Senior School Acceptable ICT Use Policy
Senior School Acceptable ICT Use Policy
Senior School Acceptable ICT Use Policy
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<strong>Senior</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Acceptable</strong> <strong>ICT</strong> <strong>Use</strong> <strong>Policy</strong><br />
Rationale<br />
Danebank is committed to the provision of information communication<br />
technology to enhance student learning and recognise the need for the<br />
development of electronic and digital literacy and communication. The<br />
school supports access to the widest range of available resources and the<br />
development of skills to use these resources, which are available for<br />
educational use only. Ethical behaviour is expected at all times. It is an<br />
expectation that all communication will be respectful and use appropriate<br />
language. Access is a privilege and not a right and carries the responsibility<br />
of acceptable use.<br />
<strong>Acceptable</strong> <strong>Use</strong> Agreement<br />
Students must read and sign this policy, have it co-signed by a<br />
parent/guardian and hand it in to the Resources Centre before access to<br />
computers is permitted.<br />
Equipment/Network<br />
· Students will abide by staff directives regarding use of computers, the<br />
network, iDaneNet and the Internet.<br />
· All users must login under their own name and password and logout at the<br />
end of each session. Individual passwords are NOT to be disclosed to others.<br />
· Computer equipment must not be damaged or misused.<br />
· NO FOOD or drink is to be consumed or placed near any computer.<br />
· <strong>Use</strong>rs must NOT intentionally interfere with or disrupt the operation of the<br />
network or alter existing computer settings without permission of a teacher.<br />
· <strong>Use</strong>rs must not gain or try to gain access to the files of others or vandalise<br />
the work of others.<br />
iDaneNet <strong>Use</strong> (Email, Messaging, Chat, Forums, Blogs, Wikis etc)<br />
· Only the school provided Email program should be used in all<br />
communication including sending work from home. Other programs such as<br />
Yahoo, Hotmail, Bigpond, etc, are not to be used at school.<br />
· <strong>Use</strong> your email privileges only for learning and research purposes.<br />
· Students are not to email staff or attach assignments to emails unless<br />
specifically requested by their teacher.<br />
· External Chat or messenger sites are NOT to be accessed.<br />
· iDaneNet Chat is not to be used during lesson times unless requested by<br />
the teacher.<br />
Internet <strong>Use</strong> (In and Out of <strong>School</strong> Hours)<br />
· Students are not to deliberately access inappropriate websites.<br />
If this should happen by accident, the following procedure MUST be followed<br />
immediately:<br />
1. Minimise the site immediately – without communicating to other students.<br />
2. Inform the nearest teacher. (The site will then be blocked)<br />
· Students must not post photographs, personal information or refer in any<br />
way to members of the Danebank community (staff, students and parents)<br />
on the Internet without the permission of the school. This includes personal<br />
‘blogs’ as well as websites.<br />
· Students must not refer to the school in any way, nor post images of
themselves or others in school uniform on the Internet unless on a school<br />
sanctioned website or with the permission of the school.<br />
Students should be aware that staff may access any student files stored,<br />
emails, chats or messages on the school's computing facilities and that<br />
a surveillance program is in operation on the network.<br />
If a student believes they have received inappropriate communication<br />
they are to report it to a teacher.<br />
Sanctions<br />
Any breach of the above terms may result in temporary loss of computer<br />
access, or for more serious offences, suspension and/or involvement of law<br />
enforcement agencies.<br />
**All students (k-6 co-signed by parents) are required to sign the following<br />
Contract upon enrollment as a condition of their use of the Danebank<br />
Information Technology facilities. Access will not be granted until the<br />
contract is signed and returned to the Resources Centre. At the start of each<br />
school year, every student is asked to renew this contract by signing the<br />
copy of this policy that is included in the Student Diary.