Cornagague Primary School will allow pupils, teachers, other employees and the community access to its computers, network services, and the Internet.

All pupil activity, when using the network and Internet in school, must be in support of education and/or research and must be appropriate to the educational objectives of the School. Pupils who access the Internet from the school site are responsible for everything that takes place on their computers and all Internet activity is logged.

Benefits :

Access to e-mail and the Internet will enable staff and pupils to

• Explore thousands of libraries, databases, museums, and other repositories of information;
• Exchange personal communication with other Internet users around the world;
• Be included in Government initiatives and global educational projects;
• Keep abreast of news and current events;T
• Take part in live discussion with experts;
• Publish and display work by creating personal Web pages.

Effective Use

Internet access will be planned to enrich and extend learning activities as an integral aspect of the curriculum. Pupils will

• Be given clear objectives of Internet use;
• Be educated in responsible and effective Internet use;
• Be supervised appropriately;
• Learn to search for and discriminate between valid and inappropriate material;
• Learn to copy, save and use material found on the Internet without infringing copyright.

Safety

Internet access at Cornagague Primary Schoolis filtered by our Internet Service Provider (ISP) but ultimately, parents and guardians of minors are responsible for setting and conveying the standards that their children should follow when using media and information sources.

All Web activity is logged so that pupil's activity can be monitored.