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=Digital School Issues vs Non-Digital Issues= NETS standards: NETS*A – Standard VI, E; NETS*T – Standard VI, A

Essential Question:
How do digital problems within a school rank with other problems?

Additional Questions:
1. Do administrators need to be concerned with digital issues as well as non-digital ones? 2. How do we teach students technology rights and responsibilities in a school setting?

Lesson Goals/Objectivies:
To focus on improving Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) to support Digital Citizenship efforts and priorities.

**Tools/Resources Needed:**
Critiquing Acceptable Use Polices [|http://www.io.com/~kinnaman/aupessay.html] Education World, AUP's []

1. Review the school or districts Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs), if the school/district does not have one find examples from other schools/districts. As a group determine if having an AUP alone will eliminate inappropriate technology use.

2. Go to the chart below and look at a 1 – 10 ranking of both digital and non-digital issues that might be faced by schools (1 being the most important and 10 being the least). Rank the issues for your school/district.

3. Discuss your scores as a larger group and determine what changes should occur.

Lesson Extension Ideas/Activities:
Have the teachers/administrators look at AUPs from several different schools. Evaluate how they could be improved or if there was a need to replace them with another policy.

Some more food for thought...
Are we teaching appropriate use of technology, or just attempting to stop most technology use in the school?

Discuss the importance of technology with administrators. Identify if students will need technology skills once they leave school. If so, where will they learn about these issues?

Define a plan of teaching technology use before purchasing technology. Technology should not be purchased with the hope that teachers will try and find a use for it.

=Group 1= Instructions: Considering the issues faced by administrators and staff, which of the following are considered to be important or unimportant. Rank from 1 to 10 (1 being the most important and 10 being the least). First complete Digital Issues, then Non-Digital Issues.

spraying paint on the building) || during class__ ||  ||< _ C. Using drugs/alcohol on campus || campus ||   ||< _ E. Bringing weapon to school || (buying equipment that is not used) ||   ||< _ F. Hazing (e.g., older student bullying younger student in the hall) || threaten students ||  ||< _ G. Skipping classes || the Internet ||   ||< _ H. Cheating on assignments/tests || Internet (e.g., online paper mills) ||   ||< _ I. Fighting on school property Digital Issues Non-digital Issues ||
 * ===DIGITAL ISSUES=== ||  || ===NON-DIGITAL ISSUES=== ||
 * __A. Hacking into school servers__ ||  || _ A. Stealing school property (Theft) ||
 * < B. Using Instant Messaging during class ||  ||< _ B. Vandalizing school property (e.g.,
 * < _ __C. Playing games on laptops or PDA’s
 * < _ D. Using cellular phones during class time ||  ||< _ D. Skipping school (e.g., Absenteeism) ||
 * < _ E. Accessing pornographic websites on
 * < F. Not utilizing technology within the school
 * < _ G. Using websites or e-mail to intimidate or
 * < _ H. Downloading illegal music files from
 * < ___I. Plagiarizing information by using the

=Group 2= Instructions: Considering the issues faced by administrators and staff, which of the following are considered to be important or unimportant. Rank from 1 to 10 (1 being the most important and 10 being the least). First complete Digital Issues, then Non-Digital Issues.

spraying paint on the building) || during class__ ||  ||< _ C. Using drugs/alcohol on campus || campus ||   ||< _ E. Bringing weapon to school || (buying equipment that is not used) ||   ||< _ F. Hazing (e.g., older student bullying younger student in the hall) || threaten students ||  ||< _ G. Skipping classes || the Internet ||   ||< _ H. Cheating on assignments/tests || Internet (e.g., online paper mills) ||   ||< _ I. Fighting on school property Digital Issues Non-digital Issues ||
 * ===DIGITAL ISSUES=== ||  || ===NON-DIGITAL ISSUES=== ||
 * __A. Hacking into school servers__ ||  || _ A. Stealing school property (Theft) ||
 * < B. Using Instant Messaging during class ||  ||< _ B. Vandalizing school property (e.g.,
 * < _ __C. Playing games on laptops or PDA’s
 * < _ D. Using cellular phones during class time ||  ||< _ D. Skipping school (e.g., Absenteeism) ||
 * < _ E. Accessing pornographic websites on
 * < F. Not utilizing technology within the school
 * < _ G. Using websites or e-mail to intimidate or
 * < _ H. Downloading illegal music files from
 * < ___I. Plagiarizing information by using the

=Group 3= Instructions: Considering the issues faced by administrators and staff, which of the following are considered to be important or unimportant. Rank from 1 to 10 (1 being the most important and 10 being the least). First complete Digital Issues, then Non-Digital Issues.

spraying paint on the building) || during class__ ||  ||< _ C. Using drugs/alcohol on campus || campus ||   ||< _ E. Bringing weapon to school || (buying equipment that is not used) ||   ||< _ F. Hazing (e.g., older student bullying younger student in the hall) || threaten students ||  ||< _ G. Skipping classes || the Internet ||   ||< _ H. Cheating on assignments/tests || Internet (e.g., online paper mills) ||   ||< _ I. Fighting on school property Digital Issues Non-digital Issues ||
 * ===DIGITAL ISSUES=== ||  || ===NON-DIGITAL ISSUES=== ||
 * __A. Hacking into school servers__ ||  || _ A. Stealing school property (Theft) ||
 * < B. Using Instant Messaging during class ||  ||< _ B. Vandalizing school property (e.g.,
 * < _ __C. Playing games on laptops or PDA’s
 * < _ D. Using cellular phones during class time ||  ||< _ D. Skipping school (e.g., Absenteeism) ||
 * < _ E. Accessing pornographic websites on
 * < F. Not utilizing technology within the school
 * < _ G. Using websites or e-mail to intimidate or
 * < _ H. Downloading illegal music files from
 * < ___I. Plagiarizing information by using the

=Group 4= Instructions: Considering the issues faced by administrators and staff, which of the following are considered to be important or unimportant. Rank from 1 to 10 (1 being the most important and 10 being the least). First complete Digital Issues, then Non-Digital Issues.

spraying paint on the building) || during class__ ||  ||< _ C. Using drugs/alcohol on campus || campus ||   ||< _ E. Bringing weapon to school || (buying equipment that is not used) ||   ||< _ F. Hazing (e.g., older student bullying younger student in the hall) || threaten students ||  ||< _ G. Skipping classes || the Internet ||   ||< _ H. Cheating on assignments/tests || Internet (e.g., online paper mills) ||   ||< _ I. Fighting on school property Digital Issues Non-digital Issues ||
 * ===DIGITAL ISSUES=== ||  || ===NON-DIGITAL ISSUES=== ||
 * __A. Hacking into school servers__ ||  || _ A. Stealing school property (Theft) ||
 * < B. Using Instant Messaging during class ||  ||< _ B. Vandalizing school property (e.g.,
 * < _ __C. Playing games on laptops or PDA’s
 * < _ D. Using cellular phones during class time ||  ||< _ D. Skipping school (e.g., Absenteeism) ||
 * < _ E. Accessing pornographic websites on
 * < F. Not utilizing technology within the school
 * < _ G. Using websites or e-mail to intimidate or
 * < _ H. Downloading illegal music files from
 * < ___I. Plagiarizing information by using the