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Imagine borrowing your friend's favorite toy, but then drawing on it with markers and changing all the pieces. Your friend would be upset because you did not treat their property with care.
School computers and tablets are shared tools, which is why schools have an Acceptable Use Policy—an official set of safety rules that explains how to use school technology properly.
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What happens if someone treats a school device like a toy instead of a learning tool?
Damaging Devices and Changing Settings
Physical mistreatment means rough actions like eating over keyboards, pulling off keys, or tossing a tablet into a backpack without a case.
Changing device settings, like adding a secret passcode or changing the system language, is also unacceptable because it stops the next student from doing their work.
Devices are easy to see and touch—but what about the private information stored inside them?
Invading Privacy and Account Snooping
A privacy violation happens when you look at someone else's personal screen, guess their password, or open their private files without permission.
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Logging into a classmate's account is never allowed because it can mess up their grades and make them look responsible for things they did not do.
What about the words and pictures we share while using school tech?