DISTRIBUTION AND RETURNING DISTRICT ISSUED MOBILE DEVICE
Distribution of District
Issued Mobile Device
A District Issued Mobile Device will be distributed following
the Mobile Device Orientation videos. If a student elects to use a District
Issued Mobile Device or gain access to the District network:
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Parents must sign and return the Mobile Technology Acceptance Form and Acceptable Use Policy
(AUP) before the school can issue a Mobile Device or grant student access to
the District network. This can be done through the Registration Gateway
portal or on a hard copy upon request
from the school.
Returning District Issued
Mobile Device
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Failure to return items may result in the District
Issued Mobile Device being reported stolen and police involvement to recover
the device; the student may be subject to criminal prosecution or civil
liability. The student will also be required to pay the full replacement cost
for a new District Issued Mobile Device and accessories.
Identification of District
Issued Mobile Device
Each student’s District Issued Mobile Device will be labeled
in the manner specified by the District. The District Issued Mobile Device can
be identified by Serial Number and Dillon School District Four inventory label.
The District’s inventory label and any manufacturer’s label should not be
removed from the device. The District will assess charges for removal or
defacement of these labels and barcodes.
CARING
FOR DISTRICT ISSUED MOBILE DEVICE (If Used at Home)
The District Issued Mobile Device is District property. All
users will follow these guidelines.
General
Precautions
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Never leave your District Issued Mobile Device
in any non-secure location, such as a car, or any other unsupervised area
where theft can occur.
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It is the student’s responsibility to keep
his/her District Issued Mobile Device stored in a safe, secure, temperature
appropriate space if the device has
to be taken home.
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Carefully insert cords
and cables into the Mobile
Device to prevent
damage.
Carrying
District Issued Mobile Device
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The District places a protective case around the
screen and these may not be removed. The District also provides a protective
case for District Issued Mobile Devices. These cases have sufficient padding for typical use. The device must be in an issued case and
must be used at all times to protect the device.
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Cases should not hold other objects. Folders,
workbooks, etc. should be kept in a book bag or carried separately to avoid placing
excessive pressure and weight on the Mobile
Device screen.
Screen
Care
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Screen damage will occur when pressure is
applied to the screen. Users must avoid leaning on the top of the device,
closing any items inside the device, or placing objects in a book bag (or
protective case) in a way that it applies pressure to the screen.
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Use only a clean, soft cloth to clean the
screen. Do not use cleansers or liquids of any type unless directed by the District.
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Do not bump the District Issued Mobile Device
against walls, car doors, floors, etc., as it will crack and break the screen.
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Screens that are hinged should not be forced open to the point of breaking the hinge.
DISTRICT ISSUED MOBILE
DEVICE DAMAGE OR LOSS
As with any piece of school property checked out to
students, the students and their families are responsible for their assigned
District Issued Mobile Device. Situations that result in a District Issued
Mobile Device being damaged, destroyed, or stolen will be dealt
with on a case-by-case basis.
Terms
of the District Issued Mobile Device Agreement
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Terms and conditions that apply to the usage of
the District Issued Mobile Device are as follows:
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The District will cover parts
and repairs for system-related issues
or malfunctions of the device.
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The District will cover parts and repairs for ONE
accidental damage, such as cracked screens, liquid damage, cosmetic
damage, etc. each academic calendar
year (August 1- July 31).
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The District will not cover the cost of
damage/loss of a District Issued Mobile Device if the $11.00 insurance fee has
not been paid or the contract has not been signed.
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The District will not cover the costs due to the
loss/damage of chargers, sleeves, shields, bags, etc. The $11.00 insurance fee
does not cover this type of loss/damage.
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The District will not cover
intentional damage or damage due to negligence or loss.
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The District will not cover theft without a police report that clearly
shows forced entry into a secured- location.
Lost/Stolen
Devices
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If a District Issued Mobile Device is lost,
please report to school designated location to see if it has been recovered.
