FSD1 Technology

Per Federal government mandates, we now have an email archiving system in place.

What does this mean?
All email, incoming and outgoing, are copied to a database for storage in case of legal procedings as well as provide another form of disaster recovery. This system also has the ability to allow you, the user, to keep up good house keeping with your email without the fear of loosing the email forever. The system has a nice and user-friendly interface that will allow you to search for certain emails and restore them immediatly to your email mailbox.

This is expected to be published on the main website around October 1st, 2008.

Over the summer, the Technology Department, decided to migrate from Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition to MS Forefront Client Security for virus, antimalware, and spyware protection. The cost to do this was only a third of what it would cost FSD1 to renew the subscription with Symantec. Since the migration, we have already a noticed a big improvement in computer performance and virus detection. So if you have noticed the green box with a white check mark in your system tray , then your computer is being protected by MS Forefront Client Security.

  Middle-High Student Acceptable Use Policy (35 KiB, 4,246 hits)

Florence District One

Acceptable Use Policy for Middle and High School Students

Overview
Students in Florence School District One use a variety of material and information sources in various formats to support and extend the students’ learning experiences. Computers and computer networks are tools which students may use, provided they have a signed form on file and follow these established guidelines which have been established to enhance the learning of individual students while maintaining a safe, functional environment for all to use. The use of any computer, technology equipment, or software is a privilege, not a right. Depending on the nature and degree of the violation and the number of previous violations, unacceptable use of the school district system or the Internet may result in one or more of the following consequences: suspension or cancellation of use of access privileges; payments for damages and repairs; discipline under other appropriate FSD1 policies, including suspension, expulsion, or civil or criminal liability under other applicable laws.

Computer Use

No food or drink is permitted in a computer work area.

All student computer and network files are subject to review by the administration.

School computers are to be used for academic work at all times.

The school district will monitor the online activities of minors and employ technology protection measures during any use of such computers by minors and adults.

If a user inadvertently accesses unacceptable materials or an unacceptable Internet site, the user shall immediately disclose the inadvertent access to an appropriate school official.

Copyright and Plagiarism

The United States Copyright Law must be followed at all times.   Students may not illegally copy text, music, software, pictures, or graphics from any Internet or software source.   The “Fair Use” clause does give students some leniency for using some pictures, music, graphics, text, etc.  for academic purposes only, and the student’s teacher or media specialist will instruct him/her about the legalities and use of this clause when necessary and appropriate.   To avoid allegations of plagiarism, students should always request permission from the creator/owner of material or sites and should cite the Internet or software source where he/she obtains information or material.  

UNACCEPTABLE USES

The following uses of the school district system and Internet resources or accounts are considered unacceptable:

• Users will not use the school district system to access, review, upload, download, store, print, post, distribute, transmit, or receive abusive, profane, lewd, vulgar, rude, inflammatory, threatening, disrespectful or sexually explicit language, images or other media that are inappropriate to the educational setting or disruptive to the educational process or that could cause damage or danger of disruption or that advocate violence or discrimination toward other people (hate literature) or that may constitute harassment or discrimination.
• Users will not use the school system to post false or defamatory information about a person or organization, or to harass another person, or to engage in personal attacks, including prejudicial or discriminatory attacks.
• Users will not use the school district system to engage in any illegal act to violate any local, state or federal statute or law.
• Users will not use the school district system to vandalize, damage or disable the property of another person or organization, will not make attempts to degrade or disrupt equipment, software or system performance by spreading computer viruses or by any other means.
• Users will not use the school district system to tamper with, modify or change the school district system software, hardware or wiring or take any action to violate the school district system’s security (hacking).
• Users will not access, copy, or download streaming media unless authorized by the instructor for academic purposes. Users will not distribute unauthorized media content to other users.
• Users will not use the school district system in such a way as to disrupt the use of the system by other users.
• Users will not access, copy, or download music CDs unless they are appropriate for academic assignments and follow copyright guidelines.
• Users will not access mp3 players or iPods unless authorized by the instructor for academic purposes.
• Users will not attempt to access the network with personal devices, including cell phones, laptops, boot CDs, etc.
• Users will not access personal or social networking websites.
• Users will not access chat rooms, games, instant messaging, blogs and email except for designated classroom activities under the direct supervision of certified personnel and with the permission of the district technology department.
• Users will not use the school district system to post private information about another person, personal contact information about themselves or other persons unless under the supervision of certified personnel. This includes, but is not limited to, home addresses, telephone numbers, identification numbers, account numbers, access codes or passwords, labeled photographs or other information that would make the individual’s identity easily traceable.
• Users will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the school district system or any other network through the school district system, attempt to log in through another person’s account, or use computer accounts, access codes or network identification other that those assigned to the user.
• Users will not use proxy servers or any other means to bypass or disable the school district filtering system.
• Users will not use the school district system for unauthorized commercial purposes or for financial gain, or to purchase goods and services unrelated to the mission of the school district.
• Users are responsible for appropriate content contained on digital devices (flash drives, cameras, ipods, etc.) used for student work.

