Wiki+Warranty

= **Wiki Warranty** =

**Purpose of the wiki**
The members of Junior R 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
 * Practicing persuasive writing
 * Creative writing
 * Sharing classroom events with families
 * Sharing special projects
 * Discussing current events
 * Making classroom suggestions
 * Keeping in touch while travelling

**Safety**
This wiki will be created using a wiki tool at //www.srpps.wikispaces.com.// In the interest of students’ safety, the following restrictions have been configured on the wiki:
 * Only the teacher can enter registrations
 * Only registered members edit 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 individual students' wiki content will be removed from public view after the current school year has ended.
 * No individual or identifiable profiles are available on the wiki

All students and participants in this wiki project must agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement.
 * Terms and Conditions**
 * No student may edit or delete the work of another.
 * The teacher will make every reasonable effort to monitor conduct on the class wiki in order to maintain a positive learning community. All participants will respect the 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 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. If participants suspect that a password has been compromised, he/she must notify the teacher immediately and the password will be changed and any posted content deleted.
 * 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 and the DEC'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 dealt with accordingly.
 * All animation and images are sourced from copyright-free locations, or are the students' own work.
 * No posting or edit may facilitate or promote illegal activity, either overtly or by implication.
 * All students have been advised by their teacher not to click any advertising on externally linked pages, and should they do so, it is at their own risk.

**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 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.

Adapted from: __http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/issues.cfm__