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.
Related Resources
- Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
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- 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.
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- Crafting Service Level Agreements, Part 2
- In this resource two tech administrators offer 10 strategies for success in developing service-level agreements with vendors. This can save time and money in the long run, not to mention prevent stress over uncertain arrangements in times of need.
- School CIO
- Education is Key to Better Security
- Discover what schools are doing to protect their networks and how they are educating students and teachers about acceptable use policies.
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- Education is Key to Better Security
- Discover what schools are doing to protect their networks and how they are educating students and teachers about acceptable use policies.
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- 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.
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- Managing Classroom Technology: Tips from Experts
- Learn tips and tricks from the Education World Tech Team for teaching successfully with technology.
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- Minimizing Classroom Disruptions
- Read a collection of resources from eSchool News on managing technology disruptions in classrooms and schools.
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- Social Media’s Power to Promote Assistive and Learning Technologies
- Discover how social media works, learn about the benefits to using social media in assistive and learning technologies, and explore barriers to social media practices in this brief from the National Center for Technology Innovation.
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- The Filtering Challenge
- How can you be sure your Web filter is the most appropriate choice for the tasks you want it to perform? In this resource, experts offer some basic information, tips, and advice on filtering in your district.
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- When E-Mail Goes Wrong
- This article discusses the many considerations of a school's acceptable use policy (AUP), including the need to have a policy for staff as well as students. The article also includes a sample AUP and a listing of important components entitled the "The ABCs of a Good AUP."
- American School Board Journal
- 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