ICT Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

Technology at South Island School supports and enhances the quality of work by students and staff. Each member of the school will have access to ICT tools essential to fulfilling learning objectives, assignments and job responsibilities.

Access to technology at South Island School is a privilege and not a right and use is governed by this policy. Violation of this policy will result in disciplinary action, including the suspension or removal of technology use privileges. All members of the school community are required to observe the terms of this policy. Authorized access to the school network is only granted to those who have a signed copy of this document on record.

There are technological and legal limitations to the SIS network. Networks are made up of physical machines that have finite storage space and software capabilities. The network functions most efficiently when these limitations are kept in mind. The SIS network is a service for users to obtain, use and produce a variety of work. Consideration of other users and respect for copyright is expected of all users at all times.

• Do not touch another person’s laptop unless invited by the owner
• Do not play with, use, or change another person’s user account
• Do not access another person’s files or resources

• Do not play games at school, other than during social time in specifically designated spaces
• Do not access inappropriate websites or inappropriate material on your laptop while at school
• Do not chat unless given permission by your teacher
• Do not attack, threaten or intimidate another student

• Do not take up bandwidth by downloading movies, music, pictures, or by playing online games not directly connected to your learning
• Do not store music, movies, pictures or files on the school network not directly connected to your learning
• Do not waste e-resources or material resources (e.g. network space by generating unnecessary traffic or paper by generating excessive printing)

• Do not download any illegal materials (e.g. cracked software, pirated music or movies, or any copyrighted materials) or bring such materials in to school
• Do not plagiarise i.e. present anybody else’s work as your own
• No Spamming
• Do not forward or send any content not directly associated with your learning (e.g. advertisements, games, pictures)

• Do not deliberately or negligently spread viruses, malware, or spyware
• Do not attempt to access any areas of the school network you do not have permission to visit

• Do not run a business or seek to make profit using the school network 

Detailed Summary of User Responsibility

• ·          Gain Unauthorized access to any computer system, application or service (No Trespassing/No Hacking)
• ·           Interfere with or disrupt network users, services or computers (No Hacking/No Hogging)
• ·          Distribute unsolicited advertisements, spread viruses, spyware or malware (No Spamming)
• ·          Perform acts that deliberately waste IT resources or which unfairly monopolize resources to the exclusion of others. (No Hogging)
• ·          Use file sharing services to distribute or collect copyrighted or un-copyrighted materials. (No Hogging/No Hacking/No Fooling Around)
• ·          Use programs that are designed to bypass firewalls (No Hacking/No Fooling Around)
• ·          Use SIS’s network resources for personal profit (No Hawking)