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If a District Issued Mobile Device is recovered,
please turn the device in to the school’s designated location.
A lost District
Issued Mobile Device must be reported within 48 hours to the designated school person. The District will try to
assist the student in locating the device; however, loss is NOT covered by the District.
If the device is not recovered, parents/guardians will be responsible for the
replacement cost of the device.
A stolen District
Issued Mobile Device must be reported within 48 hours to the designated school person and the appropriate Police
Department in your area. A police report is required and must clearly indicate forced entry into a
secured location. Obtaining the report and submitting it to the designated
school person is the responsibility of the student and/or parent.
Devices left unattended in an unsecured location
cannot be considered stolen. They will be treated as lost devices.
Damaged Devices
- The District will cover parts and repairs for ONE accidental damage per school year (August 1 - July 31) on the District Issued Mobile Device only. All other parts will be a separate charge. Additional damages are the responsibility of the parent/student.
- Students should not attempt to repair or take the District Issued Mobile Device to an outside repair source. Doing so could invalidate the warranty and the student will be responsible for the damage. Please take the District Issued Mobile Device to the designated school person.
- If a District Issued Mobile Device needs to be worked on, based upon availability, a replacement device will be provided.
- Malfunctioning or damaged District Issued Mobile Devices must be reported to the designated school person in a timely manner. Dillon School District Four will be responsible for repairing District Issued Mobile Devices that malfunction.
- If a District Issued Mobile Device or any other peripheral is lost, full price will be charged.
User Misuse and Abuse Costs
If device is misused or abused, the parent/student is responsible for the cost of repair. The repair costs are listed below:
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Tablet (Entire Device)
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$325.00
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Tablet Parts
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LCD Panel (ex. Cracked Screen)
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$156.00
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System Board
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$214.00
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Webcam
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$ 33.00
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Keyboard
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$ 34.00
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Palm Rest and Touchpad
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$ 60.00
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Top Case (Includes WiFi Antenna)
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$ 53.00
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Bottom Case
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$ 40.00
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Battery
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$ 81.00
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DC Power Port
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$214.00
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Microphone Port
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$214.00
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USB (Right Side USB Only)
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$214.00
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Hinge
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$ 39.00
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Strip Cover
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$ 30.00
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Tablet Peripherals
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Protective Cover
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$ 25.00
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AC Adapter
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$ 39.00
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Protective Sleeve
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$ 16.00
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Barcode Label
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$ 3.00
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Writing on Tablet
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$ 16.00
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Painting the Keyboard
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$ 34.00
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Repair costs for the District Issued Mobile Device due to deliberate damage or neglect may include, but are not limited to:
Broken Screen
Top Case/Keyboard
Screen Bezel
AC Adapter with power cord
Case
Note: Repair costs shall not exceed the full replacement price of the device.
Title
Legal title to the property is with the District and shall,
at all times, remain with the District. The right of possession and use is
limited to and conditioned on full and complete compliance with the District
Tablet Procedures Guide and Acceptable Use
Policy.
Repossession/Liability
Dillon School District Four reserves the right to repossess
or demand return of any District Issued Mobile Device for failure to comply
with all terms of the District Issued Mobile Device Guide and/or the Acceptable
Use Agreement.
The District
Tablet Procedures Guide and Acceptable Use Policy will be renewed each school year.
USING DISTRICT ISSUED
DEVICE RESPONSIBLY
District Issued Mobile Devices are intended for use at
school each day. Students are responsible for bringing their charged Mobile
Device to all classes, unless specifically instructed otherwise by the teacher.
Student Responsibilities
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Student is responsible for maintaining his/her District
Issued Mobile Device.
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The District
Issued Mobile Device’s battery
must be charged
and ready for school daily.
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Student may not remove any District applied
or manufacturer labels
from the device.
