Permission+Slip-Caldwell

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**Wiki Permission Slip (adapted from www.teachersfirst.com)**

**Purpose of the wiki**

The members of Mrs. Caldwell’s class will be participating in a class wiki for the purposes of

Responding to and commenting on curriculum topics as we study them Creating written projects/ media projects and commenting on each other’s work Reviewing and sharing study strategies before tests and quizzes Practicing taking varied points of view on a topic Sharing special projects Discussing current events Making classroom suggestions Creating FAQ pages on curriculum topics

**Safety** This wiki will be created using a wiki tool at //www.wikispaces.com.//

In the interest of students’ safety, the following restrictions have been configured on the wiki:

Only the teacher can enter registrations Only students, parents, and staff members with a related interest to this class are allowed to add to or edit the wiki. <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Only registered members can see the wiki <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">All wiki content is subject to teacher approval and/or deletion. <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">The teacher will be notified of any edits to the wiki. <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">All wiki content will be removed from public view after the school year has ended.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**Terms and Conditions**

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">All students and participants in this wiki project must agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">No student may edit or delete the work of another without including a written explanation for the changes (with initials or pseudonym signature) in the Discussion area for that page.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">The teacher will make every reasonable effort to monitor conduct on the class wiki in order to maintain a positive learning community. All participants will respect each other’s time and efforts by supporting the same positive approach.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">No student or other participant may include any information or images on the site that could compromise the safety of himself or other wiki members. Avoid specific comments about our location or schedules, if they would be visible to outsiders.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">All participants will be respectful in their postings and edits. No trash-talk, inappropriate language, personal insults, profanity, spam, racist, sexist or discriminatory remarks, or threatening comments will be tolerated.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">No student or other participant may post, comment, or change settings on the site in violation of these terms and conditions.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">All participants must protect their log-in and password information, as well as class passwords (if any). If participants suspect that a password has been compromised, he/she must notify the teacher immediately.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">No participant may share his/her log-in information or protected information about the site with anyone who is not a participant. This includes adding trackbacks or other means by which outsiders can access the site without permission.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Any participant who is aware of violations of this agreement by others must report these violations to the teacher immediately both verbally and in writing (email or note).

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">All use of the wiki must be in accordance with the school’s Acceptable Use Policy, including entries made from computers outside of school.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Uncited use of copyrighted material in wiki postings, files, or comments will be deemed as plagiarism and punished accordingly.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">No posting or edit may facilitate or promote illegal activity, either overtly or by implication.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">No student may edit or delete the work of another without including a written explanation for the changes in the Discussion area for that page.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**Consequences of violating the Warranty** <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Any violation of the above terms and conditions shall make the violator subject to both immediate termination from the wiki, **with all related sacrifice of points toward grades** and to discipline through the school code of conduct, where applicable. At the teacher’s discretion, a warning may be given in the case of minor infractions.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**Signatures** I agree to the terms and conditions of the class wiki for the 2011-2012 school year. and permit my student to participate in the wiki project.

Student signature & Date:

Parent Signature & Date: