• No students may be in the room during lunch unattended.
• Do not bring in personal disks or CD's for use in these computers.
• Do not download sound files to the hard drive.  They take up a great deal of space and are not necessary for learning.
• If you take your class diskette home, you must notify the teacher and it must be scanned for viruses before it can be used at school again.
• If you lose your disk, you will have to pay for a new one.  Keep track of your disk and put it away each day.
• No student may use the internet in this classroom without having a signed internet agreement on file with the school.
• Students may not use the internet without permission during class time unless it is for part of an assignment. This includes e-mail.  When the bell rings, e-mail should be closed.  Students will have a few minutes before the bell rings to check e-mail. If this policy is abused, e-mail privileges will be revoked.
• Students may not print from the internet without permission.  Grab a pen and paper and take down pertinent information by hand.
• Proofread documents from the screen before printing.  Do not waste printer ink for drafts.
• If you accidentally print something and need to stop it, turn off the printer and notify the teacher immediately.  DO NOT modify printer settings or try to figure it out on your own.
• Do not visit unacceptable internet web sites.
• Do not visit any public chat rooms.
• Do not download programs or plug-ins for the computer without permission.  If, when surfing the internet, a site says that it wants you to download something, you must say no or call the teacher to your computer.  No games can be downloaded!
• Disks left in the disk drive will be collected by the teacher each hour.  Students that are irresponsible and leave their disks in the drive will serve a lunch detention the following day.
• Students may not modify any settings on the computer.  This includes printer settings, screensavers, desktop wallpaper, and desktop icons.  If you accidentally change something, notify the teacher immediately.
• If your computer freezes or does something unusual, notify the teacher immediately.
• Disks should be put in the correct class box each day.
• Students should keep the lab clean.  Scrap paper, misprinted papers, and homework assignments should not be left on the desks or in the desks.

What If I Don't Listen To These Rules???

No warnings will be given.  This paper serves as your personal warning as to what is considered acceptable behavior in the computer lab.  Other rules may apply as well, so pay attention when computer information is given during class. Offenses will be treated as follows:

FIRST OFFENSE
Zero on class/homework assignment that day for my students; other users will be sent to the office
SECOND OFFENSE
Visit to the principal's office; after-school detention
THIRD OFFENSE
E-mail and internet privileges revoked; after-school detention; parent letter home describing offenses
FOURTH OFFENSE
To be decided by teacher and principal cooperatively.

NOTE: Computer stations will be checked from time to time for unauthorized programs and modifications.