Questions
1)  Can I use MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, or any other kind of chatting program?
2)  Can I play games on the school computers?
3)  Can I use my e-mail?
4)  Are MySpace, Flicker, Facebook, and similar sites O.K. to get on at school?
5)  Why do you have all these rules?
6)  Does Marion Unit #2 have a technology policy?
7)  Explicit sites and other bad stuff?
8)  Consequences?
9)  Can I change the setting and stuff on the computer?
10)  Will my Windows Vista Microsoft Word file open on the school computers?
 
Answers
1)  Q Can I use MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, or any other kind of chatting program?
A
No! At MJHS you may not use ANY chatting program. **See possible "Consequences" question.
2)  Q Can I play games on the school computers?
A
No! No games are to be played while on the computers, UNLESS it is with the express permission of the supervising teacher. (Example: The 8th grade history classes play Oregon Trail, to illustrate the issues with traveling during Westward Expansion. This is done IN class with the teacher supervising.)
3)  Q Can I use my e-mail?
A
NO! E-mail can be a tool to bring viruses and spyware into the school. (The exception is with the express consent of the teacher/administrator supervising, AND it must apply to a certain project currently being taught in class.)
4)  Q Are MySpace, Flicker, Facebook, and similar sites O.K. to get on at school?
A
No! These sites contains ads, P2P, chatting, etc., so they are usually not school appropriate. Plus most of them have an AGE LIMIT that is 14 and up, so junior high kids shouldn't be on them anyway!!
5)  Q Why do you have all these rules?
A
The rules are there for good reason: Protection. We want to protect our computers and network, but most imprortantly we want to protect our students.

The questions above highlight types of sites and electronic activities that can have serious consequences for children if they are not supervised properly. Predators, explicit content, and violence are many times prevalant on these types of sites. We just want to try and prevent as much harm as we can.
6)  Q Does Marion Unit #2 have a technology policy?
A
Yes, they do, and you can find it on www.marionunit2.org and in the school handbook. The questions outlined here are just some things I wanted to specifically point out, so that students are reminded of the rules.
7)  Q Explicit sites and other bad stuff?
A
Please, for your own good, don't look up or even try to look up anything that is not school appropriate. You will get in BIG trouble!
8)  Q Consequences?
A
There are serious consequences if you misuse your computer PRIVILEDGES. You could be banned from computer usage your entire time at MJHS; you could recieve suspensions or detentions; and/or you could recieve other punnishments.

Remember being able to use a computer at school is a PRIVILEDGE not a RIGHT!

Think about what you are about to do when you are using a computer. Is what you are about to do going to get you in trouble? If it is, then DON'T DO IT!
9)  Q Can I change the setting and stuff on the computer?
A
NO! Changing the settings can get you in big trouble!
10)  Q Will my Windows Vista Microsoft Word file open on the school computers?
A
No. MJHS is not VISTA compatiable, YET. If you have VISTA, then save your file so it can be opened on Windows XP.

Need help saving? E-mail me on the CONTACT page or come see me at the office, and I'll do my best to help you out.