1:1 Expectations of Students
Prior to being issued a district-owned iPad students were required to sign a permission form accepting liability. As we have progressed on this educational journey we have realized that a gap exists between school expectations and student actions with the devices. The following non-inclusive list is a collection of expectations of students with district iPads:
- Students are expected to have their iPads with them daily for class. The devices are to be charged, in their case, and have the necessary applications for class purposes. The iPads are to be used primarily for educational purposes. Students may be allowed to load personal apps per the privilege system. Students are expected to use the device appropriately at all times, which includes using school appropriate apps at appropriate times. Students who abuse this privilege will face disciplinary action.
- All devices are filtered both in school and at home. The filter is a major work in progress for fine-tuning. Requests for opening sites should be submitted to Mr. Saylor via email. Educational websites will be given top priority, but all requests will be considered. It will take a joint effort of students, teachers, and IT staff to lessen the restrictive nature of the filter.
- This is a school-owned device. Tampering with the device and it's settings is forbidden. This includes, but is not limited to, removing device profiles installed on the device, resetting the device, and any other attempt to circumvent device management. Both sides of the device must be covered to prevent damage. All identifying tags, marks, and stickers must remain as device identifiers. These cannot be removed by the user.
The result of these actions is an automatic major in the behavior system. The penalty for such actions may also include loss of the device or a service charge fee for the additional work time necessary to bring it back to school standards.
- Attempts to circumvent the network and/or device settings through such things as VPN and side loading iOS emulator apps is forbidden. While seeming harmless, these practices have two unintended consequences: 1. adversely affect the operation of the device by changing device settings and 2. they pose a security risk to individuals who are giving their personalized data to a 3rd party unbeknownst to them.
- Students with less than a C- average or having an F in a class at the end of a term are in danger of being credit deficient. Their device privileges will be adjusted accordingly until the end of the grade term. The loss of the ability to load personal apps, the deletion of personal apps already present on the device, the inability to remove apps, and the addition of other restrictions are all privileges that will be changed on their devices.
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