Policies & Procedures for Technology Use
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Policies & Procedures for Technology Use
Technology policies provide a framework for safe, responsible, productive and effective use of current and evolving technologies by students and educators. The BISD Board of Directors has approved the policies and procedures below to guide technology use by students, staff and visitors.
In addition, all BISD students and their parents or guardians sign the Responsible Use of Electronic Resources User Agreement, so everyone is clear on safe and responsible use of both district-owned and personally owned technology during school hours and school-sponsored activities.
Board Policies
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Agreements
Responsible Use of Electronic Resources User Agreement
Signed by all students and parents or guardians.
Chromebook Acceptance and Liability Agreement
Responsibilities for district-issued Chromebooks.
Take Home Device Handbook with Agreement
The student and parent/guardian handbook for take-home Chromebooks.
Guidance From OSPI
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) offers these four big ideas for school technology use policies:
Conduct
Responsible personal conduct online is no different than responsible personal conduct face-to-face.
Safety
Individuals must protect their personal safety online.
Civic Life
Civic life has an expanding digital dimension that demands responsible engagement by individuals and groups.
Lasting Impact
There are long-lasting implications to publishing in the online environment.
Why develop a technology use policy?
Networks, enterprise management systems, applications, telecommunications, software and hardware make up the fundamental infrastructure on which education fulfills its mission, private industry conducts business, and the public manages and enriches daily life. Without technology, these organizations would be unable to meet their strategic and financial goals, recruit new talent, raise money or support learning. The need to prepare our high school graduates is clear: they will encounter employers and institutions of higher education that integrate technology into every aspect of their operations. In 21st century society, citizenship has a digital dimension.
Digital citizenship requires a sophisticated understanding of what it means to preserve personal safety online and engage civic life responsibly and effectively. It also requires a sophisticated awareness that there are long-lasting implications to web publishing, and that responsible personal conduct online is no different than responsible personal conduct face-to-face.
Students regard digital technologies as powerful and compelling tools for learning, productivity, communication and collaboration. Thoughtful, progressive policy realizes the potential of technology and acknowledges that information and communication technology must be broad-based and used intensively by educators, administrators and students. This is the critical dynamic if teachers and students are to communicate, share new knowledge and extend teaching and learning beyond school walls and classroom hours.
Source: Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction