Chromebooks
Every middle school student receives a chromebook as a part of digital initiative undertaken by Wilson County Schools. Chromebook provides a classroom without walls or limitations. It is a viable option to foster creativity of our students and help them getting ready for college and/or workplace.
Here are the steps that parents can take before chromebook is issued to your student at their middle school.
- Read and Sign the iPad AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). Keep pages 1 through 4, sign and return page 5.
- Pay the technology fee.
- Paid lunch-$30,
- Reduced Lunch-$25,
- Free Lunch-$20.
- Rollout begins in September - Please pay technology user fee and sign/return AUP in the first week of school.
- All students who pay fee will take Chromebooks home - date determined by each school.
- Students who don't pay user fee will go on a Day User Plan. (It's best if we don't have any students on this plan)
- To become a Day User student/parent still needs to furnish a signed AUP.
Expectations
It is the expectation that every student will follow the policies listed in the Wilson County Schools Chromebook Handbook. In addition, students are expected to follow the chromebook usage guidelines at their respective school.
The use of the Chromebooks as a technology resource is a privilege, not a right. These guidelines are provided to make all users aware of the responsibilities associated with efficient, ethical, and lawful use of Chromebooks. If a person violates any of the User Terms and Conditions named in this document, privileges may be terminated, access to this technology resource may be denied, and the appropriate disciplinary action shall be applied.
Students are solely responsible for the Chromebooks issued to them, including loaner devices, and must adhere to the following:
- Bring Chromebooks to school every day and make sure it is fully charged. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action and/or loss of privilege to PBIS rewards. If a student’s Chromebook is not charged properly they will not be given a loaner to use for the day unless there are unusual circumstances.
- Comply with teacher instructions to include staying on the assigned task, activity, etc.
- Only visit appropriate sites - the following is prohibited:
- Streaming Movie, TV, Video, and Music Sites
- Viewing obscene/pornographic materials
- Video/Picture/Text Messaging Sites
- Non Educational Online Gaming Sites
- Interact in a positive manner using Internet etiquette.
- "Cyberbullying” is prohibited. (Cyberbullying includes tormenting, threatening, harassing, humiliating, embarrassing or otherwise targeting another student using a digital device.)
- Gaining access to other student’s accounts, files, or password sharing is prohibited.
- Using device for the purpose of cheating is prohibited.
- Respect school property and the property of others.
- Sharing devices with others is prohibited. It is the owner of the device’s responsibility for any damages occurred including theft or loss of the device.
Consequences: Failure to comply to the above expected behaviors will result in the following:
- Level 1: Warning (verbal or written)
- Level 2: Loss of device for a specific period of time or for the class period. Device may be confiscated by teachers/administration for violation of policies at anytime.
- Level 3: Office Referral / Loss of chromebook privileges for a length of time determined by school administration. Suspension of chromebook, and other consequences may occur as determined by the administration.
*Discipline consequences may vary depending on the severity of the offense.
