- Never give out your last name, address, phone number, age, school, or where you hang out. Tell your parents or an adult if someone asks for this information.
- Choose a nickname/username that is appropriate and does not include your real name.
- Never share your password with anyone.
- Never agree to meet in person with anyone you have met online unless you first have the approval of a parent or guardian.
- Notify an adult immediately if you receive a message that may be inappropriate or if you encounter any material that violates the Acceptable Use Policy.
- Your parents should instruct you if there is additional material that they think would be inappropriate for you to access. The JCSD expects you to follow your parent’s wishes in this matter. Remember that everything you read online may not be true.
- Never respond to messages that are obscene, threatening, or make you feel uncomfortable. If you receive a threatening email, do not delete it. Tell an adult and they can contact your service provider for assistance in tracing it.
- Don’t say anything in text that you wouldn’t want the public to know.
- If someone in a chat room says or does something inappropriate, block them and do not respond.
- Do not pretend to be someone you are not.
- Do not cyberbully. Do not say mean and rude things.
BE GOOD DIGITAL CITIZENS
Technology makes it easy and fast to access and post information online. Stop and think before you type. Are you being a good digital citizen?
- Don’t search for illegal, crude, rude, or inappropriate things.
- Don’t harass other students through blogs
- Don’t copyright infringe or plagiarize, or download anything illegally.
- If you ever have to think if the site you want to use is appropriate, it probably is not.
- Never post personal information, such as your full name, phone number, address, where you
work, etc. Google yourself. Would you want a future employer to see what you find? Could
someone find you based on your online information?
- Think before you type. Would you say it to their face?
- Evaluate web content. Everything on the internet is not true.
- Know when it is appropriate to play online games or access non-educational sites.
Approved 09/07/96
Reviewed 11/15/21
Revised 7/19/11
