I graduated from Reynolds High School in 2015 and I have always wanted to go back and teach there. Personally, I thought that Reynolds' technology guidelines were thoroughly thought out and well written. That being said, as a future parent and educator I did have some concerns.
For the most part, I felt that the guidelines covered everything I would have thought of if I were to create technology guidelines for a school district. For example, in the first part, they described piece by piece what I assume to be their technology mission statement. When I first read their mission statement, which talks about protecting minors I immediately thought of seniors who turn 18 and are no longer minors. I wondered if turning 18 automatically allowed a student to access whatever they would like to on school technology. However, upon reading
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My main concern is if these guidelines are actually put into practice. On paper, it seems like a fantastic plan, but in practice, I feel like there is only so much educators and the district can control. At the beginning of the school year, Reynolds has students, students' parents and staff sign a technology agreement saying that they understand the technology guidelines and the consequences that could potentially follow for not following them. As Reynolds alumni, I remember receiving these letters, and not once in my four years at the high school do I remember signing the agreement or showing it to my parents. I know of many other students who did not sign their technology agreements as well, however, we were all allowed to use the technology provided by the school. I do not know if things have changed and this has been more closely monitored, but when I was a student, in my opinion, it was not monitored well. As a future parent and educator, this is my one concern with the districts technology