Online Behaviour Clause Samples
Online Behaviour. ➢ Behave online the same way you would offline or in person: treat everyone fairly and with common courtesy. ➢ Beware of giving out too much information about yourself or others online. Don’t give out your username and password to anyone else, and regularly change your password. ➢ Avoid posting personal information such as home phone numbers, addresses, school year levels and other identifying information about yourself or other school community members; ➢ When communicating with people you have not met in the physical world, use non-provocative, ambiguous pseudonyms like “CricketEnthusiast”, or “HomerSimpson195”. Avoid names like “ifsboy” which indicate that you are likely to be young and may give away your school. ➢ Take care never to leave your iPad unattended while you are logged in. ➢ Be cautious with any site or person asking you to sign up for commercial agreements or financial transactions. Always check with a responsible adult before agreeing to purchase things online. ➢ Take care with the language you use online so that any messages you send do not offend, hurt or mislead the recipient or anyone else who reads it. ➢ Be aware of the International Football School Anti-bullying Policy and Cyber Safety Policy which promotes everyone’s right to a safe and caring environment. Understand that cyber bullying or bullying is unacceptable in any form. ➢ Remember that laws exist to protect people from receiving material which may be objectionable. This includes emails, chat, social sites and mobile devices. ➢ Remember, photos, videos, recordings and text that you put online in any way remain online, possibly forever. You have only limited control over what happens to media once it is online. ➢ Take the following actions if you have been harassed or bullied online: Do not respond or reply Save a record of the communication as evidence. Tell a trusted adult (parent, teacher, etc.) as soon as possible. ➢ Be careful of websites which require you to submit your email address. Providing your email address on a commercial site puts you at risk of receiving a large volume of unsolicited email (SPAM) which may be offensive. SPAM can also render your email account inoperable. ➢ If you come across offensive material on a website, exit the site and inform your teacher or another adult. ➢ You should not ever bypass the School’s network security to access sites which have been blocked.
Online Behaviour. Behave online the same way you would offline or in person: treat everyone fairly and with common courtesy. · Beware of giving out too much information about yourself or others online. Don’t give out your username and password to anyone else, and regularly change your password. · Avoid posting personal information such as home phone numbers, addresses, school year levels and other identifying information about yourself or other school community members; · When communicating with people you have not met in the physical world, use non-provocative, ambiguous pseudonyms like “CricketEnthusiast”, or “HomerSimpson195”. Avoid names like “ifsboy” which indicate that you are likely to be young and may give away your school. · Take care never to leave your iPad unattended while you are logged in. Be cautious with any site or person asking you to sign up for commercial agreements or financial transactions. Always check with a responsible adult before agreeing to purchase things online. · Take care with the language you use online so that any messages you send do not offend, hurt or mislead the recipient or anyone else who reads it. · Be aware of the International Football School Anti-bullying Policy and Cyber Safety Policy which promotes everyone’s right to a safe and caring environment. Understand that cyber bullying or bullying is unacceptable in any form. · Remember that laws exist to protect people from receiving material which may be objectionable. This includes emails, chat, social sites and mobile devices. · Remember, photos, videos, recordings and text that you put online in any way remain online, possibly forever. You have only limited control over what happens to media once it is online. · Take the following actions if you have been harassed or bullied online: - Do not respond or reply - Save a record of the communication as evidence. - Tell a trusted adult (parent, teacher, etc.) as soon as possible. · Be careful of websites which require you to submit your email address. Providing your email address on a commercial site puts you at risk of receiving a large volume of unsolicited email (SPAM) which may be offensive. SPAM can also render your email account inoperable. · If you come across offensive material on a website, exit the site and inform your teacher or another adult. · You should not ever bypass the School’s network security to access sites which have been blocked. · Personal exchanges are best handled in person. Avoid saying anything in an e-mail t...