AUP/RUP Creation StationNoor Alkhater & Irina Uk

An effective AUP or RUP responds to all the issues that school leaders, administrators, teachers and parents have related to the use of web 2.0 tools and mobile technology in classrooms, acts as a framework for mitigating, redirecting and responding to misuse, and is the foundation for facilitating a responsible use culture in which mobile technology and web 2.0 tools can be utilized to enhance learning and acquisition of 21st century skills. The Creation Station will guide you through the steps of developing a new or revised policy, from planning to monitoring.

BETA Website: http://12.69.98.3:8080/AUPBuilder.aspx

Development Checklist:Provides administrators with an initial roadmap to guide them through the process of creating an AUP or RUP. The following two components guided the creation of the checklist: 1) research on digital citizenship and developing AUPs and RUPs, and 2) studying State Technology Plans and existing AUPs and RUPs. The checklist provides administrators with an overview of the various steps and components that make up AUPs and RUPs. For schools that are rewriting AUPs or RUPs, or those attempting to write their schools first-ever policy, the checklist offers key steps to consider in a suggested order meant to help facilitate the overall process.

AUP/ RUP Recommendation:Contains a detailed recommendation of what an effective AUP or RUP should contain and how it should be organized. This recommendation was written based on research consisting of EdTech literature, existing effective AUPs and RUPs and interviews we conducted with administrators and other school officials.

AUP/ RUP Builder:Guides the user through crafting an AUP or RUP. You can then export it to word, save it and print it. It is split screen, so that they can refer to sections of the AUP or RUP recommendation as they write their own. You have options to delete, add, and change the order of categories that we provide them with. The builder is pre-populated with a model example of each section in the AUP or RUP. You can choose to keep, modify or overwrite this example.

Implementation Resources:Provides resources for teachers, administrators and parents that can help them implement their new AUP or RUP. We provide links to many resources and share tips on what can be done to help a school transition smoothly to using web 2.0 tools and teaching 21st century skills.

Assessment Tools:Suggests possible ways to monitor and assess the policy. The section is divided into two parts; one that assesses student use, the other assesses teacher use. The student use section is made up of two parts; 1) A discipline referral flowchart that allows administrators to pinpoint the specific sections and parts of the AUP or RUP that students are not adhering to; 2) An interactive discipline referral tracker to quantify the number of referrals in order to reveal specific problem areas in the AUP or RUP. This tool will help administrators consider specific ways to better support student adherence. The teacher use section is a classroom observation protocol. Administrators can evaluate the use of technology in the classroom linked to AUP or RUP guidelines, adherence and promotion, as well as collect data on how students respond to the teacher’s practices.