Internet+Safety

An AUP is the accepted use policy of a school system concerning use of school technology. The use of school technology is considered a privilege not a right and the misuse of technology can result in consequences that are outlined in the AUP. School systems also outline what behaviors are acceptable while using their technology on their individual AUPs. Most AUPs include: 1. an overview 2. a glossary 3. ststed purpose of technology use 4. rights and responsibilities of the district 5. examples of acceptable and unacceptable use 6. consequences of unacceptable use AUPs are typically created by a comittee of individuals involved in the education process. These individuals range from school board members to administration officials to teachers. Sometimes parents and students are even involved.
 * Task 1**

Locally all plans included: 1. Definition of the purpose of the AUP 2. Definition of who accepted users were 3. Guidelines of what was and was not accepted use 4. Knox County and Jefferson County both require user agreements to be signed.

I picked Knox County as my preferred AUP. The policies were well stated and defined. This left very little gray area for disgruntled students or parents to quibble over. I also liked the fact that they require an Acceptable use of Electronic Media User Agreement to be signed by parents and students. This makes the parents have to assume more responsibility for their offspring's behavior. []