Responsible Use & Internet Safety Policy

SSFUSD Student Technology Responsible Use & Internet Safety Policy

SSFUSD strongly believes in the educational value of technology and the Internet. In this connected world, students must have access to tools that enable them to effectively communicate, collaborate, and create. By providing this access and guiding students in the academic use of technology, we will support our students’ individual learning needs; we will promote excellence through communication, collaboration, and creativity for all students; and prepare them to become effective, responsible citizens enabling them to participate in the global learning community.

All teachers will instruct students in the proper use of SSFUSD devices, the Internet and the district network and will guide them toward appropriate materials. Outside of school, families bear the same responsibility for guiding students in their search for appropriate learning resources. It is a shared responsibility of district staff and parents/guardians to supervise student access to Internet content, and it is the student's responsibility to avoid accessing inappropriate material. To ensure safety for all students, student activity and device usage may be monitored and filtered while using SSFUSD issued devices.

Google accounts are provided for all SSFUSD students allowing them to use the Google suite of tools, including Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Classroom, Gmail etc, to foster communication, collaboration, and creativity.

SSFUSD is dedicated to preparing all of our students for college and career, therefore, each student will be provided one device that will remain with them throughout their time in SSFUSD. Students are expected to take proper care of all district-issued devices and report any misuse. Please see the Device Care and Handling tips on the following page for specific ways to care for your device. Students and families may be held responsible for any excessive damages.

Students who fail to follow the responsible use policy may be subject to disciplinary action at the discretion of the principal.

We value communication, collaboration, and creativity; therefore, we will:

Use thoughtful and appropriate words and be mindful of how they may be interpreted by others.
Help our classmates by using words to give directions instead of completing the task for them by touching their device.
Be open to different solutions to problems, and appreciate help that is offered.

We value privacy; therefore, we will:

Keep our login accounts and personal identification information secret from anyone other than our family and teachers.
Not give out any private information - such as full name, date of birth, address, phone number, or photos of ourselves or others without family permission.
Understand that anything we do online is public and can be monitored.

We value honesty and safety; therefore, we will:

Access, post, submit, publish, and display appropriate, constructive, or educational content.
represent ourselves honestly both online and offline.
Properly give credit to those whose work we reference in our own projects.
Stop communicating or interacting with anyone who makes us feel pressured or uncomfortable or acts inappropriately toward us online, and we will tell our family and/or teacher about it.

We value respect for self and others; therefore, we will:

Not bully, humiliate, or upset anyone online – whether through taking or sharing photos, videos, or screenshots; spreading rumors or gossip, or setting up fake profiles – and we will stand up appropriately to those who do.
Use only our own district-issued Google accounts on district-issued devices at all times.
Take proper care of our devices and immediately report misuse or lost devices to adults. As with all school property – vandalism, misuse, and/or intentional damage may be subject to disciplinary action.
Respect our devices for what they are intended to do and not attempt to install, run, or circumvent any software on the device.

We value learning; therefore, we will:

Use the district internet responsibly and primarily for educational purposes.
Carefully evaluate the validity of the information presented online.
Bring our devices to school fully charged every day (if taking them home).

In exchange, our school community agrees to:

Recognize that using technology devices and digital media are important components of learning.
Talk with us about our concerns with digital media and technology use.
Talk with us about our interests and embracing our world, including helping us find tools that help us to learn, create, and collaborate.
Take action to keep us safe online.