Palmer Trinity School

{ 58 } • e term "pirated software" refers to the use and transfer of stolen software. Commercial software is copyrighted, and each purchaser must abide by the licensing agreement published with the software. ere is no justification for the use of illegally obtained software. e School will not, in any way, be held responsible for a student's own software brought to School for personal use. • Sending email chain letters is prohibited. * Note: All school email solicitations must be approved by the Director of Communications. UNATTENDED TABLET COMPUTERS/LAPTOPS Tablets/Laptops, including, without limitation, the school's required computer, are not permitted in the PTS Cafe, bathrooms, or the locker rooms and are never to be left unattended. If a unit is found unattended, it will be brought to the TechZone. Repeated incidents will require after school detention and/or parent meeting. SENIOR STUDENTS (ONLY) If using other than the school's required computer, students in 12 th Grade are granted encrypted/ authenticated Wi-Fi access to one device only. Limited support will be provided for devices different from the School's system. Repairs/Replacement/Service within reasonable time is the responsibility of the student. Senior students must have a working computer with touch screen and digital writing capabilities at all times. All responsibilities, requirements, right to search and information included in this policy applies to all senior students. UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP A good citizen is someone who upholds and respects the laws of their country, city or community, and also acts in an appropriate way at all times. Good citizens respect moral and ethical guidelines and behaviors. ey show care and concern for themselves, their neighbors and other members of the community. e good citizen respects other people's property, and expects others to do the same for them. A good digital citizen applies the same rules to the cyber-world. A digital citizen is a person who obeys the legal rules about using digital technologies, and acts with respect and care for themselves, others and their digital property. In return, they expect the same respect to be shown to them. ere are three key components to digital citizenship: looking after yourself, other people, and property. 1. Looking after yourself: • Choosing online names that are suitable and respectful. • Utilize secure passwords (minimum 8 characters, combine lowercase/uppercase and numbers). • Only inviting people you actually know in the real world to be your friends in the online world or social networks. – Never giving out personal information (address, telephone number, name of the School, address of the School, date of birth, social security number, credit card number, etc.) over the Internet. Students should also not meet with someone they have contacted on-line without prior parent approval. Safety is the responsibility of the parent and student. e School is not liable in any way for irresponsible acts on the part of the student. • Only visiting sites that are appropriate and respecting the rules that websites have about age. Some sites are only for adults. If you wouldn't feel comfortable showing the website to an administrator, your parents or grandparents, then it's inappropriate.

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