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What is it and where do I fit in?

Jefferson County Public Schools
Rev. July 2011

To better understand
Acceptable uses of JCPSNet
How our actions directly impact the district’s network

Rev. July 2011

An acceptable use policy (AUP) is a policy that a user
must agree to follow in order to be provided with access
to a network or to the Internet.
– Whatis.com, 2011

Download theJCPSNet Employee Acceptable
Jefferson County Public Schools Use Policy
Rev. July 2011

Remember: The JCPS Network is for
educational business.

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The JCPS Network is public, not private.

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Jefferson County Public Schools Download theJCPSNet Employee Acceptable
Rev. July 2011 Use Policy

Rev. July 2011

AUP Quote:
Employees will not:

•use unauthorized software
products which adversely affect
network performance.
•share access to their JCPSnet
account or use another person’s
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account.

Right
I don’t know if Depends on
it’s right or the Scenario:
wrong situation
During lunch, a staff member
listens to their favorite music
on Pandora (streams music
through the Internet).

It’s an As long as I
Is accessing websites for
individual don’t get personal use acceptable?
choice, so caught
what’s the
big deal?
Wrong
Digital Citizenship In Schools, by Ribble & Bailey, 2007

Did you know?
High network traffic slows down
the network and interferes with
the work of others.

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Sample JCPS network usage report

The network often screeches to a crawl
between 11:00 and 1:30 (lunch time).

Culprits of High Bandwidth Usage

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http://deviantart.com, accessed 6/2011

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Just remember…
How you use the Internet
directly impacts classroom
instruction and learning.

Discontinue non-educational
uses of resources like
YouTube, Pandora and other
http://creativecommons.com, accessed 6/2011
online media.

The JCPS Network Is this for
education?
is for educational
business.

The JCPS Network
is public, not
private.
Image from Microsoft Clipart

Right
wrong situation
A teacher leaves his or her
username and password on a
post-it note for the substitute
to log onto their computer.

Is this best practice?
individual don’t get
choice, so caught
what’s the
big deal?
Wrong

Did you know?
You are responsible for any network
activity while your user id is logged
in.

Infinite Campus contains confidential
information.

Once logged into your
computer, anyone can change the
settings on your computer; install

Just remember…
Keep your user name and
password private.

Log off or password protect
your screen when you walk
away.


Just remember…
Access and use of Infinite
Campus is restricted to
authorized district
personnel.


AUP Quote:
Employees will not:

•transmit or receive materials in violation of
federal or state laws or regulations
pertaining to copyrighted, threatening or
obscene materials, including sexually
explicit materials;

•use JCPSNet for personal or commercial
activities, product promotion, political
lobbying, or illegal activities.

Right Scenario #1:
I don’t know if Depends on A student receives
it’s right or the
wrong situation harassing emails from
another student. The
student tells a teacher.

The teacher tells the
student to just ignore the
individual don’t get emails. Is this the best
choice, so caught advice?
what’s the
big deal?
Wrong

Did you know?
Students’ communication extends far beyond
the hallways. Text messaging, social media
websites and other emerging technologies are
making it increasingly easier to send
threatening or bullying messages to other
students.


Just remember…
Just as if this were a paper note found in
the hallway or a conversation overheard, it
should be reported and treated like any
other threatening behavior.


Right Scenario #2:
I don’t know if Depends on A staff member forwards
it’s right or the
wrong situation an email to another staff
member asking for
clarification.

Is it OK to forward an email
without permission from
individual don’t get the original sender?
choice, so caught
what’s the
big deal?
Wrong

Did you know?
E-mail is often times an original piece of work
that once created is copyright protected by the
author. This means you cannot post publicly an
e-mail sent to you privately.

Email is considered written communication and
permanent documentation.


Just remember…
We often times don’t think of email as being a
copywritten piece of work, but technically
speaking, it is ‘published’ on servers and
recorded with time/date stamps. Best practice
is to forward emails with permission from the
original sender.

JCPS email is subject to open record laws,
no email should be considered private.

AUP Quote:
Employees will not:

•transmit or receive materials in violation
of federal or state laws or regulations
pertaining to copyrighted, threatening or
obscene materials, including sexually
explicit materials;

•use JCPSNet for personal or commercial
activities, product promotion, political
lobbying, or illegal activities.

Right Scenario #1:
I don’t know if Depends on A teacher creates a movie
it’s right or the
wrong situation using Photo Story and uses
images from various
websites without giving
credit.

Is using Internet materials
individual don’t get without giving credit OK?
choice, so caught
what’s the
big deal?
Wrong

Did you know?
The Internet is a vast source of
information and clever graphics and
videos.

It is unethical to use the
words, images, videos, music or other
digital works from other people without
their expressed permission or citing the
http://www.hagencartoons.com, accessed 6/2011
source of your information.

Just remember…
Always cite your sources. If you are in
doubt, check with your Local Media
Specialist (Librarian) for information on
how to properly cite a source.

Many times, images will be watermarked
or contain the copyright information on
the graphic. Do not alter that
information.

Right
it’s right or the Scenario #2:
wrong situation
A teacher shows a movie
to a class from Netflix.

Is viewing a movie from
Netflix OK?
choice, so caught
what’s the
big deal?
Wrong

Did you know?
When you rent or purchase a
movie, the licensing from the
studios is that the DVD may only
be shown in your private residence.

That rental is not intended to be
shown to a broader, classroom
audience.

Just remember…
Check out the video from your
library or Gheens Professional
Library where the district has
purchased the copy.

Use instructional videos from
sources such as KET’s
EncycloMedia.

When in doubt, consult your
library media specialist.

AUP Quote:
Employees shall use the network for
the educational business of JCPS such
as conducting research and
communicating with others in regard
to school business.

Right
wrong situation
A teacher prints a couple
of copies of an event
advertisement for the local
neighborhood association.

It’s an As long as I This is ok, because its just a
choice, so caught
couple of copies, right?
what’s the
big deal?
Wrong

Did you know?
The cost of printing, includes the
price of paper, ink cartridges and
machine wear and tear – printing can
be expensive!

Become more environmental
friendly by reducing the amount of
printing

Printing a large document over the
network, slows down the network

Just remember…
Only print school/work related
documents.

Images from http://flikr.com, accessed 7/2011

Just remember…
•The JCPSNet is for Educational Business.
•JCPSNet is a public network.

Rev. July 2011

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