AUP_6: BYOT
Bring Your Own Technology Policies (BYOT) (Download Printable CONTRACT)
Rationale
Our students/faculty use technology to learn. Technology is essential to facilitate the creative problem solving, information fluency, and collaboration that we see in today’s democratic societies. While we want our students/faculty to be active contributors in our connected world, we also want them to be safe, legal, and responsible. This acceptable use policy (AUP) supports our vision of technology use and upholds in our students/faculty a strong sense of digital citizenship.
How We Use Technology
The integrated information technology program at Arp ISD develops in our students/faculty the literacy and spatial skills they need to contribute in a connected world. We use technology to facilitate creativity and innovation. We use technology to support communication and collaboration. We use technology to extend research and information fluency, to collect and analyze data and to solve problems. We develop in our students/faculty a sound understanding of technology operations and concepts. We believe technology can be transformative and we encourage students/faculty to use technology to do what they could not otherwise do. We create a safe online environment for everyone. Filtering software keeps unwanted sites off our computers, and adults supervise our students’ computer activities at school.
Our Hardware and Software
Our students/faculty can access the Internet via both wired and wireless connections that cover the entire school campus. We are a PC and Mac school with more than nine hundred computers distributed throughout our campuses. Digital projectors and interactive whiteboards facilitate group viewing and discussions. All students/faculty have access to a standard suite of software to support their learning needs. Students/faculty are also allowed to bring their own laptops provided they have current anti-virus and their machines have been issued a Conditional TAG from the technology department. The school is not responsible technology devices that are brought to school from home by students or faculty members.
Personal 3G/4G devices, air-cards, or personal routers are NOT permitted on school campus.
Being a Digital Citizen
We use information and technology in safe, legal, and responsible ways. We embrace the following conditions or facets of being a digital citizen.
Respect Yourself: I will select online names that are appropriate, and I will adhere to District Guidelines when posting information and images online. I will not share inappropriate information or graphics with others.
Protect Yourself: I will not publish my personal details, contact details or a schedule of my activities.
Respect Others: I will not use technologies to bully or tease other people.
Protect Others: I will protect others by reporting abuse and not forwarding inappropriate materials or communications.
Respect Intellectual Property: I will suitably cite any and all use of websites, books, media, etc.
Protect Intellectual Property: I will request to use the software and media others produce.