Institution Background
Internet is provided at the
Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School via the standard service the Ministry
of Education Technological and Vocational Training facilitates using local service
provider Digicel. However, as the department
in question (the Special Unit) is on the bottom floor, the internet connection
is very poor and the signal is weak. A separate
internet connection was privately acquired for the Department to allow teachers
and students to access the internet for the purposes of teaching and learning. This means that separate guidelines must be
put in place to govern the use of this internet connection and technology.
In terms of the student
body, the Special Unit caters to thirty-nine students with varying degrees of
learning disabilities. The language of
the AUP has therefore been tailored to meet the level of understanding of the
students in question.
Purpose of the Policy
This policy is designed to;
· Provide
guidelines on how the technological devices which are the property of the
Charles F Broome Special Unit should be used.
· Detail restrictions
for use of the wireless internet connection on personal mobile devices.
· Provide a
measure of accountability for student users of the internet or technological
devices.
· Ensure parents
are partly accountable for their child/ward’s use of the internet and technological
devices.
· Detail the
consequences for misuse of the internet or technological devices.
Under the purpose of the policy you noted that there was a separate internet connection from the main school. Is this connection paid for by the school or the teacher? If so how will you be able to control what is done on the staff's personal devices. Also, are parents allowed or have access the school that separate internet connection? Just a few things that crossed my mind.
ReplyDeleteWell honestly it is paid for by the staff as to go without reliable connection was too inconvenient. I understand how that may pose an issue in terms of exercising control though. I really have to give it some thought. No the parents don't have access to the wireless internet network.
DeleteI added a post on acceptable use specifically directed to teachers and parent volunteers who would have access to the wireless internet connection (Acceptable Use and Regulations) to address your second question.
DeleteGood idea to use language that the students would understand. Its good that the Unit is not totally dependent on the Ministry since a private internet connection was acquired.
ReplyDeleteI donot want to be redundant, but has there been a change to where our technology comes from. I am seeing another area of the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation. Is this another area where technology has been coming from?
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