Who should be able to access information from the computer you use at school?
- Teachers?
- Classmates?
- Parents?
- What should they be able to see, and how should they be able to use this information?
If the school discovers that bullying is going on via the school’s network, should the teacher then be able to go into the system and check what’s going on and who’s behind it?
Talk with other people in your class. Help each other figure out how you can:
- delete the history file in the browser
- delete all temporary files (“temporary Internet files”)
- change the privacy settings in the browser
What rules apply at your school when it comes to using computer equipment?
Find out whether the school has rules covering teachers’ rights to access information about what you do on the computer.
- What do you think your teachers and the school should or should not have the right to check?
- Make suggestions for rules and discuss them in class, or take them up with the school via the student council.
