The computers at Springer Elementary
School are to be used to further the educational experience of all
students at the school. These computer use standards are an extension
of the Springer behavior standards, building a school culture that
displays respect for learning, people, and property. In fact, one way
to determine if your use of the computers is acceptable is to ask
yourself whether your behavior in the electronic world would be
acceptable if you acted in a similar fashion in the real world. The
Springer Staff will help guide you in the proper use of the computer,
but you are responsible for your own actions.
The use of the computers is a
privilege made available to you. You may continue to be able to use the
computers as long as you use them in a responsible manner. Minor
violations of this policy will result in the short term suspension of
your computer privileges. Repeated or major violations of this policy
will be handled in the same way as violations of the Springer behavior
standards.
Computer Use
Use the computer for school approved
activities only. This includes assignments given by your teacher and
using the computer as a reference tool.
Internet Use
Internet access is for classroom
related projects and activities. The Internet is only to be accessed
with the permission and supervision of a staff member.
Only do computer work that you would
be willing to share with your teacher or parent. This includes
information that you create and information that you may find while
accessing the
Internet.
Equipment Use
Leave the computer equipment in the
same condition as you found it. This includes the physical machine and
the files on the machine. It is your responsibility to avoid doing
anything that would break the computer equipment, even if you did not
understand the effects of your action.
Respect the property and privacy of
other computer users, including your fellow students and school staff.
Computer files may not seem like personal property but they are. You
should not look at or copy another person's files unless you have been
given permission by that person. Destruction of another person's files
is a serious violation of behavior standards. The file you destroy may
not be easily recreated.
E-mail Use
Respect other people when
communicating electronically. Do not send a message to someone or about
someone that you would not be willing to share in person.
Messages that contain rude, hateful,
harmful, or foul language will not be tolerated.
To prevent problems, limit your use
of humor when sending messages to other people. What you think is funny
often does not appear that way to the person reading it. The effects of
misunderstood humor can take a long time to repair.
Remember that a message sent by a
computer can be much more permanent than something you say in person.
What you say to another person is often quickly forgotten, but computer
messages can live for a very long time, reappearing at anytime.
Be
extra careful when sending
messages to people outside Springer School, as you are representing our
school to the outside world. No phone numbers, addresses, or credit
card numbers are to be used in any communications. |
