Acceptable Use Agreement

Otago Girls’ High School provides students with access to the school’s wireless network. All students are required to bring a personal computer to school to enhance their education. The purpose of these guidelines is to:

• • Ensure that students know the limitations that the school imposes on the use of computers and other personal computing and communicating devices at school.

  • Provide students an understanding of their responsibility as a good citizen of the Internet

General usage

• • The use of a computer is a requirement for all students.

  • The use of personal devices, other than a computer, in the classroom is at the discretion of the teacher, and students must obtain teacher permission before using such device.

  • Student use of personal devices must support the teaching and learning activities currently occurring in the classroom.

  • Students must turn off and put away personal devices when requested by the teacher.

  • Students shall not connect personal devices to any network cable in the school.

Responsibilities and expected behaviours

• • Respect Yourself. Select online names that are appropriate and consider the information and images that you post online

  • Protect Yourself. Do not share your password. Do not publish personal details, contact details or a schedule of your activities

  • Respect Others. Do not use technologies to bully or tease other people

  • Protect Others. Protect others by reporting abuse and not forwarding inappropriate materials or communications

  • Respect Intellectual Property. Suitably cite any and all use of websites, books, media, etc.

  • Protect Intellectual Property. Request to use the software and media others produce

  • Students may only access appropriate information and must use appropriate language.

  • Students must never use another user’s access to any of the school’s computer systems.

  • Students must abide by the school’s ‘Acceptable Use Agreements’ at all times

  • Students assume total responsibility for any personal device brought to the school.

  • Students are responsible for keeping their computers charged and in good working order.

  • Other than help with connecting to the OGHS network, the school’s technical support personnel is not expected to provide technical support for student owned devices.

Access control

• • Internet usage while connected to school’s network using either a school computer or a personal device is tracked.

  • The school can block a student's use of the Internet due to inappropriate use or behaviour.