OXFORD HILLS COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL

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OXFORD HILLS COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL

• Introduction to Computer Rules

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Reason for this presentation

• While computers provide excellent educational
  opportunities, they can also be used in
  inappropriate ways. We want to be sure that
  everyone understands the rules and knows the
  consequences of breaking them.

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The BIG Rule

• Do not ever, under any circumstances, give your
  password to another person or let someone else
  use your account.

Letting someone who has been suspended from the
BBS and/or Internet use your account is a
violation of the Acceptable Use Agreement. If
you do this, you will also lose your privileges.
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Rules for the Bulletin Board System
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Educational uses of the Bulletin Board System

• communicating with teachers and classmates about
  school work extracurricular activities

• sending files to teachers

• transferring assignments from school to home and
  back

• communicating with other schools (possibly
  universities) for school projects

• reading daily school bulletins and announcements
  to classes

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General BBS Rule
Inappropriate language, images and actions are
not allowed.
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The level of etiquette that is expected on the
BBS is much greater than you might use in notes
or conversations outside of the school for
several reasons

• As a public school, we have to expect a high
  standard of dialogue.

• It is impossible to convey facial expression or
  tone of voice on email.

• You are not present to see the persons reaction
  or to explain further what you meant.

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Definition of inappropriate

• pornography

• profanity and or obscenity (stars as in st
  count as real words)

• threats and putdowns

• sexually suggestive language (can be considered
  harassment)

• hate language (put downs of race, sexual
  orientation, religion, or ethnic background)

This list applies to messages, subjects,
signatures, and attached files.
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Remember
Every student from third grade on up may have an
account on our BBS and can see anything in the
conference folders. What could be appropriate
for a high school student to read is not
necessarily okay for a third grader.
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Rule of thumb

• If you would not say it to someones face with a
  teacher present, or in a public meeting with
  children and adults present, you should not write
  it on e-mail.

Remember There is no such thing as being
anonymous on the BBS. Your name will always
appear on any message you send.
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Chain letters

• Chain letters ask you to forward something to
  several other people, often implying bad luck if
  you dont. These are not allowed because they
  take up valuable disk space and slow down the
  system for all users. They also make some people
  feel uncomfortable. If you receive one, delete
  it from your account and do not forward it to
  anyone else.

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Mass Mailing

• Like chain letters, mass mailings also use up
  valuable space and slow down the system.

• We consider a mass mailing to be anything sent to
  more than ten people or one conference, the
  purpose of which is not related to a class
  assignment or school-related activity.

• Check the To field and the Cc field in your
  message to make sure you stay within these limits.

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• If you respond to a mass mailing, use the Reply
  Special/Reply Sender option. (If you need help,
  see Ms. Hayden.)

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Or click on this shortcut on the toolbar.
Otherwise, you will reply to everyone on the
original list and be guilty yourself of mass
mailing.
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One more thing.
BBS users may not conduct any business
transactions or advertise a business on the
system. You may place an appropriate, legitimate
classified ad in the Buy, Sell, or Trade
conference.
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Internet Rules
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• Do not access sites that are defamatory, abusive,
  obscene, vulgar, sexually explicit, or sexually
  suggestive. If you find a site that is offensive
  to you or the people around you, report the site
  to a teacher.

• Do not download inappropriate files.

• Name, phone number and address should not be
  revealed to anyone on the Internet. NEVER agree
  to meet in person someone you met on the
  Internet.

• Do not access game sites, non-District email
  accounts or chat rooms.

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OHCHS Network

• The school network gives you the ability to use
  the school software and printers. It also gives
  you access to your home directory, also called
  your H-Drive, a space on the server reserved for
  you. This is a safe place to store work, and you
  can access your home directory from any computer
  in the school.

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Network Rules

• Do not install any software or change any
  settings.

• Do not place any software on your home directory
  --not even WinZip or Real Player. All the
  software you need is on the machine.

• Do not use the system to gain unauthorized access
  to areas to which you are not explicitly given
  access (such as other people's accounts).

• Do not in any way jeopardize the systems
  stability or security.

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OHCHS Rules concerning Games
GAMES
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Our policy at OHCHS is...

• No games at any time on any computers in the
  school.

You may not keep them your network directory
space or your email account. You may not access
games on the internet, floppy disks, CDs, or from
your home computers. You may not access game
sites on the Internet. No games before, during
or after school--or even during summer vacation.
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General Rules

• Physical damage - vandalism. If a user causes
  damage to the equipment, he/she will be held
  liable for replacement or repair at the
  districts discretion.

Printing - School printers are for printing
schoolwork. Dont print it out unless you need
it, particularly from the Internet.
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Consequences

• Breaking these rules is a violation of a contract
  that you and your parents have signed.
• The consequence for breaking BBS or Internet
  rules is a one-month suspension of Internet and
  BBS privileges.
• A second violation is suspension for the
  remainder of the year, possibly continuing into
  the following year.

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• Be aware that consequences for some infractions
  may be more severe. For example, if you steal
  another persons password (teacher or student)
  you may face suspension from school or even
  expulsion.
• Any type of threat or harassment will be dealt
  with as necessary, possibly including the
  involvement of law enforcement.

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Big Brother is Watching
How we know if you are breaking a rule

• We have the right to inspect anyones mailbox
  and/or network space.
• We can see what users are doing and see the
  subject of messages being read or written.
• We have software that allows us to view any
  computer screen from a central console.

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And furthermore

• We have software that allows us to view in real
  time current connections to the internet. This
  means we know what web site people are looking
  at.
• We log EVERYTHING that goes on inside this
  building. We have the means to examine these
  logs for inappropriate actions. That means we can
  tell who was using which computer at any given
  time.

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In the end

• We invest in technology because we strongly
  believe that it will help you learn and help your
  teachers teach you. We will do anything we can
  to help you use the technology to aid your
  education, but we ask you to respect the rules so
  we can continue to support technology.