NEW FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

REBEL NETIQUETTE

New Fairfield High School

Mission Statement
New Fairfield High School strives to provide a
safe educational environment in which students
respect the right for all to become engaged
lifelong learners and responsible citizens who
belong, excel and lead within a diverse
society and changing world.

Adopting A REBEL Netiquette Policy

As our school begins to adopt one-to-one

computing, students will increasingly be using
the internet for academic and social needs.
Therefore it is our responsibility to educate
students on appropriate online behavior, or
Netiquette, as well as safety concerns including

cyberbullying and appropriate information to

post or share online.

REBEL Netiquette
In your groups, please create a list of how to act

appropriately online in the virtual playground.

Please have one designated person from each
group type your responses into the Google
document shared with the faculty.
Please remember to consider the REBEL

Expectations: Respect, Engage, Belong, Excel and

Lead.

How does a REBEL act online?

RESPECT
Represent yourself in a positive manner while communicating,

posting information, sharing pictures or comments

Communicate in a polite and appropriate manner

ENGAGE
Stay on task and focused

BELONG
Communicate with others in a positive manner that enhances

the learning environment

EXCEL
Use reliable sources

LEAD
Model and encourage others to maintain REBEL Netiquette
Report incidents of cyberbullying to the school

Basic Technology Safety Tips

As you watch the short video please think

about:
Have we taught our students these basic
safety tips regarding technology?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrln8nyVBLU

New Fairfield BOE Bullying Policy

The Board of Education (Board) promotes a secure and

happy school climate, conducive to teaching and learning

that is free from threat, harassment and any type of bullying
behavior. Therefore it shall be the policy of the Board that
bullying of a student by another student is prohibited.
The Board believes that a school environment in which

students feel safe, supported, engaged and helpfully

challenged is optimal for learning and healthy development.
The Board seeks an environment in which students and
adults feel socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically
safe; an environment that is free of harassment, intimidation
and bullying.

New Fairfield BOE Cyberbullying

"Cyberbullying" means any act of bullying

through the use of the Internet, interactive and

digital technologies, cellular mobile telephone or
other mobile electronic devices or any electronic
communications.

Possible Solutions
As a faculty create REBEL Netiquette that

aligns with our PBIS Behavior Expectations

Present Netiquette rules to the Board of
Education to be approved and added to the
Student Handbook
Include Netiquette REBEL Expectations on the
New Fairfield High School website
Include links to articles about internet safety
and age appropriate use of technology for
parents on the New Fairfield District Page

Possible Solutions
Present Netiquette REBEL Expectations on the

first day of school each year during class meetings

Have students from each grade at NFHS create a video

on REBEL Netiquette that can be shown to each class as

part of the presentation

Include Netiquette REBEL Expectations on the

syllabus for each course

Reinforce REBEL Netiquette in CAPSTONE

classes and make a Netiquette project required for
course credit

References
Hertz, M.B. (2015, February). Social media at school: Teaching safety on the
virtual playground. Edutopia. Retrieved from
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/social-media-school-teaching-safety-virtualplayground
Weir, L. (2008, August). Behaveyourself.com: Online manners matter. Edutopia.
Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/whats-next-2008-netiquetteguidelines
Welty, S. (2009). A netiquette resource for teens. Retrieved from
http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/weltys/502/netiquette.html
Williams, A. (2014, October). What bullying looks like in the digital age and
how to prevent it. Edutopia. Retrieved from
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-age-bullying-and-prevention-amywilliams