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Student should guard
their personal information when using the District Issued Mobile Device, as outlined in the
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). This includes,
but is not limited to, sending any message that includes personal information
such as: passwords, home address, personal phone numbers, student’s last name
or another person’s last name, and information about schedules (where students
are/will be, timings, dates, etc.).
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Student will comply,
at all times, with the District Tablet Procedure Guide and the AUP.
Failure to comply may result in
disciplinary action and possible loss of device.
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Never leave a District Issued
Mobile Device unattended in a non-secure location.
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Students are not allowed to have in their possession any other student’s District Issued Mobile
Device.
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Students should not log into other student
accounts on their District Issued Mobile
Device.
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The District Issued Mobile Device should not be
loaned to another person. Do not let family members download applications,
programs or view inappropriate content. Each District Issued Mobile Device is
assigned to one person, and that one person is responsible entirely for that particular
District Issued Mobile Device. The assigned student is the only person that should be using the assigned device.
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Do not attempt to hack a Dillon School District Four
Mobile Device. Do not attempt to remove or circumvent the management system
installed on each Mobile Device. Using or possessing hacking software is a
violation of the agreement.
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District Issued Mobile Device(s) should not be connected to “hot spots,”
other networks, or VPNs while
at school.
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Students who violate these terms will have
his/her District Issued Mobile Device “wiped.” In addition to the
device being “wiped,” the student could face
disciplinary action in accordance with the District Discipline Code Book and may lose
device privileges.
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Dillon School District Four is not responsible for lost documents, photos, music, etc.
District
Issued Mobile Device Left at Home
Students who leave their District Issued Mobile Devices at
home are still responsible for completing their daily coursework.
Charging Your
District Issued Mobile Device Battery
If the device is
taken home, the District Issued Mobile Device must be brought to school each day
in a fully charged condition. Students must charge their District Issued Mobile
Device each evening. Repeat violations of not charging the battery for the
school day may result in disciplinary consequences.
Home
Internet Access
Students may establish Wi-Fi connections with their District
Issued Mobile Device outside of school. Students can then use the District
Issued Mobile Device wherever access is available.
District
Issued Mobile Device Camera, Microphone, Speakers and Earphones
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The District Issued Mobile Device is equipped
with a photo and video camera, a microphone to record sound, and speakers.
While some teachers may request students to use these components for different
assignments, students should not record sound, take photos or videos, or play
back sound or music from the speakers without
the permission of the teacher
and/or persons they are recording.
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District policy and State law prohibits
harassment and bullying. Accessing, submitting, posting, publishing,
forwarding, downloading, scanning or displaying materials that are defamatory,
abusive, obscene, vulgar, threatening, discriminatory, harassing and/or illegal is a violation
of the agreement.
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District policy and Federal Law prohibits
students from accessing, downloading, posting, submitting, publishing,
scanning, displaying, distributing or forwarding sexually explicit or
suggestive materials. District Issued Mobile Device users are expected to
comply with District policies regarding these matters while using the District
Issued Mobile Device, both on-campus and off-campus.
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Failure to appropriately use the device and/or
violation of District policies may result in suspension of device privileges
and disciplinary action. The Dillon School District Four Discipline Code Book
is available online at www.dillon.k12.sc.us.
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If allowed to use earphones, the appropriate
volume level is when only the person wearing the earphones can hear the sound.
FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that affords parents and students over 18
years of age certain rights with respect to students’ educational records
including photographs. Students must obtain permission to publish or make
publicly available a photograph or video of any school-related activity. Unauthorized recordings are subject to
disciplinary action in accordance with the District’s Acceptable Use Policy. Dillon
School District Four retains the rights to any recording and/or publishing of
any student’s work or images created using District-owned property.
DIGITAL
CITIZENSHIP
Digital Citizenship is a concept
that helps students
understand how to use technology appropriately in a society
full of technology. Dillon School District Four has electronic precautions in
place in order for students to participate safely and securely in this
environment and enjoy the rights of a digital world in an educational setting.
The District expects students to use technology appropriately and responsibly.
District
Responsibilities
Dillon School District
Four will provide Internet access and a secure email system to students. School
staff will help students conduct research and ensure student compliance with
the District’s Acceptable Use Policy. The District and school will comply with
both federal and state laws regarding student internet use, such as FERPA,
CIPA, and COPPA.
Filtering/blocking
of inappropriate internet materials is done at school and at home while using
the District device.
Dillon School
District Four reserves the right to investigate any inappropriate use of
resources and to review, monitor and restrict information stored on or
transmitted via Dillon School District Four-owned equipment and resources.
Inspection
Staff may randomly select students
and ask them to provide their mobile device for inspection.
Network
Connectivity
Dillon School
District Four makes no assurance that the network will be operational at all
times. In the rare instance that the network may not be operational, the District
will make every effort to ensure the network is functioning in a timely manner.
Student devices
are configured to automatically connect to the District network and should
remain on that designated network while on any District campus. The use of
hotspots or VPNs to bypass District network filters are prohibited.
Parent/Guardian
Responsibilities
Talk to your
child(ren) about the values and standards you expect them to follow as they use
the Internet, just as you talk to them about their use of all other media
information sources such as television, telephone, movies, radio, etc. Parents
are encouraged to monitor student activity at home, especially Internet access.
District issued devices do not contain content filters and are dependent on the
filters of the home or public internet connection.
Student
Responsibilities for Digital Citizenship
Students will abide by the District’s
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and:
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contact an administrator about any security
issue they encounter.
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monitor all activity on their personal account(s).
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always shut down and secure their mobile device after use to protect their work and information.
● report
email containing inappropriate or abusive language or questionable subject
matter to a teacher or administrator at school.
Copyright
At a teacher’s
discretion, student work may be uploaded to the Internet. The student owns the
copyright to his/her original work(s).
MANAGING FILES AND
APPLICATIONS
Dillon School
District Four believes incorporating Mobile Devices into teaching and learning
will benefit teachers, students, and families. The device may be used as a
research tool, library, creation station, homework center, planner,
collaboration tool, etc.
Apps
and Downloads
Apps and
downloads provided or made available by the District will be thoroughly vetted.
The District reserves the right to limit the ability of students to download
apps, extensions and other web tools onto District devices.
Storage
for files
There will be
limited storage on the device and academic files take priority over personal
files. Every student is provided OneDrive with unlimited storage to be used for
academic purposes.
Originally
Installed Applications
The applications
originally installed by Dillon School District Four on each District Issued
Mobile Device must remain on the District Issued Mobile Device in usable
condition and readily accessible at all times.
Students may not
remove the device’s original applications. Staff may periodically check
District Issued Mobile Devices to ensure they have not been removed. The school
or District may also add other applications periodically.
Additional
Applications
Dillon School
District Four syncs District Issued Mobile Devices so that the devices contain
the necessary applications for school work.
If students are
permitted to load additional applications on their District Issued Mobile
Device, they must do so in accordance with the District’s Acceptable Use Policy
(AUP). Installing apps on District Issued Mobile Devices may be restricted.
Attempting to install or download restricted apps, such as a VPN, may result in
the District Issued Mobile Device being reset and/or disciplinary action.
Procedure
for Reloading Applications
If technical
difficulties occur or unauthorized applications are discovered, technology
staff will block or remove these applications from the District Issued Mobile
Device. The school does not accept responsibility for the loss of applications
or documents deleted due to a reset.
Application
Upgrades
The District will
distribute upgraded versions of licensed applications from time to time through
network processes.
DISTRICT ISSUED MOBILE DEVICE USAGE RULES & AGREEMENTS
1. The
District Issued Mobile Device is the property of Dillon School District Four
and is maintained by the District Technology Department. Use of this device is
a privilege and violation of any of these rules could result in loss of computer
and/or Internet use and/or other disciplinary
action.
