Wikis:

2012-2013 Blog and Wiki Guidelines for BCPS

Wikis for students in high school should follow these guidelines: 1. The wiki shall remain private to all members 2. The wiki shall have a clear purpose set by the teacher or class 3. The building administrator must approve the use of the wiki 4. Parental permission must be granted for any child to participate in the wiki ( this is indicated on the Photo / Information Release Form sent home at the start of each year and stored in PowerSchool ) 5. All students shall receive written guidelines and instruction in how to properly use and maintain a wiki. a. Guidelines are to include the rubric the teacher will use to assess student work. b. Students shall be instructed that the BCPS student AUP applies to this wiki, even when the student accesses it from home 6. Students shall be instructed to use the wiki for its intended purpose only and to work within the parameters of the wiki during appropriate time frames (i.e. students shall not be working on an English wiki during Math class) 7. Students shall be advised of their responsibility to use school-appropriate language 8. No images shall be uploaded to the wiki without teacher consent 9. No full student names are used in the construction of the wiki (i.e. first and last name) 10. Student and parent / guardian have signed and returned the BCPS Acceptable Computer Use Policy (AUP) from the Code of Student Conduct. Wikis may be created for all middle and elementary students following these additional guidelines (to ensure that our county and teachers are following the COPPA Guidelines): 1. The wiki must be created using the teacher account ONLY 2. Each student signs in using a guest access created from the teacher account. This will enable the student to access without providing personally identifiable information, and allow the teacher to maintain control over all posts. 3. Page may be created for each child within the wiki using the child's first name - no

first and last names 4. Parent permission must be obtained ( this is indicated on the Photo / Information Release Form sent home at the start of each year and stored in PowerSchool ) 5. Student and parent / guardian have signed and returned the BCPS Acceptable Computer Use Policy (AUP) from the Code of Student Conduct.

Blogs:
Blogs for students should follow these guidelines: 1. The building administrator must approve the use of the blog 2. Parental permission must be granted for any child to participate in the blog ( this is indicated on the Photo / Information Release Form sent home at the start of each year and stored in PowerSchool ) 3. The blog shall have a clear purpose set by the teacher 4. The blog shall be constructed by the teacher so as to have all submissions approved before they are published to the Web. 5. No full student names are used within the blog or any related posts (i.e. no first and last names used within the blogging community) 6. Student email may be assigned by the teacher for any student age 13 years or older by contacting the IT Coordinator in the BCPS Technology Department after parental permission is granted (this is indicated on the Photo / Information Release Form sent home at the start of each year and stored in PowerSchool ) a. Teachers shall make themselves familiar with the student email system prior to assigning student email accounts. b. Students and parents are advised that email can and will be monitored from this site. This notification is spelled out in the Student AUP. 7. Each student shall receive written guidelines and instruction in how to properly use and maintain a blog. a. Instruction shall include, but not be limited to, the topics of Intellectual Property Rights and How to Write in a Public Forum b. Students shall be instructed that the BCPS Student AUP applies to this blog, even when the student accesses it from home c. Guidelines are to include the rubric the teacher will use to assess student contributions to the blog. 8. Students shall be instructed to use the blog for its intended purpose only and to work on the blog during appropriate times (i.e. students shall not blog during instructional time or other class periods). 9. Students shall be advised of their responsibility to use school-appropriate language at all times while blogging. This is also outlined in the Student AUP.

10. Student and parent / guardian have signed and returned the BCPS Acceptable User Policy (AUP) from the Code of Student Conduct.