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Lewisville Independent School District
Employee Guidelines for Acceptable Use of Technology Resources
LISD provides technology resources to its employees for educational and
administrative purposes.
Purpose of Technology
Goal = Educational Excellence
Use Technology Resources By Facilitating…
With Support and Supervision By…
Support Staff
Teachers
Parents
Communication
Innovation
Resource Sharing
The use of these technology resources is a PRIVILEGE, not a right.
What are the District Technology Resources?
Computer Hardware
Operating System
Software
Application SoftwareStored Text
Data Files
The District Technology Resources ALSO include:
Digitized InformationTelecommunication Devices New Technologies as Available
Optical Media
Clip Art Digital Images
Electronic Mail
Databases (Including the Internet)
The District reserves the right to monitor all
technology resource activity.
All employees are expected to use the computers and computer networks in a responsible and ethical
manner.
EXPECTATIONS
Acceptable Use: Follow Copyright Laws
• Teachers and students should always document their source.
• Teachers and students should always follow the copyright laws.
Motion
Media
•3 minutes or
•Up to 10% of the total, whichever is less
Text Material
•10% or up to 1000 words, whichever is less
•Entire poem under 250 words
•No more than 3 poems by one poet
•No more than 5 poems in an anthology
Music,
Lyrics,
Music
Video
•10% of the work or
•30 seconds, whichever is less
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/copyrightlaw.html
Illustrations or Phot
ographs
•No more than 5 images from one artist/photographer
•No more than10% or 15 images from a collection, whichever is less
Numerica
l Data Sets
•10% of a database or data table or
•2500 fields or cell entries, whichever is less
Copying a
Multimedi
a Proje
ct
•No more than 2 copies may be made of a project
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/copyrightlaw.html
Multiple
Copies
•No more than 1 work from a single author
•No more than 3 authors are copied from a single collective work (anthology)
•No more than 9 instances of multiple copying occur during a single term or semester
Consumable
Works
•Shall NOT be copied
•Standardized tests shall NOT be copied
•Workbooks that are created to be consumed shall NOT be copied
Confusion:
Consumable
Works
•Workbooks that can be copied are “black line masters”
•If you own the workbook, you may make enough copies for your students only.
•The same item may not be reproduced from term to term.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/copyrightlaw.html
The District’s technology resources will be used for learning, teaching and administrative purposes consistent with the District’s mission and goals.
Acceptable Use: Consider the Purpose
Acceptable Use:
Prior to using technology resources, teachers and students should review the Network Access
General Use Guidelines for Students together.
Acceptable Use:
Supervision and Permission
While using computers and/or Internet:
Protect students from inappropriate material and behavior
While students are sitting near technology resources:
Protect all equipment from vandalism
Supervise Students
Insure students that use computers have signed the “Network Access General Use Guidelines for Students”
Insure students have been granted parental permission to access the Internet
Permission
Acceptable Use: Protect Students from
Cyberbullying• Cyberbullying is threatening, tormenting, harassing, humiliating, or embarrassing another student using digital technology, such as a cell phone, computer, or social networking (blogs, chat rooms, forums).
•Report Cyberbullying immediately to an administrator.
• Supervise students while on the Internet at all times.
• Do not allow students to enter online chat rooms or social networking websites.
• Review appropriate online behavior with students.
Acceptable Use:
Engage Students in Collaborative Conversations
Encouraging students to engage in collaborative conversations while using technology tools is an acceptable use of technology.
Unacceptable Use:
Violating Password Privacy
•Attempting to read, delete, send, copy or modify the electronic mail of other users is unacceptable.
Email•Atte
mpting to log on, assist others in logging on, or log on a computer or email account as another user is unacceptable.
Log On
•Not protecting your password, sharing your password or another user’s password with anyone is unacceptable.
Passwords
Attempting to or submitting, publishing or displaying any defamatory, inaccurate, racially offensive, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, or threatening materials or messages
either public or private is unacceptable.
Unacceptable Use: Unethical Behavior
Using the network for
financial gain, political or
commercial activity is
unacceptable.
Using the network to access inappropriate material is
unacceptable.
Using the network to provide addresses or other
personal information of employees or students without permission is
unacceptable.
Participating in cyber bullying
through any digital
resource, including
social networking
websites, chat rooms, forums
or blogs is unacceptable.Inappropriate
Network Behavior
UNACCEPTABLE USE
Unacceptable Use:
Disabling the Filtering Software
Disabling the filtering software that blocks access to visual depictions that are obscene, pornographic, inappropriate for students, or harmful to minors, as defined by the Children’s Internet Protection Act and as determined by the Superintendent or designee is unacceptable.
Unacceptable Use: Violating Access
Violating Access RightsLinking a
student’s personal information to their names or
photograph on a district web resource is
unacceptable.
Gaining unauthorized
access to restricted
information or resources is
unacceptable.
Accessing information
resources, files, and documents of
another user without
authorization is unacceptable.
Unacceptable Use: Harming Equipment
Attempting to or harming equipment, materials or data, including knowingly
placing a computer virus on a computer or a network is unacceptable.
Email Acceptable Use
Staff members should set aside time daily to check, respond to, and maintain email messages.
All communication via email is governed by the Open Records Act.
Notify the campus principal immediately of any unsolicited email, particularly if it is of a “hate
mail” nature.
Unacceptable Use of Email: Sharing Personal Information
Email Violations
Requests for personal information on students or staff members should not be honored via email.
Usernames and passwords should not be sent via email for
any reason. Requests for student grades, discipline,
attendance or related information should not be communicated via email unless a signed
Release of Student Records is on file on
the campus.
Unacceptable Use of Email
• Email access is provided for school business and limited personal use. Staff members may not forward messages that have no educational or professional use.
• District email may not be used for commercial purposes. Staff members may not send emails with the intent of advertising or selling any item, product or service, whether personal or for a business, as this is considered commercial use and is not permitted.
•
Unacceptable Use of Email
Attachments to emails should not
include program files (.exe)
Email Attachments
Should an employee receive a program file (.exe), the message should be deleted
immediately without saving or opening the
attachment.
Email Attachments
Consequences of Improper Use
• Improper or unethical use may result in disciplinary actions as identified in CQ Local.
• Restitution for costs associated with system restoration, hardware or software costs may be implemented.
• The District may suspend or revoke a system user’s access to the District’s system upon violation of District policy and/or administrative regulations regarding acceptable use.
