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Care and Feeding

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Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship Student Learning and Academic Performance

1. Digital Access: full electronic participation in society2. Digital Literacy: the process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology3. Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information

School Environment and Student Behavior

4. Digital Security & Safety: electronic precautions to guarantee safety/physical well-being in a digital technology world5. Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure6. Digital Rights and Responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world

Student Life Outside the School Environment

7. Digital Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods8. Digital Health and Wellness: physical and psychological well-being9. Digital Law: rights and restrictions

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Digital Citizenship Links

www.digitalcitizenship.net www.digitalcitizenshiped.com/Curriculum.a

spx www.netsmartz.org http://cybersmart.org/ www.bpscybersafety.org/index.html www.staysafeonline.info/

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Standard Addressed

Standard 2: Demonstrate the responsible use of technology and an understanding of ethics and safety issues in using electronic media at home, in school, and in society.

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Introduction Care and FeedingBy the end of this session you will know and be

able to: Demonstrate compliance with the school’s Acceptable Use Policy

http://www.sps.springfield.ma.us/PlansPolicies.asp

Explain issues related to the responsible use of technology, including privacy and security

Explain and use practices to protect one's personal safety online (e.g., not sharing personal information with strangers, being alert for online predators, reporting suspicious activities)

Explain ways individuals can protect their technology systems and information from unethical users

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Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal

law enacted by Congress in December 2000 to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers.

For the entire document see link below: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html

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Following the AUP faithfully…

Do not send personal info, info about staff, derogatory material, etc… - basically anything that you wouldn’t want to show up in the newspaper

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General Information

Only one system per person

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Email

Do not consider email to be private – it can be viewed or intercepted as it moves around the web

Use SPS email for all official SPS business

Internal SPS e-mail is encrypted

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SPS provides employees’ with internet access while in district

Use caution when connecting to the internet

from anywhere other than in the district Wireless – any hotspot – open, generic Internet access Use a router between your computer and the internet

Internet

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Do not install any system such as AOL or MSN – when they install their software, they overwrite the our system’s settings.

Internet

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Dos and Don’ts Cleaning Tips

Most experts suggest you can use a cleaning solution of 50% distilled water and 50% isopropyl alcohol. You should use a soft cloth such as an old cotton T-shirtor handkerchief. Don't use paper towels, tissues, or ordinary dish cloths, as harsh cloths may damage the soft surface of an LCD screen.

Be sure to destroy any CDs, DVDs, etc… before throwing them away

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Responsibility for Laptop

Use prudence when leaving in a car, place in trunk, do not leave on a car seat…

Extremely cold or hot weather will damage your computer, refrain from long term exposure

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These are not a computer bags!

Bags

Tote bags from conferences are not padded. They do not provide the needed protection for the laptop.

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Bags

What is a bag? Padded

Designed to carry extra components

Rolling Bags? Not provided by system

If purchasing, make sure it is padded, and is considered to be an air flight bag

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Possible Components (when you receive your laptop please inventory the contents carefully) Lock 2nd Battery Network cable Phone Cord External mouse Mouse Pad Manual Power Supply

Docking station

w/power supply Keyboard USB Keys

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Parts of the laptop

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Connectivity

At workNetwork cableWireless

At homeSecure home networksWirelessDialup ( very slow)

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Printing At work -Installed by technicians only

Network printers- connected through network Local printers-connected to your laptop

At home Local Printers

You may install your home printer software for printing at home.

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My Documents The “My Documents”

folder is the only folder which SPS will be attempt to recover if system crashes

Do not save to the desktop

Back up regularly to H-Drive

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Backup Employees’ are responsible for doing their own

backups

USB keys are not backup devices

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Locking

Always lock your computer with the department issued lock, secure to a stationary object

Locks serve as a deterrent only.

Do not leave unattended for long periods of time

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Be sure to spin the dials after unlocking and locking to safeguard your combination

Locking- cont.

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What software is available?Springfield Public Schools purchases machines equipped with: Microsoft Office

Word Excel PowerPoint Access Outlook

Internet Explorer

Antivirus -automatically updated

Please remember that the laptop is not your home system and should be used for school related work.

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Software

Only appropriate/approved work related software can be installed on SPS machines

Only legally obtained software may be loaded on SPS machines Keep copies of all licenses

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Reminders

Do not leave unattended Use lock provided… secure to stationary

object Transport in proper bag Refrain from eating or drinking near the

computer

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Questions/Problems?

Enter an OITA Support ticket Go to the SPS main page find Click on Then click on Select appropriate category Enter the details

Helpdesk 750-2175

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Resources ISTE Publications, Digital Citizenship in Schools

by Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey, copyright 2007, ISBN No: 978-1-56484-232-9. 

AUP http://www.sps.springfield.ma.us/PlansPolicies.asp

CIPA http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html

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