources on the Internet and Email is a privilege, not a right.

·         Never email or copy material you find on the internet without your teacher’s permission.

·         Just as you stay away from strangers on the street, be careful about strangers on the Internet.

·         If anyone uses nasty language or mentions things that make you uncomfortable, do not respond, log off and tell your supervising teacher

·         As a user of the Internet you have an obligation to never use nasty language or refer to things that might make others uncomfortable

·         Never give anyone’s last name, address, or telephone number to anyone; if someone asks for this information (or for your password), don’t respond.  Log off and tell your teacher.

·         Never agree to meet with someone you’ve talked with on the Internet without gaining permission from both your teacher and parents first

·         There are places on the Internet which are for adults only; if you find yourself in an “adults-only” place, or anywhere you think you shouldn’t be, leave and tell your teacher – who will stop further access to the site!  There are plenty of fantastic “kids’ places” on the net.

 

With this understanding, the rules I agree to follow are:

 

I will never give out personal information such as a surname, phone number, address or password to anyone else.

 

I agree to use the Internet and Email appropriately at all times.

 

I will contact my supervising teacher immediately if I find any inappropriate material.

 

I understand that if I breach these rules I will lose my Internet Access.