West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-041 - Safe and Acceptable Use of the Internet by Students and Educators (Policy 2460) › Section 126-41-4 - Digital Citizenship

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
4.1. The
				appropriate use of technology and digital resources promotes positive and
				effective digital citizenship among students and staff. Digital citizenship
				represents more than technology literacy. Successful, technologically fluent
				digital citizens live safely and civilly in an increasingly digital world and
				use technology responsibly. They recognize that information posted on the
				Internet is public and permanent and can have a long-term impact on an
				individual's life and career.
4.2.
				All users need to be part of this digital citizenry to appropriately and safely
				learn, work, play, and live in today's global society.
4.3. The International Society for Technology
				in Education (ISTE) includes standards and provides guidance related to digital
				citizenship for students, teachers, administrators, instructional coaches and
				computer science educators.
4.4.
				Digital/Network Code of Conduct:
4.4.a. Users
				are expected to abide by the generally accepted rules of digital/network
				etiquette. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
4.4.a.1. Be polite. Do not write or send
				abusive messages to others.
4.4.a.2. Use proper English and appropriate
				language; avoid "Netspeak." Do not swear; do not use vulgarities or other
				inappropriate language.
4.4.a.3.
				Use extreme caution when revealing personal information, including a home
				address and phone number, on web sites, videos, social media, other digital
				communication platforms, e-mail, or as content on any other electronic
				medium.
4.4.a.4. Do not reveal, on
				any electronic medium, personal information about another individual.
4.4.a.5. Do not use the Internet in a way
				that would disrupt the use of the Internet by others.
4.4.a.6. Electronic educational material
				containing confidential student information shall be stored only in secure
				locations consistent with federal, state, and local privacy regulations.
				Electronic educational material containing no confidential student information,
				including but not limited to, lesson plans, worksheets, primary source
				documents, and other materials used for instruction, may be stored in
				appropriate locations but should follow state/district guidelines.
4.4.a.7. Educators electing to use third
				party classroom based applications should carefully review the terms of service
				and privacy policies prior to use for those applications to ensure consistency
				with best practice. For use of applications with students younger than 13 years
				of age, recommended best practice is to obtain parental consent prior to use
				and/or entering any student data. All use of third party applications must be
				consistent with local policy/guidelines, Family Educational Rights and Privacy
				Act (
				20 U.S.C. §
												1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) FERPA), W. Va. Code
				§ 18-2-5h, and W. Va. 126SR94, WVBE Policy 4350, Procedures for the
				Collection, Maintenance and Disclosure of Student Data (Policy 4350).
4.4.a.8 Activate the appropriate automatic
				reply message if account is to be unused for an extended period of time.
4.4.a.9. Appropriate permission
				shall be obtained prior to publishing student pictures or names on class,
				school, or district web sites or other publications, provided that such
				information is not designated as directory information under district policy.
				All releases of information designated as directory information under district
				policy must comply with parental opt-out provisions as described in the FERPA
				and WVBE Policy 4350.
4.4.a.10.
				Notify the appropriate school authority of any dangerous or inappropriate
				information or messages encountered.