Participate 4.1.1 - Supporting Digital Rights & Responsibilities

As students become involved in a digital learning community, it is imperative that they learn the right and wrong ways to handle themselves.  Each DLC needs its own Acceptable Use Policy that has been reviewed by a lawyer and will be will be enforced by the community.  The AUP needs to be read thoroughly and signed by the students involved in the DLC and by the parents of students under the age of 18.  A good example of an acceptable use policy is what Cherokee county has in place for their students.  A copy of it is linked here.  The main thing that has to be kept in mind is that what some people assume to be ok and acceptable is not that way with everyone. We think that everyone understands how to handle themselves and appropriately use the Internet and its resources, but that is not the case.  The rules need to be clearly laid out for the staff, students, and parents.