2. Students
will care for the District Issued Mobile Device as an appropriate and valuable
educational tool. Students will not write on or attach stickers to this device.
Students will not cause damage to the school computers/devices, the computer network
or other school
equipment.
3. Students
will use the District Issued Mobile Device for educational purposes only.
Students will not use the District Issued Mobile Device for online games or other
off-task activities.
4. Students
will respect and abide by the District Internet filter system. Accessing
inappropriate Internet sites and content is strictly forbidden.
5. Students
will not attempt to bypass or circumvent District filters by using personal
hotspots, VPNs, or other methods on the District Issued Mobile Devices.
6. Students
will utilize the District adopted software and
resources.
7. Students
will practice appropriate and ethical use of technology and obey all copyright
laws. Students will not copy work, plagiarize documents, or use materials
(text, photos, videos, etc.) without citing sources for all materials.
8. Students
will practice Internet safety. Students will not give out any personal
information such as name, address, telephone number, or the school name and
location. Students will not take part in an interactive web project, chat room, or social networking site without their
teacher's direct supervision.
9. Students
will use the District Issued Mobile Device to create and publish original work.
Students are responsible for the content of all files and materials on the
mobile device.
10. Students
will use the network to research, create and collaborate. Students will not use
the computer or network to insult, bully, or otherwise harass others.
11. Students
will alert their teacher immediately if they encounter any inappropriate
material on the device. Students will not create, access, display, distribute
or download offensive (bad) messages, images or materials.
12. Students
will organize and maintain files on the computer and server and protect these
files by keeping usernames and passwords private. Students will not share
passwords or attempt to login using credentials or passwords that are not their own.
13. Students
are responsible for all assignments, even if the District Issued Mobile Device
is unavailable or access privileges have been suspended. Teachers
will provide non-digital options to assignments as needed.
By choosing to receive a
District Issued Mobile Device, parent and student have agreed to the following:
● I
agree to pay Eleven Dollars and NO/100 ($11.00) per year for the use of the District
Issued Mobile Device.
● I
agree to pay the school/District cost to repair or replace the device or
accessories if the item becomes lost, misused, abused or multiple accidental
damages occur whether the damage(s)
happens at school or at home.
● I
agree to follow all Dillon School District Four mobile device usage rules as
stated in the District Tablet Procedures Guide and the Acceptable Use Policy
(AUP).
Student’s Name __________________________________ Grade ______
Mobile Technology Acceptance Form
- I understand that all mobile technology devices, equipment, and/or accessories the District/school has provided to me are the property of Dillon School District Four.
- I agree to all of the terms in the District Tablet Procedures Guide and in the District’s other policies relating to technology use.
- I will return the equipment to the District/School in the same condition in which it was provided.
- I will not install any malicious or damaging software or change the configuration of the equipment in any way.
- I will not allow any other individuals to use the device and/or related equipment and accessories provided by the District/School.
- I understand that any violation of the terms and conditions contained in the District’s technology policies may result in the restriction and/or termination of my use of District Issued Mobile Devices, equipment, and/or accessories, as well as possible disciplinary action.
- I understand that I am personally and financially responsible for any damage to the District Issued Mobile Device and/or its related equipment and accessories that might occur from non-school related use or due to user negligence as deemed by the school’s administration and District Technology Department.
- I understand that I am personally and financially responsible for the loss or theft of any such District Issued Mobile Device and/or related equipment and accessories.
- I understand that I have no expectation of privacy in my use of the District Issued Mobile Device and that the District may, at any time it deems necessary, examine all materials contained on such computers.
Student’s Name (Print) _________________________________________________________
Parent’s Name (Print) _________________________________________ Date_____________
Parent’s Signature_____________________________________ Phone __________________
ITEMS LOANED - If used or damaged please make additional comments
Device Type_________________________________ D4 Asset #________________________
Device Type_________________________________ D4 Asset #________________________
Technology Fee Paid ______________________ (Date) Receipt Number _________________