I         give           do not give      my child permission to use the Internet at school. 

Parent or Guardian signature: __________________________    

Date ______________________________

Printed Student name: _________________________________

Signature of student ___________________________________

  Web Page Guidelines (50 KiB, 42 hits)

FSD1 Web publishing Guidelines

The purpose of Florence School District One web sites is to provide information via the World Wide Web about our District’s mission, curriculum, instruction, and school-authorized activities. The district web address is http://www.fsd1.org. All information posted to the district web site must comply with Florence School District One policies and with the district Acceptable Use Policy.

Staff or students wishing to post web sites on the district Web Server must comply with the following guidelines. Failure to do so will result in loss of authoring privileges and/or disciplinary measures.

Each school principal is responsible for choosing the school’s web page team and for determining how the school will file signed permission forms for Internet publication. Each school’s principal or designee will serve as the contact person for information about the web site, assistance with developing and loading web pages, and help with installing web page software. It is the responsibility of the school web team to submit the school pages, to check them for accuracy, and to keep the web site up-to-date. The principal or his designee must approve of the school’s web pages before they can be posted to the district web site. All school webpages MUST be hosted on the district servers. Staff cannot create school webpages using outside web hosting resources. School webpages must be created and monitored by school/district staff; students cannot author school webpages. School web pages can be created with a variety of tools, such as FrontPage, Microsoft Word, Publisher, etc.

Web Page Guidelines

• Educational Value - All published material must have educational value and/or support the district guidelines, goals and policies.
• Publishing Agreement - Only materials authorized by the principal or his/her designee will be published on District Internet/Intranet servers.
• Privacy - No student’s personal information (class schedule, home address, phone number, e-mail address, etc.) appears on any school related page. (See more info under Student Information)
• Copyright Laws - All copyright laws should be adhered to. If you have questions, contact the principal, the web team, the media specialist, or the director of technology.
• Web Publishing Guidelines - The director of technology or designee should regularly visit school and teacher web sites to monitor appropriateness, quality and educational value. The director of technology or designee reserves the right to audit and/or adjust materials and/or activity on any internet server published content sponsored by FSD1.
• Active Links - If the site/page contains links to sites outside of FSD1 ALL links should be checked regularly to insure appropriateness of content. The World Wide Web is ever changing and ALL links should be checked on a regular basis. All links from school and district web pages should be sites that are educational, curriculum-related, and appropriate for young people. Web page links must not be to sites that contain obscene or inappropriate subject matter or sites whose primary purpose is commercial or political advertising or which point directly or indirectly to objectionable material. The District reserves the right not to load web pages or to remove pages determined contrary to District policies.
• Student Information - Student’s names, pictures, and original work may be on the school web sites under the following conditions:
  • A permission form is signed by the student AND his/her parent or guardian AND is on file in a designated location in each school.
  • Students are identified according to the permission allowed by the parent or guardian on the Parental Authorization Form.
  • No student’s personal information (class schedule, home address, phone number, e-mail address, etc.) appears on any school related page.
  • Students’ original work may be published with according to the permission allowed by the parent or guardian on the Parental Authorization Form. For each work published, the student must sign a statement certifying its originality and that statement must be kept on file in the school.
  • Formal group pictures of school-sponsored teams, classrooms or school organizations may be posted on a school web page if no students’ names accompany the picture as long as a signed parental permission form is on file. Informal group pictures are not allowed without a signed permission form.
  • Rosters of school-sponsored teams or school organizations that list the students’ complete names may be posted on the school web page without signed parental permission if no students’ pictures are posted with the roster and no identifying information accompanies the picture (jersey number, position, office, etc.).
  • Photographs may be published without an identifying name as long as a permission form has been signed by both the student and the parent/guardian.
  • Student work may be published with a first name only as long as a permission form has been signed by both the student and the parent/guardian.
  • Student full names may be published (without photographs) for school/district awards and recognitions for school or district-sponsored activities, academics, and athletics as long as permission form has been signed by both the student and the parent/guardian.
• Content Guidelines - The content of employee web pages must directly relate to the employee’s job assignment. No personal information may appear on the page.
  • Content related to instruction and/or school or district sponsored activities: must be appropriate for the intended audience.
  • Staff biographical info must be brief and limited to information parents need to know, and not include links to personal web sites or to businesses, organizations, or other affiliations not directly associated with FSD1. Professional background, degrees, etc may be included. One or two images may be published provided they are professional and tasteful.
  • All staff webpages MUST be hosted on the district servers. Staff cannot create webpages using outside web hosting resources.
  • Staff must verify ALL links included in their web sites for developmental appropriateness and relevance to curriculum. If you are including links outside of Florence School District One, the following disclaimer MUST be added:
    DISCLAIMER: You are about to leave School Name web site. We are not responsible for content beyond this page. We try to monitor the sites listed often, but the Internet changes daily. If you find a site that no longer works or is inappropriate, please contact webmaster’s email address
  • Content should be free of spelling and grammatical errors.
  • Information should be accurate and current.
  • The home page should include the date of the last update to the web site and an email link to the person responsible for this site.
  • Links that must be included on the staff member’s home page are to the school’s home page and the email address of the staff member responsible for the web page.
  • Copyright Notice - The home page shall contain a copyright notice which reserves the publisher’s right.

