Our district has developed an acceptable use policy for use of the Internet in our schools. This plan is incorporated into the District's discipline policy, as well as the individual schools' code of conduct.
An important issue stipulated in the policy is that Internet use is restricted to use with instructional programs only. Following are the main items included in the plan. It states that users shall not:
•Place copyrighted materials without author's approval, or access and use materials that violate law or Board policy.•Use for commercial benefit.
•Submit, publish, or display defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, threatening, or illegal information.
•Commit vandalism in any system.
The District is updating their plan in the fall of 1998 to address the issue of placing students' photographs on the Internet. At Lincoln School, we handle this by requiring parent approval prior to using photographs.
Consequences for improper use are stipulated in the District's discipline policy. Our school also has general guidelines which we use if an infraction occurs:
•First offense: Student is prohibited from use for one week.•Second offense: Student is prohibited from use for one month.
•Third offense: Student may be prohibited from use for the remainder of the year.
I. All Apple IIe Mecc
products--over 250 titles--used for drill and practice of basic math
and language arts skills
II. Mecc Software for the Mac
*Amazon Trail--a simulation of a trip down the Amazon River
*Body Scope--human body activities
*Claris Works for Kids--a word processing program for younger kids and kids with lower ability levels
*Claris Works 4.04--includes word processing, databases, spreadsheets, drawing and paint capabilities
*Dino Park Tycoon--simulation of the construction of a Dinosaur Park
*Easy Color Paint--a drawing program
*Geometric Golfer--to increase math geometry skills
*Number Munchers--to increase math skills
*Odell Down Under--a food chain simulation
*Oregon Trail--simulation of a wagon train trip over the Oregon Trail
*Secret Island of Dr. Q--to increase math skills
*Storybook Weaver--a writing program
*TeselMania--geometric creativity tool
*USA Geograph--national maps and data
*Word Munchers--beginning sounds
*World GeoGraph--maps and data of the world
*Writing Along the Oregon
Trail--writing activities
III. Software Available from
Computer Services--Prices Reduced because of a Purchasing Agreement
with the Software Companies.
At Ease--a program which restricts student access to specified programs
Claris HomePage--used to make Web Pages
*Disinfectant 3.7--used to eliminate viruses
Filemaker
*Flash-It--used to crop pictures from CDs and the Internet to use as graphics
Hyper Studio--a multimedia presentation program
J & S Gradebook--a teacher tool
KidPix--a drawing program which also allows the creation of a slide show
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office '98
Microsoft Word--a word processing program used by the secretaries in the district
*Netscape 2.0--an Internet browser
*Netscape 4.04--an Internet browser
Power Point--a multimedia presentation program
Quick Time 3.0--allows creation of Quick Time Movies
*Stuff-It Expander--allows for convenience in downloading
*Available on the District's K-12
CD, a copy of which has been given to each school in the
district.
There are currently 23 site
licensed programs intended for students, 11 site licensed programs
intended for teachers, and 4 site licensed programs for secretaries
and/or administrators.
All the Right Type--a program which helps students increase keyboarding skills
KidPix--a drawing program which also allows the creation of a slide show
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