Internet+Acceptable+Use+Policies

**Internet Acceptable Use Policy****Carmen Natrin**

Introduction
An Acceptable Use Policy: > ==media type="custom" key="11383504" width="17" height="17" align="left"== > == **Acceptable Use Policy Components** According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a properly designed [|acceptable use policy] should include the following: Other sources have a different criteria of the AUPs structure:[| preamble, a definition section, a policy statement, an acceptable uses section, a violations/sanctions section.]
 * is a document that allows a business, a school district, to outline the rights and the responsibilities of its network;
 * is a document outlining the terms and conditions for internet use, by defining in clear terms, access privileges, online behavior, and the consequences for violating those rules;
 * represents the law for an effective Digital citizenship and for a smooth "traveling" process on the digital "road"
 * is the code of conduct for the behavior displayed online;
 * is meant to protect the individuals involved
 * Individual rights regarding access to the system and to resources obtained through use of the system.
 * Individual responsibilities with regard to the system, its contents and connections obtained through the system.
 * Rights of the organization relating to the system and access.
 * Organizational responsibilities.

**What is an AUP anyway? ** media type="youtube" key="8UXcpG05MHg" height="420" width="480" align="left"

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**More Resources **: AUP Guide
 * [| Acceptable Use Policies in the Web 2.0 and Mobile Era]
 * [|Cell Phone Use and Policies in Schools]
 * [|Acceptable Internet Use Polices: A Guide for School Districts]

**AUPs: purpose, importance ** ** Samples ** [|Examples of AUP Documents]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|Review of (and Supplement to) Yeshiva University's Children in a Digital Age: Parent Guide]
 * Social Networking Acceptable Use
 * [|Acceptable Use Policies]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left; vertical-align: super;">[|Why do schools need AUPs?]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">[|Model Acceptable Use Policy]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">: [|Acceptable Use Policies]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 120%;">[|Internet Safety in Schools][|Acceptable Internet Use Policy]
 * [|Responsible Use Policy Battle Ground Academy]
 * [|Rapides Parish School Board Faculty/Staff Acceptable Use Policy]

**References** Acceptable Use Policies for Internet Use (2010). //Media Awareness Network.// Retrieved from [] Getting Getting Started on the Internet: Developing an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) (2011). //Education World.// Retrieved from [] Patterson J (1999) Acceptable Use Policies. //Bloomington School District IL.// Retrieved from [] Warning: This Computer is Monitored. Retrieved from __ [] __