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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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