Session #9: Technology Security: Internal and External

Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) for student and teacher access to the Internet are the topics of discussion in many counties and districts. Here are some good sources of AUPs and related material. Browse through some of these and post your observations to the Newsgroup. Particularly focus on the balance between free speech and child protection with respect to your own sensibilities and those of the community in which you work.

Houston Independent School District's Armadillo's WWW Server. A great resource for K-12 students with their AUP listed as well as blank forms.
http://www.rice.edu/armadil lo/acceptable.html

A private Information Technology Consultant's site with K-12 AUP Resources and samples.
http://www.erehwon.com/k12aup/

Sample AUPs and Guidelines for Developing AUPs from the Global School Network site
http://www.gsn.org/web/issues/aupsampl.htm#begin

 

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Last updated: February 13, 1998