Re: School Internet Accounts

Ross Barrell (jshearer@opennet.net.au)
Mon, 4 Mar 1996 00:21:01 EST

Jim Barton (barton@InforMNs.K12.MN.US) wrote
>>I need some input and advice from those that have internet access in your
>>schools (K-12). We are soon to install a 56K line. All staff would
>>(could?) be provided with an internet address account - and possibly
>>students. My feeling is that the school should provide such services as a
>>part of doing business - subject to acceptable use policies of course. My
>>superintendent is considering charging staff (maybe students?) if they want
>>an account because they would probably use it at home for personal use
>>rather than school use. This would also be a way to recoup some of the
>>cost to the district. What are you doing in your district in this type of
>>situation? I told the superintendent that I would see what the rest of the
>>world is doing and we would discuss the matter next week. TIA for your
>>input.

I passed this on to oz-teacher net (oz-teachers@owl.qut.edu.au) for
comments. Simon Bryan <sbryan@jolt.mpx.com.au> responded...

>We now have a permanent (modem) connection to our local ISP (Microplex)
>and our own domain name, thus we give out our own e-mail addresses that
>can only be used from the school unless we provide dial in access, this
>costs us a flat rate of $100 per month (14.4 connection), regardelss of
>usage, so who cares if staff use it for other than strcitly business?
>Staff will receive a free account, whilst students will be charged a
>nominal fee.

I believe this is a reasonably typical arrangement and sentiment from this
end of the cosmos.

cheers

Ross Barrell |"Central to our feelings of awareness
I.T. Coordinator, Warwick SHS |is the sensation of the passage of time."
email jshearer@opennet.net.au | Roger Penrose