Legal guidelines

• Copyright laws
  • Staff must comply with US copyright laws.
  • All content and graphics that are used in compliance with copyright laws must be properly credited on the web page.
    • Content and graphics used must be with permission and must include a notice at the bottom of the web page crediting the original producer and noting how and when permission was granted. This should include the URL web address of the original source.
    • If free sites require a link to the web site, staff must include the link.
    • The failure of a web site to display a copyright notice should not be interpreted as permission to copy content and/or graphics free. Written permission form the original producer must be granted.
    • Quotes, references and sources should be cited.
    • Teachers should make every effort to verify that student work has not been plagiarized.

Copyright of Student/Staff Work

All pages must contain copyright information. One of the following two sample statements may be used:

ALL student work posted on the Internet must be accompanied by the following statement:

  Employee Acceptable Use Policy (37.5 KiB, 3,813 hits)

Florence School District One

Acceptable Use Policy for Employees 

Overview
Employees in Florence School District One use a variety of material and information sources in various formats to support and extend the students’ learning experiences.  Computers, software, peripherals, and computer networks are a vital and essential part of the operation for Florence School District One.   The use of any computer, technology equipment, or software is a privilege, not a right. Employees whose jobs require access to the use of a computer and/or network must sign an Acceptable Use Policy agreement form and must follow all guidelines stated in the agreement.   The district unconditionally reserves the right for authorized personnel to review system use and file content. The district reserves the right to remove a system user account on the system or to disconnect any system user to prevent unauthorized activity.   Failure to follow the guidelines could result in disciplinary action that could include dismissal. 

Computer Use

Employees should exercise caution with food or drink in a computer work area and may be held liable for negligence that causes damage to a computer or the network.

 All employee and student computer and network files are subject to review by the administration.

 With respect to any of its computers with Internet access, the school district will monitor the online activities of employees and employ technology protection measures during any use of such computers by minors and adults.

 Employees are responsible for actively monitoring student use of computers.

 If a user inadvertently accesses unacceptable materials or an unacceptable Internet site, the user shall immediately disclose the inadvertent access to an appropriate school official who will then contact the appropriate school district official.

Employees should not disrupt the educational process with the use of personal e-mails.

Passwords issued to school district employees are confidential. Employees will keep all passwords private. Each employee is responsible for computer activity occurring while the employee is logged in.

Copyright and Plagiarism

The United States Copyright Law must be followed at all times.   Employees may not illegally copy text, music, software, pictures, or graphics from any Internet or software source.   The “Fair Use” clause does give educators some leniency for using some pictures, music, graphics, text, etc. for academic purposes only.   To avoid illegal use of web materials employees should always request permission from the creator/owner of material or sites and should cite the Internet or software source where he/she obtains information or material.  

