Visual Media/Internet Usage

The use of media in the classroom can be a legitimate educational activity. 

Academic Guidelines for media use are as follows:

• Media should be used when the content contained has already been presented to the students, and they are at some level of mastery with the material.
• Media is used as a culminating activity, a review, or an additional presentation of material.

Security Guidelines for media use are as follows:

All media not listed in a 180-day plan must be pre-approved, specifically:

• If it has any kind of a rating (even if you are just showing a clip) it must be approved by your admin.
• If it is a clip (under five minutes) from YouTube or some other internet site to enhance a lesson it must be approved through your district/department and the link should be on the lesson plan in the Google Drive folder for your district/department.
  • A teacher may also purchase a Premium (ad-free) YouTube account.   
• If it is a clip (over five minutes) from YouTube or some other site it must be approved by your Administrator. If it is to enhance a lesson, it must be approved by admin and your district/department. 
• Due to the nature of pop-up ads all YouTube videos/clips must be downloaded and embedded into a PowerPoint or Google Form. 

For admin approval, a teacher will:

• complete a media request form at least one day in advance, submit it to administration for approval.
• include the media information in the 180-day plan and have the plan approved by administration.

Security Guidelines for internet use are as follows:

• Teachers should always prepare anything that they will project before the class begins.
• Teachers should avoid projecting their screen for students to see while doing internet searches of websites that they have not already previewed and ensured standards of decency for the community are met.   
• Teachers are responsible for anything shown to students, intentionally or unintentionally. This includes ad pop-ups and/or sidebar ads.  
• Viewing with a student, or allowing a student to view, pornography or any other sexually explicit or inappropriate images or content, whether video, audio, print, text, or other format is justification for immediate removal.