Policies+&+Procedures

Facilitators: Vicki Hoskovec(Millard) Neal Topp (UNO) Description: This session is targeted at professionals who are “policy makers” in their districts. Talking Points: School Board awareness, District use policy vs. building, How are policies / procedures published and shared? Student vs. Faculty, Parental Consent?
 * Policies & Procedures** - Kayser Hall 234

What policy do you have? Is it revised often to address new technologies or should it be an overall general policy? The discussion seemed to say districts would like a good general policy, but wonder if it is possible. The discussion also centered on the policy is just part of the solution. We need to educate teachers and students of the impact of their technology use. And acceptable behavior at school and privately? And how technology use can hurt us in the future?

Ethics training of teachers was discussed. Millard - new and student teachers and teachers who got a laptop--1/2 day training Westside -- all staff every 3 years or so OPS -- depends on school Gretna -- teachers who got a laptop -- 2 hour training

Parent consent -- OPS, Bellevue, Gretna --- consent Millard & Westside -- opt out

Bellevue -- students tag with student id

Web 2.0 discussion

Whitelist or Blacklist? Most districts said blacklist, because it is more practical.

Student email systems? Millard -- 3rd up -- Gaggle OPS & Westside -- 9-12 First Class Westside -- can use personal email Bellevue and Gretna -No email Bennington -- Gaggle E-mail is provided for students. Access to all other E-mail is blocked for students.

Question about ePals? No response

Achiving teacher email? Several said - 5 years Millard keeps "forever" Bennington -- ESU3 archives for 1 year. They then copy off to DVD which is given to us to keep.

No one is sure they have the answer.