Academy School District 20 Blog and Wiki Policies and Procedures
The use of wikis and blogs will be covered under the district Acceptable Use Policy that students / parents sign (usually electronically) at the beginning of each school year.
Teachers who set up blogs or wikis for use with students must agree to the following:
· Follow district policy in regards to supplementary material selection and copyright. [Appendix IIAC-E-2]
· Post content that is consistent with school district goals and expectations
· Post content that is focused on teaching and learning
· Post information that is current and up to date
· Follow district discipline policies and procedures for inappropriate content postings
· Follow established district technology policy and rules and expectations agreed upon in the AUP
· Enable comment moderation to ensure no comments are posted without your approval
· Monitor and review the content of blogs for inappropriate material on a regular basis
· Instruct students on safety and appropriate use of the blogs and wikis
Policy KEC “Public Concerns/Complaints about Instructional Resources” and Procedure KEC-R “Public Concerns/Complaints about Instructional Resources Procedure” shall be followed in regard to any concerns with content on the blogs and wikis.
Consider using the Web 2.0 Student Contract (attachment) as a teaching tool in preparing your students for ethical behavior when using a blog, wiki, or any other type of Web 2.0 tool where they add information to the internet.
Student_Contract_Web_2.0.doc
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