Accuracy and Validity

Policy #1

The school will provide a mean by which students can be taught how to reliably search the internet and validate resources. This can be done as one of the school various "School-wide Lessons" given throughout the year.

Policy #2

The school's administration and faculty leadership will create a policy that outlines the recommended procedures for faculty members to evaluate the validity of resources. Teachers should also be expected to notate the source of all materials used in the classroom that were found on the internet.

Copyright

Policy #1

The administration should conduct mandatory training sessions for all staff in copyright rules as they are applied to schools. This training should be repeated each year for new hires and as a refresher to the whole staff as needed.

Policy #2

Investigate the possibility of utilizing a service such as turnitin.com to help police the use of purchased essays and "copy and pasted" segments of writing and research projects turned in by students.

Access and the Digital Divide

Policy #1: Labs

Every effort should be made to keep the library computer lab open for student use during break, lunch, and for a reasonable time after school to allow students with no computer at home access to one.

Policy #2: The administration should with the coordination of the Staff Development committee provide training for teachers and staff in the use of computers for various purposes as often as if reasonably feasible. These trainings could include the use of video editing, internet for research, blogging, podcasting, and photo editing.