Class+Rules

· **DO use the computers for research on school projects or to connect with other students in a positive manner.** · DON'T search for illegal, crude, rude, crass and inappropriate things. · DON'T harass other students through blogs. · DON'T plagiarize or download anything illegally. 1. I will never post any information more personal than my first name nor will I post pictures of myself or others (family, students or staff in my school or enrichment program). 2. I will respect the public nature of online information, and in doing so, I will respect the wishes of my fellow students for keeping their information (full name, compromising stories, etc.) private. 3. I will not plagiarize, instead I will expand on others' ideas and give credit where it is due. 4. I will use language appropriate for school. 5. I will not insult my fellow students or their work. 6. I will only post pieces that I am comfortable with everyone seeing; other pieces I will keep as drafts. 7. I will not be afraid to express my ideas, while not making derogatory remarks. 8. I will use constructive/productive/purposeful criticism, supporting any idea, comment, or critique I have with evidence. 9. I will take all online content creation seriously, posting only things that are meaningful and taking my time when I create. 10. I will try to spell everything correctly. 11. I will not use my public writing (blog posts, comments, discussion topics, wiki edits) as a chat room, instead, I will save IM language for private conversations. 12. I will not bully others in my blog posts or in my comments. 13. I will never access another student's account in order to pose as them. 14. I will take responsibility for anything blogged in my name. 15. I will not provoke other students in my blog posts or comments. 16. I will only post photos which are school appropriate and either in the creative commons or correctly cited. 17. I will not spam (including, but not limited to meaningless messages, mass messages, and repetitive messages) 18. I will only post comments on posts that I have fully read, rather than just skimmed. 19. If I find an inappropriate site or image I will hit the back key and contact an adult. 20. I will not enter a chat room.
 * Rules**

1. Letter of apology to those offended by the infraction (individual students or enrichment community), warning by facilitator, and editing or deletion of offending post/comment. 2. Letter of apology to those offended by the infraction (individual students or enrichment community), temporary loss of access/privileges (duration of quarter), editing or deletion of offending post/comment. 3. Dismissal from enrichment program.
 * Infractions of these rules will lead to the following consequences in order of severity and number of offense:**