Acceptable Use Policies (AUP) are in place in schools to provide a safe environment for students and staff to conduct business. The purpose of the AUP is to keep the network and users safe from malicious behavior.("Education World: Getting Started on the Internet: Acceptable Use Policies," n.d.)
An AUP should include policies regarding both student and teacher use of district owned technology. It should also include policies for users who are connected to the school network. It is important for the AUP to be viewed and acknowledged by any user who is going to be on the school network. This ensures that all users are aware of the included policies and can be protected by them.
The Middleton School District includes information regarding the acceptable use of their school technology. The document explicitly states that the policies cover ALL technologies that are used on the district network.
The Nampa School District has an AUP that discusses the use of a lot of different technologies that can circumvent the network filter. A lot of emphasis is placed on different variations of these technologies. Since I work in the district, I suspect that a lot of these policies are related to students using proxies to access material that is not acceptable to use on the school network.
The Greenville County Schools AUP is easily accessible on the web. It also includes a section on protecting sensitive information about students. It also includes a section on prohibitive uses of district resources.
The Boise School District also has an easily accessible AUP on their website. It is short and to the point so the reader doesn’t have to filter through a long document and has a better chance to understand what is actually in the document. It starts right off with three bullet points pointing out what the district is directly responsible for:
An AUP should include policies regarding both student and teacher use of district owned technology. It should also include policies for users who are connected to the school network. It is important for the AUP to be viewed and acknowledged by any user who is going to be on the school network. This ensures that all users are aware of the included policies and can be protected by them.
The Middleton School District includes information regarding the acceptable use of their school technology. The document explicitly states that the policies cover ALL technologies that are used on the district network.
The Nampa School District has an AUP that discusses the use of a lot of different technologies that can circumvent the network filter. A lot of emphasis is placed on different variations of these technologies. Since I work in the district, I suspect that a lot of these policies are related to students using proxies to access material that is not acceptable to use on the school network.
The Greenville County Schools AUP is easily accessible on the web. It also includes a section on protecting sensitive information about students. It also includes a section on prohibitive uses of district resources.
The Boise School District also has an easily accessible AUP on their website. It is short and to the point so the reader doesn’t have to filter through a long document and has a better chance to understand what is actually in the document. It starts right off with three bullet points pointing out what the district is directly responsible for:
- Filters out most of the inappropriate material.
- Supervises and monitors students.
- Provides students with the understanding and skills needed to use technology in an appropriate manner.
References:
Acceptable Use Policy. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/Departments/main.asp?titleid=etsaup
Boise Independent School District - Technology Network Use. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://school.boiseschools.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?&pageid=271852&sessionid=1457dea4501f02fa448d189cc0d68dcf
Education World: Getting Started on the Internet: Acceptable Use Policies. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr093.shtml
Technology Acceptable Use Policy - Middleton School District #134. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.msd134.org/technology-acceptable-use-policy.html
Boise Independent School District - Technology Network Use. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://school.boiseschools.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?&pageid=271852&sessionid=1457dea4501f02fa448d189cc0d68dcf
Education World: Getting Started on the Internet: Acceptable Use Policies. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr093.shtml
Technology Acceptable Use Policy - Middleton School District #134. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.msd134.org/technology-acceptable-use-policy.html