AUP20

With the emergence of social media tools, schools have discovered that the Acceptable User Policy needs updating to include student and teacher use of websites such as Facebook as well as text messaging and other Web 2.0 tools of communication.

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Recently, [|The Consortium for School Networking] developed a policy guide for districts, superintendents, school technology officers, and principals regarding the changes necessary as a result of increased Web 2.0 tools.

"The growing emergence of Web 2.0 and mobile devices has rapidly increased Internet use in schools across the country. Consequently, this has added to schools¹ responsibility for dealing with safety and access issues," said Dr. James Bosco, Principal Investigator for CoSN¹s Participatory Learning in Schools: Leadership & Policy initiative. "This trend has also increased the need for district-level leadership to set policies that prevent potentially harmful and inappropriate Internet use, while also striking a balance with allowing access to these technologies to promote innovation in teaching and learning." A that reduced restrictions on Web 2.0 tools indicates there are trends in opening up social media in the educational setting: [|CoSN Compendium- Web 20 as Force for School Exec Summary.pdf]

[|Wiki on School AUP 2.0] [|Sample AUP with Social Media included]
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