Technology (computers, ipads, phones) help us to learn at school. What do you use technology for?
How do you stay safe online?
Review that technology at school is for school purposes and it will be different from how they may use it at home.

Introduce concept of digital citizenship and Digital Citizenship vocabulary
When we are using technology we must be respectful users of technology
1. use technology appropriately
2. be safe
3. be responsible

Schools have an acceptable use policy to help students make good decisions when using technology.
It is really the rules for using technology at school to help us use technology appropriately, safely and responsibly.
Next few slides cover a few of the rules.


Teacher information:
Have the school AUP avialable to review as you review the remaining slides.

Encompasses all technology use at school; from using your phone at school to using your @gscs email account that travels with you everywhere.

The AUP’s are there to protect students and the school/division so they will be strictly enforced. You will go through the main points with the students.

School use is not like home use. Legally any text you write (email, sms, word doc.), any images/video you take at school or school related function is part of your school record. A school record needs to be kept safe.

Student actions on the internet/email are monitored and records are kept for legal purposes. It is very important to keep things appropriate!

Once again, remember that technology is here for school related purposes. Your teachers will have instructions for you: changing settings; tabbing to play games, listen to music, or multitasking will just interfere.

self explanatory

Personal Devices fall under the AUP’s responsible/appropriate
images, video, text. Items created on personal devices at school/functions are considered a school record and need to be kept safe.

appropriate language, pictures, & video

protect your privacy
use privacy settings as directed.
This is done to keep risk low in regards to personal information. Last names, personal details, address, and phone numbers should only be posted when directed

Do you have permission of these students to post their image? Your privacy and that of your classmates needs to be respected

Anything you do online or with a device must follow the rules of the school. You need to keep your language and anything you do with technology appropriate for school. If you don’t want your grandma to see it, don’t post it.

Before posting things online we have to consider 3 questions.

At the primary level, students must seek consent prior to posting anything. However, they should consider the following questions prior to seeking permission.

Erasability - once your 'stuff' is on the internet, you may not be able to erase it. Are you ok with that?

technically you have copyright to anything you make. However, when you sign up for apps or web tools you may have waived your rights to ownership and/or usage rights. Are you ok with this?

Accessibility - no matter how 'private' you make it, others might still see it.

If you are going to use email with your primary students:

Student's email account is found at http://gscsmail.gscs.sk.ca

Regular username and log in info.

It's a gscs email and is monitored as such. inappropriate content is flagged.

Why do we have a school email address? It is for school related activities. We won't use it to sign up for groupon.

Our email address is for school related purposes.
ex. email assignments to your teacher.
-signing up for educational relevant websites.
-the expectation is that it is not abused.

Take this time to review the school AUP and co-create a classroom AUP with your students.