Acceptable+Use+Policy

=**'Acceptable use' to 'Responsible Use'**= Acceptable Use Policies and/or Responsible Use Policies (your school or district will likely have one or the other or both) act as guides for administrators, technology facilitators, media coordinators, teachers, students, and parents.

Acceptable/Responsible Use Policies (AUPs or RUPs) are important parts of a technology enriched educational initiative as they delineate a school's (or district's) perspective on safety and ethical use of learning technologies. Moreover, an instructor's Classroom Policy is very important as it translates the more global AUP/RUP into the realities of teaching in a technology rich classroom environment. Classroom Policies are very likely to reflect the discipline in which a teacher teaches as some disciplines present unique challenges when learning with technology.


 * They often contain: **
 * A statement of philosophy about network and hardware use within the 1:1 initiative.
 * The ways in which the network may be used and its advantages.
 * The ways in which hardware (laptops, handhelds, cell phones, etc.) may be used.
 * A code of conduct for users that is consistent with national and state policy.
 * Discussion of acceptable/unacceptable use of school/district technology resources.
 * An outline for consequences of violating the AUP or RUP.
 * A disclaimer as rarely can any AUP or RUP cover all the complexities of a technology rich learning environment.

**Read or watch the following resources about AUPs or RUPs. ** (Note: Turn Volume Down before playing media)
 *  __ [|Acceptable Use Policy- Meet and Exceed Video] __

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[|Ulannbaatar, Mongolia] http://www.flickr.com/photos/olpc/2606362809/

[|Acceptable Use Policy- Meet and Exceed Video] http://www.slideshare.net/ncaramanico/aup-video

Nancy Caramanico: Video about AUPs [|AUPs Shape Web 2.0 Use Guidelines] http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/02/28/aups-shape-web-20-use-guidelines/

[|Acceptable Use Policies in Web 2.0 and Mobile Era] http://www.cosn.org/Initiatives/Web2/AUPGuide/tabid/8139/Default.aspx