UNACCEPTABLE USES

The following uses of the school district system and Internet resources or accounts are considered unacceptable:

• Users will not use the school district system to access, review, upload, download, store, print, post, distribute, transmit, or receive abusive, profane, lewd, vulgar, rude, inflammatory, threatening, disrespectful or sexually explicit language or images that are inappropriate to the educational setting or disruptive to the educational process or that could cause damage or danger of disruption or that advocate violence or discrimination toward other people (hate literature) or that may constitute harassment or discrimination.
• Users will not use the school system to post false or defamatory information about a person or organization, or to harass another person, or to engage in personal attacks, including prejudicial or discriminatory attacks.
• Users will not use the school district system to engage in any illegal act to violate any local, state or federal statute or law.
• Users will not use the school district system to vandalize damage or disable the property of another person or organization will not make deliberate attempts to degrade or disrupt equipment, software or system performance by spreading computer viruses or by any other means.
• Users will not use the school district system to tamper with, modify or change the school district system software, hardware or wiring or take any action to violate the school district system’s security (hacking).
• Users will not access, copy, or download inappropriate streaming media. Users will not distribute unauthorized media content to other users.
• Users will not use the school district system in such a way as to disrupt the use of the system by other users.
• Users will not access instant messaging and will only access games that have educational content.
• Users will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the school district system or any other network through the school district system, attempt to log in through another person’s account, or use computer accounts, access codes or network identification other that those assigned to the user.
• Users will not attempt to bypass or disable the school district’s filtering system.
• Users will not use the school district system for unauthorized commercial purposes or for financial gain, or to purchase goods and services unrelated to the mission of the school district.

I agree to follow the guidelines as written in the Florence School District One Acceptable Use Policy for Employees.

_________________________________

Signature of employee

____________________ 

Date

  Elementary Student Acceptable Use Policy (31 KiB, 2,597 hits)

Florence School District One

Computer Acceptable Use Policy for Elementary Students

 Computer use is a privilege, not a right. Florence One reserves the right to review all computer and network files and to monitor student use of computers.

1. I will not do anything to the computer, mouse, headphones, keyboard, cables, CD’s, printers or other computer-related equipment that would cause them to break or to not work.
2. I will not have food or drink in the computer area.
3. I will not give my password to anyone else. I will not use anyone else’s password to access their files such as Accelerated Reader.
4. I will not draw pictures or write words that will make someone else angry or upset.
5. I will not send or display offensive messages or pictures. I will not use obscene or threatening language. I will not harass, attack, or insult others.
6. I will not give out personal information about myself or others, such as complete name, address, phone number or identifiable picture.
7. I will not copy information from the Internet or others and turn it in as my work. If I use information from the Internet or others, I will get permission and I will give them credit for it.
8. I will not damage or change computers, computer systems, or computer networks.
9. I will not use the computer to buy or sell anything unless it is part of a school project and under the supervision of my teacher.
10. I will not download or copy files, pictures, software, or streaming media that is inappropriate or against district policies. I will always ask my teacher for permission to download or copy information.
11. I will not open, copy, change, delete, or damage files or folders on the computer, network or other storage devices that are not mine.
12. I will not try to get around the school district’s Internet filtering system to access Internet sites that might be inappropriate. I will not explore areas of the Internet that are not school related.
13. I will not access chat rooms, games, instant messaging, blogs, and email except for designated classroom activities and under the supervision of my teacher.
14. I will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to resources, files or devices on the network, such as the use of spy ware tools or hacking.

I         give           do not give      my child permission to use the Internet at school. 

Signature of Parent or Legal Guardian_____________________ Date ______________________________

Printed student name (full) ______________________________ Teacher ___________________________

Signature of student ___________________________________

  Student Internet Publications Parental Authorization Form (33.5 KiB, 352 hits)

Dear Parent/Guardian:

Your child’s photo, first and/or last name, and/or original work may be considered for publication on the school’s web at http://www.fsd1.org/(schoolname) according to the permission you authorize below.  Please complete and return the following consent form to the school your child attends.   All information is kept private and confidential and will not be placed in any publication. Please be assured that no personal information (schedule, age, address, phone #, etc., will be on any web site.

Student’s name ______________________________________ Grade ________

Homeroom teacher’s name___________________ Age _______

School_______________________________________________________

Please check all that apply:

___I give permission for my child’s photo to be used without the child’s name on his/her school’s or the district’s web page.

___I give permission for my child’s full name to be used without a photo of him/her on his/her school’s or the district’s web page.

___ I give permission for my child’s first name only to be used without a photo of him/her on his/her school’s or the district’s web page.

___ I give permission for my child’s first and last name to be used with a photo of him/her on his/her school’s or the district’s web page.

___ I give permission for my child’s original Artwork (drawing, painting, writing, graphic art etc…) to be used without the child’s name on his/her school’s or the district’s web page

___ I give permission for my child’s original Artwork (drawing, painting, writing, graphic art etc…) to be used with child’s first name only on his/her school’s or the district’s web page.

Parent’s signature:  _____________________________________________

To be completed by the student for publication of original work:

___ All work submitted for publication on my school web page will be an original work(s) created by me.

Signature of student ___________________________________________