The LAUSD AUP* PolicyThe LAUSD AUP* Policy

*Acceptable Use Policy*Acceptable Use PolicyBy J. MarshBy J. Marsh

I’m going to make millions!I’m going to make millions!

You’ve created a great new You’ve created a great new snack: the Yo-Yo Burgersnack: the Yo-Yo Burger

Your friends love itYour friends love it

You take it to several You take it to several companies and one of the them companies and one of the them agrees to make and sell itagrees to make and sell it

You start looking for a new carYou start looking for a new car

A week before your snack A week before your snack comes out the first company comes out the first company you visited begins selling: the you visited begins selling: the Boomerang BurgerBoomerang Burger

What about …What about …

Downloading music you haven’t paid for?Downloading music you haven’t paid for?

Borrowing a piece of software to load on Borrowing a piece of software to load on your computer?your computer?

Burning and sharing or selling copies of a Burning and sharing or selling copies of a music CD?music CD?

????? ?????

The guaranteed A! The guaranteed A!

You’ve spent weeks researching and You’ve spent weeks researching and writing a report for your science classwriting a report for your science class

You revised and edited it until it was You revised and edited it until it was perfect perfect

You even had it bound at Kinko’sYou even had it bound at Kinko’s

You accidentally leave it in the cafeteria You accidentally leave it in the cafeteria and it’s gone when you go to look for itand it’s gone when you go to look for it

Several days later you teacher shares it Several days later you teacher shares it as an exemplary report – “written” by a as an exemplary report – “written” by a student from another class! student from another class!

What about …What about …

Buying a term paper off an Internet site?Buying a term paper off an Internet site?Cutting and pasting text from an article Cutting and pasting text from an article found on the Internet into your report found on the Internet into your report without citing where you got the without citing where you got the information?information?A friend has the same class with another A friend has the same class with another teacher so you share a report?teacher so you share a report?Would you want go to a doctor who got Would you want go to a doctor who got through medical school this way????through medical school this way????

What is acceptable use of the Internet while accessing it through LAUSD’s network?

AUP ~ Acceptable UsesAUP ~ Acceptable Uses

To be used for To be used for educational purposeseducational purposes

Research for reports and Research for reports and other class projectsother class projects

Personal use (within Personal use (within district guidelines) is district guidelines) is acceptable only with acceptable only with teacher permissionteacher permission

If you aren’t sure, ask If you aren’t sure, ask your teacher! your teacher!

AUP ~ Unacceptable UsesAUP ~ Unacceptable Uses

AccessingAccessing, downloading or transmitting , downloading or transmitting pornography of any kindpornography of any kind

Accessing other material deemed Accessing other material deemed inappropriate by the school boardinappropriate by the school board

Downloading and/or copying of Downloading and/or copying of copyrighted materialscopyrighted materials

Use of anonymous e-mail sitesUse of anonymous e-mail sites

Selling for personal financial gainSelling for personal financial gain

AUP ~ Unacceptable UsesAUP ~ Unacceptable Uses

Using the Internet for non-school related Using the Internet for non-school related fundraising or public relations such as fundraising or public relations such as solicitation for religious purposes or lobbying solicitation for religious purposes or lobbying for political purposesfor political purposesThreatening or defamatory statementsThreatening or defamatory statementsUsing profane, impolite, or abusive languageUsing profane, impolite, or abusive languageRunning a personal business via LAUSD NetRunning a personal business via LAUSD Net

Online SafetyOnline SafetyNeverNever give out any personal information give out any personal information

If you receive threatening, obscene, or any email that If you receive threatening, obscene, or any email that makes you uncomfortable – report it immediately makes you uncomfortable – report it immediately

Never agree to a private meeting with someone you Never agree to a private meeting with someone you have “met” onlinehave “met” online

Remember that it is easy for someone to hide their Remember that it is easy for someone to hide their true identity onlinetrue identity online

That soul mate you’veThat soul mate you’vemet online who is the samemet online who is the sameage as you might be …age as you might be …

Dealing with porn …Dealing with porn …

Turn off the monitorTurn off the monitor

Report it to your Report it to your teacher immediatelyteacher immediately

You are at the computer and porn just popped up on the screen or you accidentally typed in the wrong URL and a porn site come up.

What do you do?

Before visiting that site or Before visiting that site or downloading that picture: would downloading that picture: would you share it with your mother? you share it with your mother?

Think!

Copyright InformationCopyright Information

Artwork is from Artwork is from www.clipart.comwww.clipart.com

Animations are from Animations are from www.animationfactory.comwww.animationfactory.com

These are subscription sites, not “royalty free These are subscription sites, not “royalty free sites.” You may use this presentation but not sites.” You may use this presentation but not take the artwork or animations and use them for take the artwork or animations and use them for other purposes.other purposes.

Please do not remove the author’s credits from Please do not remove the author’s credits from this presentation.this presentation.

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