5. Store your bookbags and personal items at the back of the lab as you come into the lab. There is not enough space next to the computers for these materials.
6. No food or drink is allowed in the computer lab.
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8. The Computer Lab is a classroom. You are here to work on your assignment. You are not here to “play”. If you use the computer for any purpose other than your assignment, it will be considered computer misuse .
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10. Discipline Policy 1st Offense: Student is given a warning. 2nd Offense: Student is removed from computer for the rest of the class period and parent contact is made. 3rd Offense: Student is sent to the office with a discipline referral. It is the classroom teacher’s decision to allow the student to make up missed work. Students are responsible for repair or replacement of deliberately damaged equipment.
11. HACKING Unauthorized use of hardware or software can be considered to be “hacking.” Talladega County Schools Discipline Policy: Class 2 Offense (In or Out of School Suspension): When hacking does not cause damage to equipment and/or data. Class 3 Offense (Out of School Suspension or Expulsion): When hacking causes damage to equipment and/or data.
15. Music and software are copyrighted. You buy the right to use the disc, but you do not own the product. It is illegal to copy CDs if you have not purchased the license to do so.
16. Information, pictures, and music acquired from the Internet is copyrighted. Students must cite the source of reference information and images used in multimedia presentations. Pictures must have copyright information next to the image:
17. When information is acquired from a website, the website author and Internet address of the site must be “cited” in a bibliography, works cited slide, etc. Example: "Mickey Mouse." Britannica Student Encyclopedia . 2003. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 17 June 2003. http://search.eb.com/ebi/article?eu=354813 .
20. Computer Lab attendance is a privilege you should not take for granted. Following the guidelines presented today will help you have a successful experience.
