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=Virual Writers Workshop=

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Copywrite Rules
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Using the Netbooks
You will be assigned a netbook for your use this year that you will be sharing with another person in our class and two people from Mrs. Gardner's 7th Grade LA classes.

In order for everyone to get the most out of the netbooks, you will need to follow the proper procedures to be able to use the netbooks throughout the year.

If you are not following proper procedures, we will follow a "Three Strike" procedure: Other offenses will result in conferences with your parents or referrals to the office.
 * **First Offense- Warning**
 * **Second Offense- Netbook taken away for the day.**
 * **Third Offense- Netbook taken away for a week.**

Netbook Policies and Procedures

 * Use only the computer number that has been assigned to you!
 * Get out your netbook only when you have been instructed to do so, don't assume we are using them right away.
 * Keep Your Computer Clean and Use it with Care.
 * Carry your netbook closed with two hands when you are moving around the classroom.
 * Let an adult in class know if there are any problems with your netbook right away.
 * DO NOT change the settings or background on your netbook!
 * DO NOT download or install any programs without permission.
 * Use your netbook only for school-appropriate content.
 * Use the netbook for its specific academic purpose at the time in class;
 * After you complete a task you may email friends, look a pictures, surf the web, etc.
 * Use the appropriate feature of the computer only when you have been instructed to.
 * Be focused on the task at hand during class.
 * For example- DO NOT be looking on Google Images for pictures of Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus when we are supposed to be using the netbooks for another task.
 * DO NOT touch or mess with someone else's computer without their permission.
 * DO NOT open, delete, move or change another person's files.
 * DO NOT change another person's settings on their computer!
 * Keep Your passwords private and respect other people's passwords.
 * Only print a document once, if it does not come out of the printer, get help, DON'T just hit print again.
 * Remember that when you publish online to represent yourself and Newton with pride.
 * When you use a source, make sure you cite the source appropriately and make sure it is the best source for your purpose.