Wiki+Warranty

Wiki Warranty

Purpose of the wiki

The members of Mr. Bengs class at Washington Elementary will be participating in a class wiki for the purposes of responding to and commenting on curriculum topics as we study them, creating written projects/ media projects and commenting on each other’s work. We will also use the wiki for encouraging the writing process across the curriculum, reviewing and sharing study strategies before tests and quizzes, practicing taking varied points of view on a topic, sharing classroom events with families, sharing special projects, making classroom suggestions and creating FAQ pages on curriculum topics. For an example of what some other classes have done with a wiki you may go to this site: http://spfractions.wikispaces.com/

Safety This wiki will be created using a wiki tool at http://www.wikispaces.com/ In the interest of students’ safety, the following restrictions have been configured on the wiki: Only the teacher can enter registrations Only students, parents, and staff members with a related interest to this class are allowed to add to or edit the wiki. Only registered members can see the wiki All wiki content is subject to teacher approval and/or deletion. The teacher will be notified of any edits to the wiki. All wiki content will be removed from public view after the school year has ended. No individual or identifiable profiles are available on the wiki

Terms and Conditions

All students and participants in this wiki project must agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement.

No student may edit or delete the work of another without including a written explanation for the changes (with initials or pseudonym signature) in the Discussion area for that page.

The teacher, Mr. Bengs, will make every reasonable effort to monitor conduct on the class wiki in order to maintain a positive learning community. All participants will respect each other’s time and efforts by supporting the same positive approach.

No student or other participant may include any information or images on the site that could compromise the safety of himself/herself or other wiki members. Avoid specific comments about our location or schedules, if they would be visible to outsiders.

All participants will be respectful in their postings and edits. No trash-talk, inappropriate language, personal insults, profanity, spam, racist, sexist or discriminatory remarks, or threatening comments will be tolerated. No student or other participant may post, comment, or change settings on the site in violation of these terms and conditions.

All participants must protect their log-in and password information, as well as class passwords (if any). If participants suspect that a password has been compromised, he/she must notify the teacher immediately.

No participant may share his/her log-in information or protected information about the site with anyone who is not a participant. This includes adding trackbacks or other means by which outsiders can access the site without permission.

Any participant who is aware of violations of this agreement by others must report these violations to the teacher immediately both verbally and in writing (email or note).

All use of the wiki must be in accordance with the school’s Acceptable Use Policy, including entries made from computers outside of school.

Uncited use of copyrighted material in wiki postings, files, or comments will be deemed as plagiarism and punished accordingly.

No posting or edit may facilitate or promote illegal activity, either overtly or by implication.

No student may edit or delete the work of another without including a written explanation for the changes in the Discussion area for that page.

Consequences of violating the Warranty Any violation of the above terms and conditions shall make the violator subject to both immediate termination from the wiki, with all related sacrifice of points toward grades and to discipline through the school code of conduct, where applicable. At the teacher’s discretion, a warning may be given in the case of minor infractions.

Signatures I agree to the terms and conditions of the class wiki for (name of class here) for the 2009-2010 school year. and permit my student to participate in the wiki project.

Student signature Date Parent signature Date

Parent membership

I wish to be a registered member of the class wiki. Please add me to the rolls:

PRINT CLEARLY!

Name:

Email address:

Name of student:

Relationship to student:

Note: Any grandparent or other relative who wishes to participate may contact Mr. Bengs at jason.bengs@clintonokschools.org to request access. The teacher will verify the identities of all non-parental contacts by emailing the parent/guardian before providing this access.