Responsible Use of Technology and Social Media/Third Party Service
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July 2014
10910 Clarksville Pike • Ellicott City, MD 21042 • 410-313-6600 • www.hcpss.org
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This!document!outlines!the!general!requirements!for!Howard!County!Public!School!System!(HCPSS )!Policy!808 0:!
Responsible!Use!and!Social!Media!(http://w w w .hcp ss.org/ boa rd/p olicies),!wh ich!describ es!the!resp on sibilities!of!
all!individuals!when!using!HCPSS!owned!or!personally!owned!techn olog y!dev ices!on!the!HCPSS!network.!We!
require!that!you !review!an d !d isc u ss !th is!d o cu men t!with !y ou r !ch ild ,!sig n !it,!an d !re tu rn !it!to !th e !sc h oo l.!
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HCPSS!is!using!a!number!of!technology!tools!to!enhance!instruction!and!educate!students!about!safe!and!effective!
practices!when!interacting!online.!Students!may!be!using!third!par ty!webJbased!collaborative!applications!to!
create!and!post!their!wo rk!to!the!Internet.!Exam ples!of!these!tools!include,!but!are!not!limited!to:!Canv a s ,!Google!
Apps!for!Ed u ca tio n,!Edublogs,!etc.!For!more!information!visit!http://www.hcpss.org/thirdJparty.!
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All!webJbased!collaborative!application!activities!are!designed!to!protect!student!privacy.!Teachers!and!staff!who!
use!these!tools!establish!a!safe!digital!co mm u n it y!wh er e!p a rtic ip a nt s!in v ol ve d !in!t he !p ro je ct !ca n!r ea d !an d / or !p os t.!
Anonymous!usernames!allow!the!teacher!and!other!students!to!identify!the!author,!but!maintain!anonymity!if!
viewed!by!guests!such!as!parents.!Furthermore,!the!teacher!will!be!monitoring!all!posts!fo r!ap p ro p ria te ne ss .!!
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Responsible&Use&of&Technology:&
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All!individuals!will!act!in!a!responsible,!civil,!ethical,!and!appropriate!manner!when!using!technology!for!Howard!
County!Public!School!System!(HCPSS)Jrelated !activities.&HCPSS!technologies!are!accessible!for!instructional!use!
and!HCPSS!activities!consistent!with!current!student!in s tru c tio n a l!re qu ir eme nt s.!!The!personal!use!of!technology!
and!social!media!may!not!interfere!with!student!work,!cause!disruptions!to!the!school!or!work!environment,!result!
in!ad d itio n al!c o st!t o!H C P S S,!or!violate!HCPSS!policies!or!applicable!laws.!Individuals!are!responsible!for!exhibiting!
the!beh avior !as!ou tlined!in!the !policy!on!all!HCPSS!sanctioned!devices!and!all!HCPSS!sanctioned!digital!and!social!
media,!just!as!they!are!in!a!classroom!or!a!school!hallway.!!
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Responsibilities&of&Users:&
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Please!review!th e!Appendix(A:(Responsibilities(of(Users!section!be low.!!Inapp rop riate !use !as!ou tlined !in!Appendix(A:(
Responsibilities(of(Users!will!result!in!the!temporary!or!permanent!termination!of!technology!access!privileges,!in!
addition!to!any !fina nc ial!o b liga tio n !inc u rre d ,!an d!applicable!disciplinary!action!in!accordance!with!Policy!9200!
Discipline.!
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