Acceptable use policies, or AUPs, are policies established by schools, districts, or states that address the appropriate use of technology in a school environment, including issues related to legality, privacy, and security. This section includes sample AUPs, and guides on how to develop them.

 

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Acceptable Use Policies

Harvey Barnett, senior research associate at WestEd RTEC, descibes why you must have an acceptable use policy and and what it should contain. Issues addressed in his presentation include CIPA requirements, privledges of use, and enforcement tactics.

TICAL

Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use

CoSN Small District Technology Leadership Wiki

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is a voice for K-12 education leaders who use technology strategically to improve teaching and learning. The objective of this wiki is to provide a space for collaborative work around topics regarding effective planning for and use and implementation of technology.

EdTech Locator - Administrators

Use the EdTech Locator to identify where you, your school, or district is located on a continuum of technology integration. Map a course to deepen your technology integration to improve the achievement of all students. In addition, use CITEd's Teacher Self Assessment to help identify your placement on the Ed Tech Locator.

CITEd

Information Technology Making a Difference in Children's Lives: An Issue Brief for Leaders for Children

This Issue Brief urges groups working on children's issues to include technology planks in their platforms and policy agendas. In addition to working for equitable access to digital tools for underserved children, the report encourages leaders of children to lobby for changes in public programs serving children to make them more effective, efficient and accessible by incorporating information and communications technology.

More Voices Create Better Policies

This article for administrators discusses common school technology issues (filtering, access, etc.) and how they can be resolved.

Primer on Copyright Law and Fair Use

Melissa McGann, attorney at Andre, Morris & Buttery, explains what copyright is and how to determine if use of a copyrighted work is "fair use" or not. Issues addressed in her presentation include fair use factors and copyright tests.

TICAL

Programs Aim to Stop Cyber Bullying

Learn more about the effects of cyber bullying on today’s students, and what steps schools are taking to address the problem.

Programs Aim to Stop Cyber Bullying

Learn more about the effects of cyber bullying on today’s students, and what steps schools are taking to address the problem.

Technology in Early Education: Finding the Balance

This booklet reviews the important considerations for technology use in early childhood education. It presents an overview of the research, discusses strengths of technology use as well as potential problem areas, examines the philosophy behind a successful program, explores effective strategies, and profiles sites around the Northwest that are successfully using technology to support learning.

NWREL

Why the Net? An Interactive Tool for The Classroom

This online workshop can be used by PD coordinators to help teachers learn how to use the internet as a tool to meet instructional objectives. The workshop is self-paced, so you can explore it on your own schedule.

Educational Broadcasting Corporation