PowerPoint by: Jackie Haller Presentation for incoming Sophomores at the Sophomore Orientation.

PowerPoint by: Jackie Haller

Presentationfor

incoming Sophomoresat the Sophomore Orientation

Kearney High School

the

Internetand

Y O U

Why have technology?

Educational

Achieve

Today’s world

What can you do with District technology?

• Access your grades at school and from home.• Conduct research relating to your schoolwork.• Create a portfolio of your school work.• Access you portfolio from home.• Work at home and send it to school.• Work at school and send it to your home.• Access your lunch account.• Find the school and activities calendar.• Find directions to activities.• Email your teachers.

How will you do all of this?

ID

Password

WARNINGDO NOT GIVE OUT YOUR

ID OR PASSWORD!

What could happen if someone else accesses the system on you account?

Access your grades and files.

Use the internet inappropriately.

WARNINGYOU

are responsible for

WHATEVER is done on your ID and password.

What actions or uses will cause you to lose

privileges or

worse.

Email

• Rights• You may send and

receive email.

ResponsibilitiesAll emails need to be school

appropriate.

They must not contain pictures that are not suitable for school.

They must not contain any names or words which incite anger or portray hate or prejudice.

What you feel is appropriate is NOT the issue. It needs to be SCHOOL appropriate.

Research on the Internet

RightsYou may use the

school internet to

research school

projects.

ResponsibilitiesDo not research topics that

have not been approved by your teacher.

Do not download illegally.

Do not download any items that require a fee.

Do not try to bypass the filter.

Do not plagiarize. Internet sources must be acknowledged in your work.

SonicWallRightsThe SonicWall is the

KHS Internet filtering system. It attempts to block access to inappropriate sites. It is there for your safety.

ResponsibilitiesThe SonicWall is not

perfect.

Tell your teacher if it fails.

Do not try to disable or go around the Wall.

Scanners and Printers

Rights

You may use the printers for school projects only.

Scanners may also be used for school projects.

Responsibilities

Do not attempt to print school inappropriate pictures or material.

Do not attempt to scan copyrighted or inappropriate material.

Who’s Going to Know?Your teacher Your PrincipalYour Parents

How will they know?Any use of school technology can be reviewed by

school personnel.You have no rights of privacy. Your emails, internet sites, attempted sites, and downloads are recorded. EVERYTHING you do on the computer is recorded.

CONSEQUENCES• Loss of internet privileges

• Suspended

• Financial Damages

• Expelled

• Criminal Action

You and your parents must sign the TUA before you are given access to the

school’s technology.

S t u d e n t & P a r e n t

BOTTOM LINE TOGOOD AND SAFE NETIQUETTE

If you have doubts about something being acceptable

If you feel you need to hide what you are doing from you teacher, you should not be doing it.

And remember, It IS being recorded.

Our promise to YOU!

We will do our best to keep technology running properly.

No system will work 100% of the time.There is always a chance of lost of data,

but we will all work TOGETHER to create the best educational

experience for YOU.

Learn all you can learn.Let your loose

and

HappySURFING