1	What is AUP? AUP stands for Acceptable Use Policy. You and your parents signed a form at the beginning of the year explaining the policy for Northside. It gives the rules of Internet use for students during school and school sponsored activities.
2	Do’s and Don’t… Students may Open, view, and change their own files. Use computer for school activities and lessons. Use computer if teacher is in the room monitoring. Go only to sites given by their teacher. Students may not Delete, open, view , changes someone else’s files. Play games that are not educational or approved by teacher. Use computer if a teacher is not present (this includes AR). Use a search engine. unless required you are under a teacher’s directions.
3	"Students should" Students should Give credit when borrowing photos or information from an Internet site. Get permission from a teacher before downloading a picture or word file. Students should never Copy words, pictures, or clipart from a site without giving credit to where they found it. (Plagiarism) Never download music, games, or videos. Visit non educational sites such as MTV, cartoon network, etc.. Share their passwords (AR) with a friend.
4	"You should always be polite..." You should always be polite when visiting with others over the Internet. Never use all caps. This means you are shouting. Do not use inappropriate language and if someone uses it with you tell a teacher immediately.
5	"Software from home may not..." Software from home may not be used on school computers. Students need to get permission before printing anything.
6	Safety If you go to a site and notice something inappropriate… Click the Back button immediately. Raise your hand and tell a teacher.
7	Safety Never give your Full name to anyone on the Internet (unless your teacher requires you for your assignment). Password to anyone on the Internet. Personal information such as home address , phone number, and photos. School name unless a teacher directs you to.
8	Safety You need to understand the ultimately you are responsible for your actions while on the computer. You can not blame anyone else.
9	Consequences for Misuse 1^st offense A verbal warning. 2^nd offense Parent and administration notified. Lose privileges for 3 weeks. 3^rd offense Lose privileges for the entire year.