1. Tuloso-Midway High School Library
Acceptable Use Policy
Orientation
Debbie VanZandt, librarian TMHS

2. Setting Determines Use
Private Setting
Your own home, your own rules, multiple uses
Public Setting
Public library, some limitations, often recreational use
Academic Setting
School library or classroom, more limitations, educational use

3. Individual Responsibility (1)
It’s YOUR job to
follow Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
Follow the guidelines set forth in this presentation.
If in doubt …ASK!

4. Individual Responsibility (2)
It’s YOUR job to
respect copyright.
ALWAYS credit the source of information you use. Your English teacher or the librarian can help you do this correctly.

5. Individual Responsibility (3)
It’s YOUR job to
consider ALL use public.
Anything on the school network can be accessed by others.
Teachers & Administrators of TMISD may monitor your account, documents, and internet access.

6. Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) Document #1
“Student Agreement for Acceptable Use of the Electronic Communications System” in student information packet
Student and parent sign and submit; filed in library
Must be renewed each school year

7. Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) Document #2
Acceptable Use Policy Test
Pass with a score of 80 or higher
Test filed in library
Taken only once while student is at TMHS

8. Penalties for Violating AUP (1)
Teacher conference with student
Administrator conference with student
Counseling provided on proper procedures to be followed before access to computers is permitted
Teacher/Administration conference with parent/guardian

9. Penalties for Violating AUP (2)
5. Behavioral contracts
6. One or more days suspension from using all TMISD computer equipment
7. Confiscation of inappropriate item(s)
8. Restitution/restoration
9. After school detention
10. Denial of participation in class
and/or school activities

10. Penalties for Violating AUP (3)
11. Banned from access to the district’s Intranet or Internet for 3 days to the remainder of the school year.
12. Suspension, assignment to Alternative School, and/or expulsion
13. Punishment by local, state, and/or federal agencies according to the existing laws

11. What can you as a student do on TM’s computers?
Appropriate Use
What can you as a student do on TM’s computers?
Print to networked printers in your classroom or the library.
Save files to your teacher’s folder
Retrieve files from some of your teachers’ folders.
Access your files that are saved to your network (S: drive) folder from campus in the school district.

12. Appropriate Use of Internet
Some of the things you CAN do on the Internet at school include:
View artwork
Read newspapers from all over the world
Access library catalogs and databases
Research information for classroom assignments
Take virtual tours and field trips to colleges, museums, etc.

13. Inappropriate Use What is UNacceptable?
and Instant Messages except as instructed by teacher for a class project (permission good for that day/project only)
On-line chats or message boards unless assigned by teachers (permission good for that day/project only)
Accessing another person’s files and information
Printing to another room without permission
Shopping
(“Acceptable” 2002)

14. Also UNacceptable
Installing or downloading any software (.exe files) not approved by the Technology Department
Accessing pornography/sexually oriented material
Illegal purposes – commercial and/or for-profit purposes, personal business, product advertisement/endorsement, political lobbying/campaigning
(Acceptable)

15. You end up at an inappropriate website. What do you do?
Oh No! What do I do?
You end up at an inappropriate website. What do you do?
Use the back button to escape the program.
Notify the teacher, librarian, or other adult in charge.
Continue surfing.

16. Saving Files
Save to your network folder (S:) Folder name is your student ID number in most cases.
Save to flash drive (E:)
NOTE: NEVER save items to the hard drive of the computer you are working on.

17. Printing
There is no cost for printing any academic purpose in the library.
Use caution when printing from websites.

18. Print Responsibly Edit drafts on computer
Copy and paste Internet research to Word document
Save to your network folder (S: drive)

19. Report Violations
Any violations of the use of the Internet or the district’s network (Intranet) should be reported to the teacher, technology facilitator, or supervisor assigned to the user.

20. “Borrowing” an account
NOT ACCEPTABLE under any circumstances!
Never share your password!
Never share your account information!

21. Narration by Theatre Tech students, Spring 2016 Michael Seibert
Sebastian Zuniga

22. Works Cited
“Acceptable Use Guidelines Electronic Communications System.” Tuloso-Midway Independent School District Student Handbook. < 14 July 2009.
“Discipline Management Plan And Student Code of Conduct.” Tuloso-Midway Independent School District Student Handbook. < 14 July 2009.
NetLingo July 2009.