Can you and your colleagues brainstorm possible issues that
could occur with students and/or teachers use of computers? Ill
give you 30 seconds.
http://statenislandpolitics.wordpress.com/brainstorm/
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Legal Fraud Illegal downloading Hacking Ethical Computer crimes
Bullying Safety Online Predators All of these issues can be
addressed with an AUP.
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Proper use What to not do with the computer What we will do
with the computer Protection for teachers and students To meet the
demands of a changing society, Day and Schrum (1995) declare that
sound AUPs are needed to prepare schools to adequately address the
issues involved with students' use of the new technologies.(Flowers
2000).
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Anne Arundel County Schools policy for students can be found at
http://www.aacps.org/html/Parents/internet_accept.asp
http://www.aacps.org/html/Parents/internet_accept.asp The policy
specifically outlines what the computer should be used for in the
classroom environment. It highlights that the students will be
using the internet for school research, access to instructional
materials, and testing. The Employees AUP can be found at
http://www.aacps.org/humanresources/handbook.pdf on pages 12-18
http://www.aacps.org/humanresources/handbook.pdf The policy
discusses appropriate use from email to resources used in the
classroom.
Make students and parents aware of the policy Print a copy to
be signed Show a copy at back to school night Post a link on the
schools website Use/create Digital Citizenship lessons to align
with Maryland Technology StandardsMaryland Technology Standards
Other Lessons can be found through Common Sense Media Common Sense
Media Monitor students computer use
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There are many issues regarding safe usage of computers
including legal, ethical, and safety issues. To insure safe
computer usage in the classroom both students and teachers need to
be aware of their AUP. Implementing an AUP can be easy if you make
students aware by teaching Digital Citizenship.
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AUP Check. (2000-2011). Retrieved from:
http://aupcheck.com/index.html http://aupcheck.com/index.html
Common Sense Media Inc. (2012). Retrieved from:
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/ Endicott-Popovosky, B. (2009).
Seeking a Balance: Online Safety for Pur Children.
TeacherLibrarian, 37(2), 29-34. Retrieved from:
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WRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=ehh&AN=47500188 Flowers, B.
C. (2000). Analyses of Acceptable Use Policies Regarding the
Internet in Selected K-12 Schools. Journal Of Research On Computing
In Education, 32(3), 351. Laughton, P. A. (2008). Hierarchical
analysis of acceptable use policies. South African Journal Of
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